Psaltaren 60
1 För sångmästaren, efter »Vittnesbördets lilja»; en sång, till att inläras; av David,
[I prayed], “God, you have rejected us [Israelis]! Because you have been angry [with us], you have [enabled our enemies] to break through our ranks. [Please] enable us to be strong again!
2 när han var i fejd med Aram-Naharaim och Aram-Soba, och Joab kom tillbaka och slog edoméerna i Saltdalen, tolv tusen man.
[When we were defeated, it was as though] [MET] there was a big earthquake in our land that caused the ground to split open. So now, [just as only you can] cause the cracks in the land to disappear, [help our army to be strong again], because [it is as though] our country is (falling apart/being destroyed).
3 Gud, du har förkastat och förskingrat oss, du har varit vred; upprätta oss igen.
You have caused [us], your people, to suffer very much; [it is as though] you forced us to drink [strong] wine that caused us to stagger around [after we became drunk].
4 Du har kommit jorden att bäva och rämna; hela nu dess revor, ty den vacklar.
But you have raised a battle flag for those who revere you in order that they can gather around it and not [be killed by the enemies’] arrows.
5 Du har låtit ditt folk se hårda ting, du har iskänkt åt oss rusande vin.
Answer our [prayers] and enable us by your power [MTY] to defeat [our enemies] in order that we, the people whom you love, will be saved.”
6 Men åt dem som frukta dig gav du ett baner, dit de kunde samla sig för att undfly bågen. (Sela)
[Then] God [answered my prayer and] spoke from his temple, saying, “Because I have conquered [your enemies], I will divide up [everything in] Shechem [city], and I will distribute it among my people [the land in] Succoth Valley.
7 På det att dina vänner må varda räddade, må du giva seger med din högra hand och bönhöra oss.
The Gilead [region] is mine; the [people of the tribe of] Manasseh are mine; [the tribe of] Ephraim is [like] my helmet [MET]; and [the tribe of] Judah is [like] the (scepter/stick [that I hold which shows that I am the ruler]) [MET];
8 Gud har talat i sin helgedom: »Jag skall triumfera, jag skall utskifta Sikem och skall avmäta Suckots dal.
but the Moab [region] is [like] my washbasin [MET]; I throw my sandal in the Edom [area to show that it belongs to me]; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated [the people of] the Philistia [area].”
9 Mitt är Gilead, och mitt är Manasse, Efraim är mitt huvuds värn, Juda min härskarstav;
[Because I want to defeat the people of] Edom, (who will lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it?/I want someone to lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it.)” [RHQ]
10 Moab är mitt tvagningskärl, på Edom kastar jag min sko; höj jubelrop till min ära, du filistéernas land.»
So, God, we [desire/hope that] [RHQ] you have not truly abandoned us, and that you will go with us when our armies march out [to fight our enemies].
11 Vem skall föra mig till den fasta staden, vem leder mig till Edom?
[We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.
12 Har icke du, o Gud, förkastat oss, så att du ej drager ut med våra härar, o Gud? Giv oss hjälp mot ovännen; ty människors hjälp är fåfänglighet. Med Gud kunna vi göra mäktiga ting; han skall förtrampa våra ovänner.
But with you [helping us], we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies.
