詩篇 55
1 聖歌隊の指揮者によって琴をもってうたわせたダビデのマスキールの歌 神よ、わたしの祈に耳を傾けてください。わたしの願いを避けて身を隠さないでください。
God, listen to my prayer, and do not turn away from me while I am pleading with you.
2 わたしにみこころをとめ、わたしに答えてください。わたしは悩みによって弱りはて、
Listen to me, and answer me, because I am overwhelmed by [all] my troubles.
3 敵の声と、悪しき者のしえたげとによって気が狂いそうです。彼らはわたしに悩みを臨ませ、怒ってわたしを苦しめるからです。
My enemies cause me to be terrified; wicked people oppress me. They cause me to have great troubles; they are angry with me, and they hate me.
4 わたしの心はわがうちにもだえ苦しみ、死の恐れがわたしの上に落ちました。
I am terrified, and I am very much afraid that I will die.
5 恐れとおののきがわたしに臨み、はなはだしい恐れがわたしをおおいました。
I am very fearful and I tremble/shake, and I am completely terrified.
6 わたしは言います、「どうか、はとのように翼をもちたいものだ。そうすればわたしは飛び去って安きを得るであろう。
I said, “I wish that I had wings like a dove! If I had wings, I would fly away and find a place to rest.
7 わたしは遠くのがれ去って、野に宿ろう。 (セラ)
I would fly far away and live in the desert.
8 わたしは急ぎ避難して、はやてとあらしをのがれよう」と。
I would quickly find a shelter from [my enemies] [who are like] [MET] a strong wind and rainstorm.”
9 主よ、彼らのはかりごとを打ち破ってください。彼らの舌を混乱させてください。わたしは町のうちに暴力と争いとを見るからです。
Lord, confuse my enemies, and cause their plans to fail, because I see them acting violently and causing strife in the city [of Jerusalem].
10 彼らは昼も夜も町の城壁の上を歩きめぐり、町のうちには害悪と悩みとがあります。
During [each] day and night they march around on top of its walls, committing crimes and causing trouble.
11 また滅ぼす事が町のうちにあり、しえたげと欺きとはその市場を離れることがありません。
They destroy [things] everywhere. They oppress and defraud [people] in the (marketplaces/public squares).
12 わたしをののしる者は敵ではありません。もしそうであるならば忍ぶことができます。わたしにむかって高ぶる者はあだではありません。もしそうであるならば身を隠して彼を避けることができます。
If it were an enemy who was making fun of me, I could endure it. If it were someone who hates me, who despises me, I could hide from him.
13 しかしそれはあなたです、わたしと同じ者、わたしの同僚、わたしの親しい友です。
But it is someone who is just like me, my companion, someone who was my friend [who is doing this to me].
14 われらはたがいに楽しく語らい、つれだって神の宮に上りました。
We previously had many good talks together; we walked around together in God’s temple.
I desire/hope that my enemies will die suddenly; while they are still young, cause them to go down to the place where the dead people are. They they think evil things. (Sheol h7585)
16 しかしわたしが神に呼ばわれば、主はわたしを救われます。
But I [will] ask Yahweh, [my] God, to help me, and he will save me.
17 夕べに、あしたに、真昼にわたしが嘆きうめけば、主はわたしの声を聞かれます。
[Each] morning and [each] noontime and [each] evening I tell him what I am concerned about, and I moan, and he hears my voice.
18 たといわたしを攻める者が多くとも、主はわたしがたたかう戦いからわたしを安らかに救い出されます。
I have [very] many enemies, but he will rescue me and bring me back safely from the battles that I fight.
19 昔からみくらに座しておられる神は聞いて彼らを悩まされるでしょう。[セラ彼らはおきてを守らず、神を恐れないからです。
God is the one who has ruled everything forever, and he will listen to me. He will cause my enemies to be [defeated and] disgraced, because they do not change their evil behavior and they do not revere God.
20 わたしの友はその親しき者に手を伸ばして、その契約を破った。
My companion, [whom I mentioned previously], betrayed his friends and broke the agreement that he made with them.
21 その口は牛酪よりもなめらかだが、その心には戦いがある。その言葉は油よりもやわらかだが、それは抜いたつるぎである。
What he said was [easy to listen to, like] butter [is easy to swallow] [MET], but in his inner being he hated people; his words were [soothing] like [olive] oil, [but they hurt people like] sharp swords do [MET].
22 あなたの荷を主にゆだねよ。主はあなたをささえられる。主は正しい人の動かされるのを決してゆるされない。
Put your troubles in Yahweh’s hands, and he will take care of you; he will never allow righteous [people] to experience disasters.
23 しかし主よ、あなたは彼らを滅びの穴に投げ入れられます。血を流す者と欺く者とはおのが日の半ばも生きながらえることはできません。しかしわたしはあなたに寄り頼みます。
God, you will cause murderers [MTY] and liars to die before they have lived half as long as they expect to live; but [as for me], I will trust in you.
