< Salme 41 >

1 Til Sangmesteren. En Salme af David.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: 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 deliver not thou him unto 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 couch of languishing: Thou makest 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!
Mine 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 come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth 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 that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.
8 Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det gaar mig ilde:
An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him; And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
9 »En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der — kommer aldrig op!«
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath 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 delightest in me, Because mine enemy doth 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 upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
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. Amen, and Amen.

< Salme 41 >