Salme 1

1 Salig den Mand, som ikke vandrer i de ugudeliges Raad, ej heller staar paa Synderes Vej, ej heller sidder i Spotteres Sæde;

BOOK FIRST: Happy is the man who walketh not in the council of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;

2 men som har Lyst til Herrens Lov, og som grunder paa hans Lov Dag og Nat.

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who doth meditate in his law by day and night.

3 Han skal være som et Træ, der er plantet ved Vandbække, hvilket giver sin Frugt i sin Tid, og hvoraf ikke et Blad affalder; og alt hvad han gør, skal han faa Lykke til.

And he shall be like a tree planted by rivulets of water, that yieldeth its fruit in its season, and the leaf of which doth not wither; and all that he may do shall prosper.

4 Saaledes ere de ugudelige ikke, men ligesom Avner, hvilke Vejret bortdriver.

Not so the wicked; but they are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5 Derfor skulle de ugudelige ikke bestaa i Dommen, ej heller Syndere i de retfærdiges Menighed.

Therefore shall the wicked not be able to stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 Thi Herren kender de retfærdiges Vej; men de ugudeliges Vej skal forgaa.

For the Lord regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked leadeth to perdition.