Salme 41

1 Til Sangmesteren. En Salme af David.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers 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 will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender 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.

The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

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

I said, “LORD, have mercy on 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 speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

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

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. They imagine the worst for me.

8 Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det gaar mig ilde:

“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”

9 »En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der — kommer aldrig op!«

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, 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, LORD, have mercy on 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, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.

12 Deraf kan jeg kende, at du har mig kær, at min Fjende ikke skal juble over mig.

As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, 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 and to everlasting! Amen and amen.