Psalm 80
1 Auf den Siegesspender, für den öffentlichen Gottesdienst, ein Vortrag, von Asaph, ein Lied. Horch auf, Du Hirte Israels, der Du die Herde Josephs leitest und thronest über Cherubim! Erscheine!
[Yahweh], you [who lead us like] a shepherd leads his flock [of sheep], listen to us Israeli people. You sit on your throne [in the Very Holy Place in the temple], above the [carvings of] winged creatures.
2 Vor Ephraim, Manasse, Benjamin entfalte Deine Macht! Komm uns zu Hilfe!
Show yourself to [the people of the tribes of] Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh! Show us that you are powerful and come and rescue us!
3 Bereit uns Heimkehr, Gott, Dein Angesicht laß leuchten, damit Heil uns werde! -
God, cause our nation to be strong like it was before; be kind to us [IDM] in order that we may be saved [from our enemies.]
4 Herr, Gott der Heeresscharen! Wie lange zürnst Du trotz dem Flehen Deines Volkes?
Yahweh, you who are the commander of the armies of heaven, how long will you be angry with us, your people, when we pray to you?
5 Du speisest sie mit Tränenbrot und schenkst nur kärglich Maß in Tränen ihnen ein.
[It is as though] the only food and drink that you have given us is a cup full of our tears!
6 Du gibst uns preis der Spottsucht unserer Nachbarn, und unsere Feinde spotten unter sich. -
You have allowed the people-groups that surround us to fight with [each other to decide which part of our land each of them will take]; our enemies laugh at us.
7 Herr, Gott der Heeresscharen! Führ uns heim und laß Dein Antlitz leuchten, auf daß Heil uns werde!
God, commander of the armies of heaven, cause our nation to be strong like it was before! Be kind to us in order that we may be saved!
8 Du hobst Dir aus Ägypten einen Weinstock aus, vertriebest Heiden, pflanztest ihn an ihre Stätte.
[Our ancestors were like] a grapevine [MET] that you brought out of Egypt; you expelled the other people-groups [from this land], and you put your people in their land.
9 Du gabst ihm Raum, so daß er Wurzeln schlug und sich im Lande dehnte.
[Like people] clear ground to plant a grapevine [MET], [you cleared out the people who were living in this land for us to live in it]. [Like] the roots of a grapevine go deep down into the ground and spread [MET], [you enabled our ancestors to prosper and start living in towns all over this land].
10 Sein Schatten deckte Berge und sein Gezweig die Zedern Gottes.
[Like huge] grapevines cover the hills with their shade and their branches are taller than big cedar [trees] [MET, HYP],
11 Er dehnte seine Ranken bis ans Meer und seine Schößlinge bis zu dem Strom.
[your people ruled all of Canaan], from the [Mediterranean] Sea [in the west] to the [Euphrates] River [in the east].
12 Warum reißt Du jetzt seine Zäune ein, daß ihn zerpflückt, was da vorüberzieht?
So why have you abandoned us and [allowed our enemies to] tear down our walls [RHQ]? [You are like] someone who tears down the fences [around his vineyard], with the result that all [the people] who pass by [can] steal the grapes,
13 Des Waldes Eber wühlt ihn durch; abweidet ihn das Wildschwein. -
and wild pigs [can] trample [the vines], and wild animals [can also] eat [the grapes].
14 Halt ein, Du Gott der Heeresscharen! Blick nieder aus dem Himmel, sieh! Nach Deinem Weinstock schau!
You who are the commander of the armies of heaven, (turn to/stop abandoning) us! Look down from heaven and see [what is happening to] us! Come and rescue [us who are like] [MET] your grapevine,
15 Will sagen: nach dem Sprößlinge, den Deine Rechte eingepflanzt, und nach dem Sohn, den Du Dir aufgezogen! -
who are [like] the young vine that you [SYN] planted and caused to grow!
16 Er ist vom Feuer ganz verbrannt, zerwühlt; vom Dräuen Deines Angesichts kam das Verderben.
Our enemies have torn down and burned everything in our land; look at them angrily and get rid of them!
17 Auf diesem Manne ruhe Deine Hand und Deine Rechte auf dem Menschensohn, den Du Dir aufgezogen!
But strengthen [us] people whom you have chosen [IDM], [us] Israeli people whom you [previously] caused to be very strong.
18 Wir lassen nimmermehr von Dir. Erhalte uns am Leben! Und wir lobpreisen Deinen Namen.
When you do that, we will never turn away from you again; (revive us/cause us to be again like we were previously), and [then] we will praise/worship you.
19 Herr, Gott der Heeresscharen! Bereit uns Heimkehrund laß Dein Antlitz leuchten, auf daß Heil uns werde!
Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, restore us; be kind to us in order that we may be rescued [from our enemies]!
