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!
Til sangmesteren; efter Sjusjan edut; en gyllen sang av David til å læres, da han stred mot syrerne fra Mesopotamia og mot syrerne fra Soba, og Joab kom tilbake og slo edomittene i Saltdalen, tolv tusen. Gud! du har forkastet oss, du har sønderslått oss, du var vred; vederkveg oss nu igjen!
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 har rystet jorden, du har fått den til å revne; læg dens skade, for den vakler!
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].
Du har latt ditt folk se hårde ting, du har gitt oss vin å drikke så vi tumlet.
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.
Men du har gitt dem som frykter dig, et hærmerke til opreisning, for sannhets skyld. (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.”
Forat de du elsker, må bli frelst, så hjelp nu med din høire hånd og bønnhør oss!
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.
Gud har talt i sin hellighet. Jeg vil fryde mig; jeg vil utskifte Sikem og opmåle Sukkots dal.
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];
Mig hører Gilead til, og mig hører Manasse til, og Efra'im er vern for mitt hode, Juda er min herskerstav.
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 er mitt vaskefat, på Edom kaster jeg min sko; bryt ut i jubel over mig, Filisterland!
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]
Hvem vil føre mig til den faste by? Hvem leder mig inn til 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].
Mon ikke du, Gud, som forkastet oss og ikke drog ut med våre hærer, Gud?
11 [We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.
Gi oss hjelp mot fienden, for menneskehjelp er tomhet!
12 But with you [helping us], we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies.
Ved Gud skal vi gjøre storverk, og han skal nedtrede våre fiender.
