詩篇 20

1 ねがはくはヱホバなやみの日になんぢにこたヘヤユブのかみの名なんぢを高にあげ

I desire that Yahweh will answer you [when you call out to him] when you have troubles! God is the one whom ([our ancestor] Jacob/the Israeli people) [worshiped]; I desire that he will protect you [MTY] [from being harmed by your enemies].

2 聖所より援助をなんぢにおくりシオンより能力をなんぢにあたへ

I desire/hope that he will reach out from his sacred temple and help you, and aid you from [where he lives] on Zion [Hill].

3 汝のもろもろの献物をみこころにとめ なんぢの燔祭をうけたまはんことを (セラ)

I desire/hope that he will accept all the offerings that you give him to be burned [on the altar], and all your [other] offerings.

4 ねがはくはなんちがこころの願望をゆるし なんぢの謀略をことごとく遂しめたまはんことを

I want him to give to you what you desire, and that you will be able to accomplish all that you desire to do.

5 我儕なんぢの救によりて歓びうたひ われらの神の名によりて旗をたてん ねがはくはヱホバ汝のもろもろの求をとげしめたまはんことを

When [we hear that] you have defeated [your enemies], we will shout joyfully. We will lift up a banner proclaiming that it is God [MTY] [who helps us](inc). I want Yahweh to [do for you] all that you request him to do.

6 われ今ヱホバその受膏者をすくひたまふを知る ヱホバそのきよき天より右手なるすくひの力にてかれに應へたまはん

I know now that Yahweh rescues [me], the one whom he has chosen [to be king]. From his holy place in heaven he will answer me, and he will save me by his great power [MTY].

7 あるひは車をたのみあるひは馬をたのみとする者あり されどわれらはわが神ヱホバの名をとなへん

Some [kings] trust that because they have chariots [they will be able to defeat their enemies], and some trust that their horses [will enable them to defeat their enemies], but we will trust in the power [MTY] of Yahweh our God.

8 かれらは屈みまた仆るわれらは起てかたくたてり

Some kings will stumble and fall down, but we will be strong and (not be moved/continue standing firm).

9 ヱホバよ王をすくひたまへ われらがよぶとき應へたまへ

Yahweh, enable [me], your king, to defeat our enemies! Answer us when we call out to you [to help us.]