< 詩篇 72 >
1 ソロモンの歌 神よ、あなたの公平を王に与え、あなたの義を王の子に与えてください。
“For Solomon.” To the king, O God! give thy justice, And to the son of a king thy righteousness!
2 彼は義をもってあなたの民をさばき、公平をもってあなたの貧しい者をさばくように。
Yea! he shall judge thy people with equity, And thine oppressed ones with justice.
3 もろもろの山と丘とは義によって民に平和を与えるように。
For the mountains shall bring forth peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.
4 彼は民の貧しい者の訴えを弁護し、乏しい者に救を与え、しえたげる者を打ち砕くように。
He shall defend the oppressed of the people; He shall save the needy, And break in pieces the oppressor.
5 彼は日と月とのあらんかぎり、世々生きながらえるように。
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon shall endure, From generation to generation.
6 彼は刈り取った牧草の上に降る雨のごとく、地を潤す夕立ちのごとく臨むように。
He shall be like rain descending on the mown field, —Like showers which water the earth.
7 彼の世に義は栄え、平和は月のなくなるまで豊かであるように。
In his days shall the righteous flourish, And great shall be their prosperity, as long as the moon shall endure.
8 彼は海から海まで治め、川から地のはてまで治めるように。
He shall have dominion from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.
9 彼のあだは彼の前にかがみ、彼の敵はちりをなめるように。
They that dwell in the desert shall bow before him, And his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 タルシシおよび島々の王たちはみつぎを納め、シバとセバの王たちは贈り物を携えて来るように。
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts;
11 もろもろの王は彼の前にひれ伏し、もろもろの国民は彼に仕えるように。
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
12 彼は乏しい者をその呼ばわる時に救い、貧しい者と、助けなき者とを救う。
For he shall deliver the poor who crieth for aid, And the oppressed who hath no helper.
13 彼は弱い者と乏しい者とをあわれみ、乏しい者のいのちを救い、
He shall spare the weak and needy, And save the lives of the poor.
14 彼らのいのちを、しえたげと暴力とからあがなう。彼らの血は彼の目に尊い。
He shall redeem them from deceit and violence, And their blood shall be precious in his sight.
15 彼は生きながらえ、シバの黄金が彼にささげられ、彼のために絶えず祈がささげられ、ひねもす彼のために祝福が求められるように。
He shall prosper, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; Prayer also shall be made for him continually, And daily shall he be praised.
16 国のうちには穀物が豊かにみのり、その実はレバノンのように山々の頂に波打ち、人々は野の草のごとく町々に栄えるように。
There shall be an abundance of corn in the land; Its fruit shall shake like Lebanon, even on the tops of the mountains; And they of the cities shall flourish as the grass of the earth.
17 彼の名はとこしえに続き、その名声は日のあらん限り、絶えることのないように。人々は彼によって祝福を得、もろもろの国民は彼をさいわいなる者ととなえるように。
His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun. By him shall men bless themselves; All nations shall call him blessed.
18 イスラエルの神、主はほむべきかな。ただ主のみ、くすしきみわざをなされる。
[[Praised be God, Jehovah, the God of Israel, Who alone doeth wonderful things!
19 その光栄ある名はとこしえにほむべきかな。全地はその栄光をもって満たされるように。アァメン、アァメン。
Praised be his glorious name for ever! May his glory fill the whole earth! Amen, Amen!
Here end the Psalms of David, the son of Jesse.]]