< Salme 48 >
1 (En sang. En salme af Koras sønner.) Stor og højlovet er vor Gud i sin Stad.
A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, 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 north sides, the city of the great King.
3 Som Værn gjorde Gud sig kendt i dens Borge.
God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.
4 Thi Kongerne samlede sig, rykked frem tilsammen;
For, behold, 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. They hurried 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, 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 we have seen, in the city of the LORD of Armies, 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 loving kindness, 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 is your name, 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 judgments.
12 Drag rundt om Zion, gå rundt og tæl dets Tårne,
Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers.
13 læg Mærke til dets Ringmur, så gennem dets Borge, at I kan melde Slægten, der
Notice her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, 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 even to death.