(A special psalm by the clan of Korah and for the music leader.)
A Prayer for Help
1 Our God, our ancestors told us
what wonders you worked
and we listened carefully.
2 You chased off the nations
by causing them trouble
with your powerful arm.
Then you let our ancestors
take over their land.
3 Their strength and weapons
were not what won the land
and gave them victory!
You loved them and fought
with your powerful arm
and your shining glory.
4 You are my God and King,
and you give victory
to the people of Jacob.
5 By your great power,
we knocked our enemies down
and trampled on them.
6 I don't depend on my arrows
or my sword to save me.
7 But you saved us
from our hateful enemies,
and you put them to shame.
8 We boast about you, our God,
and we are always grateful.
9 But now you have rejected us;
you don't lead us into battle,
and we look foolish.
10 You made us retreat,
and our enemies have taken
everything we own.
11 You let us be slaughtered
like sheep,
and you scattered us
among the nations.
12 You sold your people
for little or nothing,
and you earned no profit.
13 You made us look foolish
to our neighbors;
people who live nearby
insult us and sneer.
14 Foreigners joke about us
and shake their heads.
15 I am embarrassed every day,
and I blush with shame.
16 But others mock and sneer,
as they watch my enemies
take revenge on me.
17 All this happened to us,
though we didn't forget you
or break our agreement.
18 We always kept you in mind
and followed your teaching.
19 But you crushed us,
and you covered us
with deepest darkness
where wild animals live.
20 We did not forget you
or lift our hands in prayer
to foreign gods.
21 You would have known it
because you discover
every secret thought.
22 We face death all day for you.
We are like sheep on their way
to be slaughtered.
23 Wake up! Do something, Lord!
Why are you sleeping?
Don't desert us forever.
24 Why do you keep looking away?
Don't forget our sufferings
and all our troubles.
25 We are flat on the ground,
holding on to the dust.
26 Do something! Help us!
Show how kind you are
and come to our rescue.
Tautas raudu dziesma
1 Korvedim. Koraha dēlu psalms .
2 Dievs, mēs esam dzirdējuši, ko stāstīja mūsu tēvi,
ko tu esi darījis viņu laikā, senajās dienās.
3 Ar paša roku tu izrāvi tautas, bet viņus tu iedēstīji,
tu satrieci ciltis, bet viņiem tu ļāvi zelt.
4 Ne ar saviem zobeniem tie guva zemi,
nedz viņu elkonis tos glāba,
bet tava labā roka un tavs elkonis,
un tava vaiga gaisma, jo tu viņus mīlēji.
5 Dievs, tu esi mans valdnieks,
tu sūti uzvaras Jēkabam!
6 Ar tevi naidniekus nobadām,
ar tavu vārdu samīdām uzbrucējus.
7 Nedz savam lokam es uzticos,
nedz mans zobens glābs mani,
8 bet tu glāb mūs no naidniekiem
un tos, kas mūs nīst, liec kaunā.
9 Ar Dievu lielāmies augu dienu
un tavam vārdam arvien pateicamies!
10 Bet tu mūs atmeti un pazemoji
un negāji līdzi mūsu pulkiem,
11 tu liki mums bēgt no naidnieka –
tie, kas mūs nīst, sagrābās laupījuma!
12 Kā avis tu mūs ļāvi aprīt
un starp tautām mūs izkaisīji,
13 tu pārdevi savus ļaudis bez peļņas
un nekaulējies par mūsu cenu,
14 mūs padarīji par apsmieklu kaimiņiem,
par ērmu un ķēmu tiem, kas ap mums,
15 tu mūs liki tautu valodās,
lai ciltis par mums tik pakrata galvu!
16 Mans negods arvien manā priekšā,
un kauns klāj manu vaigu,
17 kad atskan ņirgu un smējēju balsis,
kad ieraugu naidnieku un atriebēju!
18 Tas viss nāk pār mums, kaut neaizmirstam tevi
un pret tavu derību neturam viltu!
19 Mūsu sirdis nav novērsušās,
nedz mūsu soļi no tava ceļa,
20 ka tu mūs satriec šakāļu laukā
un apklāj ar nāves ēnu.
21 Ja mēs būtu aizmirsuši sava Dieva vārdu
un stiepuši rokas pret svešu dievu,
22 vai gan Dievs to neatklātu?
Viņš taču zina sirds noslēpumus!
23 Tevis dēļ mūs galē bez mitas
un kā avis kaušanai lemj –
24 mosties taču, kādēļ tu guli, Kungs?
Mosties, neatmet mūs uz mūžu!
25 Kādēļ savu vaigu tu slēp
un aizmirsti mūsu postu un mokas?
26 Noliekta pīšļos mūsu dvēsele,
plok pie zemes mūsu miesa –
27 celies, palīdzi mums,
glāb mūs savā žēlastībā!
