Salme 38
1 (En salme af David. Lehazkir.) HERRE, revs mig ej i din vrede, tugt mig ej i din Harme!
Yahweh, when you are angry [with me], do not rebuke/scold me and punish me!
2 Thi dine pile sidder i mig, din Hånd har lagt sig på mig.
[Now it is as though] you have shot your arrows at me and wounded me; you have struck me and knocked me down.
3 Intet er karskt på min Krop for din Vredes Skyld, intet uskadt i mine Ledemod for mine Synders Skyld;
Because you have been angry with me, I am suffering great pain. Because of my sin, my whole body is diseased.
4 thi over mit Hoved skyller min Brøde som en tyngende Byrde, for tung for mig.
All my sins are [like a flood] that covers my head; they are like a load that is very heavy, with the result that I cannot carry it.
5 Mine Sår både stinker og rådner, for min Dårskabs Skyld går jeg bøjet;
Because I have done foolish things, I have sores that have become worse, and they stink.
6 jeg er såre nedtrykt, sorgfuld vandrer jeg Dagen lang.
[Sometimes] I am bent over, and [sometimes] I lie prostrate; I am sad/cry all day.
7 Thi Lænderne er fulde af Brand, intet er karskt på min Krop,
My body is burning with fever, and I am very ill.
8 jeg er lammet og fuldkommen knust, jeg skriger i Hjertets Vånde.
I am completely exhausted, and I have no strength. I am very distressed, and I groan with pain.
9 HERRE, du kender al min Attrå, mit Suk er ej skjult for dig;
Yahweh, you know that I desire [to be healed]; you hear me while I am groaning.
10 mit Hjerte banker, min Kraft har svigtet, selv mit Øje har mistet sin Glans.
My heat is pounding heavily, and all my strength is gone. I am no longer able to see well.
11 For min Plages Skyld flyr mig Ven og Frænde, mine Nærmeste holder sig fjert;
My friends and neighbors stay away from me because of my sores; even my own family stays away from me.
12 de, der vil mig til Livs, sætter Snarer, og de, der vil mig ondt, lægger Råd om Fordærv, de tænker Dagen igennem på Svig.
And those who want to kill me set traps to catch me; those who want to harm me discuss ways to get rid of me; they plot against me all day.
13 Men jeg er som en døv, der intet hører, som en stum, der ej åbner sin Mund,
Now I act like I’m deaf, and do not listen [to what they say]. I act like I cannot talk, so I say nothing [to reply to them].
14 som en Mand, der ikke kan høre, i hvis Mund der ikke er Svar.
I act like a man who does not answer [when people talk to him], because he cannot hear anything.
15 Thi til dig står mit Håb, o HERRE, du vil bønhøre, Herre min Gud,
But Yahweh, I trust in you. My Lord God, you will answer me.
16 når jeg siger: "Lad dem ikke glæde sig over mig, hovmode sig over min vaklende Fod!"
I said to you, “Do not cause [me to die, with the result that] my enemies will rejoice! Do not cause me to stumble, with the result that they will be very happy!”
17 Thi jeg står allerede for Fald, mine Smerter minder mig stadig;
I say that because I am about to fall down, and I constantly have pain.
18 thi jeg må bekende min Skyld må sørge over min Synd.
I confess the wrong things that I have done; I am [very] sorry for the sins that I have committed.
19 Mange er de, der med Urette er mine Fjender, talrige de, der hader mig uden Grund,
My enemies are healthy and strong; there are many people who hate me for no reason.
20 som lønner mig godt med ondt, som står mig imod, fordi jeg søger det gode.
Those who do evil things to me in return for my doing good things to them oppose me because I try to do what is right.
21 HERRE, forlad mig ikke, min Gud, hold dig ikke borte fra mig,
Yahweh, do not abandon me! My God, do not stay far from me!
22 il mig til Hjælp, o Herre, min Frelse!
Lord, you are the one who saves/rescues me; Quickly [come and] help me!
