< Psaltaren 94 >

1 Du hämndens Gud, o HERRE, du hämndens Gud, träd fram i glans.
Yahweh, you are able to get revenge [on your enemies]. [So] show them that you are going to punish them!
2 Res dig, du jordens domare, vedergäll de högmodiga vad de hava gjort.
You are the one who judges all [people on] the earth; [so] arise, and give/punish the proud [leaders of our] people like they deserve.
3 Huru länge skola de ogudaktiga, o HERRE, huru länge skola de ogudaktiga triumfera?
Yahweh, how long will those wicked [people] be glad/happy? It is not right that [RHQ] they continue being glad!
4 Deras mun flödar över av fräckt tal; de förhäva sig, alla ogärningsmännen.
They do evil things, and they boast about doing them; how long will they [be allowed to] continue doing that?
5 Ditt folk, o HERRE, krossa de, och din arvedel förtrycka de.
Yahweh, [it is as though] those wicked people crush [us], your people; they (oppress/treat cruelly) those who belong to you [DOU].
6 Änkor och främlingar dräpa de, och faderlösa mörda de.
They murder widows and orphans and people from other countries who [think it is safe to] live in our land.
7 Och de säga: »HERREN ser det icke, Jakobs Gud märker det icke.»
Those wicked people say, “Yahweh does not see anything; [so] the God whom those Israelis [worship] does not see [the evil things that we do].”
8 Märken själva, I oförnuftiga bland folket; I dårar, när kommen I till förstånd?
You evil people [who rule Israel], you are foolish and stupid; when will you become wise [RHQ]?
9 Den som har planterat örat, skulle han icke höra? Den som har danat ögat, skulle han icke se?
God made our ears; so [do you think that] he cannot hear [what you say] [RHQ]? He created our eyes; so do you think that he cannot see [the evil things that you do] [RHQ]?
10 Den som håller hedningarna i tukt, skulle han icke straffa, han som lär människorna förstånd?
He also scolds [the leaders of other] nations; so do you think that he will not punish [you] [RHQ]? He is the one who knows everything; [so why do you think that he does not know what you do] [RHQ]?
11 HERREN känner människornas tankar, han vet att de själva äro fåfänglighet.
Yahweh knows [everything] that people are thinking; he knows that what they think ([is useless/vanishes as quickly as]) smoke [MET].
12 Säll är den man som du, HERRE, undervisar, och som du lär genom din lag,
Yahweh, you are pleased with people who [want you to] discipline/correct them, those who [want you to] teach them your laws.
13 för att skaffa honom ro för olyckans dagar, till dess de ogudaktigas grav varder grävd.
When those people have had troubles, you cause those troubles to cease, and some day [it will be as though] you will dig pits for wicked people, and they will fall into those pits [and die].
14 Ty HERREN förskjuter icke sitt folk, och sin arvedel övergiver han icke.
Yahweh will not abandon his people; he will not desert like that those who belong to him [DOU].
15 Nej, rättfärdighet skall åter gälla i rätten, och alla rättsinniga skola hålla sig därtill.
[Some day] judges will decide matters fairly for people, and all honest/righteous people will be pleased about that.
16 Vem står upp till att försvara mig mot de onda, vem bistår mig mot ogärningsmännen?
But when wicked [people] ([oppressed me/treated me cruelly]), (who defended me?/no one defended me.) [RHQ] No one stood up to testify for me against those evil people [RHQ].
17 Om HERREN icke vore min hjälp, så bodde min själ snart i det tysta.
If Yahweh had not helped me [at that time], [I would have been executed], [and] my soul/spirit would have gone to the place where [dead people] say nothing.
18 När jag tänkte: »Min fot vacklar», då stödde mig din når, o HERRE:
I said/thought [to myself], “I am about to die,” but Yahweh, you held me up by faithfully loving me.
19 När jag hade mycket bekymmer i mitt hjärta, då gladde din tröst min själ.
Whenever I am very worried, you comfort/encourage me and cause me to be happy.
20 Kan fördärvets domarsäte hava gemenskap med dig, det säte där man över våld i lagens namn,
You have nothing to do with wicked judges, who establish laws that allow people to do what is not legal.
21 där de tränga den rättfärdiges själ och fördöma oskyldigt blod?
They plan to get rid of righteous [people], and they declare that (innocent people/people who have not done what is wrong) must be executed.
22 Men HERREN bliver för mig en borg, min Gud bliver min tillflykts klippa.
But Yahweh (has become [like] my fortress/protects me) [MET]; my God is [like a huge] rock under which I am protected/safe [MET].
23 Och han låter deras fördärv vända tillbaka över dem och förgör dem för deras ondskas skull. Ja, HERREN, vår Gud, förgör dem.
He will punish those wicked leaders in return for the wicked things that they have done, and will get rid of them for the sins that they have committed; [yes], Yahweh our God will (wipe them out/destroy them completely).

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