The meaning of ἐνισχυσάτωσαν at Deut. 32:42
Posted: September 2nd, 2013, 7:34 pm
Deuteronomy 32:43:
43 εὐφράνθητε οὐρανοί ἅμα αὐτῷ καὶ προσκυνησάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες υἱοὶ θεοῦ εὐφράνθητε ἔθνη μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐνισχυσάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες ἄγγελοι θεοῦ ὅτι τὸ αἷμα τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ ἐκδικᾶται καὶ ἐκδικήσει καὶ ἀνταποδώσει δίκην τοῖς ἐχθροῖς καὶ τοῖς μισοῦσιν ἀνταποδώσει καὶ ἐκκαθαριεῖ κύριος τὴν γῆν τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ
ἐνισχυσάτωσαν verb 3rd pl aorist imperative active - strengthen
The NET of the LXX translates ἐνισχυσάτωσαν as "prevail." Is this because it would seem irreverent to think of "strengthening" God or is there some other factor involved that I am overlooking?
Deuteronomy 32:43 - NET
"43 Be glad, O skies, with him, and let all the divine sons do obeisance to him.
Be glad, O nations, with his people, and let all the angels of God prevail for him.
For he will avenge the blood of his sons and take revenge and repay the enemies with a sentence, and he will repay those who hate, and the Lord shall cleanse the land of his people."
43 εὐφράνθητε οὐρανοί ἅμα αὐτῷ καὶ προσκυνησάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες υἱοὶ θεοῦ εὐφράνθητε ἔθνη μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐνισχυσάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες ἄγγελοι θεοῦ ὅτι τὸ αἷμα τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ ἐκδικᾶται καὶ ἐκδικήσει καὶ ἀνταποδώσει δίκην τοῖς ἐχθροῖς καὶ τοῖς μισοῦσιν ἀνταποδώσει καὶ ἐκκαθαριεῖ κύριος τὴν γῆν τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ
ἐνισχυσάτωσαν verb 3rd pl aorist imperative active - strengthen
The NET of the LXX translates ἐνισχυσάτωσαν as "prevail." Is this because it would seem irreverent to think of "strengthening" God or is there some other factor involved that I am overlooking?
Deuteronomy 32:43 - NET
"43 Be glad, O skies, with him, and let all the divine sons do obeisance to him.
Be glad, O nations, with his people, and let all the angels of God prevail for him.
For he will avenge the blood of his sons and take revenge and repay the enemies with a sentence, and he will repay those who hate, and the Lord shall cleanse the land of his people."