Psaltaren 22
1 En Psalm Davids, till att föresjunga, om hindena som bittida jagad varder. Min Gud, min Gud, hvi hafver du öfvergifvit mig? Jag ryter; men min hjelp är fjerran.
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 Min Gud, om dagen ropar jag, så svarar du intet; och om nattena tiger jag ock intet.
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 Men du äst helig, du som bor ibland Israels lof.
But you are holy. You sit on your throne as king, and [we the people of] Israel praise you [PRS].
4 Våre fäder hoppades uppå dig; och då de hoppades, halp du dem ut.
Our ancestors trusted in you. [Because] they trusted in you, you rescued them.
5 Till dig ropade de, och vordo hulpne; de hoppades på dig, och vordo icke till skam.
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 Men jag är en matk, och icke menniska; menniskors gabberi, och folks föraktelse.
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 Alle de som mig se, bespotta mig, gapa upp med munnen, och rista hufvudet:
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 Han klage det Herranom; han hjelpe honom ut, och undsätte honom, om han hafver lust till honom.
“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 Ty du hafver dragit mig utu mitt moderlif; och vast min tröst, då jag än vid mine moders bröst låg.
[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 På dig är jag kastad utaf moderlifvet; du äst min Gud, allt ifrå mine moders lif.
[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 Var icke långt ifrå mig; ty ångest är hardt när; ty här är ingen hjelpare.
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 Store stutar hafva belagt mig; fete oxar hafva omhvärft mig.
[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 De uppgapa med sin mun emot mig, såsom ett glupande och rytande lejon.
[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 Jag är utgjuten såsom vatten; all min ben hafva skiljts åt; mitt hjerta i mitt lif är såsom ett smält vax.
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 Mina krafter äro borttorkade, såsom ett stycke af en potto; och min tunga lådar vid min gom, och du lägger mig uti dödsens stoft.
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 Ty hundar hafva kringhvärft mig, och de ondas rote hafver ställt sig omkring mig; mina händer och fötter hafva de genomborrat.
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 Jag måtte tälja all min ben; men de skåda och se sin lust på mig.
[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 De byta min kläder emellan sig, och kasta lott om min klädnad.
They looked at the clothes that I [was wearing] and gambled to determine which piece each of them would get.
19 Men du, Herre, var icke fjerran; min starkhet, skynda dig till att hjelpa mig.
O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my [source of] strength, come quickly and help me!
20 Fria mina själ ifrå svärdet, mina ensamma ifrå hundarna.
Rescue me from [those who want to kill me with] their swords. Save me from those who are [like wild/fierce] dogs [MET].
21 Hjelp mig utu lejonens mun, och fria mig ifrån enhörningarna.
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 Jag vill predika ditt Namn minom brödrom; jag vill prisa dig i församlingene.
[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 Lofver Herran, I som frukten honom; honom äre all Jacobs säd, och honom vörde all Israels säd.
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 Ty han hafver icke föraktat eller försmått dens fattiga eländhet; och icke förskylt sitt ansigte för honom; och då han ropade till honom, hörde han det.
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 Dig vill jag prisa, uti den stora församlingene; jag vill betala mitt löfte inför dem som frukta honom.
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 De elände skola äta, att de mätte varda; och de som efter Herran fråga, skola prisa honom; edart hjerta skall lefva evinnerliga.
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 Tänke derpå alla verldenes ändar, och omvände sig till Herran; och alla Hedningars slägter tillbedje för honom.
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 Herren hafver ett rike, och han råder ibland Hedningarna.
Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.
29 Alle fete på jordene skola äta, och tillbedja; för honom skola knäböja alle de som i stoft ligga, och de der med bekymmer lefva.
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 Han skall få ena säd, den honom tjenar; om Herran skall man förkunna intill barnabarn.
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 De skola, komma och predika hans rättfärdighet de folke, som födas skall, att han det gör.
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!”
