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Listen, O my people, to my instruction;
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Eine Unterweisung Asaphs. Höre, mein Volk, mein Gesetz; neiget eure Ohren zu der Rede meines Mundes!
I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings of old,
I will utter dark sayings of old,
Ich will meinen Mund auftun zu Sprüchen und alte Geschichten aussprechen,
Which we have heard and known,
And our fathers have told us.
And our fathers have told us.
die wir gehört haben und wissen und unsre Väter uns erzählt haben,
We will not conceal them from their children,
But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD,
And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.
But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD,
And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.
daß wir’s nicht verhalten sollten ihren Kindern, die hernach kommen, und verkündigten den Ruhm des HERRN und seine Macht und Wunder, die er getan hat.
For He established a testimony in Jacob
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers
That they should teach them to their children,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers
That they should teach them to their children,
Er richtete ein Zeugnis auf in Jakob und gab ein Gesetz in Israel, das er unsern Vätern gebot zu lehren ihre Kinder,
That the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born,
That they may arise and tell them to their children,
That they may arise and tell them to their children,
auf daß es die Nachkommen lernten und die Kinder, die noch sollten geboren werden; wenn sie aufkämen, daß sie es auch ihren Kindern verkündigten,
That they should put their confidence in God
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments,
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments,
daß sie setzten auf Gott ihre Hoffnung und nicht vergäßen der Taten Gottes und seine Gebote hielten
And not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
und nicht würden wie ihre Väter, eine abtrünnige und ungehorsame Art, welchen ihr Herz nicht fest war und ihr Geist nicht treulich hielt an Gott,
The sons of Ephraim were archers equipped with bows,
Yet they turned back in the day of battle.
Yet they turned back in the day of battle.
wie die Kinder Ephraim, die geharnischt den Bogen führten, abfielen zur Zeit des Streits.
They did not keep the covenant of God
And refused to walk in His law;
And refused to walk in His law;
Sie hielten den Bund Gottes nicht und wollten nicht in seinem Gesetz wandeln
They forgot His deeds
And His miracles that He had shown them.
And His miracles that He had shown them.
und vergaßen seiner Taten und seiner Wunder, die er ihnen erzeigt hatte.
He wrought wonders before their fathers
In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Vor ihren Vätern tat er Wunder in Ägyptenland, im Felde Zoan.
He divided the sea and caused them to pass through,
And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
Er zerteilte das Meer und ließ sie hindurchgehen und stellte das Wasser wie eine Mauer.
Then He led them with the cloud by day
And all the night with a light of fire.
And all the night with a light of fire.
Er leitete sie des Tages mit einer Wolke und des Nachts mit einem hellen Feuer.
He split the rocks in the wilderness
And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.
And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.
Er riß die Felsen in der Wüste und tränkte sie mit Wasser die Fülle
He brought forth streams also from the rock
And caused waters to run down like rivers.
And caused waters to run down like rivers.
und ließ Bäche aus den Felsen fließen, daß sie hinabflossen wie Wasserströme.
Yet they still continued to sin against Him,
To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
Dennoch sündigten sie weiter wider ihn und erzürnten den Höchsten in der Wüste
And in their heart they put God to the test
By asking food according to their desire.
By asking food according to their desire.
und versuchten Gott in ihrem Herzen, daß sie Speise forderten für ihre Seelen,
Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
und redeten wider Gott und sprachen: Ja, Gott sollte wohl können einen Tisch bereiten in der Wüste?
“Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out,
And streams were overflowing;
Can He give bread also?
Will He provide meat for His people?”
And streams were overflowing;
Can He give bread also?
Will He provide meat for His people?”
Siehe, er hat wohl den Felsen geschlagen, daß Wasser flossen und Bäche sich ergossen; aber wie kann er Brot geben und seinem Volk Fleisch verschaffen?
Therefore the LORD heard and was full of wrath;
And a fire was kindled against Jacob
And anger also mounted against Israel,
And a fire was kindled against Jacob
And anger also mounted against Israel,
Da nun das der HERR hörte, entbrannte er, und Feuer ging an in Jakob, und Zorn kam über Israel,
Because they did not believe in God
And did not trust in His salvation.
And did not trust in His salvation.
daß sie nicht glaubten an Gott und hofften nicht auf seine Hilfe.
Yet He commanded the clouds above
And opened the doors of heaven;
And opened the doors of heaven;
Und er gebot den Wolken droben und tat auf die Türen des Himmels
He rained down manna upon them to eat
And gave them food from heaven.
