Salme 58
1 Til Sangmesteren. Al-tasjhet. Af David. En Miktam.
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
2 Er det virkelig Ret, I taler, I Guder, dømmer I Menneskens Børn retfærdigt?
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
3 Nej, alle øver I Uret paa Jord, eders Hænder udvejer Vold.
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
4 Fra Moders Liv vanslægted de gudløse, fra Moders Skød for Løgnerne vild.
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
5 Gift har de i sig som Slangen, den stumme Øgle, der døver sit Øre
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
6 og ikke vil høre paa Tæmmerens Røst, paa den kyndige Slangebesværger.
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Yhwh.
7 Gud, bryd Tænderne i deres Mund, Ungløvernes Kindtænder knuse du, HERRE;
Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
8 lad dem svinde som Vand, der synker, visne som nedtrampet Græs.
As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
9 Lad dem blive som Sneglen, opløst i Slim som et ufuldbaarent Foster, der aldrig saa Sol.
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
10 Før eders Gryder mærker til Tjørnen, ja, midt i deres Livskraft river han dem bort i sin Vrede.
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Den retfærdige glæder sig, naar han ser Hævn, hans Fødder skal vade i gudløses Blod; Og Folk skal sige: »Den retfærdige faar dog sin Løn, der er dog Guder, som dømmer paa Jord!«
So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
