Psaltaren 22
1 För sångmästaren, efter "Morgonrodnadens hind"; en psalm av David. Min Gud, min Gud, varför har du övergivit mig? Jag brister ut och klagar, men min frälsning är fjärran.
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 Men Gud, jag ropar om dagen, men du svarar icke, så ock om natten, men jag får ingen ro.
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 Och dock är du den Helige, den som tronar på Israels lovsånger.
But you are holy. You sit on your throne as king, and [we the people of] Israel praise you [PRS].
4 På dig förtröstade våra fäder; de förtröstade, och du räddade dem.
Our ancestors trusted in you. [Because] they trusted in you, you rescued them.
5 Till dig ropade de och blevo hulpna; på dig förtröstade de och kommo icke på 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 mask, och icke en människa, till smälek bland män, föraktad av folket.
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 Alla som se mig bespotta mig; de spärra upp munnen, de skaka huvudet:
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 "Befall dig åt HERREN! Han befrie honom, han rädde honom, ty han har ju behag 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 Ja, det var du som hämtade mig ut ur moderlivet och lät mig vila trygg vid min moders bröst.
[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 allt ifrån modersskötet; du är min Gud allt ifrån min moders liv.
[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 ifrån mig, ty nöd är nära, och det finnes ingen hjälpare.
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 Tjurar i mängd omgiva mig, Basans oxar omringa 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 Såsom glupande och rytande lejon spärrar man upp gapet mot mig.
[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 lik vatten som utgjutes, alla mina leder hava skilts åt; mitt hjärta är såsom vax, det smälter i mitt liv.
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 Min kraft är förtorkad och lik en lerskärva, min tunga låder vid min gom, och du lägger mig i dödens 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 omgiva mig; de ondas hop har kringränt mig, mina händer och fötter hava 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 kan räkna alla mina ben; de skåda därpå, de se med 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 dela mina kläder mellan 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 fjärran; du min starkhet, skynda till min hjälp.
O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my [source of] strength, come quickly and help me!
20 Rädda min själ från svärdet, mitt liv ur hundarnas våld.
Rescue me from [those who want to kill me with] their swords. Save me from those who are [like wild/fierce] dogs [MET].
21 Fräls mig från lejonets gap. Ja, du bönhör mig och räddar mig undan vildoxarnas horn.
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 Då skall jag förkunna ditt namn för mina bröder, mitt i församlingen skall jag prisa dig:
[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 I som frukten HERREN, loven honom; ären honom, alla Jakobs barn, och bäven för honom, alla Israels barn.
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 föraktade icke den betrycktes elände och höll det icke för en styggelse; han fördolde icke sitt ansikte för honom, och när han ropade, lyssnade han till honom.
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 Genom dig skall min lovsång ljuda i den stora församlingen; mina löften får jag infria 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 ödmjuka skola äta och bliva mätta, de som söka HERREN skola få lova honom; ja, edra hjärtan skola leva evinnerligen.
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 Alla jordens ändar skola betänka det och omvända sig till HERREN. Hedningarnas alla släkter skola tillbedja inför dig.
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 Ty riket är HERRENS, och han råder över hedningarna.
Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.
29 Ja, alla mäktiga på jorden skola äta och tillbedja; inför honom skola knäböja alla de som måste fara ned i graven, de som icke kunna behålla sin själv vid liv.
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 Kommande ättled skola tjäna honom; man skall förtälja om Herren för ett annat släkte.
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 Man skall träda upp och förkunna hans rättfärdighet, ja, bland folk som skola födas att han har gjort det.
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!”
