< Salme 41 >

1 Til Sangmesteren. En Salme af David.
Blessed is he who considers a poor man. Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
2 Salig den Mand, der tager sig af de svage, ham frelser HERREN paa Ulykkens Dag;
Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth. And thou do not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
3 HERREN vogter ham, holder ham i Live, det gaar ham vel i Landet, han giver ham ikke i Fjendevold.
Jehovah will support him upon the bed of languishing. Thou will make all his bed in his sickness.
4 Paa Sottesengen staar HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.
I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
5 Saa siger jeg da: Vær mig naadig, HERRE, helbred min Sjæl, jeg har syndet mod dig!
My enemies speak evil against me, saying, When will he die, and his name perish?
6 Mine Fjender ønsker mig ondt: »Hvornaar mon han dør og hans Navn udslettes?«
And if he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.
7 Kommer en i Besøg, saa fører han hyklerisk Tale, hans Hjerte samler paa ondt, og saa gaar han bort og taler derom.
All who hate me whisper together against me. Against me they devise my hurt.
8 Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det gaar mig ilde:
An evil disease, they say, clings firm to him. And now that he lies he shall rise up no more.
9 »En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der — kommer aldrig op!«
Yea, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
10 Endog min Ven, som jeg stolede paa, som spiste mit Brød, har løftet Hælen imod mig.
But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up that I may requite them.
11 Men du, o HERRE, vær mig naadig og rejs mig, saa jeg kan øve Gengæld imod dem.
By this I know that thou delight in me, because my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 Deraf kan jeg kende, at du har mig kær, at min Fjende ikke skal juble over mig.
And as for me, thou uphold me in my integrity, and set me before thy face forever.
13 Du holder mig oppe i Kraft af min Uskyld, lader mig staa for dit Aasyn til evig Tid. Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, fra Evighed og til Evighed, Amen, Amen!
Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Truly, and Truly.

< Salme 41 >