Psalms 60
1 [I prayed], “God, you have rejected us [Israelis]! Because you have been angry [with us], you have [enabled our enemies] to break through our ranks. [Please] enable us to be strong again!
Dem Sangmeister, nach (der Weise des Liedes: ) "Eine Lilie ist das Zeugnis", ein Gedicht Davids, zum Lehren.
2 [When we were defeated, it was as though] [MET] there was a big earthquake in our land that caused the ground to split open. So now, [just as only you can] cause the cracks in the land to disappear, [help our army to be strong again], because [it is as though] our country is (falling apart/being destroyed).
Als er mit den Syrern Mesopothamiens und den Syrern von Zoba stritt, / und als Joab zurückkehrte und 12000 Edomiter im Salztal schlug.
3 You have caused [us], your people, to suffer very much; [it is as though] you forced us to drink [strong] wine that caused us to stagger around [after we became drunk].
Elohim, du hast uns verworfen, zersprengt; / Du hast uns gezürnt: erheb uns nun wieder!
4 But you have raised a battle flag for those who revere you in order that they can gather around it and not [be killed by the enemies’] arrows.
Erschüttert hast du das Land, es zerrissen; / Heile seine Brüche, denn es wankt!
5 Answer our [prayers] and enable us by your power [MTY] to defeat [our enemies] in order that we, the people whom you love, will be saved.”
Du ließest dein Volk gar Schweres erleben, / Du hast uns getränkt mit Taumelwein.
6 [Then] God [answered my prayer and] spoke from his temple, saying, “Because I have conquered [your enemies], I will divide up [everything in] Shechem [city], and I will distribute it among my people [the land in] Succoth Valley.
Nun hast du deinen Frommen ein Panier geschenkt, / Um das sie sich scharen sollen / Für die gerechte Sache. (Sela)
7 The Gilead [region] is mine; the [people of the tribe of] Manasseh are mine; [the tribe of] Ephraim is [like] my helmet [MET]; and [the tribe of] Judah is [like] the (scepter/stick [that I hold which shows that I am the ruler]) [MET];
Damit deine Lieben gerettet werden, / So hilf denn mit deiner Rechten und hör uns!
8 but the Moab [region] is [like] my washbasin [MET]; I throw my sandal in the Edom [area to show that it belongs to me]; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated [the people of] the Philistia [area].”
Elohim hat mir verheißen bei seinem heiligen Namen: / Frohlocken soll ich, austeilen Sichem / Und vermessen das Tal Sukkot.
9 [Because I want to defeat the people of] Edom, (who will lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it?/I want someone to lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it.)” [RHQ]
Mein ist Gilead und mein Manasse, / Efraim schützt mein Haupt als Helm, / Juda ist mein Herrscherstab.
10 So, God, we [desire/hope that] [RHQ] you have not truly abandoned us, and that you will go with us when our armies march out [to fight our enemies].
Moab ist mein Waschbecken, / Auf Edom werf ich meinen Schuh. / Schrei laut über mich o Philisterstadt!"
11 [We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.
Wer bringt mich hinein in die feste Stadt? / Wer führt mich hin nach Edom?
12 But with you [helping us], we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies.
Du, Elohim, du hast uns verworfen; / Du zogst nicht aus, Elohim, mit unsern Heeren. O schaff uns Beistand gegen den Feind! / Denn nichtig ist Menschenhilfe. Mit Elohim verrichten wir Heldentaten. / Er wird unsre Feinde zertreten.
