詩篇 60
1 聖歌隊の指揮者によって、「あかしのゆり」というしらべにあわせて教のためにうたわせたダビデのミクタムの歌。これはダビデが、アラムナハライムおよびアラムゾバと戦ったとき、ヨアブがその帰りに、塩の谷でエドムびと一万二千人を殺したときによんだもの 神よ、あなたはわれらを捨て、われらを打ち破られました。あなたは憤られました。再びわれらをかえしてください。
[I prayed], “God, you have rejected us [Israelis]! Because you have been angry [with us], you have [enabled our enemies] to break through our ranks. [Please] enable us to be strong again!
2 あなたは国を震わせ、これを裂かれました。その破れをいやしてください。国が揺れ動くのです。
[When we were defeated, it was as though] [MET] there was a big earthquake in our land that caused the ground to split open. So now, [just as only you can] cause the cracks in the land to disappear, [help our army to be strong again], because [it is as though] our country is (falling apart/being destroyed).
3 あなたはその民に耐えがたい事をさせ、人をよろめかす酒をわれらに飲ませられました。
You have caused [us], your people, to suffer very much; [it is as though] you forced us to drink [strong] wine that caused us to stagger around [after we became drunk].
4 あなたは弓の前からのがれた者を再び集めようとあなたを恐れる者のために一つの旗を立てられました。 (セラ)
But you have raised a battle flag for those who revere you in order that they can gather around it and not [be killed by the enemies’] arrows.
5 あなたの愛される者が助けを得るために、右の手をもって勝利を与え、われらに答えてください。
Answer our [prayers] and enable us by your power [MTY] to defeat [our enemies] in order that we, the people whom you love, will be saved.”
6 神はその聖所で言われた、「わたしは大いなる喜びをもってシケムを分かち、スコテの谷を分かち与えよう。
[Then] God [answered my prayer and] spoke from his temple, saying, “Because I have conquered [your enemies], I will divide up [everything in] Shechem [city], and I will distribute it among my people [the land in] Succoth Valley.
7 ギレアデはわたしのもの、マナセもわたしのものである。エフライムはわたしのかぶと、ユダはわたしのつえである。
The Gilead [region] is mine; the [people of the tribe of] Manasseh are mine; [the tribe of] Ephraim is [like] my helmet [MET]; and [the tribe of] Judah is [like] the (scepter/stick [that I hold which shows that I am the ruler]) [MET];
8 モアブはわたしの足だらい、エドムにはわたしのくつを投げる。ペリシテについては、かちどきをあげる」と。
but the Moab [region] is [like] my washbasin [MET]; I throw my sandal in the Edom [area to show that it belongs to me]; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated [the people of] the Philistia [area].”
9 だれがわたしを堅固な町に至らせるでしょうか。だれがわたしをエドムに導くでしょうか。
[Because I want to defeat the people of] Edom, (who will lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it?/I want someone to lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it.)” [RHQ]
10 神よ、あなたはわれらを捨てられたではありませんか。神よ、あなたはわれらの軍勢と共に出て行かれません。
So, God, we [desire/hope that] [RHQ] you have not truly abandoned us, and that you will go with us when our armies march out [to fight our enemies].
11 われらに助けを与えて、あだにむかわせてください。人の助けはむなしいのです。
[We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.
12 われらは神によって勇ましく働きます。われらのあだを踏みにじる者は神だからです。
But with you [helping us], we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies.
