Psalms 37
1 Do not be bothered/upset by what wicked [people do]. Do not desire to have the things that people who do wrong/evil have,
Von David. / Arge laß nicht zum Eifer dich reizen, / Alle die Frevler beneide nicht!
2 because they will soon disappear, like grass withers [in the hot sun] and dries up. Just like some green plants [come up but] die [during the hot summer], evil people will soon die also.
Denn wie Gras verschwinden sie eilend / Und verwelken wie grünes Kraut.
3 Trust in Yahweh, and do what is good; if you do that, you will live safely in the land [that he has given you], and you will live peacefully [MET].
Baue auf Jahwe und handle gut, / Bleibe im Lande und pflege Treue!
4 Be delighted with all that Yahweh [does for you]; if you do that, he will give you the things that you desire most.
So wirst du Wonne an Jahwe haben, / Der dir gewährt deines Herzens Wunsch.
5 Commit to Yahweh all the things that you plan to do; trust in him, and he will do [whatever is needed to help you].
Gründe auf Jahwe dein Lebenslos, / Traue auf ihn, denn er macht's wohl!
6 He will show [as clearly] as the sunlight that you (are innocent/have done nothing that is wrong); he will show [as clearly] as [the sun at] noontime [SIM] that all the things that you have decided are just.
Er läßt deine Unschuld wie Morgenlicht leuchten / Und dein Recht wie die Mittagshelle.
7 Be quiet in Yahweh’s presence, and wait patiently for him [to do what you want him to do]. Do not be bothered/upset when what evil men do is successful, when they are able to do the wicked things that they plan.
Duldergleich sei stille zu Jahwe und harre sein! / Entrüste dich nicht über den, der Glück hat, / Über den Mann, der Ränke verübt!
8 Do not be angry [about what wicked people do]. Do not want to punish them yourself. Do not be envious of such people because you will only harm [yourself if you try to envy them].
Halt dich vom Zorne zurück, laß fahren den Grimm! / Erhitze dich nicht, es führt nur zum Bösen!
9 [Some day Yahweh] will get rid of wicked people, but those who trust in Yahweh will live [safely] in the land [that he has given to them].
Denn Frevler werden ausgerottet; / Die aber Jahwes harren, die erben das Land.
10 Soon the wicked will disappear. If you look for them, they will be gone.
Wartest du nur ein Weilchen, so ist der Frevler nicht mehr. / Nach seiner Stätte siehst du dich um: er ist dahin!
11 But those who are humble will live safely in their land. They will happily enjoy living peacefully and having the other good things [that Yahweh gives them].
Die Dulder werden das Land ererben / Und sich erfreuen der Fülle des Heils.
12 Wicked people plan to harm righteous/godly people; they snarl at them [MET] [like wild animals].
Saat des Unheils sinnet der Böse, / Fletscht seine Zähne gegen den Frommen.
13 But Yahweh laughs [at them] because he knows that some day [MTY] [he will judge and punish] the wicked people.
Doch Adonái lachet sein, / Denn er siehet: es kommt sein Tag.
14 Wicked people pull out their swords/daggers and they put strings on their bows, ready to kill people who are poor [DOU] and to slaughter those who live righteously.
Gottlose zücken das Schwert und spannen den Bogen, / Um den Armen und Dürftigen zu fällen, / Um hinzumorden, die redlich wandeln.
15 But they will be killed by their own swords/daggers, and their bows will be broken.
Doch ihnen ins Herz wird dringen ihr Schwert, / Und ihre Bogen werden zerbrochen.
16 It is good to be righteous/godly even if you do not have many possessions, but it is bad to be wicked, even if you are very wealthy,
Trägt der Gerechte auch wenig davon, / Besser ist's immer als vieler Frevler Güterfülle.
17 because [Yahweh] will completely take away the strength of wicked people, but he will (sustain/take care of) people who live righteously.
Denn der Frevler Arm wird zerbrochen, / Aber die Frommen stützt Jahwe.
18 Every day Yahweh cares about those who have not done any evil things; the things that Yahweh gives them will last forever.
Jahwe kennt der Redlichen Tage, / Und ihr Besitz wird ewig bestehn.
19 They will survive when calamities occur; when there are famines, they will still have plenty to eat.
Nicht leiden sie Mangel in böser Zeit, / In den Tagen des Hungers werden sie satt.
20 But wicked people will die; [just] like the beautiful wild flowers in the fields [die under the hot sun] and disappear like smoke [MET], Yahweh [will cause] his enemies to suddenly disappear.
Kläglich kommen die Frevler um; / Wie der Auen Pracht sind Jahwes Feinde: / Sie schwinden dahin wie der Rauch, sie schwinden.
