A Prayer for Deliverance
1 You have rejected us, God, and defeated us;
you have been angry with us—but now turn back to us.
2 You have made the land tremble, and you have cut it open;
now heal its wounds, because it is falling apart.
3 You have made your people suffer greatly;
we stagger around as though we were drunk.
4 You have warned those who have reverence for you,
so that they might escape destruction.
5 Save us by your might; answer our prayer,
so that the people you love may be rescued.
6 From his sanctuary God has said,
“In triumph I will divide Shechem
and distribute Sukkoth Valley to my people.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh too;
Ephraim is my helmet
and Judah my royal scepter.
8 But I will use Moab as my washbowl,
and I will throw my sandals on Edom,
as a sign that I own it.
Did the Philistines think they would shout in triumph over me?”
9 Who, O God, will take me into the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Have you really rejected us?
Aren't you going to march out with our armies?
11 Help us against the enemy;
human help is worthless.
12 With God on our side we will win;
he will defeat our enemies.
Ores di ǀgores
ǁNaeǃnans ǂgaeǂgui-aob ǃoa. Susan Eduts ǃoa. Davidi ǀgaipetsanas; Rama-naharimmi tsî Arama-sobab hâkha ǀkhab ge ǂnoagu, tsî Joab ge oahās âb ǃnâ disiǀgamǀaǀoadisina Edommi ǃnâ, ǂŌxaǃgoaǃnāb ǃnâ ǃgamo, hō ǁguiǂams.
1 Elotse sats ge sida ge ǂhara
sats ge sida ge ǀkhauǃā;
sats ge sida ǀkha ge ǁaixa
xawe nēsi ǂgauǂgau da re.
2 Sats ge ǃhūba ge ǂgubi kai
ǁîbats ge ge ǂariǃā kai.
ǁÎb di khôa hâ ǃkhaide ǂgauǂgau re
ǀkhū ra xuige.
3 Sa khoenats ge ǃgomma ge tsâ kai
tsîts ge ǁnākeǁgapi kai da ra ǂauxûi-e ge ā kai da.
4 ǁNān satsa ra ǃaoǃgânats ge ǃkhau-e ge mâiba
khāsa xun nî ǁhâse.
5 Sa ǁkhāsiba xu sâu da re, î sida ǀgoresa ǁnâu-am re.
ǁNān satsa ǀnamn nî orehese. 6 Elob ge ǃanusib âb ǃnâ ge ǃhoa:
“Tita ge nî dâ;
Sexemsa ta ge ǀgora
tsî Sukotǃgoaǃnāba nî ǀnōtoa;
7 Gileads ge a ti,
Manaseb ge a ti.
Efraimma ti danas di toroǀgapa
tsîb ge Judaba a ti gaohai.
8 Moab ge a ti ǁāǃnâǃore;
Edommi ai ta ge ti ǀkhapusa ra ao
Filistiab ǂama ta ge ra dâ.”
9 Tari-e omǂnamisa ǃās tawa nî sī-ū te?
Tari-e tita Edoms ǃoa nî ǂgaeǂgui?
10 Elotse, sa tamatsa kha sida ge ǂharatsa
tsî sida toroǂnubidi ǀkha ǃgûǂoa tamatsa?
11 Sida khākhoena da nî mâǃoa-ū ǁkhā ǀgaiba mā da re
khoesib di huib a harebeoǃnâ xuige.
12 Elob ǀgaib ǀkha da ge nî dan
tsîb ge ǁîba sada khākhoena nî hîkākā.
