< Salme 115 >

1 Ikke os, o HERRE, ikke os, men dit Navn, det give du Ære for din Miskundheds og Trofastheds Skyld!
Not to us, LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.
2 Hvi skal Folkene sige: »Hvor er dog deres Gud?«
Why should the nations say, “Where is their God, now?”
3 Vor Gud, han er i Himlen; alt, hvad han vil, det gør han!
But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
4 Deres Billeder er Sølv og Guld, Værk af Menneskehænder;
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
5 de har Mund, men taler ikke, Øjne, men ser dog ej;
They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see.
6 de har Ører, men hører ikke, Næse, men lugter dog ej;
They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell.
7 de har Hænder, men føler ikke, Fødder, men gaar dog ej, deres Strube frembringer ikke en Lyd.
They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat.
8 Som dem skal de, der lavede dem, blive, enhver, som stoler paa dem!
Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.
9 Israel stoler paa HERREN, han er deres Hjælp og Skjold;
Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
10 Arons Hus stoler paa HERREN, han er deres Hjælp og Skjold;
House of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
11 de, som frygter HERREN, stoler paa ham, han er deres Hjælp og Skjold.
You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
12 HERREN kommer os i Hu, velsigner, velsigner Israels Hus, velsigner Arons Hus,
The LORD remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 velsigner dem, der frygter HERREN, og det baade smaa og store.
He will bless those who fear the LORD, both small and great.
14 HERREN lader eder vokse i Tal, eder og eders Børn;
May the LORD increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 velsignet er I af HERREN, Himlens og Jordens Skaber.
Blessed are you by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
16 Himlen er HERRENS Himmel, men Jorden gav han til Menneskens Børn.
The heavens are the LORD’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.
17 De døde priser ej HERREN, ingen af dem, der steg ned i det tavse.
The dead don’t praise the LORD, nor any who go down into silence,
18 Men vi, vi lover HERREN, fra nu og til evig Tid!
but we will bless the LORD, from this time forward and forever more. Praise the LORD!

< Salme 115 >