21 The wicked people borrow [money], but they are not able to repay it; righteous/godly people, [in contrast, have enough money that] they can give generously [to others].
Lehnt der Frevler, so zahlt er nicht, / Der Gerechte aber tut wohl und gibt.
22 Those whom Yahweh has blessed will live safely in the land that he has given to them, but he will get rid of those people whom he has cursed.
Denn seine Gesegneten erben das Land, / Doch seine Verfluchten werden zunichte.
23 Yahweh protects those who do what is pleasing to him, and he will enable them to walk confidently, wherever they go;
Menschen tun feste Schritte mit Jahwes Hilfe, / Wenn ihr Wandel ihm wohlgefällt.
24 even if they stumble, they will not fall down, because Yahweh holds them by his hand.
Mögen sie wanken — sie stürzen nicht, / Denn Jahwe stützt ihre Hände.
25 I was young [previously], and now I am an old man, but [in all those years], I have never seen righteous/godly people being abandoned by Yahweh, nor have I seen that their children [needed to] beg for food.
Nie hab ich als Knabe noch später im Alter / Den Frommen verlassen gesehn / Und seine Kinder betteln um Brot.
26 Righteous/Godly people are generous, and happily lend [money to others], and their children are a blessing to them.
Allezeit tut er wohl und leihet, / Und seine Nachkommen werden zum Segen.
27 Turn away from [doing] evil, and do what is good. If you do that, you [and your descendants] will live in your land forever.
Sei fern vom Bösen und tue das Gute, / So wirst du immerdar wohnen bleiben.
28 [That will happen] because Yahweh likes to see people doing what is just, and he will never forsake righteous/godly people. He will protect them forever; but he will get rid of the children of wicked people.
Jahwe liebt ja das Recht / Und verläßt seine Frommen nicht; er schützt sie auf immer. / Doch der Frevler Geschlecht wird ausgerottet.
29 Righteous/Godly people will own the land [that Yahweh promised to give to them], and they will live there forever.
Die Gerechten erben das Land / Und wohnen darin auf ewig.
30 Righteous people give wise [advice to others], and they [MTY] say what is just/fair.
Preis der Weisheit verkündet der Fromme, / Und seine Zunge redet, was recht.
31 They continually think about God’s laws; they do not stray from [God’s] path.
Seines Gottes Gesetz ruht ihm im Herzen, / Und seine Schritte wanken nicht.
32 Those who are evil wait in ambush for righteous people in order to kill them [as they walk by].
Zu verderben den Frommen, lauert der Frevler: / Er sucht ihn zu töten.
33 But Yahweh will not abandon righteous people, and allow (them to fall into their enemies’ hands/their enemies harm them). And he will not allow righteous people to be condemned when someone takes them to a judge [to be put on trial].
Doch Jahwe gibt ihn seiner Hand nicht preis, / Er spricht ihn nicht schuldig, wenn Menschen ihn richten.
34 Be patient and trust that Yahweh [will help you], and (walk on his paths/do what he wants you to do). [If you do that], he will honor you by giving you the land [that he promised], and when he gets rid of the wicked, you will see it happen.
Klammre dich an Jahwe, halt ein seinen Weg: / Er wird dich erhöhn, daß du erbest das Land. / Der Frevler Vernichtung siehst du mit an.
35 I have seen that wicked people who (act like tyrants/terrify people) [sometimes] prosper, like trees that grow well in fertile soil,
Reckenhaft kühn sah ich einen Frevler; / Er spreizte sich stolz wie ein grünender Baum.
36 when I looked [later], they were gone! I searched for them, but [Yahweh had caused] them to disappear.
Man ging vorüber: er war nicht mehr. / Als ich ihn suchte — er fand sich nicht.
37 Notice the people who have not done evil things, those who act righteously: their descendants will have peace in their inner beings.
Schau auf den Frommen, sieh den Redlichen an: / Nachkommen empfängt der Friedensmann.
38 But Yahweh will get rid of the wicked; he will also get rid of their descendants (OR, as a result, they will not have any descendants).
Die Frevler jedoch werden alle vertilgt, / Der Bösen Geschlecht wird ausgerottet.
39 Yahweh rescues righteous people; in times of trouble he protects them [MET].
Treu schirmt Jahwe die Gerechten; / Er ist ihre Schutzwehr zur Zeit der Not.
40 Yahweh helps them and saves them; he rescues them from [being attacked/harmed by] wicked people because they go to him to be protected [MET].
Es hilft ihnen Jahwe und rettet sie; / Er rettet sie von den Frevlern und steht ihnen bei; / Denn sie trauen auf ihn.
