Psalm 80
1 Ein Psalm und Zeugnis Asaphs, von den Rosen, vorzusingen. Du Hirte Israels, höre, der du Joseph hütest wie Schafe; erscheine, der du sitzest über dem Cherubim!
[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.
2 Erwecke deine Gewalt, der du vor Ephraim, Benjamin und Manasse bist, und komm uns zu Hilfe!
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!
3 Gott, tröste uns und laß leuchten dein Antlitz; so genesen wir.
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.]
4 HERR, Gott Zebaoth, wie lange willst du zürnen bei dem Gebet deines Volkes?
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?
5 Du speisest sie mit Tränenbrot und tränkest sie mit großem Maß voll Tränen.
[It is as though] the only food and drink that you have given us is a cup full of our tears!
6 Du setzest uns unsre Nachbarn zum Zank, und unsre Feinde spotten unser.
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.
7 Gott Zebaoth, tröste uns, laß leuchten dein Antlitz; so genesen wir.
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!
8 Du hast einen Weinstock aus Ägypten geholt und hast vertrieben die Heiden und denselben gepflanzt.
[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.
9 Du hast vor ihm die Bahn gemacht und hast ihn lassen einwurzeln, daß er das Land erfüllt hat.
[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].
10 Berge sind mit seinem Schatten bedeckt und mit seinen Reben die Zedern Gottes.
[Like huge] grapevines cover the hills with their shade and their branches are taller than big cedar [trees] [MET, HYP],
11 Du hast sein Gewächs ausgebreitet bis an das Meer und seine Zweige bis an den Strom.
[your people ruled all of Canaan], from the [Mediterranean] Sea [in the west] to the [Euphrates] River [in the east].
12 Warum hast du denn seinen Zaun zerbrochen, daß ihn zerreißt, alles, was vorübergeht?
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,
13 Es haben ihn zerwühlt die wilden Säue, und die wilden Tiere haben ihn verderbt.
and wild pigs [can] trample [the vines], and wild animals [can also] eat [the grapes].
14 Gott Zebaoth, wende dich doch, schaue vom Himmel und sieh an und suche heim diesen Weinstock
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,
15 und halt ihn im Bau, den deine Rechte gepflanzt hat und den du dir fest erwählt hast.
who are [like] the young vine that you [SYN] planted and caused to grow!
16 Siehe drein und schilt, daß des Brennens und Reißens ein Ende werde.
Our enemies have torn down and burned everything in our land; look at them angrily and get rid of them!
17 Deine Hand schütze das Volk deiner Rechten und die Leute, die du dir fest erwählt hast;
But strengthen [us] people whom you have chosen [IDM], [us] Israeli people whom you [previously] caused to be very strong.
18 so wollen wir nicht von dir weichen. Laß uns leben, so wollen wir deinen Namen anrufen.
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.
19 HERR, Gott Zebaoth, tröste uns, laß dein Antlitz leuchten; so genesen wir.
Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, restore us; be kind to us in order that we may be rescued [from our enemies]!
