< Salme 41 >

1 Til Sangmesteren. En Salme af David.
To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
2 Salig den Mand, der tager sig af de svage, ham frelser HERREN paa Ulykkens Dag;
Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into 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 supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.
4 Paa Sottesengen staar HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.
I — I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'
5 Saa siger jeg da: Vær mig naadig, HERRE, helbred min Sjæl, jeg har syndet mod dig!
Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!
6 Mine Fjender ønsker mig ondt: »Hvornaar mon han dør og hans Navn udslettes?«
And if he came to see — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.
7 Kommer en i Besøg, saa fører han hyklerisk Tale, hans Hjerte samler paa ondt, og saa gaar han bort og taler derom.
All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:
8 Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det gaar mig ilde:
A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.
9 »En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der — kommer aldrig op!«
Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,
10 Endog min Ven, som jeg stolede paa, som spiste mit Brød, har løftet Hælen imod mig.
And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.
11 Men du, o HERRE, vær mig naadig og rejs mig, saa jeg kan øve Gengæld imod dem.
By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.
12 Deraf kan jeg kende, at du har mig kær, at min Fjende ikke skal juble over mig.
As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.
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 [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age — and unto the age. Amen and Amen.

< Salme 41 >