< Salme 115 >

1 Ikke os, o Herre, ikke os, men dit navn, det give du ære for din Miskundheds og Trofastheds Skyld!
Not for our sake, O Lord, not for our sake, but unto thy name give glory, for the sake of thy kindness, for the sake of thy truth.
2 Hvi skal Folkene sige: "Hvor er dog deres Gud?"
Wherefore should the nations say, Where now is their God?
3 Vor Gud, han er i Himlen; alt, hvad han vil, det gør han!
Whereas our God is in the heavens: whatsoever he desireth hath he done.
4 Deres Billeder er Sølv og Guld, Værk af Menneskehænder;
Their idols are sliver and gold, the work of the hands of man.
5 de har Mund, men taler ikke, Øjne, men ser dog ej;
A mouth they have, but speak not; eyes they have, but see not;
6 de har Ører, men hører ikke, Næse men lugter dog ej;
Ears they have, but hear not; a nose they have, but smell not.
7 de har Hænder, men føler ikke, Fødder, men går dog ej, deres Strube frembringer ikke en Lyd.
They have hands, but they touch not; they have feet, but they walk not: nor do they give any utterance by their throat.
8 Som dem skal de, der lavede dem, blive, enhver, som stoler på dem!
Like them are those that make them, every one that trusteth in them.
9 Israel stoler på HERREN, han er deres Hjælp og Skjold;
O Israel, trust thou in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.
10 Arons Hus stoler på HERREN, han er deres Hjælp og Skjold;
O house of Aaron, trust ye in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.
11 de, som frygter HERREN, stoler på ham, han er deres Hjælp og Skjold.
Ye that fear the Lord, trust ye in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.
12 HERREN kommer os i Hu, velsigner, velsigner Israels Hus, velsigner Arons Hus,
The Lord hath even been mindful of us, he will bless [us]; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;
13 velsigner dem, der frygter HERREN, og det både små og store.
He will bless those that fear the Lord, the small together with the great.
14 HERREN lader eder vokse i Tal, eder og eders Børn;
May the Lord increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 velsignet er I af HERREN, Himlens og Jordens Skaber.
Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
16 Himlen er HERRENs Himmel, men Jorden gav han til Menneskens Børn.
The heavens are the heavens of the Lord; but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17 De døde priser ej HERREN, ingen af dem, der steg ned i det tavse.
Not the dead can praise the Lord, nor all those that go down into the silence [of death].
18 Men vi, vi lover HERREN, fra nu og til evig Tid!
But as for us, we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Hallelujah.

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