Salme 48
1 (En sang. En salme af Koras sønner.) Stor og højlovet er vor Gud i sin Stad.
A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God — His holy hill.
2 Smukt løfter sig hans hellige Bjerg, al Jordens Fryd, Zions Bjerg i det højeste Nord, den store Konges By.
Beautiful [for] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.
3 Som Værn gjorde Gud sig kendt i dens Borge.
God in her high places is known for a tower.
4 Thi Kongerne samlede sig, rykked frem tilsammen;
For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,
5 de så og tav på Stedet, flyed i Angst,
They have seen — so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.
6 af Rædsel grebes de brat, af Veer som en, der føder.
Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.
7 Med Østenstormen knuser du Tarsisskibe.
By an east wind Thou shiverest 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 doth establish her — to the age. (Selah)
9 I din Helligdom tænker vi, Gud, på din Miskundhed;
We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, 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, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.
11 Zions Bjerg fryder sig, Judas Døtre jubler over dine Domme.
Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.
12 Drag rundt om Zion, gå rundt og tæl dets Tårne,
Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,
13 læg Mærke til dets Ringmur, så gennem dets Borge, at I kan melde Slægten, der
Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,
14 kommer: Sådan er Gud, vor Gud for evigt og altid, han skal lede os.
That this God [is] our God — To the age and for ever, He — he doth lead us over death!
