Psalm 68
1 Dem Vorsänger. Von David. Ein Psalmlied. Es stehe Gott auf, daß seine Feinde zerstreut werden, und die ihn hassen, vor ihm fliehen!
God, arise and scatter your enemies, and cause those who hate you to run away from you.
2 Wie Rauch vertrieben wird, möge er sie vertreiben; wie Wachs vor dem Feuer zerschmilzt, so müssen die Gottlosen vergehen vor Gottes Angesicht!
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).
3 Die Gerechten aber sollen sich freuen und fröhlich sein vor Gottes Angesicht und mit Freuden frohlocken!
But righteous people should be joyful; they should rejoice when they are in God’s presence; they should be happy, and be very joyful.
4 Singet Gott, lobsinget seinem Namen! Machet Bahn dem, der durch die Steppen fährt! HERR ist sein Name: frohlockt vor ihm!
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.
5 Er ist ein Vater der Waisen, ein Anwalt der Witwen, Gott, der in seinem Heiligtum wohnt;
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.
6 ein Gott, der Vereinsamten ein Heim gibt, Gefangene in Sicherheit bringt; nur Widerspenstige bewohnen dürres Land.
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.
7 O Gott, da du auszogst vor deinem Volke her, als du durch die Wüste schrittest, (Pause)
God, you led your people out [of Egypt], and then you marched with them through the desert.
8 da erbebte die Erde, auch die Himmel troffen vor Gottes Angesicht, jener Sinai vor Gott, dem Gott Israels.
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.
9 Du schüttetest, o Gott, einen reichlichen Regen herab; dein Erbe, welches matt geworden, erquicktest du,
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].
10 daß die, welche du am Leben erhalten, darin wohnen konnten; durch deine Güte, o Gott, bereitetest du es für die Elenden zu!
Your people built homes there; and because you were good to them, you provided [food] for those who were poor.
11 Der Herr lasse Siegesgesang erschallen! Der Siegesbotinnen ist ein großes Heer!
The Lord gave a message, and many women took that message to other places.
12 Die Könige der Heerscharen müssen fliehen, fliehen müssen sie; und die im Hause wohnt, teilt Beute aus!
[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].
13 Wollt ihr zwischen den Hürden liegen? Die Flügel der Taube sind mit Silber überzogen und ihr Gefieder mit schimmerndem Gold!
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.
14 Als der Allmächtige die Könige daselbst zerstreute, da schneite es auf dem Zalmon.
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].
15 Das Gebirge Basan ist ein Gottesberg, das Gebirge Basan ist ein gipfelreicher Berg.
There is a very high mountain in the Bashan [region], a mountain which has many peaks.
16 Warum beneidet ihr gipfelreichen Berge den Berg, welchen Gott zu seiner Wohnung begehrt hat, welchen der HERR auch ewiglich bewohnen wird?
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!
17 Der Wagen Gottes sind tausendmaltausend und abertausend; der Herr kam vom Sinai ins Heiligtum.
[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].
18 Du bist zur Höhe emporgestiegen, hast Gefangene mitgeführt; du hast Gaben empfangen unter den Menschen, auch den Widerspenstigen, auf daß der HERR Gott bleiben soll.
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.
19 Gepriesen sei der Herr! Tag für Tag trägt er unsere Last, der Gott unsres Heils! (Pause)
Praise the Lord, who [helps us] carry our heavy loads every day; he is the one who saves/rescues us.
20 Gott ist für uns ein Gott rettender Taten, und der HERR, unser Gott, hat Auswege aus dem Tod.
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].
21 Gewiß wird Gott das Haupt seiner Feinde zerschmettern, den Haarscheitel dessen, der in seinen Sünden einhergeht.
But God will smash the heads of his enemies, the skulls of those who continue to behave sinfully.
22 Der Herr hat gesagt: Ich will [sie] von Basan zurückbringen, ich will zurückbringen aus den Tiefen des Meeres,
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].
23 auf daß du deinen Fuß im Blute badest, daß die Zunge deiner Hunde von den Feinden ihr Teil bekomme!
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.”
24 Man sieht, o Gott, deinen Einzug, den Einzug meines Gottes, meines Königs, ins Heiligtum:
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.
25 Die Sänger gehen voran, darnach die Saitenspieler, inmitten der Jungfrauen, welche die Handpauken schlagen.
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.
26 In den Versammlungen preiset Gott, den Herrn, ihr aus Israels Quell!
[They are all singing], “You Israeli people, praise God when you gather together; praise Yahweh, all you who are descendants of Jacob!”
27 Da ist Benjamin, der kleine, der sie beherrscht, die Fürsten von Juda [und] ihr Haufe, die Fürsten von Sebulon, die Fürsten von Naphtali!
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.
28 Dein Gott hat geboten, daß du stark seiest; stärke, o Gott, was du uns erwirkt hast!
God, show people that you are very powerful; show people the power with which you have helped us previously.
29 Für deinen Tempel zu Jerusalem werden dir Könige Gaben bringen.
Show that power from your temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.
30 Schilt das Tier im Schilf, die Rotte der starken Ochsen unter den Kälbern von Völkern, die sich um Silberstücke streiten! Zerstreue die Völker, welche gerne kriegen!
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.
31 Vornehme aus Ägypten werden kommen, Mohrenland wird eilends seine Hände nach Gott ausstrecken.
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].
32 Ihr Königreiche der Erde, singet, lobsinget dem Herrn, (Pause)
[You people who are citizens of] kingdoms/countries all over the world, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord!
33 dem, der einherfährt am Himmel, am uralten Himmel! Siehe, er läßt seine Stimme erschallen, seine gewaltige Stimme!
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.
34 Gebt Gott die Macht! Über Israel ist er hoch erhaben und mächtig in den Wolken.
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.
35 Verehrungswürdig bist du, o Gott, in deinem Heiligtum! Der Gott Israels verleiht seinem Volk Macht und Stärke. Gepriesen sei Gott!
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!
