Psalms 80
1 [Yahweh], you [who lead us like] a shepherd leads his flock [of sheep], listen to us Israeli people. You sit on your throne [in the Very Holy Place in the temple], above the [carvings of] winged creatures.
Dem Sangmeister, nach (der Weise von: ) "(Wie) Lilien ist das Zeugnis." / Ein Psalm Asafs.
2 Show yourself to [the people of the tribes of] Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh! Show us that you are powerful and come and rescue us!
Israels Hirt, horch auf, / Der du Josef führtest wie Schafe! / Der du thronest auf den Keruben, / Erscheine im Lichtglanz!
3 God, cause our nation to be strong like it was before; be kind to us [IDM] in order that we may be saved [from our enemies.]
Efraim, Benjamin und Manasse siegreich führend / Biete auf deine Macht / Und komm uns zu Hilfe!
4 Yahweh, you who are the commander of the armies of heaven, how long will you be angry with us, your people, when we pray to you?
Elohim, stell uns wieder her! / Laß leuchten dein Antlitz, so wird uns geholfen!
5 [It is as though] the only food and drink that you have given us is a cup full of our tears!
Jahwe Elohim Zebaôt, / Wie lange währet dein Zorn / Trotz des Gebetes deines Volks?!
6 You have allowed the people-groups that surround us to fight with [each other to decide which part of our land each of them will take]; our enemies laugh at us.
Du hast es mit Tränenbrot gespeist / Und es mit Tränen reichlich getränkt.
7 God, commander of the armies of heaven, cause our nation to be strong like it was before! Be kind to us in order that we may be saved!
Unsre Nachbarn streiten sich unsertwegen, / Und unsre Feinde verspotten uns.
8 [Our ancestors were like] a grapevine [MET] that you brought out of Egypt; you expelled the other people-groups [from this land], and you put your people in their land.
Elohim Zebaôt, stell uns wieder her! / Laß leuchten dein Antlitz, so wird uns geholfen!
9 [Like people] clear ground to plant a grapevine [MET], [you cleared out the people who were living in this land for us to live in it]. [Like] the roots of a grapevine go deep down into the ground and spread [MET], [you enabled our ancestors to prosper and start living in towns all over this land].
Einen Weinstock hast du aus Ägypten geholt, / Hast Völker vertrieben und ihn gepflanzt.
10 [Like huge] grapevines cover the hills with their shade and their branches are taller than big cedar [trees] [MET, HYP],
Du hast vor ihm Raum geschafft: / So schlug er Wurzeln und füllte das Land.
11 [your people ruled all of Canaan], from the [Mediterranean] Sea [in the west] to the [Euphrates] River [in the east].
Es deckten sich Berge mit seinem Schatten, / Mit seinen Reben die Zedern Gottes.
12 So why have you abandoned us and [allowed our enemies to] tear down our walls [RHQ]? [You are like] someone who tears down the fences [around his vineyard], with the result that all [the people] who pass by [can] steal the grapes,
Seine Ranken sandte er bis ans Meer / Und seine Zweige bis an den Strom.
13 and wild pigs [can] trample [the vines], and wild animals [can also] eat [the grapes].
Warum hast du denn seinen Zaun zerbrochen, / Daß ihn jeder zerpflückt, der vorübergeht?
14 You who are the commander of the armies of heaven, (turn to/stop abandoning) us! Look down from heaven and see [what is happening to] us! Come and rescue [us who are like] [MET] your grapevine,
Der Eber des Waldes frißt ihn ab, / Das Getier des Feldes macht ihn kahl.
15 who are [like] the young vine that you [SYN] planted and caused to grow!
Elohim Zebaôt, o schau doch wieder vom Himmel und sieh — / Sorge für diesen Weinstock:
16 Our enemies have torn down and burned everything in our land; look at them angrily and get rid of them!
Für den Sprößling, den deine Rechte gepflanzt, / Für den Sohn, den du dir erzogen!
17 But strengthen [us] people whom you have chosen [IDM], [us] Israeli people whom you [previously] caused to be very strong.
Wie ist er mit Feuer verbrannt. / Vor deinem Zornblick laß sie vergehn!
18 When you do that, we will never turn away from you again; (revive us/cause us to be again like we were previously), and [then] we will praise/worship you.
Deine Hand sei über dem Mann deiner Rechten, / Dem Menschensohn, den du dir erzogen:
19 Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, restore us; be kind to us in order that we may be rescued [from our enemies]!
So werden wir nimmer von dir weichen. / Laß uns am Leben, so rufen wir an deinen Namen. Jahwe Elohim Zebaôt, stell uns wieder her! / Laß leuchten dein Antlitz, so wird uns geholfen!
