< Salme 135 >

1 Halleluja! Pris HERRENS Navn, pris det, I HERRENS Tjenere,
Praise ye the name of the Lord: O you his servants, praise the Lord:
2 som staar i HERRENS Hus, i vor Guds Huses Forgaarde!
You that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Pris HERREN, thi god er HERREN, lovsyng hans Navn, thi lifligt er det.
Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good: sing ye to his name, for it is sweet.
4 Thi HERREN udvalgte Jakob, Israel til sin Ejendom.
For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself: Israel for his own possession.
5 Ja, jeg ved, at HERREN er stor, vor Herre er større end alle Guder.
For I have known that the Lord is great, and our God is above all gods.
6 HERREN gør alt, hvad han vil, i Himlene og paa Jorden, i Have og alle Verdensdyb.
Whatsoever the Lord hath pleased he hath done, in heaven, in earth, in the sea, and in all the deeps.
7 Han lader Skyer stige op fra Jordens Ende, faar Lynene til at give Regn, sender Stormen ud fra sine Forraadskamre;
He bringeth up clouds from the end of the earth: he hath made lightnings for the rain. He bringeth forth winds out of his stores:
8 han, som slog Ægyptens førstefødte, baade Mennesker og Kvæg,
He slew the firstborn of Egypt from man even unto beast.
9 og sendte Tegn og Undere i din Midte, Ægypten, mod Farao og alle hans Folk;
He sent forth signs and wonders in the midst of thee, O Egypt: upon Pharao, and upon all his servants.
10 han, som fældede store Folk og vog saa mægtige Konger,
He smote many nations, and slew mighty kings:
11 Amoriternes Konge Sihon og Basans Konge Og og alle Kana'ans Riger
Sehon king of the Amorrhites, and Og king of Basan, and all the kingdoms of Chanaan.
12 og gav deres Land i Eje, i Eje til Israel, hans Folk.
And gave their land for an inheritance, for an inheritance to his people Israel.
13 HERRE, dit Navn er evigt, din Ihukommelse, HERRE, fra Slægt til Slægt,
Thy name, O Lord, is for ever: thy memorial, O Lord, unto all generations.
14 thi Ret skaffer HERREN sit Folk og ynkes over sine Tjenere.
For the Lord will judge his people, and will be entreated in favour of his servants.
15 Folkenes Billeder er Sølv og Guld, Værk af Menneskehænder;
The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the works of men’s hands.
16 de har Mund, men taler ikke, Øjne, men ser dog ej;
They have a mouth, but they speak not: they have eyes, but they see not.
17 de har Ører, men hører ikke, ej heller er der Aande i deres Mund.
They have ears, but they hear not: neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18 Som dem skal de, der laved dem, blive enhver, som stoler paa dem.
Let them that make them be like to them: and every one that trusteth in them.
19 Lov HERREN, Israels Hus, lov HERREN, Arons Hus,
Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron.
20 lov HERREN, Levis Hus, lov HERREN, I, som frygter HERREN!
Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: you that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 Fra Zion være HERREN lovet, han, som bor i Jerusalem!
Blessed be the Lord out of Sion, who dwelleth in Jerusalem.

< Salme 135 >