Salme 41

1 Til Sangmesteren. En Salme af David.

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandeth 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; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt 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 sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness.

4 Paa Sottesengen staar HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.

As for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto 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 wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish?

6 Mine Fjender ønsker mig ondt: »Hvornaar mon han dør og hans Navn udslettes?«

And if one come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth wickedness to itself: 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:

A thing of Belial cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he is laid down, he will 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 confided, 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, Jehovah, be gracious unto 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.

But 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 eternity to eternity! Amen, and Amen.