Salme 74
1 Gud! hvorfor har du forkastet os evindelig; din Vrede ryger imod din Græsgangs Hjord.
God, why have you abandoned/rejected us? Will you keep rejecting us forever [RHQ]? Why are you angry with us, since we are like sheep in your pasture [and you are like our shepherd]? [MET, RHQ]
2 Kom din Menighed i Hu, som du forhvervede i fordums Tid, som du genløste, til at være din Arvs Stamme, dette Zions Bjerg, som du bor paa.
Do not forget your people whom you chose long ago, the people whom you freed [from being slaves in Egypt] and caused to become your tribe. Do not forget Jerusalem, which was (your home/where you dwelt) [on this earth].
3 Opløft dine Trin til de evigt ødelagte Steder; Fjenden har handlet ilde med alting i Helligdommen.
Walk along [and see] where everything has been totally ruined; our enemies have destroyed everything in the sacred temple.
4 Dine Modstandere have brølet midt i din Forsamling, de have sat deres Tegn op til Tegn.
Your enemies shouted triumphantly in this sacred place; they erected their banners [to show they had defeated us].
5 Det ser ud, som naar een hæver Økserne højt imod Træets tætte Grene.
They cut down all the [engraved objects in the temple] like woodsmen cut down trees.
6 Og nu de Ting, som vare derudi af udskaaret Arbejde, dem have de sønderslaaet med Økser og Hamre.
Then they smashed all the carved wood with their axes and hammers.
7 De have sat Ild paa din Helligdom, de have vanhelliget dit Navns Bolig, lige til Jorden.
[Then] they burned your temple to the ground; they caused that place where you were worshiped to be unfit for people to worship in.
8 De have sagt i deres Hjerte: Lader os kue dem tilsammen; de have opbrændt alle Guds Forsamlingshuse i Landet.
They said to themselves, “We will destroy the Israelis completely,” and they [also] burned down all the other places where we gathered to worship God.
9 Vi se ikke vore egne Tegn; der er ingen Profet ydermere og ingen hos os, som ved, hvor længe det skal vare.
All our sacred symbols (OR, miracles) are gone; there are no prophets now/any more, and no one knows how long [this situation will continue].
10 Gud! hvor længe skal Modstanderen forhaane, skal Fjenden foragte dit Navn evindelig?
God, how long will our enemies make fun of you [RHQ]? Will they insult you [MTY] forever [RHQ]?
11 Hvorfor drager du din Haand, din højre Haand tilbage? Tag den ud fra din Barm, ødelæg dem!
Why do you refuse to help [MTY, RHQ] us? Why do you keep your hand inside your cloak [instead of using it to destroy our enemies] [RHQ]?
12 Gud er dog min Konge fra fordums Tid, som skaber Frelse midt paa Jorden.
God, you have been our king [all the time] since we came out of Egypt [HYP], and you have enabled us to defeat [our enemies] in the land [of Israel].
13 Du adskilte Havet med din Styrke, du sønderbrød Havuhyrernes Hoveder i Vandene.
By your power you caused the [Red] Sea to divide; [it was as though] you smashed the heads of the [rulers of Egypt who were like] huge sea dragons [MET].
14 Du knuste Leviathans Hoveder, du gav Folket i Ørken den til Spise.
[It was as though] you crushed the head of the king of Egypt [MET] and gave his body to the animals in the desert to eat.
15 Du lod Kilde og Bæk bryde frem, du udtørrede de altid rindende Floder.
You caused springs and streams to flow, and you [also] dried up rivers that had never dried up previously.
16 Dagen hører dig til, Natten hører dig ogsaa til, du har beredt Lys og Sol.
You created the days and the nights, and you put the sun and the moon in their places.
17 Du har sat alle Jordens Grænser; Sommer og Vinter, dem har du beskikket.
You determined where the oceans end and the land begins, and you created the summer/hot season and the winter/cold season.
18 Kom dette i Hu: Fjenden forhaanede Herren, og et Folk af Daarer foragtede dit Navn.
Yahweh, do not forget that your enemies laugh at you, and that it is foolish people who despise you [MTY].
19 Giv ikke vilde Dyr din Turteldues Sjæl, glem ikke dine elendiges Liv evindelig!
Do not let your helpless people [MET] fall into the hands of their cruel enemies; do not forget your suffering/persecuted people.
20 Se til Pagten; thi Jordens mørke Steder ere fulde af Volds Boliger.
Do not forget the agreement that you made with us; remember that there are violent people in every dark place on the earth.
21 Lad den ringe ikke vende beskæmmet tilbage, lad den elendige og fattige love dit Navn!
Do not allow your oppressed people to be disgraced; help those poor and needy people in order that they will [again] praise you [MTY].
22 Gud! gør dig rede, udfør din Sag; kom din Forhaanelse i Hu, som dig sker af Daaren den ganske Dag.
God, arise and defend yourself [by defending your people]! Do not forget that foolish people laugh at you (all day long/continually)!
23 Glem ikke dine Fjenders Røst, dine Modstanderes Bulder, som stiger altid op.
Do not forget that your enemies shout angrily [at you]; the uproar that they make [while they oppose you] never stops.
