Salme 94
1 Herre! Gud, hvem Hævnen hører til, Gud, hvem Hævnen hører til, aabenbar dig herligt!
O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.
2 Rejs dig, du Jordens Dommer! bring Gengældelse over de hovmodige.
Be lifted up, O judge of the earth; let their reward come to the men of pride.
3 Herre! hvor længe skulle de ugudelige, hvor længe skulle de ugudelige fryde sig?
How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners have joy over us?
4 De udgyde en Strøm af Ord, de føre fræk Tale; de rose sig selv, alle de, som øve Uret.
Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.
5 Herre! de knuse dit Folk og plage din Arv.
Your people are crushed by them, O Lord, your heritage is troubled,
6 De ihjelslaa Enken og den fremmede og myrde de faderløse.
They put to death the widow and the guest, they take the lives of children who have no father;
7 Og de sagde: Herren ser det ikke, og Jakobs Gud mærker det ikke.
And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.
8 Giver dog Agt, I ufornuftige iblandt Folket! og I Daarer! naar ville I blive kloge?
Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?
9 Mon han, som plantede Øret, ikke skulde høre? eller mon han, som dannede Øjet, ikke skulde se?
Has he by whom your ears were planted no hearing? or is he blind by whom your eyes were formed?
10 Mon han, som advarer Hedningerne, ikke skulde straffe? han, som lærer et Menneske Kundskab!
He who is the judge of the nations, will he not give men the reward of their acts, even he who gives knowledge to man?
11 Herren kender Menneskenes Tanker, thi de ere Forfængelighed.
The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.
12 Salig er den Mand, som du, Herre! advarer, og den, du underviser ud af din Lov
Happy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching out of your law;
13 for at skaffe ham Hvile fra de onde Dage, indtil der bliver gravet en Grav for den ugudelige.
So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.
14 Thi Herren skal ikke opgive sit Folk og ej forlade sin Arv.
The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;
15 Thi Retten skal vende tilbage til Retfærdighed, og alle de oprigtige af Hjertet skulle efterfølge den.
But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.
16 Hvo staar hos mig imod de onde? hvo stiller sig hos mig imod dem, som gøre Uret?
Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?
17 Dersom Herren ikke havde været min Hjælp, da havde min Sjæl paa lidet nær boet i det stille.
If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.
18 Der jeg sagde: Min Fod snublede, da opholdt, o Herre! din Miskundhed mig.
If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.
19 Der jeg havde mange Bekymringer i mit Inderste, da forlystede din Trøst min Sjæl.
Among all my troubled thoughts, your comforts are the delight of my soul.
20 Skulde Ondskabens Trone have Samkvem med dig? den, som gør Uret tvært imod, hvad Ret er?
What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?
21 De slaa sig sammen skarevis imod en retfærdigs Sjæl, og de fordømme uskyldigt Blod.
They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.
22 Men Herren blev mig en Befæstning, og min Gud blev mig en Tilflugts Klippe.
But the Lord is my safe resting-place; my God is the Rock where I am safe.
23 Og han har ladet deres Uret falde tilbage over dem og skal udrydde dem for deres Ondskab; Herren vor Gud skal udrydde dem.
And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.
