Psalms 68
1 God, arise and scatter your enemies, and cause those who hate you to run away from you.
För sångmästaren; av David; en psalm, en sång. Gud står upp; hans fiender varda förskingrade, och de som hata honom fly för hans ansikte.
2 Like [wind] blows smoke away, chase your enemies away. Like wax melts when it is near a fire, cause wicked people to (disappear/be destroyed).
Såsom rök fördrives, så fördrivas de av dig; likasom vaxet smälter för eld, så förgås de ogudaktiga för Guds ansikte.
3 But righteous people should be joyful; they should rejoice when they are in God’s presence; they should be happy, and be very joyful.
Men de rättfärdiga äro glada, de fröjda sig inför Gud och jubla i glädje.
4 Sing to God; sing to praise him; sing a song (OR, make a road) for him who rides on the clouds; his name is Yahweh; be glad when you are in his presence.
Sjungen till Guds ära, lovsägen hans namn. Gören väg för honom som drager fram genom öknarna. Hans namn är HERREN, fröjdens inför honom;
5 God, who lives in his sacred temple, is [like] [MET] a father to [those who are] orphans, and he is the one who protects widows.
de faderlösas fader och änkors försvarare, Gud i sin heliga boning,
6 For those who have no one to live with, he provides families [to live with]. He frees prisoners and enables them to be successful, but those who rebel [against him] will be forced to live in a very hot and dry land.
en Gud som förhjälper de ensamma till ett hem, och som för de fångna ut till lycka; allenast de gensträviga måste bo i en öken.
7 God, you led your people out [of Egypt], and then you marched with them through the desert.
Gud, när du drog ut i spetsen för ditt folk, när du gick fram i ödemarken, (Sela)
8 After you did that, because when you, the God [worshiped by us] Israeli people, appeared to us at Sinai [Mountain], the earth shook, and rain poured down from the sky.
då bävade jorden, då utgöt himmelen sina flöden inför Guds ansikte; ja, Sinai bävade för Guds ansikte; Israels Guds.
9 You caused plenty of rain to fall [on your land], [and so] you enabled good crops to grow again on the land that you gave [to us Israelis].
Ett nåderikt regn lät du falla, o Gud; ditt arvland, som försmäktade, vederkvickte du.
10 Your people built homes there; and because you were good to them, you provided [food] for those who were poor.
Din skara fick bo däri; genom din godhet beredde du det åt de betryckta, o Gud.
11 The Lord gave a message, and many women took that message to other places.
Herren låter höra sitt ord, stor är skaran av kvinnor som båda glädje:
12 [They proclaimed], “Many kings and their armies are running away [from our army]!” [When our army brought back to their homes] the things that they captured, the women who were at home divided up those things [among themselves and among their families].
"Härskarornas konungar fly, de fly, och husmodern därhemma får utskifta byte.
13 Even those women who were in the pens [taking care of] the sheep [received some of those things]; they got statues of doves whose wings were covered with silver and whose feathers were covered with pure yellow gold.
Viljen I då ligga stilla inom edra hägnader? Duvans vingar äro höljda i silver, och hennes fjädrar skimra av guld.
14 When Almighty [God] scattered the [enemy] kings [and their armies], [the number of weapons that they abandoned there] seemed like there had been a snowstorm on Zalmon (OR, a black) [Mountain].
När den Allsmäktige förströr konungarna i landet, faller snö på Salmon."
15 There is a very high mountain in the Bashan [region], a mountain which has many peaks.
Ett Guds berg är Basans berg, ett högtoppigt berg är Basans berg.
16 But the [people who live near] that mountain should not [RHQ] envy those who live near [Zion], the mountain on which God chose to live! Yahweh will live there forever!
Men varför sen I så avogt, I höga berg, på det berg som Gud har utkorat till sitt säte, det där ock HERREN skall bo för alltid?
17 [After we defeated all our enemies], [it was as though] the Lord, surrounded by many thousands of strong chariots, descended from Sinai [Mountain] and came into the sacred temple [in Jerusalem].
Guds vagnar äro tiotusenden, tusen och åter tusen; Herren drog fram med dem, Sinai är nu i helgedomen.
