1Für Salomo.[1]
Gott, gib dein Richteramt dem König, / dem Königssohn deine Gerechtigkeit,2dass er dein Volk in Gerechtigkeit richte / und helfe den Hilflosen zum Recht.3Dann tragen die Berge Frieden, / die Hügel Gerechtigkeit dem Volk.4Er soll Recht verschaffen den Gebeugten im Land, / Hilfe bringen den Kindern der Armen / und den Bedränger zermalmen.5Möge er leben, solange die Sonne bleibt / und der Mond von Geschlecht zu Geschlecht.6Er gleiche dem Regen, der auf gemähte Wiesen fällt, / dem Regenschauer, der das Land erfrischt.7In seiner Zeit blüht der Gerechte auf / und Frieden in Fülle breitet sich aus, bis kein Mond mehr ist.8Er wird herrschen von Meer zu Meer, / vom Euphrat bis zu den Enden der Erde.9Die Wüstenvölker knien vor ihm, / und seine Feinde lecken den Staub.10Die Könige von Tarschisch und den Inseln bringen Geschenke. / Die Könige von Scheba[2] und Saba[3] bringen Tribut. (Mt 12,42)11Alle Herrscher huldigen ihm, / und alle Völker werden ihm dienen.12Denn er befreit den Armen, der um Hilfe ruft, / den Gebeugten, dem niemand sonst hilft.13Er erbarmt sich des Geringen und Schwachen, / er rettet das Leben des Armen.14Von Druck und Gewalt erlöst er ihre Seele, / denn vor ihm hat ihr Leben einen Wert!15Der König möge leben! / Mit Gold aus Saba beschenke man ihn. / Man bete beständig für ihn / und segne ihn den ganzen Tag.16Es sei Überfluss an Korn im ganzen Land, / es gedeihe bis auf die Gipfel der Berge. / Wie der Libanon möge seine Frucht erblühen. / Es sprieße aus den Städten wie das Grün der Erde.17Sein Name soll ewig bestehen, / an der Sonne wachse sein Ruhm. / In seinem Namen segnet man sich, / glücklich preist ihn jede Nation.18Gelobt sei Jahwe, Gott, Israels Gott! / Er tut Wunder, er allein.19Ewig gepriesen sei der Name seiner Majestät! / Seine Herrlichkeit erfülle die ganze Welt! / Amen, ja, so soll es sein!20Hier enden die Gebete von David Ben-Isai.
1God, give the king the ability to judge fairly. He is your royal son. Help him to do what is right.2May he rule your people in the right way. May he be fair to those among your people who are hurting.3May the mountains and the hills produce rich crops, because the people will do what is right.4May the king stand up for those who are hurting. May he save the children of those who are in need. May he crush those who treat others badly.5May the king rule as long as the sun shines and the moon gives its light. May he rule for all time to come.6May he be like rain falling on the fields. May he be like showers watering the earth.7May godly people do well as long as he rules. May they have more than they need as long as the moon lasts.8May the king rule from sea to sea. May his kingdom reach from the River Euphrates to the ends of the earth.9May the desert tribes bow down to him. May his enemies lick the dust.10May the kings of Tarshish and of places far away bring him gifts. May the kings of Sheba and Seba give him presents.11May all kings bow down to him. May all nations serve him.12The king will save needy people who cry out to him. He will save those who are hurting and have no one else to help.13He will take pity on those who are weak and in need. He will save them from death.14He will save them from people who treat others badly. He will save them from people who do mean things to them. Their lives are very special to him.15May the king live a long time! May gold from Sheba be given to him. May people always pray for him. May they ask the LORD to bless him all day long.16May there be plenty of corn everywhere in the land. May it sway in the wind on the tops of the hills. May the crops grow well, like those in Lebanon. May they grow like the grass of the field.17May the king’s name be remembered for ever. May his fame last as long as the sun shines. Then all nations will be blessed because of him. They will call him blessed.18Give praise to the LORD God, the God of Israel. Only he can do wonderful things.19Give praise to his glorious name for ever. May his glory fill the whole earth. Amen and Amen.20The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, end here.
1Of Solomon. Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! (1Chr 22,12; Ps 127,1)2May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! (Ps 122,5; Jes 9,7; Jes 11,2; Jes 32,1)3Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! (Ps 85,10; Jes 32,17; Jes 52,7)4May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!5May they fear you[1] while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations! (Ps 72,7; Ps 72,17; Ps 89,4; Ps 89,36; Jer 31,35; Jer 33,20; Jer 33,25; Lk 1,33)6May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth! (5Mo 32,2; 2Sam 23,4; Hi 5,10; Ps 65,10; Hos 6,3; Am 7,1)7In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! (Ps 92,12; Jes 2,4; Eph 2,14)8May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River[2] to the ends of the earth! (2Mo 23,31; 1Kön 4,21; 1Kön 4,24; Ps 2,8; Ps 80,11; Ps 89,25; Sach 9,10)9May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust! (Ps 22,29; Jes 49,23; Mi 7,17)10May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts! (1Mo 10,7; 1Sam 10,27; 1Kön 10,1; 1Kön 10,22; Ps 68,29; Jes 42,10; Jes 42,12; Jes 43,3; Jes 45,14; Jes 51,5; Jes 60,9)11May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him! (Jes 49,7; Jes 49,23)12For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. (Hi 29,12)13He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.14From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight. (2Kön 1,13; Ps 116,15)15Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him! May prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day! (5Mo 9,20; 1Kön 10,10)16May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the tops of the mountains may it wave; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field! (Hi 5,25; Ps 92,7)17May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed! (1Mo 12,3; 1Mo 18,18; 1Mo 22,18; 1Mo 26,4; Ps 89,36; Ps 104,31; Lk 1,48)18Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. (2Mo 15,11; Hi 5,9; Ps 41,13; Ps 77,14; Ps 86,10; Ps 136,4)19Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen! (4Mo 14,21; Neh 9,5; Ps 41,13)20The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. (2Sam 23,1; Ps 17,1; Ps 55,1; Ps 86,1)