Salme 48
1 (En sang. En salme af Koras sønner.) Stor og højlovet er vor Gud i sin Stad.
A song; a psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God on 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 as a refuge.
4 Thi Kongerne samlede sig, rykked frem tilsammen;
For, see, the kings assembled themselves; they passed by together.
5 de så og tav på Stedet, flyed i Angst,
They saw it, then they were amazed; they were dismayed, and they hurried away.
6 af Rædsel grebes de brat, af Veer som en, der føder.
Trembling took hold of them there, pain as when a woman is in labor.
7 Med Østenstormen knuser du Tarsisskibe.
With the east wind you 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 have we seen in the city of Yahweh 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 about your covenant faithfulness, God, in the middle of your temple.
10 som dit Navn så lyder din Pris til Jordens Grænser. Din højre er fuld af Retfærd,
As your name is, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your 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 your righteous decrees.
12 Drag rundt om Zion, gå rundt og tæl dets Tårne,
Walk around Mount Zion, go round about her; count her towers,
13 læg Mærke til dets Ringmur, så gennem dets Borge, at I kan melde Slægten, der
notice well her walls, and look at her palaces so that you may tell it to the next generation.
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 to death.