18 He ascended the sacred mountain [where his temple is], and took with him many people who had been captured [in battles]; and received gifts from the enemies [whom he had defeated]. He received gifts even from those who had rebelled against him, and Yahweh our God will live there [in his sacred temple] forever.
Du for upp i höjden, du tog fångar, du undfick gåvor bland människorna, ja, också de gensträviga skola bo hos HERREN Gud.
19 Praise the Lord, who [helps us] carry our heavy loads every day; he is the one who saves/rescues us.
Lovad vare Herren! Dag efter dag bär han oss; Gud är vår frälsning. (Sela)
20 Our God is the God who saves us; He is Yahweh, our Lord, the one who (allows us to escape/prevents us) from being killed [in battles].
Gud är för oss en Gud som frälsar, och hos HERREN, Herren finnes räddning från döden.
21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies, the skulls of those who continue to behave sinfully.
Men Gud sönderkrossar sina fienders huvuden, krossar hjässan på den som går där med skuld.
22 The Lord said, “I will bring back the [corpses of those who were killed in] Bashan, and I will bring back those who sank deep in the ocean [and drowned].
Herren säger: "Från Basan skall jag hämta dem, från havets djup skall jag hämta dem upp,
23 I will do that in order that you may wash your feet in their blood, and your dogs can [also] lap up some of your enemies’ blood.”
så att du kan stampa med din fot i blod och låta dina hundars tunga få sin del av fienderna."
24 God, many people see you march triumphantly into your sacred temple, [celebrating that you have defeated your enemies]. You [march like] a king does, and a large crowd walks with you.
Man ser, o Gud, ditt högtidståg, min Guds, min konungs, tåg inne i helgedomen.
25 The singers are in front, and the people who play stringed instruments are at the rear, and young women who are beating their tambourines are between them.
Främst gå sångare, harpospelare följa efter, mitt ibland unga kvinnor som slå på pukor.
26 [They are all singing], “You Israeli people, praise God when you gather together; praise Yahweh, all you who are descendants of Jacob!”
Lova Gud i församlingarna, loven Herren, I av Israels brunn.
27 First come [the people of the tribe of] Benjamin, the smallest [tribe], and following them come the leaders of [the tribe of] Judah and their group, and following them come the leaders of [the tribes of] Zebulun and Naphtali.
Där går Benjamin, den yngste, han för dem an; där går skaran av Juda furstar, Sebulons furstar, Naftalis furstar.
28 God, show people that you are very powerful; show people the power with which you have helped us previously.
Din Gud har beskärt dig makt; så håll nu vid makt, o Gud, vad du har gjort för oss.
29 Show that power from your temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.
I ditt tempel i Jerusalem bäre konungar fram sina skänker åt dig.
30 Rebuke [your enemies, such as those in Egypt who are like] wild hippopotamuses/animals that live in the reeds; and [powerful nations that are like] bulls that are among their calves [MET]; rebuke/trample them until they bow down and give you gifts of silver. Scatter the people who enjoy making wars.
Näps odjuret i vassen, tjurarnas hop med deras kalvar, folken, må de ödmjukt hylla dig med sina silverstycken. Ja, han förströr de folk som finna behag i krig.
31 Then people will bring gifts of bronze (OR, of cloth) to you from Egypt; the people in Ethiopia will lift up their hands [to praise you].
De mäktige skola komma hit från Egypten, Etiopien skall skynda hit till Gud, med gåvor i händerna.
32 [You people who are citizens of] kingdoms/countries all over the world, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord!
I riken på jorden, sjungen till Guds ära; lovsägen Herren, (Sela)
33 Sing to the God, the one who rides across the sky, the sky that [he created] long ago. Listen as he shouts with a very powerful voice.
honom som far fram på urtidshimlarnas himmel. Ja, där låter han höra sin röst, en mäktig röst.
34 Proclaim that God is very powerful; he is the king that rules over Israel, and in the skies [he also shows that] he is powerful.
Given Gud makten; över Israel är hans härlighet, och hans makt är i skyarna.
35 God is awesome as he comes out of his sacred temple; he is the God whom [we] Israeli people [worship]. He makes [DOU] his people very powerful. Praise God!
Fruktansvärd är du, Gud, i din helgedom; Israels Gud, han giver makt och styrka åt sitt folk. Lovad vare Gud!
