< Salme 48 >

1 (En sang. En salme af Koras sønner.) Stor og højlovet er vor Gud i sin Stad.
Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
2 Smukt løfter sig hans hellige Bjerg, al Jordens Fryd, Zions Bjerg i det højeste Nord, den store Konges By.
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
3 Som Værn gjorde Gud sig kendt i dens Borge.
God has made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
4 Thi Kongerne samlede sig, rykked frem tilsammen;
For, lo, the kings assembled themselves. They passed by together.
5 de så og tav på Stedet, flyed i Angst,
They saw it, then were they amazed. They were dismayed, they hastened away.
6 af Rædsel grebes de brat, af Veer som en, der føder.
Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.
7 Med Østenstormen knuser du Tarsisskibe.
With the east wind thou break the ships of Tarshish.
8 Som vi havde hørt det, så vi det selv i Hærskarers HERREs By, i vor Guds By; til evig Tid lader Gud den stå. (Sela)
As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God, God will establish it forever. (Selah)
9 I din Helligdom tænker vi, Gud, på din Miskundhed;
We have thought on thy loving kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
10 som dit Navn så lyder din Pris til Jordens Grænser. Din højre er fuld af Retfærd,
As is thy name, O God, so is thy praise to the ends of the earth. Thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Zions Bjerg fryder sig, Judas Døtre jubler over dine Domme.
Let mount Zion be glad. Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of thy judgments.
12 Drag rundt om Zion, gå rundt og tæl dets Tårne,
Walk about Zion, and go round about her. Number the towers of it,
13 læg Mærke til dets Ringmur, så gennem dets Borge, at I kan melde Slægten, der
mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces, that ye may tell it to the generation following.
14 kommer: Sådan er Gud, vor Gud for evigt og altid, han skal lede os.
For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

< Salme 48 >