Psalms 22
1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned/deserted me? Why do you stay so far from me, and why do you not hear/help me [RHQ]? Why do you not hear me when I am groaning?
Guð minn, Guð minn, hví hefur þú yfirgefið mig? Hví ert þú þögull og hjálpar ekki þegar ég hrópa til þín í neyð minni?
2 My God, every day I call to you during the daytime and during the night, but you do not answer me, so I am not able to sleep.
Daga og nætur græt ég og ákalla þig, en fæ ekkert svar!
3 But you are holy. You sit on your throne as king, and [we the people of] Israel praise you [PRS].
– En samt ert þú hinn heilagi og lofsöngvar Ísraels óma umhverfis hásæti þitt.
4 Our ancestors trusted in you. [Because] they trusted in you, you rescued them.
Feðurnir treystu þér og þú frelsaðir þá.
5 When they cried out to you, you saved them. They trusted in you, and (they were not disappointed/you [saved them] as you said that you would).
Þú heyrðir er þeir hrópuðu til þín, brást við og bjargaðir þeim. Vonir þeirra brugðust ekki þegar þeir leituðu til þín.
6 But [you have not rescued me] [People despise me and consider that I am not a man]; [they think that] I am [as worthless as] a worm! Everyone [HYP] scorns me and despises me.
En ég er maðkur en ekki maður! Hræddur og fyrirlitinn af minni eigin þjóð – já öllum mönnum.
7 Everyone who sees me [HYP] makes fun of me. They sneer at me and [insult me by] shaking their heads [at me as though I were an evil man]. They say,
Þeir sem sjá mig hrista höfuðið og senda mér tóninn.
8 “He trusts in Yahweh, so Yahweh should save him! [He says that] Yahweh is very pleased with him; if that is so, Yahweh should rescue him!”
„Er þetta sá sem treysti Drottni fyrir málum sínum?“segja þeir og hlæja. „Sá sem taldi sig öruggan um velþóknun Guðs? Því trúum við ekki fyrr en við sjáum Drottin hjálpa honum.“
9 [Why do] you [not] protect me [now as you did] when I was born? I was safe even when I was (nursing/drinking milk from my mother’s breasts).
Drottinn, oft hefur þú hjálpað mér. Móðir mín fæddi mig heilbrigðan í heiminn og þar varst þú til staðar og gættir mín, eins og öll mín bernskuár.
10 [It was as though] you adopted me right when I was born. You have (been my God/taken care of me) ever since I was born.
Frá fæðingu hef ég átt allt undir þér. Þú varst minn Guð allt frá fyrstu stundu.
11 So, (do not stay far from/stay close to) [LIT] me now because [enemies who will cause me much] trouble are near me, and there is no one [else] who can help me.
Yfirgef mig ekki nú, nei ekki núna á neyðarstundu þegar enginn getur hjálpað nema þú!
12 [My enemies] surround me [like] a herd/group of wild bulls. [Fierce people, like those] strong bulls that graze [on the hills] in Bashan [area], encircle me.
Ég er umkringdur illmennum. Þeir líkjast sterkum basan – uxum.
13 [They are like] roaring lions that are attacking the animals that they want to kill [MET] [and eat]; they rush toward me [to kill] me; they [are like lions that] have their mouths open, [ready to tear their victims to pieces] [MET].
Þeir æða að mér með opinn skoltinn, eins og öskrandi ljón sem ræðst á bráðina.
14 I am completely exhausted [MET], and all my bones are out of their joints/places. I [no longer expect that God will save me]; [that expectation is gone completely], like wax that has melted away.
Þrek mitt fjaraði út, rann út í sandinn og bein mín gliðnuðu sundur. Hjartað er bráðnað í brjósti mér
15 My strength is [all dried up] [MET] like a broken piece of a clay jar that has dried [in the sun]. [I am so thirsty that] my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. O God, [I think that you are about to let] me die and become dirt!
og tungan þurr eins og brenndur leir. Þú lætur mig horfast í augu við dauðann.
