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 Musikmeister, nach (der Singweise = Melodie) »Lilie des Zeugnisses«; ein Lied Davids zum Lehren, als er mit den Syrern von Mesopotamien und mit den Syrern von Zoba Krieg führte und Joab zurückkehrte und die Edomiter im Salztal schlug, zwölftausend Mann. Gott, du hast uns verworfen, uns zersprengt,
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).
Du hast das Land erschüttert, hast es zerrissen: o heile seine Risse, denn es wankt!
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].
Dein Volk hast du Hartes erleben lassen, hast Taumelwein uns zu trinken gegeben;
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.
doch deinen Getreuen hast eine Flagge du wehen lassen, damit sie sich flüchten konnten vor dem Bogen (des Feindes). (SELA)
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.”
Daß deine Geliebten gerettet werden, hilf uns mit deiner Rechten, erhöre uns!
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.
Gott hat in seiner Heiligkeit gesprochen: »(Als Sieger) will ich frohlocken, will Sichem verteilen und das Tal von Sukkoth (als Beutestück) vermessen.
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];
Mein ist Gilead, mein auch Manasse, und Ephraim ist meines Hauptes Schutzwehr, Juda mein Herrscherstab.
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].”
Moab (dagegen) ist mein Waschbecken, auf Edom werfe ich meinen Schuh; jauchze mir zu, Philisterland!«
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]
Wer führt mich hin zur festen Stadt, wer geleitet mich bis Edom?
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].
Hast nicht du uns, o Gott, verworfen und ziehst nicht aus, o Gott, mit unsern Heeren?
11 [We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.
O schaff uns Hilfe gegen den Feind! denn nichtig ist Menschenhilfe.
12 But with you [helping us], we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies.
Mit Gott werden wir Taten vollführen, und er wird unsre Bedränger zertreten.
