Salme 55
1 (Til sangmesteren. Med strengespil. En maskil af David.) Lyt, o Gud, til min Bøn, skjul dig ej for min tryglen,
Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my supplication.
2 lå mig Øre og svar mig, jeg vånder mig i Klage,
Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
3 jeg stønner ved Fjendernes Råb og de gudløses Skrig; thi Ulykke vælter de over mig, forfølger mig grumt;
because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
4 Hjertet er angst i mit Bryst, Dødens Rædsler er faldet over mig.
My heart is greatly pained within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Frygt og Angst falder på mig, Gru er over mig.
Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
6 Jeg siger: Ak, havde jeg Vinger som Duen, da fløj jeg i Ly,
And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
7 ja, langt bort vilde jeg fly og blive i Ørkenen. (Sela)
Lo, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness. (Selah)
8 Da søgte jeg skyndsomt Tilflugt for rivende Storm og Uvejr.
I would hasten myself to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
9 Herre, forvir og split deres Tungemål! Thi Vold og Ufred ser jeg i Byen;
Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongue, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 de går Rundgang Dag og Nat på dens Mure;
Day and night they go about it, upon the walls of it. Iniquity and mischief also are in the midst of it.
11 Ulykke, Kvide og Vanheld råder derinde, Voldsfærd og Svig viger aldrig bort fra dens Torve.
Wickedness is in the midst of it. Oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.
12 Det var ikke en Fjende, som hånede mig - det kunde bæres; min uven ydmygede mig ej - ham kunde jeg undgå;
For it was not an enemy who reproached me. Then I could have borne it. Neither was it he who hated me that magnified himself against me. Then I would have hid myself from him.
13 men du, en Mand af min Stand, en Ven og fortrolig,
But it was thou, a man my equal, my companion, and my familiar friend.
14 og det skønt vi delte Samværets Sødme, vandrede endrægtelig i Guds Hus.
We took sweet counsel together. We walked in the house of God with the throng.
15 Over dem komme Død, lad dem levende synke i Dødsriget! Thi der er Ondskab i deres Bolig, i deres Indre! (Sheol h7585)
Let death come suddenly upon them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. (Sheol h7585)
16 Jeg, jeg råber til Gud, og HERREN vil frelse mig.
As for me, I will call upon God, and Jehovah will save me.
17 Jeg klager og stønner ved Kvæld, ved Gry og ved Middag; min Røst vil han høre
Evening, and morning, and at noonday, I will complain and moan. And he will hear my voice.
18 og udfri min Sjæl i Fred, så de ikke kan komme mig nær; thi mange er de imod mig.
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, for there were many by me.
19 Gud, som troner fra Fortids Dage, vil høre og ydmyge dem. (Sela) Thi der er ingen Forandring hos dem, og de frygter ikke for Gud.
God will hear, and respond to them, (even he who abides of old), (Selah) men who have no changes, and who fear not God.
20 På Venner lagde han Hånd og brød sin Pagt.
He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him. He has profaned his covenant.
21 Glattere end Smør er hans Mund, men Hjertet vil Krig, blødere end Olie hans Ord, skønt dragne Sværd.
His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
22 Kast din Byrde på HERREN, så sørger han for dig, den retfærdige lader han ikke i Evighed rokkes.
(Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee. He will never allow the righteous man to be moved.)
23 Og du, o Gud, nedstyrt dem i Gravens Dyb! Ej skal blodstænkte, svigefulde Mænd nå Hælvten af deres Dage. Men jeg, jeg stoler på dig!
But thou, O God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in thee.