And gave them food from heaven.
und ließ das Man auf sie regnen, zu essen, und gab ihnen Himmelsbrot.
Man did eat the bread of angels;
He sent them food in abundance.
He sent them food in abundance.
Sie aßen Engelbrot; er sandte ihnen Speise die Fülle.
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens
And by His power He directed the south wind.
And by His power He directed the south wind.
Er ließ wehen den Ostwind unter dem Himmel und erregte durch seine Stärke den Südwind
When He rained meat upon them like the dust,
Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
und ließ Fleisch auf sie regnen wie Staub und Vögel wie Sand am Meer
Then He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
Round about their dwellings.
Round about their dwellings.
und ließ sie fallen unter ihr Lager allenthalben, da sie wohnten.
So they ate and were well filled,
And their desire He gave to them.
And their desire He gave to them.
Da aßen sie und wurden allzu satt; er ließ sie ihre Lust büßen.
Before they had satisfied their desire,
While their food was in their mouths,
While their food was in their mouths,
Da sie nun ihre Lust gebüßt hatten und noch davon aßen,
The anger of God rose against them
And killed some of their stoutest ones,
And subdued the choice men of Israel.
And killed some of their stoutest ones,
And subdued the choice men of Israel.
da kam der Zorn Gottes über sie und erwürgte die Vornehmsten unter ihnen und schlug darnieder die Besten in Israel.
In spite of all this they still sinned
And did not believe in His wonderful works.
And did not believe in His wonderful works.
Aber über das alles sündigten sie noch mehr und glaubten nicht an seine Wunder.
So He brought their days to an end in futility
And their years in sudden terror.
And their years in sudden terror.
Darum ließ er sie dahinsterben, daß sie nichts erlangten und mußten ihr Leben lang geplagt sein.
When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And returned and searched diligently for God;
And returned and searched diligently for God;
Wenn er sie erwürgte, suchten sie ihn und kehrten sich zu Gott
And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
und gedachten, daß Gott ihr Hort ist und Gott der Höchste ihr Erlöser ist,
But they deceived Him with their mouth
And lied to Him with their tongue.
And lied to Him with their tongue.
und heuchelten ihm mit ihrem Munde und logen ihm mit ihrer Zunge;
For their heart was not steadfast toward Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
aber ihr Herz war nicht fest an ihm, und hielten nicht treulich an seinem Bunde.
But He, being compassionate, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them;
And often He restrained His anger
And did not arouse all His wrath.
And often He restrained His anger
And did not arouse all His wrath.
Er aber war barmherzig und vergab die Missetat und vertilgte sie nicht und wandte oft seinen Zorn ab und ließ nicht seinen ganzen Zorn gehen.
Thus He remembered that they were but flesh,
A wind that passes and does not return.
A wind that passes and does not return.
Denn er gedachte, daß sie Fleisch sind, ein Wind, der dahinfährt und nicht wiederkommt.
How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness
And grieved Him in the desert!
And grieved Him in the desert!
Wie oft erzürnten sie ihn in der Wüste und entrüsteten ihn in der Einöde!
Again and again they tempted God,
And pained the Holy One of Israel.
And pained the Holy One of Israel.
Sie versuchten Gott immer wieder und meisterten den Heiligen in Israel.
They did not remember His power,
The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,
The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,
Sie gedachten nicht an seine Hand des Tages, da er sie erlöste von den Feinden;
When He performed His signs in Egypt
And His marvels in the field of Zoan,
And His marvels in the field of Zoan,
wie er denn seine Zeichen in Ägypten getan hatte und seine Wunder im Lande Zoan;
And turned their rivers to blood,
And their streams, they could not drink.
And their streams, they could not drink.
da er ihr Wasser in Blut wandelte, daß sie ihre Bäche nicht trinken konnten;
He sent among them swarms of flies which devoured them,
And frogs which destroyed them.
And frogs which destroyed them.
da er Ungeziefer unter sie schickte, daß sie fraß, und Frösche, die sie verderbten,
He gave also their crops to the grasshopper
And the product of their labor to the locust.
And the product of their labor to the locust.
und gab ihre Gewächse den Raupen und ihre Saat den Heuschrecken;
He destroyed their vines with hailstones
And their sycamore trees with frost.
And their sycamore trees with frost.
da er ihre Weinstöcke mit Hagel schlug und ihre Maulbeerbäume mit Schloßen;
He gave over their cattle also to the hailstones
And their herds to bolts of lightning.
