God Will Give His People Victory
1 A day is coming when the people will sing this song in the land of Judah:
Our city is strong!
God himself defends its walls!
2 Open the city gates
and let the faithful nation enter,
the nation whose people do what is right.
3 You, Lord, give perfect peace
to those who keep their purpose firm
and put their trust in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever;
he will always protect us.
5 He has humbled those who were proud;
he destroyed the strong city they lived in,
and sent its walls crashing into the dust.
6 Those who were oppressed walk over it now
and trample it under their feet.
7 Lord, you make the path smooth for good people;
the road they travel is level.
8 We follow your will and put our hope in you;
you are all that we desire.
9 At night I long for you with all my heart;
when you judge the earth and its people,
they will all learn what justice is.
10 Even though you are kind to the wicked,
they never learn to do what is right.
Even here in a land of righteous people
they still do wrong;
they refuse to recognize your greatness.
11 Your enemies do not know that you will punish them.
Lord, put them to shame and let them suffer;
let them suffer the punishment you have prepared.
Show them how much you love your people.
12 You will give us prosperity, Lord;
everything that we achieve
is the result of what you do.
13 Lord our God, we have been ruled by others,
but you alone are our Lord.
14 Now they are dead and will not live again;
their ghosts will not rise,
for you have punished them and destroyed them.
No one remembers them any more.
15 Lord, you have made our nation grow,
enlarging its territory on every side;
and this has brought you honor.
16 You punished your people, Lord,
and in anguish they prayed to you.
17 You, Lord, have made us cry out,
as a woman in labor cries out in pain.
18 We were in pain and agony,
but we gave birth to nothing.
We have won no victory for our land;
we have accomplished nothing.
19 Those of our people who have died will live again!
Their bodies will come back to life.
All those sleeping in their graves
will wake up and sing for joy.
As the sparkling dew refreshes the earth,
so the Lord will revive those who have long been dead.
Judgment and Restoration
20 Go into your houses, my people, and shut the door behind you. Hide yourselves for a little while until God's anger is over. 21 The Lord is coming from his heavenly dwelling place to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The murders that were secretly committed on the earth will be revealed, and the ground will no longer hide those who have been killed.
1 Tanī dienā dziedās šo dziesmu Jūdas zemē: "Mums ir stipra pilsēta; aizsardzībai tai ir Dieva izveidots tās mūris un ārējais valnis. 2 Atveriet vārtus, lai ieiet taisna tauta, kas tur ticību! 3 Kam stipra ticība, tam Tu dod mieru, tiešām mieru, jo viņš paļaujas uz Tevi! 4 Paļaujieties uz To Kungu vienumēr, jo Dievs Tas Kungs jums ir mūžīga klints! 5 Jo Viņš pazemojis tos, kas lepnībā dzīvoja, lepno pilsētu - to Viņš nogāzis pie zemes pīšļos. 6 To samin ar saviem soļiem vienkāršu nabagu ļaužu kājas." 7 Taisnā ceļš ir līdzens, Tu līdzini un dari taisnu taisnā teku. 8 Arī tavu tiesu ceļā mēs gaidām, Kungs, uz Tevi; pēc Tevis ilgojas mums dvēsele. 9 Mana dvēsele meklē Tevi arī naktī, mans gars ilgojas pēc Tevis; kad Tu sodi pasauli, tad tās iedzīvotāji mācās taisnību. 10 Bet, kad bezdievim notiek žēlastība, viņš nemācās taisnīgi un godīgi dzīvot; zemē, kur valda goda prāts, viņš dara netaisnību un neredz Tā Kunga godību. 11 Tava roka, Kungs, ir pacelta, bet viņi to neredz; parādi, tos apkaunodams, ka Tu rūpējies par Savu tautu! Tavs pret ienaidniekiem vērstais dusmu uguns karstums lai tos aprij! 12 Kungs, Tu mums dosi mieru, jo Tu mums esi visus mūsu darbus pašķīris. 13 Kungs, mūsu Dievs, bez Tevis vēl citi kungi ir valdījuši pār mums, bet mēs slavējam Tevi, Tavu Vārdu. 14 Nedzīvie vairs netaps dzīvi, mirušie vairs necelsies, tādēļ jau Tu viņus arī piemeklēji, iznīcināji un izdeldēji viņu piemiņu. 15 Un Tu taču arī vairoji, Kungs, tautu, Tu tai liki pieaugt; Tu parādīji Savu godību, Tu paplašināji zemes robežas. 16 Bēdās viņi Tevi, Kungs, meklēja; kad Tu viņus piemeklēji, viņi skaitīja steidzīgi lūgšanas. 17 Kā dzemdētāja, kad tai pienāk viņas stunda, mokās un brēc savās sāpēs, tā mums, Kungs, gāja Tava vaiga priekšā, - 18 mēs bijām kā dzemdētājas, mēs mocījāmies sāpēs, bet mēs dzemdējām tikai vēju; zemei mēs nevarējām palīdzēt, nepiedzima arī jauni zemes iedzīvotāji. 19 Vai Tavi mirušie dzīvos, arī manējo mirušās miesas? Jā, tie celsies augšā! Mostieties un gavilējiet, jūs, kas dusat pīšļos! Jo Tava rasa ir kā zaļojoša lauka rasa; zeme mirušos atkal atdos dienas gaismai. 20 Ej, mana tauta, savās mītnēs un aizslēdz savas durvis aiz sevis - paslēpies mazu brīdi, kamēr pāries dusmas! 21 Jo Tas Kungs drīz izies no Sava mājokļa, lai sodītu zemes iedzīvotājus viņu grēku dēļ. Tad būs redzamas zemē izlietās asinis, un tā vairs neapsegs savus nokautos.
