Salme 58
1 Til Sangmesteren. Al-tasjhet. Af David. En Miktam.
For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David: Michtam. Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? 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 out 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 hearkeneth not 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 LORD.
7 Gud, bryd Tænderne i deres Mund, Ungløvernes Kindtænder knuse du, HERRE;
Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
8 lad dem svinde som Vand, der synker, visne som nedtrampet Græs.
[Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away: [like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen 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 with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
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 men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.
