Salme 58
1 Til Sangmesteren. Al-tasjhet. Af David. En Miktam.
To the Chief Musician. "Do not Destroy." A precious Psalm, of David. Are ye, indeed, silent [when] righteousness, ye should speak? When, with equity, ye should judge, O ye sons of men?
2 Er det virkelig Ret, I taler, I Guder, dømmer I Menneskens Børn retfærdigt?
Aye! ye all do work, perversity, —Throughout the land, your hands, weigh out, violence!
3 Nej, alle øver I Uret paa Jord, eders Hænder udvejer Vold.
Lawless men have been estranged from birth, They have gone astray from their nativity, speaking falsehood;
4 Fra Moders Liv vanslægted de gudløse, fra Moders Skød for Løgnerne vild.
Their poison, is like unto the poison of a serpent, Like the deaf adder, that stoppeth his ear;
5 Gift har de i sig som Slangen, den stumme Øgle, der døver sit Øre
That will not hearken to the voice of whisperers, Though the wise one try to bind him with spells.
6 og ikke vil høre paa Tæmmerens Røst, paa den kyndige Slangebesværger.
O God! break away their teeth in their mouth, The biters of the young lions, knock thou out, O Yahweh!
7 Gud, bryd Tænderne i deres Mund, Ungløvernes Kindtænder knuse du, HERRE;
Let such men flow away like waters that disperse themselves: He prepareth his arrow, Like [grass] let them be cut down:
8 lad dem svinde som Vand, der synker, visne som nedtrampet Græs.
Like a snail, which melteth away as it goeth, An untimely birth of a woman, which hath not seen the sun:
9 Lad dem blive som Sneglen, opløst i Slim som et ufuldbaarent Foster, der aldrig saa Sol.
Before your kettles can perceive the [kindled] bramble, Be he green or be he withered, he shall be swept away.
10 Før eders Gryder mærker til Tjørnen, ja, midt i deres Livskraft river han dem bort i sin Vrede.
The righteous man will rejoice when he hath seen an avenging, His feet, will he bathe in the blood of the lawless one: —
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 son of earth may say—Surely there is fruit for the righteous man! Surely there are gods who judge in the earth!