16 My enemies [MET] surround me like a pack/group of wild dogs. A group of evil men has encircled me, [ready to attack me]. They have [already] smashed my hands and my feet.
Hópur illvirkja hefur umkringt mig. Eins og hundar slá þeir hring um mig. Hendur mínar og fætur hafa þeir gegnumstungið.
17 [I am so weak and thin that] my bones can be seen and counted. My enemies stare at me and (gloat/are happy) about [what has happened to] me.
Ég get talið öll mín bein. Þeir stara á mig og senda mér háðsglósur.
18 They looked at the clothes that I [was wearing] and gambled to determine which piece each of them would get.
Þeir skipta á milli sín klæðum mínum og varpa hlutkesti um kyrtil minn.
19 O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my [source of] strength, come quickly and help me!
Ó, Drottinn, vertu ekki fjarri! Drottinn, styrkur minn, skunda mér til hjálpar!
20 Rescue me from [those who want to kill me with] their swords. Save me from those who are [like wild/fierce] dogs [MET].
Bjargaðu mér frá dauða, frá því að falla fyrir hendi kúgarans.
21 Snatch me away from [my enemies who are] like lions whose jaws [are already open, ready to chew me up] Grab me away from [those men who are like] wild oxen [that attack other animals with] their horns [MET]!
Frelsaðu mig úr gini þessara varga, undan hornum uxanna!
22 [But you have saved me, so] I will declare to my fellow [Israelis] how great you [MTY] are. I will praise you among the group of your people gathered [to worship you].
Ég vil lofa þig meðal bræðra minna, standa upp í söfnuðinum og vitna um þín undursamlegu verk.
23 You people who have an awesome respect for Yahweh, praise him! All you who are descended from Jacob, honor Yahweh! All you Israeli people, revere him!
Ég segi: „Lofið Drottin, allir þið sem óttist hann, hver og einn ykkar heiðri hann og tigni. Allur Ísrael lofsyngi honum,
24 He does not despise or ignore those who are suffering; he does not hide (his face/himself) from them. He has listened to them when they cried out to him for help.
því að hann hefur ekki fyrirlitið ákall mitt um hjálp, ekki snúið við mér baki í eymd minni. Hann heyrði hróp mitt og kom!“
25 Yahweh, in the great gathering [of your people], I will praise you for what you have done. In the presence of those who revere you, I will offer [the sacrifices] that I promised.
Ég vil rísa á fætur og vegsama þig fyrir augum þjóðar minnar. Heit mín vil ég efna í áheyrn allra þeirra sem elska þig og heiðra.
26 The poor people [whom I have invited to the meal] will eat as much as they want. All who come worship Yahweh will praise him. I pray that [God will enable] you all to live a long and happy life!
Fátæklingurinn mun eta sig saddan og allir þeir sem leita Drottins munu finna hann og vegsama nafn hans. Hjörtu þeirra munu fagna að eilífu.
27 I pray that [people in all nations, even] in the remote areas, will think about Yahweh and turn to him, and that people from all the clans in the world will bow down before him.
Öll jörðin mun sjá það og snúa sér til Drottins, og fólk af öllum þjóðum mun vegsama hann.
28 Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.
Því að Drottinn er konungur yfir öllum þjóðum.
29 I desire that all the rich people on the earth will bow before him. Some day they will die, but I want them to prostrate themselves on the ground in his presence [before they die].
Jafnt háir sem lágir, allir dauðlegir menn, lúti honum og lofi hann.
30 People (in the future generations/who have not been born yet) will also serve Yahweh. Our descendants will be told about what Yahweh [has done].
Og börnin okkar, – einnig þau munu þjóna honum því þau hafa heyrt vitnisburð okkar um hann.
31 People who are not yet born, [who will live in future years], will be told how Yahweh rescued his people. People will tell them, “Yahweh did it!”
Ófæddar kynslóðir munu heyra um máttarverk hans okkar á meðal.
