Psalms 57
1 God, be merciful to me! Act mercifully toward me because I come to you to protect me. I ask you to protect me [like little birds are protected under their mother’s] wings [MET] until the storm/danger is ended.
聖歌隊の指揮者によって、「滅ぼすな」というしらべにあわせてうたわせたダビデのミクタムの歌。これはダビデが洞にはいってサウルの手をのがれたときによんだもの 神よ、わたしをあわれんでください。わたしをあわれんでください。わたしの魂はあなたに寄り頼みます。滅びのあらしの過ぎ去るまではあなたの翼の陰をわたしの避け所とします。
2 God, you who are greater than all other gods, I cry out to you, the one who enables me to do all that you desire.
わたしはいと高き神に呼ばわります。わたしのためにすべての事をなしとげられる神に呼ばわります。
3 You will answer me from heaven and rescue me, but you will cause those who oppress me to be [defeated and] disgraced! (Think about that!) God will [always] faithfully love me and (will be faithful/will do what he promises).
神は天から送ってわたしを救い、わたしを踏みつける者をはずかしめられます。[セラすなわち神はそのいつくしみとまこととを送られるのです。
4 [Sometimes] I am surrounded by [my enemies who are like] lions that [kill] humans; [they are like] lions that chew with their teeth [animals that they kill]; but my enemies have spears and arrows, not teeth; and [the false things that] they say [MTY] [hurt people as much as] sharp swords [hurt people] [MET].
わたしは人の子らをむさぼり食らうししの中に横たわっています。彼らの歯はほこ、また矢、彼らの舌は鋭いつるぎです。
5 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory to people all over the earth!
神よ、みずからを天よりも高くし、みさかえを全地の上にあげてください。
6 [It is as if] [MET, HYP] my enemies spread a net to seize me, and I became very distressed [IDM]. [It is as if] [MET, HYP] they dug a deep pit along the path where I walk, but they themselves fell into it!
彼らはわたしの足を捕えようと網を設けました。わたしの魂はうなだれました。彼らはわたしの前に穴を掘りました。しかし彼らはみずからその中に陥ったのです。 (セラ)
7 God, I have complete confidence [DOU] in you. I will sing to you, and I will praise you while I sing.
神よ、わたしの心は定まりました。わたしの心は定まりました。わたしは歌い、かつほめたたえます。
8 I will awaken myself; I will arise before the sun rises and [praise you while I play] my harp or my (lyre/small harp).
わが魂よ、さめよ。立琴よ、琴よ、さめよ。わたしはしののめを呼びさまします。
9 Lord, I will thank you among [all] the people; and I will sing to praise you among [many] ethnic groups,
主よ、わたしはもろもろの民の中であなたに感謝し、もろもろの国の中であなたをほめたたえます。
10 because your faithful love for us is [as great as the distance from the earth] to the sky, and because your (faithfulness/faithfully doing what you promise) is [as great as the distance] up to the clouds [MET].
あなたのいつくしみは大きく、天にまで及び、あなたのまことは雲にまで及びます。
11 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory [to people] all over the earth!
神よ、みずからを天よりも高くし、みさかえを全地の上にあげてください。
