Salme 82

1 Gud staar i Guds Menighed; han dømmer midt iblandt Guder.

God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the deities.

2 Hvor længe ville I dømme Uret og anse de ugudeliges Personer? (Sela)

“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

3 Skaffer den ringe og den faderløse Ret; hjælper den elendige og den arme til Retfærdighed!

“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

4 Redder den ringe og den fattige; udfrier ham af de ugudeliges Haand!

Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”

5 De skønne ikke og forstaa ikke, de vandre i Mørke; alle Jordens Grundpiller ryste.

They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 Jeg har sagt: I ere Guder, og I ere alle den Højestes Sønner.

I said, “You are elohim ·judges, gods·, all of you are sons of haElyon [the Most High].

7 Men I skulle dø som Mennesker, og som en af Fyrsterne skulle I falde.

Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”

8 Gud! gør dig rede, døm Jorden; thi du skal tage Arv iblandt alle Hedninger.

Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.