Salme 41

1 (Til sangmesteren. En salme af David.) Salig den Mand, der tager sig af de svage, ham frelser HERREN på Ulykkens Dag;

Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time 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 preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and you will not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

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

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: you will make all his bed in his sickness.

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

I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

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 he comes to see me, he speaks vanity: his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes abroad, he tells 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 disease, say they, cleaves fast unto him: and now that he lies 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, which did eat of 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 merciful 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 you favour me, because mine 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.

And as for me, you uphold me in mine integrity, and set me before your face for ever.

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

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