詩篇 44
1 ああ神よむかしわれらの列祖の日になんぢがなしたまひし事迹をわれら耳にきけり 列祖われらに語れり
For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm. We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.
2 なんぢ手をもてもろもろの國人をおひしりぞけ われらの列祖をうゑ並もろもろの民をなやましてわれらの列祖をはびこらせたまひき
You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.
3 かれらはおのが劍によりて國をえしにあらず おのが臂によりて勝をえしにあらず 只なんぢの右の手なんぢの臂なんぢの面のひかりによれり 汝かれらを惠みたまひたればなり
For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favourable to them.
4 神よなんぢはわが王なり ねがはくはヤコブのために救をほどこしたまへ
God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!
5 われらは汝によりて敵をたふし また我儕にさからひて起りたつものをなんぢの名によりて踐壓ふべし
Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.
6 そはわれわが弓によりたのまず わが劍もまた我をすくふことあたはざればなり
For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
7 なんぢわれらを敵よりすくひ またわれらを惡むものを辱かしめたまへり
But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.
8 われらはひねもす神によりてほこり われらは永遠になんぢの名に感謝せん (セラ)
In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. (Selah)
9 しかるに今はわれらをすてて恥をおはせたまへり われらの軍人とともに出ゆきたまはず
But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonour, and don’t go out with our armies.
10 われらを敵のまへより退かしめたまへり われらを惡むものその任意にわれらを掠めうばへり
You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.
11 なんぢわれらを食にそなへらるる羊のごとくにあたへ斯てわれらをもろもろの國人のなかにちらし
You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us amongst the nations.
12 得るところなくしてなんぢの民をうり その價によりてなんぢの富をましたまはざりき
You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.
13 汝われらを隣人にそしらしめ われらを環るものにあなどらしめ 嘲けらしめたまへり
You make us a reproach to our neighbours, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.
14 又もろもろの國のなかにわれらを談柄となし もろもろの民のなかにわれらを頭ふらるる者となしたまへり
You make us a byword amongst the nations, a shaking of the head amongst the peoples.
15 わが凌辱ひねもす我がまへにあり わがかほの恥われをおほへり
All day long my dishonour is before me, and shame covers my face,
16 こは我をそしり我をののしるものの聲により我にあだし我にうらみを報るものの故によるなり
at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.
17 これらのこと皆われらに臨みきつれどわれらなほ汝をわすれず なんぢの契約をいつはりまもらざりき
All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.
18 われらの心しりぞかずわれらの歩履なんぢの道をはなれず
Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,
19 然どなんぢは野犬のすみかにてわれらをきずつけ死蔭をもてわれらをおほひ給へり
though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20 われらもしおのれの神の名をわすれ或はわれらの手を異神にのべしことあらんには
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,
21 神はこれを糺したまはざらんや 神はこころの隠れたることをも知たまふ
won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
22 われらは終日なんぢのために死にわたされ屠られんとする羊の如くせられたり
Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
23 主よさめたまへ何なればねぶりたまふや起たまへ われらをとこしへに棄たまふなかれ
Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.
24 いかなれば聖顔をかくしてわれらがうくる苦難と虐待とをわすれたまふや
Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
25 われらのたましひはかがみて塵にふし われらの腹は土につきたり
For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.
26 ねがはくは起てわれらをたすけたまへ なんぢの仁慈のゆゑをもてわれらを贖ひたまへ
Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
