Psalms 81
1 Sing [songs] to praise God, who enables us to be strong [when we fight our enemies]; shout joyfully to God, whom we (descendants of Jacob/Israeli people) [worship]!
Dem Sangmeister, auf der Gittit. Von Asaf.
2 Start [playing] the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and (lyres/other stringed instruments).
(Der levitische Sängerchor: ) / Laßt Jubel erschallen Elohim, unserm Hort, / Jauchzet dem Gotte Jakobs!
3 Blow the trumpets [during the festival to celebrate] each new moon and each time the moon is full and during our [other] festivals.
Stimmt an Gesang, laßt tönen die Pauke, / Die liebliche Zither und Harfe!
4 [Do that] because that is a law for [us] Israeli [people]; God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.
Blaset am Neumond das Widderhorn, / Beim Vollmond, für unsern Feiertag!
5 He commanded us Israeli [people to obey it] when he punished [the people of] Egypt. I heard someone [MTY] whose voice I did not recognize, saying,
Denn so ist es Satzung für Israel, / Eine Vorschrift des Gottes Jakobs.
6 “[After the rulers of Egypt forced you Israelis to work as slaves], I took those [heavy] burdens off your backs, and I enabled you to lay down those [heavy] baskets [of bricks that you were carrying].
Als Gebot hat er's für Josef bestimmt, / Da er auszog wider Ägyptenland. / (Eine Einzelstimme: ) / Eine Sprache, mir fremd, vernehm ich:
7 When you were [greatly] distressed, you called [out to me], and I rescued you; I answered you out of a thundercloud. [Later] I tested [whether you would trust me to give you] water [when you were in the desert] at Meribah.
"Seinen Nacken hab ich von der Bürde befreit, / Seine Hände wurden des Lastkorbs ledig.
8 [You who are] my people, listen while I warn you! I wish that you Israeli [people] would pay attention to what I [say to you]!
Du riefst in der Not, ich riß dich heraus, / Erhörte dich aus Gewittergewölk, / Prüfte dich an Meribas Wassern. (Sela)
9 You must not have any idols of other gods among you; you must never bow to worship any of them!
Höre, mein Volk, ich will dich warnen! / Israel, möchtest du mir gehorchen!
10 I am Yahweh, your God; It was [not any of those other gods] who brought you out of Egypt, I am the one who did it! [So] ask me what you want me to do for you [MTY], and I will do it.
Nicht sei unter dir ein fremder Gott; / Bete nicht an einen Gott des Auslands!
11 But my people would not listen to me [SYN]; they would not obey me.
Ich, Jahwe, bin dein Gott, / Der dich geführt aus Ägyptenland: / Tu deinen Mund weit auf, / Damit ich ihn fülle!
12 So even though they were very stubborn, I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.
Aber mein Volk gehorchte mir nicht, / Israel war mir nicht zu Willen.
13 I wish that my people would listen to me, that the Israeli [people] would behave as I want them to do.
Da stieß ich sie weg, weil ihr Herz so verstockt, / Daß sie folgten den eignen Gedanken.
14 [If they did that], I would quickly defeat their enemies; I would strike/punish [all of] them [DOU].
O daß doch mein Volk mir gehorchte, / Daß Israel ginge auf meinen Wegen!
15 [Then all] those who hate me would (cringe before/bow down to) me, and [then I] would punish them [MTY] forever.
Wie leicht könnt ich da ihre Feinde beugen, / Meine Hand gegen ihre Dränger kehren.
16 [But] I would give you [Israelis] very good wheat/grain, and I would fill your stomachs with wild honey.”
Ihnen müßten schmeicheln, die Jahwe hassen, / Und ewig würde währen ihr Glück. Mit dem besten Weizen würd ich sie speisen, / Mit Honig aus Felsen dich sättigen."
