Salme 60

1 Til Sangmesteren. Al-sjusjan-edut. En Miktam af David til Indøvelse,

For the music director. According to “Lily of the Testimony.” A psalm (miktam) of David, useful for teaching, about the time he fought against Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and then Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You, God, have rejected us! You have broken us; you have been angry with us; but now you have to welcome us back!

2 dengang han kæmpede med Aram-Naharajim og Aram-Zoba, og Joab vendte tilbage og slog Edomiterne i Saltdalen, 12 000 Mand.

You have sent earthquakes on our land and split it apart. Now heal the cracks, for the land is still having tremors.

3 Gud, du har stødt os fra dig, nedbrudt os, du vrededes — vend dig til os igen;

You have been very hard on your people; you gave us wine that made us stagger around.

4 du lod Landet skælve, slaa Revner, læg nu dets Brist, thi det vakler!

But you have given those who respect you the banner of truth to unfurl and rally around. (Selah)

5 Du lod dit Folk friste ondt, iskænked os døvende Vin.

Rescue those you love! Answer us, and save us by your power!

6 Dem, der frygter dig, gav du et Banner, hvorhen de kan fly for Buen. (Sela)

God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.

7 Til Frelse for dine elskede hjælp med din højre, bønhør os!

Both Gilead and Manasseh belong to me. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah is my scepter.

8 Gud talede i sin Helligdom: »Jeg vil udskifte Sikem med Jubel, udmaale Sukkots Dal;

I will treat Moab as my washbasin; I will place my sandal on Edom; I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”

9 mit er Gilead, mit er Manasse, Efraim er mit Hoveds Værn, Juda min Herskerstav,

Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?

10 Moab min Vaskeskaal, paa Edom kaster jeg min Sko, over Filisterland jubler jeg.«

Have you rejected us, God? Won't you lead our armies?

11 Hvo bringer mig hen til den faste Stad, hvo leder mig hen til Edom?

Please give us help against our enemies, for human help is worthless.

12 Har du ikke, Gud, stødt os fra dig? Du ledsager ej vore Hære. Giv os dog Hjælp mod Fjenden! Blændværk er Menneskers Støtte. Med Gud skal vi øve vældige Ting, vore Fjender træder han ned!

Our strength is in God, and he will crush our enemies.