Salme 55
1 Til Sangmesteren; med Strengeleg; en Undervisning af David. Gud! vend Øren til min Bøn og skjul dig ikke for min ydmyge Begæring.
Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my supplication.
2 Giv Agt paa mig og bønhør mig; jeg vil overlade mig til min Klage og hyle
Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
3 over Fjendens Røst, over den ugudeliges Undertrykkelse; thi de vælte Uret paa mig og hade mig i Vrede.
because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
4 Mit Hjerte er bange inden i mig, og Dødens Rædsler ere faldne paa mig.
My heart is greatly pained within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Frygt og Bæven kom over mig, og Gru lægger sig over mig.
Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
6 Og jeg sagde: Gid jeg havde Vinger som en Due, da vilde jeg flyve bort og fæste Bo.
And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
7 Se, jeg vilde flygte langt bort; jeg vilde blive Natten over i Ørken. (Sela)
Lo, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness. (Selah)
8 Jeg vilde haste til et Tilflugtssted for mig, fra Hvirvelvinden og Stormen.
I would hasten myself to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
9 Herre! opslug dem, gør deres Tunger uens; thi jeg har set Vold og Trætte i Staden.
Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongue, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 Dag og Nat omringe de den paa dens Mure, og Uret og Møje er inden i den.
Day and night they go about it, upon the walls of it. Iniquity and mischief also are in the midst of it.
11 Ondskab hersker inden i den, og Bedrageri og Svig vige ikke fra dens Gade.
Wickedness is in the midst of it. Oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.
12 Thi det er ikke en Fjende, som forhaaner mig, ellers maatte jeg bære det; det er ikke min Avindsmand, som gør sig stor over mig, ellers kunde jeg skjule mig for ham;
For it was not an enemy who reproached me. Then I could have borne it. Neither was it he who hated me that magnified himself against me. Then I would have hid myself from him.
13 men det er dig, et Menneske, som var min Jævnlige, min Ven og min Kynding,
But it was thou, a man my equal, my companion, and my familiar friend.
14 vi, som venligt holdt Raad sammen, som vandrede i Guds Hus iblandt Skaren.
We took sweet counsel together. We walked in the house of God with the throng.
15 Døden føre Forglemmelse over dem! lad dem fare levende ned i Dødsriget; thi der er Ondskab i deres Boliger, i deres Inderste. (Sheol h7585)
Let death come suddenly upon them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. (Sheol h7585)
16 Jeg vil raabe til Gud, og Herren skal frelse mig.
As for me, I will call upon God, and Jehovah will save me.
17 Jeg vil klage og hyle Aften og Morgen og Middag, og han vil høre min Røst.
Evening, and morning, and at noonday, I will complain and moan. And he will hear my voice.
18 Han har forløst min Sjæl i Fred fra Striden imod mig; thi de vare i Mængde mig imod.
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, for there were many by me.
19 Gud skal høre og svare dem, han, der bliver evindelig (Sela) efterdi der ingen Forandring er hos dem, og de ikke frygte Gud.
God will hear, and respond to them, (even he who abides of old), (Selah) men who have no changes, and who fear not God.
20 Han har lagt Haand paa dem, som havde Fred med ham; han har vanhelliget sin Pagt.
He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him. He has profaned his covenant.
21 Hans Munds Ord ere glatte som Smør; men der er Strid i hans Hjerte; hans Ord ere blødere end Olie, og dog ere de dragne Sværd.
His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
22 Kast din Sag paa Herren, og han skal forsørge dig; han skal ikke evindelig tilstede, at den retfærdige rokkes.
(Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee. He will never allow the righteous man to be moved.)
23 Men du, Gud! du skal støde dem ned i Gravens Dyb; blodgerrige og falske Mænd skulle ikke naa deres Dages halve Tal; men jeg vil forlade mig paa dig.
But thou, O God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in thee.
