< Salme 41 >
1 Til Sangmesteren. En Salme af David.
For the Leader. A Psalm of David. Happy is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
2 Salig den Mand, der tager sig af de svage, ham frelser HERREN paa Ulykkens Dag;
The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, let him be called happy in the land; and deliver not Thou him unto the greed of his enemies.
3 HERREN vogter ham, holder ham i Live, det gaar ham vel i Landet, han giver ham ikke i Fjendevold.
The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.
4 Paa Sottesengen staar HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.
As for me, I said: 'O LORD, 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 speak evil of me: 'When shall 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 iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he speaketh of 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 thing 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 LORD, 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, that 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 because of 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 the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.