Salme 66
1 Til Sangmesteren. En Sang. En Salme. Bryd ud i Jubel for Gud, al Jorden,
[Tell] everyone on the earth that they should sing joyfully to praise God!
2 lovsyng hans Navns Ære, syng ham en herlig Lovsang,
They should sing songs that say that God [MTY] is very great, and they should tell everyone that he is very glorious!
3 sig til Gud: »Hvor forfærdelige er dine Gerninger! For din vældige Styrkes Skyld logrer Fjenderne for dig,
They should say to God, “The things that you do are awesome! You are very powerful, with the result that your enemies (cringe/bow down) in front of you.”
4 al Jorden tilbeder dig, de lovsynger dig, lovsynger dit Navn.« (Sela)
Everyone on the earth [should] worship God and sing to praise him and honor him [MTY].
5 Kom hid og se, hvad Gud har gjort, i sit Virke en Rædsel for Menneskenes Børn.
Come and think about what God has done! Think about the awesome things that he has done.
6 Han forvandlede Hav til Land, de vandred til Fods over Strømmen; lad os fryde os højlig i ham.
He caused the [Red] Sea to become dry land, [with the result that our] ancestors were able to walk right through it. There we rejoiced because of what he [had done].
7 Han hersker med Vælde for evigt, paa Folkene vogter hans Øjne, ej kan genstridige gøre sig store. (Sela)
By his great power he rules forever, and he keeps watching all the nations [to see what things they do], [so] those nations that want to rebel [against him] should not be proud.
8 I Folkeslag, lov vor Gud, lad lyde hans Lovsangs Toner,
You people [of all nations], praise our God! Praise him loudly in order that people will hear you as you praise him.
9 han, som har holdt vor Sjæl i Live og ej lod vor Fod glide ud!
He has kept us alive, and he has not allowed us to (stumble/be defeated).
10 Thi du ransaged os, o Gud, rensede os, som man renser Sølv;
God, you have tested us; you have allowed us to experience great difficulties [to make our lives become pure] as [people] put precious metals in a hot fire [to burn out what is impure] [MET].
11 i Fængsel bragte du os, lagde Tynge paa vore Lænder,
[It is as if] you allowed us to fall into traps [MET], and you [forced us to endure difficult things which were like] putting heavy loads on our backs [MET].
12 lod Mennesker skride hen over vort Hoved, vi kom gennem Ild og Vand; men du førte os ud og bragte os Lindring!
You allowed [our] enemies to trample on us; we [experienced difficulties/troubles that were like] [MET] walking through fires and floods, but now you have brought us into a place where we have plenty.
13 Med Brændofre vil jeg gaa ind i dit Hus og indfri dig mine Løfter,
[Yahweh], I will bring to your temple offerings that are to be completely burned [on the altar]; I will offer to you what I promised.
14 dem, mine Læber fremførte, min Mund udtalte i Nøden.
When I was experiencing [much] trouble, I said that I would bring offerings to you [if you rescued me]; [and you did rescue me, so] I will bring to you what I promised.
15 Jeg bringer dig Ofre af Fedekvæg sammen med Vædres Offerduft, jeg ofrer Okser tillige med Bukke. (Sela)
I will bring sheep to be burned on the altar, and I will [also] sacrifice bulls and goats, and when they are burning, [you will be pleased when] the smoke [rises up] ([to you/to the sky]).
16 Kom og hør og lad mig fortælle jer alle, som frygter Gud, hvad han har gjort for min Sjæl!
All you [people] who revere God, come and listen, and I will tell you what he has done for me.
17 Jeg raabte til ham med min Mund og priste ham med min Tunge.
I called out to him to help me, and I praised him while I was speaking to him [MTY].
18 Havde jeg tænkt paa ondt i mit Hjerte, da havde Herren ej hørt;
If I had ignored the sins that I had committed, the Lord would not have paid any attention to me.
19 visselig, Gud har hørt, han lytted til min bedende Røst.
But because [I confessed my sins], God has listened to me and he paid attention to my prayers.
20 Lovet være Gud, som ikke har afvist min Bøn eller taget sin Miskundhed fra mig!
I praise God because he has not ignored my prayers or stopped faithfully loving me.
