Salme 94
1 Herre! Gud, hvem Hævnen hører til, Gud, hvem Hævnen hører til, aabenbar dig herligt!
Yahweh, you are able to get revenge [on your enemies]. [So] show them that you are going to punish them!
2 Rejs dig, du Jordens Dommer! bring Gengældelse over de hovmodige.
You are the one who judges all [people on] the earth; [so] arise, and give/punish the proud [leaders of our] people like they deserve.
3 Herre! hvor længe skulle de ugudelige, hvor længe skulle de ugudelige fryde sig?
Yahweh, how long will those wicked [people] be glad/happy? It is not right that [RHQ] they continue being glad!
4 De udgyde en Strøm af Ord, de føre fræk Tale; de rose sig selv, alle de, som øve Uret.
They do evil things, and they boast about doing them; how long will they [be allowed to] continue doing that?
5 Herre! de knuse dit Folk og plage din Arv.
Yahweh, [it is as though] those wicked people crush [us], your people; they (oppress/treat cruelly) those who belong to you [DOU].
6 De ihjelslaa Enken og den fremmede og myrde de faderløse.
They murder widows and orphans and people from other countries who [think it is safe to] live in our land.
7 Og de sagde: Herren ser det ikke, og Jakobs Gud mærker det ikke.
Those wicked people say, “Yahweh does not see anything; [so] the God whom those Israelis [worship] does not see [the evil things that we do].”
8 Giver dog Agt, I ufornuftige iblandt Folket! og I Daarer! naar ville I blive kloge?
You evil people [who rule Israel], you are foolish and stupid; when will you become wise [RHQ]?
9 Mon han, som plantede Øret, ikke skulde høre? eller mon han, som dannede Øjet, ikke skulde se?
God made our ears; so [do you think that] he cannot hear [what you say] [RHQ]? He created our eyes; so do you think that he cannot see [the evil things that you do] [RHQ]?
10 Mon han, som advarer Hedningerne, ikke skulde straffe? han, som lærer et Menneske Kundskab!
He also scolds [the leaders of other] nations; so do you think that he will not punish [you] [RHQ]? He is the one who knows everything; [so why do you think that he does not know what you do] [RHQ]?
11 Herren kender Menneskenes Tanker, thi de ere Forfængelighed.
Yahweh knows [everything] that people are thinking; he knows that what they think ([is useless/vanishes as quickly as]) smoke [MET].
12 Salig er den Mand, som du, Herre! advarer, og den, du underviser ud af din Lov
Yahweh, you are pleased with people who [want you to] discipline/correct them, those who [want you to] teach them your laws.
13 for at skaffe ham Hvile fra de onde Dage, indtil der bliver gravet en Grav for den ugudelige.
When those people have had troubles, you cause those troubles to cease, and some day [it will be as though] you will dig pits for wicked people, and they will fall into those pits [and die].
14 Thi Herren skal ikke opgive sit Folk og ej forlade sin Arv.
Yahweh will not abandon his people; he will not desert like that those who belong to him [DOU].
15 Thi Retten skal vende tilbage til Retfærdighed, og alle de oprigtige af Hjertet skulle efterfølge den.
[Some day] judges will decide matters fairly for people, and all honest/righteous people will be pleased about that.
16 Hvo staar hos mig imod de onde? hvo stiller sig hos mig imod dem, som gøre Uret?
But when wicked [people] ([oppressed me/treated me cruelly]), (who defended me?/no one defended me.) [RHQ] No one stood up to testify for me against those evil people [RHQ].
17 Dersom Herren ikke havde været min Hjælp, da havde min Sjæl paa lidet nær boet i det stille.
If Yahweh had not helped me [at that time], [I would have been executed], [and] my soul/spirit would have gone to the place where [dead people] say nothing.
18 Der jeg sagde: Min Fod snublede, da opholdt, o Herre! din Miskundhed mig.
I said/thought [to myself], “I am about to die,” but Yahweh, you held me up by faithfully loving me.
19 Der jeg havde mange Bekymringer i mit Inderste, da forlystede din Trøst min Sjæl.
Whenever I am very worried, you comfort/encourage me and cause me to be happy.
20 Skulde Ondskabens Trone have Samkvem med dig? den, som gør Uret tvært imod, hvad Ret er?
You have nothing to do with wicked judges, who establish laws that allow people to do what is not legal.
21 De slaa sig sammen skarevis imod en retfærdigs Sjæl, og de fordømme uskyldigt Blod.
They plan to get rid of righteous [people], and they declare that (innocent people/people who have not done what is wrong) must be executed.
22 Men Herren blev mig en Befæstning, og min Gud blev mig en Tilflugts Klippe.
But Yahweh (has become [like] my fortress/protects me) [MET]; my God is [like a huge] rock under which I am protected/safe [MET].
23 Og han har ladet deres Uret falde tilbage over dem og skal udrydde dem for deres Ondskab; Herren vor Gud skal udrydde dem.
He will punish those wicked leaders in return for the wicked things that they have done, and will get rid of them for the sins that they have committed; [yes], Yahweh our God will (wipe them out/destroy them completely).
