Psalmorum 22
1 Psalmus David, in finem pro susceptione matutina. Deus Deus meus respice in me: quare me dereliquisti? longe a salute mea verba delictorum meorum.
My God, my God, why have you abandoned/deserted me? Why do you stay so far from me, and why do you not hear/help me [RHQ]? Why do you not hear me when I am groaning?
2 Deus meus clamabo per diem, et non exaudies: et nocte, et non ad insipientiam mihi.
My God, every day I call to you during the daytime and during the night, but you do not answer me, so I am not able to sleep.
3 Tu autem in sancto habitas, Laus Israel.
But you are holy. You sit on your throne as king, and [we the people of] Israel praise you [PRS].
4 In te speraverunt patres nostri: speraverunt, et liberasti eos.
Our ancestors trusted in you. [Because] they trusted in you, you rescued them.
5 Ad te clamaverunt, et salvi facti sunt: in te speraverunt, et non sunt confusi.
When they cried out to you, you saved them. They trusted in you, and (they were not disappointed/you [saved them] as you said that you would).
6 Ego autem sum vermis, et non homo: opprobrium hominum, et abiectio plebis.
But [you have not rescued me] [People despise me and consider that I am not a man]; [they think that] I am [as worthless as] a worm! Everyone [HYP] scorns me and despises me.
7 Omnes videntes me, deriserunt me: locuti sunt labiis, et moverunt caput.
Everyone who sees me [HYP] makes fun of me. They sneer at me and [insult me by] shaking their heads [at me as though I were an evil man]. They say,
8 Speravit in Domino, eripiat eum: salvum faciat eum, quoniam vult eum.
“He trusts in Yahweh, so Yahweh should save him! [He says that] Yahweh is very pleased with him; if that is so, Yahweh should rescue him!”
9 Quoniam tu es, qui extraxisti me de ventre: spes mea ab uberibus matris meae.
[Why do] you [not] protect me [now as you did] when I was born? I was safe even when I was (nursing/drinking milk from my mother’s breasts).
10 In te proiectus sum ex utero: de ventre matris meae Deus meus es tu,
[It was as though] you adopted me right when I was born. You have (been my God/taken care of me) ever since I was born.
11 ne discesseris a me: Quoniam tribulatio proxima est: quoniam non est qui adiuvet.
So, (do not stay far from/stay close to) [LIT] me now because [enemies who will cause me much] trouble are near me, and there is no one [else] who can help me.
12 Circumdederunt me vituli multi: tauri pingues obsederunt me.
[My enemies] surround me [like] a herd/group of wild bulls. [Fierce people, like those] strong bulls that graze [on the hills] in Bashan [area], encircle me.
13 Aperuerunt super me os suum, sicut leo rapiens et rugiens.
[They are like] roaring lions that are attacking the animals that they want to kill [MET] [and eat]; they rush toward me [to kill] me; they [are like lions that] have their mouths open, [ready to tear their victims to pieces] [MET].
14 Sicut aqua effusus sum: et dispersa sunt omnia ossa mea. Factum est cor meum tamquam cera liquescens in medio ventris mei.
I am completely exhausted [MET], and all my bones are out of their joints/places. I [no longer expect that God will save me]; [that expectation is gone completely], like wax that has melted away.
15 Aruit tamquam testa virtus mea, et lingua mea adhaesit faucibus meis: et in pulverem mortis deduxisti me.
My strength is [all dried up] [MET] like a broken piece of a clay jar that has dried [in the sun]. [I am so thirsty that] my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. O God, [I think that you are about to let] me die and become dirt!
16 Quoniam circumdederunt me canes multi: concilium malignantium obsedit me. Foderunt manus meas et pedes meos:
My enemies [MET] surround me like a pack/group of wild dogs. A group of evil men has encircled me, [ready to attack me]. They have [already] smashed my hands and my feet.
17 dinumeraverunt omnia ossa mea. Ipsi vero consideraverunt et inspexerunt me:
[I am so weak and thin that] my bones can be seen and counted. My enemies stare at me and (gloat/are happy) about [what has happened to] me.
18 diviserunt sibi vestimenta mea, et super vestem meam miserunt sortem.
They looked at the clothes that I [was wearing] and gambled to determine which piece each of them would get.
19 Tu autem Domine ne elongaveris auxilium tuum a me: ad defensionem meam conspice.
O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my [source of] strength, come quickly and help me!
20 Erue a framea Deus animam meam: et de manu canis unicam meam:
Rescue me from [those who want to kill me with] their swords. Save me from those who are [like wild/fierce] dogs [MET].
21 Salva me ex ore leonis: et a cornibus unicornium humilitatem meam.
Snatch me away from [my enemies who are] like lions whose jaws [are already open, ready to chew me up] Grab me away from [those men who are like] wild oxen [that attack other animals with] their horns [MET]!
22 Narrabo nomen tuum fratribus meis: in medio ecclesiae laudabo te.
[But you have saved me, so] I will declare to my fellow [Israelis] how great you [MTY] are. I will praise you among the group of your people gathered [to worship you].
23 Qui timetis Dominum laudate eum: universum semen Iacob glorificate eum:
You people who have an awesome respect for Yahweh, praise him! All you who are descended from Jacob, honor Yahweh! All you Israeli people, revere him!
24 Timeat eum omne semen Israel: quoniam non sprevit, neque despexit deprecationem pauperis: Nec avertit faciem suam a me: et cum clamarem ad eum exaudivit me.
He does not despise or ignore those who are suffering; he does not hide (his face/himself) from them. He has listened to them when they cried out to him for help.
25 Apud te laus mea in ecclesia magna: vota mea reddam in conspectu timentium eum.
Yahweh, in the great gathering [of your people], I will praise you for what you have done. In the presence of those who revere you, I will offer [the sacrifices] that I promised.
26 Edent pauperes, et saturabuntur: et laudabunt Dominum qui requirunt eum: vivent corda eorum in saeculum saeculi.
The poor people [whom I have invited to the meal] will eat as much as they want. All who come worship Yahweh will praise him. I pray that [God will enable] you all to live a long and happy life!
27 Reminiscentur et convertentur ad Dominum universi fines terrae: Et adorabunt in conspectu eius universae familiae Gentium.
I pray that [people in all nations, even] in the remote areas, will think about Yahweh and turn to him, and that people from all the clans in the world will bow down before him.
28 Quoniam Domini est regnum: et ipse dominabitur Gentium.
Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.
29 Manducaverunt et adoraverunt omnes pingues terrae: in conspectu eius cadent omnes qui descendunt in terram.
I desire that all the rich people on the earth will bow before him. Some day they will die, but I want them to prostrate themselves on the ground in his presence [before they die].
30 Et anima mea illi vivet: et semen meum serviet ipsi.
People (in the future generations/who have not been born yet) will also serve Yahweh. Our descendants will be told about what Yahweh [has done].
31 Annunciabitur Domino generatio ventura: et annunciabunt caeli iustitiam eius populo qui nascetur, quem fecit Dominus.
People who are not yet born, [who will live in future years], will be told how Yahweh rescued his people. People will tell them, “Yahweh did it!”
