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 Leader. A Psalm of David. Happy is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

2 HERREN vogter ham, holder ham i Live, det går ham vel i Landet, han giver ham ikke i Fjendevold.

The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, let him be called happy in the land; and deliver not Thou him unto the greed of his enemies.

3 På Sottesengen står HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.

The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.

4 Så siger jeg da: Vær mig nådig, HERRE, helbred min Sjæl, jeg har syndet mod dig!

As for me, I said: 'O LORD, be gracious unto me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee.'

5 Mine Fjender ønsker mig ondt: "Hvornår mon han dør og hans Navn udslettes?"

Mine enemies speak evil of me: 'When shall he die, and his name perish?'

6 Kommer en i Besøg, så fører han hyklerisk Tale, hans Hjerte samler på ondt, og så går han bort og taler derom.

And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he speaketh of it.

7 Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det går mig ilde:

All that hate me whisper together against me, against me do they devise my hurt:

8 "En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der - kommer aldrig op!"

'An evil thing cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he lieth, he shall rise up no more.'

9 Endog min Ven, som jeg stolede på, som spiste mit Brød, har løftet Hælen imod mig.

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, hath 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 Thou, O LORD, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

11 Deraf kan jeg kende, at du har mig kær, at min Fjende ikke skal juble over mig.

By this I know that Thou delightest in me, that mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

12 Du holder mig oppe i Kraft af min Uskyld, lader mig stå for dit Åsyn til evig Tid.

And as for me, Thou upholdest me because of mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever.

13 Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, fra Evighed og til Evighed, Amen, Amen!

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.