Psalms 34
1 I will always thank Yahweh; I will constantly praise him [MTY].
Von David, als er sich vor Abimelech wahnsinnig stellte, / so daß dieser ihn von sich trieb und er wegging.
2 I will boast about what Yahweh [has done]. All those who are oppressed/discouraged should hear me and rejoice.
Allzeit will ich Jahwe preisen, / Sein Lob sei stets in meinem Mund.
3 Join with me in telling others that Yahweh is great! You and I should together proclaim how glorious he is!
Bei Jahwe soll mein Herz sich rühmen, / Daß Dulder es hören und sich freun.
4 I prayed to Yahweh, and he (answered my prayer/did what I asked him to do); he rescued me from [all those who caused me] to be afraid.
Groß achtet mit mir Jahwe, / Laßt uns zusammen seinen Namen erhöhn!
5 Those who trust [IDM] that he [will help them] will be joyful; (they will never be disappointed/he will always do for them the things that he promises) [LIT].
Dringend suchte ich Jahwe, er gab mir Antwort: / Aus all meinen Ängsten befreite er mich.
6 I was miserable/helpless, but I called out to Yahweh, and he heard me. He rescued me from all my troubles.
Hell leuchtet das Aug, wenn man auf ihn blickt, / Und das Antlitz wird nicht erblassen.
7 An angel from Yahweh guards those who revere him, and the angel rescues them.
Solch ein Dulder ist hier: der rief — / da erhörte ihn Jahwe / Und half ihm aus all seinen Nöten.
8 Find out for yourself, and you will experience that Yahweh is good to you! He is very pleased with those who ask him to protect them.
Ganz nah ist Jahwes Engel den Frommen allen / Und reißt sie aus jeder Gefahr.
9 All you who belong to him, revere him! Those who do that will always have the things that they need [LIT].
Tastet und seht: wie gütig ist Jahwe! / Heil dem Manne, der zu ihm flieht!
10 Lions [are usually] very strong, [but sometimes] even young lions are hungry and become weak, but those who trust in Yahweh will (have everything/not lack any good thing) [LIT] [that they need].
Jahwe fürchtet, ihr Heiligen sein! / Denn die ihn fürchten, die trifft kein Mangel.
11 You (who are my students/whom I teach), come and listen to me, and I will teach you how to revere Yahweh.
Karg leben und hungern wohl junge Leun; / Die aber Jahwe suchen, entbehren kein Gut.
12 If [RHQ] any of you wants to enjoy life and have a good long life,
Liebe Kinder, kommet, höret mir zu! / Jahwe zu fürchten, will ich euch lehren.
13 do not say anything that is evil! Do not tell lies!
Möchtest du haben langdauerndes Leben, / Zahlreiche Tage, um Glück zu schaun?
14 Turn away from doing evil, and do what is good! Always try hard to enable people to live peacefully [with each other.]
Nun, dann bewahr deine Zunge vor Bösem / Und deine Lippen vor falschem Wort.
15 Yahweh [MTY] carefully watches over those who [act] righteously; he always responds [MTY] to them when they call [to him for help].
Sei fern vom Bösen und tue das Gute, / Suche Frieden und jage ihm nach!
16 But Yahweh [SYN] (is opposed to/turns away from) those who do what is evil. [And after they die], people will forget them completely.
Auf Gerechte schauen die Augen Jahwes, / Und seine Ohren hören ihr Schrein.
17 Yahweh hears righteous people when they call out to him; he rescues them from all their troubles.
Pein bringt den Frevlern der Zornblick Jahwes: / Von der Erde vertilget er ihr Gedächtnis.
18 Yahweh is always ready to help those who are discouraged; he rescues those who have nothing good to hope for.
Zagend schreien die Frommen, und Jahwe hört: / Aus all ihren Leiden rettet er sie.
19 Righteous people may have many troubles, but Yahweh rescues them from all those troubles.
Kommt Jahwe denen nicht nah, / die zerbrochenen Herzens sind? / Und allen hilft er, deren Geist zerschlagen ist.
20 Yahweh protects them from being harmed; [when their enemies attack them], they will not break any bones of those righteous people.
Reichlich muß der Gerechte leiden, / Aber aus allem befreit ihn Jahwe.
21 Wicked people will be killed by their own evil deeds (OR, by [people doing to them] the same evil things [that the wicked do to others]) [PRS], and Yahweh will punish those who oppose righteous people.
Schützend bewahrt er all seine Gebeine, / Daß ihrer nicht eins zerbrochen wird.
22 Yahweh will save those who serve him. He will (not condemn/forgive) [LIT] those who trust in him.
Töten wird den Frevler das Unheil, / Büßen müssen die Hasser des Frommen. Jahwe erlöst seiner Knechte Seele, / Und schuldlos bleiben, die zu ihm flehn.
