Salme 2
1 Hvorfor fnyse Hedningerne, og grunde Folkene paa Forfængelighed?
Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense?
2 Jordens Konger rejse sig, og Fyrsterne raadslaa tilsammen imod Herren og imod hans salvede:
The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ:
3 „Lader os sønderrive deres Baand og kaste deres Reb af os!‟
“Let us shatter their chains and cast their yoke away from us.”
4 Han, som bor i Himlene, ler; Herren spotter dem.
He who dwells in heaven will ridicule them, and the Lord will mock them.
5 Da skal han tale til dem i sin Vrede og forfærde dem i sin Harme:
Then will he speak to them in his anger and trouble them with his fury.
6 „Jeg har dog indsat min Konge over Zion, mit hellige Bjerg.‟
Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, preaching his precepts.
7 Jeg vil fortælle om et beskikket Raad; Herren sagde til mig: Du er min Søn; jeg fødte dig i Dag.
The Lord has said to me: You are my son, this day have I begotten you.
8 Begær af mig, saa vil jeg give dig Hedningerne til din Arv og Jordens Grænser til din Ejendom.
Ask of me and I will give to you: the Gentiles for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.
9 Du skal sønderslaa dem med et Jernspir, ligesom Pottemagerkar skal du sønderbryde dem.
You will rule them with an iron rod, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.
10 Og nu, I Konger, handler klogelig! lader eder undervise, I Dommere paa Jorden!
And now, O kings, understand. Receive instruction, you who judge the earth.
11 Tjener Herren med Frygt og fryder eder med Bæven!
Serve the Lord in fear, and exult in him with trembling.
12 Kysser Sønnen, at han ikke bliver vred, og I skulle omkomme paa Vejen; thi om et lidet vil hans Vrede optændes; salige alle de, som forlade sig paa ham!
Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord might become angry, and you would perish from the way of the just. Though his wrath can flare up in a short time, blessed are all those who trust in him.
