< Salme 41 >

1 (Til sangmesteren. En salme af David.) Salig den Mand, der tager sig af de svage, ham frelser HERREN på Ulykkens Dag;
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
2 HERREN vogter ham, holder ham i Live, det går ham vel i Landet, han giver ham ikke i Fjendevold.
The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.
3 På Sottesengen står HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.
The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.
4 Så siger jeg da: Vær mig nådig, HERRE, helbred min Sjæl, jeg har syndet mod dig!
I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
5 Mine Fjender ønsker mig ondt: "Hvornår mon han dør og hans Navn udslettes?"
My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
6 Kommer en i Besøg, så fører han hyklerisk Tale, hans Hjerte samler på ondt, og så går han bort og taler derom.
My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7 Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det går mig ilde:
All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
8 "En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der - kommer aldrig op!"
“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”
9 Endog min Ven, som jeg stolede på, som spiste mit Brød, har løftet Hælen imod mig.
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
10 Men du, o HERRE, vær mig nådig og rejs mig, så jeg kan øve Gengæld imod dem.
But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.
11 Deraf kan jeg kende, at du har mig kær, at min Fjende ikke skal juble over mig.
By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 Du holder mig oppe i Kraft af min Uskyld, lader mig stå for dit Åsyn til evig Tid.
In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
13 Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, fra Evighed og til Evighed, Amen, Amen!
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

< Salme 41 >