Salme 39
1 Til Sangmesteren; til Jeduthun; en Psalme af David.
I said [to myself], “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY]. I will not say anything [to complain] while wicked people are near to me [and can hear me].”
2 Jeg sagde: Jeg vil vare paa mine Veje, at jeg ikke skal synde med min Tunge; jeg vil vare paa min Mund, at den holdes lukket, da den ugudelige endnu er for mig.
[So] I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not [even] talk about things that were good, but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.
3 Jeg var stum i Tavshed, jeg tav, uden at det blev godt; og min Smerte blev oprørt.
I became very anxious/worried [IDM]. As I thought [about my troubles], I became more worried. Then [finally] I said [MTY],
4 Mit Hjerte blev hedt inden i mig, under min Betænkning optændtes en Ild; jeg talte med min Tunge.
“Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live. Tell me when I will die. Tell me how many years I will live!
5 Herre! lad mig kende mit Endeligt og mine Dages Maal, hvilket det monne være; maatte jeg kende, hvor snart jeg skal bort.
[It seems that] you have caused me to live only a short time; (my lifetime/all the time that I have lived) seems like nothing to you. The time that all we humans live is [as short as] [MET] a puff of wind.
6 Se, du har sat mine Dage som en Haandbred og mit Livs Tid er som intet for dig; hvert Menneske er kun idel Forfængelighed, hvor fast han end staar. (Sela)
Then we disappear like a shadow does. It seems that all that we do is for nothing/useless. We [sometimes] get a lot of money, but we do not know who will get it [after we die].
7 Mennesket vandrer kun som et Skyggebillede, de gøre sig kun Uro forgæves; han samler og kan ikke vide, hvo der skal sanke det hjem.
So now, Yahweh, if I expect [RHQ] [to receive blessings from other people], I will be disappointed. You are the [only] one from whom I confidently expect [to receive blessings].
8 Og nu, Herre! hvad har jeg biet efter? Min Forventning er til dig.
Save me from [being punished for] all the sins that I have committed. And do not allow foolish people to make fun of me.
9 Fri mig fra alle mine Overtrædelser, sæt mig ikke til Spot for Daaren!
I did not say anything [when you punished me], because [I knew that] you were the one who caused [me to suffer].
10 Jeg var stum, jeg vilde ikke oplade min Mund; thi du har gjort det.
But now, please stop punishing me! [If you do not do that], I am about to die because of the ways that you [SYN] have struck/afflicted me.
11 Borttag din Plage fra mig; jeg er forgaaet ved din Haands Slag.
When you rebuke someone and punish him for the sin that he has committed, you destroy the things that (he loves/are precious to him), like moths’ [larva] destroy clothing. Our lives [disappear like] a puff of wind.
12 Tugter du nogen med megen Straf for Misgerning, da bringer du hans Herlighed til at hensmuldre ligesom Møl; alle Mennesker ere kun Forfængelighed. (Sela)
Yahweh, listen to me while I pray; pay attention to me while I cry out to you. Help me while I am crying. I am here on the earth for only a short time, like all my ancestors.
13 Herre! hør min Bøn og vend dine Øren til mit Raab, ti ikke til min Graad; thi jeg er en fremmed hos dig, en Gæst som alle mine Fædre. Se bort fra mig, at jeg maa vederkvæges, førend jeg farer bort, og er ikke mere til.
[Now] please leave me alone, [and do not punish me any more] in order that I may smile and be happy for a while before I die. [EUP, DOU]”
