< Salme 41 >

1 Til Sangmesteren. En Salme af David.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
2 Salig den Mand, der tager sig af de svage, ham frelser HERREN paa Ulykkens Dag;
The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.
3 HERREN vogter ham, holder ham i Live, det gaar ham vel i Landet, han giver ham ikke i Fjendevold.
The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.
4 Paa Sottesengen staar HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.
I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
5 Saa siger jeg da: Vær mig naadig, HERRE, helbred min Sjæl, jeg har syndet mod dig!
My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
6 Mine Fjender ønsker mig ondt: »Hvornaar mon han dør og hans Navn udslettes?«
My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
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 against me; they imagine the worst for me:
8 Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det gaar mig ilde:
“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”
9 »En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der — kommer aldrig op!«
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared 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 You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.
11 Men du, o HERRE, vær mig naadig og rejs mig, saa jeg kan øve Gengæld imod dem.
By this I know that You delight in me, for 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.
In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence 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 the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

< Salme 41 >