< Salme 135 >

1 Halleluja! Pris Herrens navn, pris det, I HERRENs Tjenere,
Hallelujah. Praise the name of the Lord. Praise the Lord, you his servants,
2 som står i HERRENs Hus, i vor Guds Huses Forgårde!
who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Pris HERREN, thi god er HERREN, lovsyng hans Navn, thi lifligt er det.
Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good: Sing praise to his name it is pleasant.
4 Thi HERREN udvalgte Jakob, Israel til sin Ejendom.
The Lord for himself chose Jacob, Israel as his own special treasure.
5 Ja, jeg ved, at HERREN er stor, vor Herre er større end alle Guder.
For I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is above all gods.
6 HERREN gør alt, hvad han vil, i Himlene og på Jorden, i Have og alle Verdensdyb.
All that he wills he does in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all the abysses.
7 Han lader Skyer stige op fra Jordens Ende, får Lynene til at give Regn, sender Stormen ud fra sine Forrådskamre;
Clouds he brings up from the ends of the earth, lightnings he makes for the rain, wind he brings out of his storehouses.
8 han, som slog Ægyptens førstefødte, både Mennesker og Kvæg,
The firstborn of Egypt he struck, both humans and animals.
9 og sendte Tegn og Undere i din Midte, Ægypten, mod Farao og alle hans Folk;
Signs and wonders he sent into your midst, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 han, som fældede store Folk og veg så mægtige Konger,
Many nations he struck, mighty kings he slew
11 Amoriternes konge Sion og Basans Konge Og, og alle Kana'ans Riger
Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.
12 og gav deres Land i Eje, i Eje til Israel, hans Folk.
He gave their land for possession, possession to Israel his people.
13 HERRE, dit Navn er evigt, din Ihukommelse, HERRE, fra Slægt til Slægt,
Your name, O Lord, is forever; your memorial world without end.
14 thi Ret skaffer HERREN sit Folk og ynkes over sine Tjenere.
For the Lord secures right for his people, and takes pity upon his servants.
15 Folkenes Billeder er Sølv og Guld, Værk af Menneskehænder;
The idols of heathen are silver made by human hands.
16 de har Mund, men taler ikke, Øjne, men ser dog ej;
They have mouths, but cannot speak: they have eyes, but cannot see.
17 de har Ører, men hører ikke, ej heller er der Ånde i deres Mund.
They have ears, but cannot hear: there is no breath in their mouths.
18 Som dem skal de, der laved dem, blive enhver, som stoler på dem.
Their makers become like them, so do all who trust in them.
19 Lov HERREN, Israels Hus, lov HERREN, Arons Hus,
House of Israel, praise the Lord: house of Araon, praise the Lord.
20 lov HERREN, Levis Hus, lov HERREN, I, som frygter HERREN!
House of Levi, praise the Lord: you who fear the Lord, praise the Lord.
21 Fra Zion være HERREN lovet, han, som bor i Jerusalem!
Blest be the Lord out of Zion, who lives in Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

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