And their herds to bolts of lightning.
da er ihr Vieh schlug mit Hagel und ihre Herden mit Wetterstrahlen;
He sent upon them His burning anger,
Fury and indignation and trouble,
A band of destroying angels.
Fury and indignation and trouble,
A band of destroying angels.
da er böse Engel unter sie sandte in seinem grimmigen Zorn und ließ sie toben und wüten und Leid tun;
He leveled a path for His anger;
He did not spare their soul from death,
But gave over their life to the plague,
He did not spare their soul from death,
But gave over their life to the plague,
da er seinen Zorn ließ fortgehen und ihre Seele vor dem Tode nicht verschonte und übergab ihr Leben der Pestilenz;
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt,
The first issue of their virility in the tents of Ham.
The first issue of their virility in the tents of Ham.
da er alle Erstgeburt in Ägypten schlug, die Erstlinge ihrer Kraft in den Hütten Hams,
But He led forth His own people like sheep
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
und ließ sein Volk ausziehen wie Schafe und führte sie wie eine Herde in der Wüste.
He led them safely, so that they did not fear;
But the sea engulfed their enemies.
But the sea engulfed their enemies.
Und er leitete sie sicher, daß sie sich nicht fürchteten; aber ihre Feinde bedeckte das Meer.
So He brought them to His holy land,
To this hill country which His right hand had gained.
To this hill country which His right hand had gained.
Und er brachte sie zu seiner heiligen Grenze, zu diesem Berge, den seine Rechte erworben hat,
He also drove out the nations before them
And apportioned them for an inheritance by measurement,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
And apportioned them for an inheritance by measurement,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
und vertrieb vor ihnen her die Völker und ließ ihnen das Erbe austeilen und ließ in jener Hütten die Stämme Israels wohnen.
Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God
And did not keep His testimonies,
And did not keep His testimonies,
Aber sie versuchten und erzürnten Gott den Höchsten und hielten seine Zeugnisse nicht
But turned back and acted treacherously like their fathers;
They turned aside like a treacherous bow.
They turned aside like a treacherous bow.
und fielen zurück und verachteten alles wie ihre Väter und hielten nicht, gleichwie ein loser Bogen,
For they provoked Him with their high places
And aroused His jealousy with their graven images.
And aroused His jealousy with their graven images.
und erzürnten ihn mit ihren Höhen und reizten ihn mit ihren Götzen.
When God heard, He was filled with wrath
And greatly abhorred Israel;
And greatly abhorred Israel;
Und da das Gott hörte, entbrannte er und verwarf Israel ganz,
So that He abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh,
The tent which He had pitched among men,
The tent which He had pitched among men,
daß er seine Wohnung zu Silo ließ fahren, die Hütte, da er unter Menschen wohnte,
And gave up His strength to captivity
And His glory into the hand of the adversary.
And His glory into the hand of the adversary.
und gab seine Macht ins Gefängnis und seine Herrlichkeit in die Hand des Feindes
He also delivered His people to the sword,
And was filled with wrath at His inheritance.
And was filled with wrath at His inheritance.
und übergab sein Volk ins Schwert und entbrannte über sein Erbe.
Fire devoured His young men,
And His virgins had no wedding songs.
And His virgins had no wedding songs.
Ihre junge Mannschaft fraß das Feuer, und ihre Jungfrauen mußten ungefreit bleiben.
His priests fell by the sword,
And His widows could not weep.
And His widows could not weep.
Ihre Priester fielen durchs Schwert, und waren keine Witwen, die da weinen sollten.
Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep,
Like a warrior overcome by wine.
Like a warrior overcome by wine.
Und der HERR erwachte wie ein Schlafender, wie ein Starker jauchzet, der vom Wein kommt,
He drove His adversaries backward;
He put on them an everlasting reproach.
He put on them an everlasting reproach.
und schlug seine Feinde zurück und hängte ihnen eine ewige Schande an.
He also rejected the tent of Joseph,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
Und er verwarf die Hütte Josephs und erwählte nicht den Stamm Ephraim,
But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion which He loved.
Mount Zion which He loved.
sondern erwählte den Stamm Juda, den Berg Zion, welchen er liebte.
And He built His sanctuary like the heights,
Like the earth which He has founded forever.
Like the earth which He has founded forever.
Und baute sein Heiligtum hoch, wie die Erde, die ewiglich fest stehen soll.
He also chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;
And took him from the sheepfolds;
Und erwählte seinen Knecht David und nahm ihn von den Schafställen;
From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
von den säugenden Schafen holte er ihn, daß er sein Volk Jakob weiden sollte und sein Erbe Israel.