Salme 58
1 (Til sangmesteren. Al-tasjhet. Af David. En miktam.) Er det virkelig Ret, I taler, I Guder, dømmer I Menneskenes Børn retfærdigt?
For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam. Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company? Do ye judge with equity the sons of men?
2 Nej, alle øver I Uret på Jord, eders Hænder udvejer Vold.
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.
3 Fra Moders Liv vanslægted de gudløse, fra Moders Skød for Løgnerne vild.
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.
4 Gift har de i sig som Slangen, den stumme Øgle, der døver sit Øre
Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear;
5 og ikke vil høre på Tæmmerens Røst, på den kyndige Slangebesværger.
Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells.
6 Gud, bryd Tænderne i deres Mund, Ungløvernes Kindtænder knuse du, HERRE;
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth; break out the cheek-teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
7 lad dem svinde som Vand, der synker, visne som nedtrampet Græs.
Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
8 Lad dem blive som Sneglen, opløst i Slim som et ufuldbårent Foster, der aldrig så Sol.
Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away; like the untimely births of a woman, that have not seen the sun.
9 Før eders Gryder mærker til Tjørnen, ja, midt i deres Livskraft river han dem bort i sin Vrede
Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.
10 Den retfærdige glæder sig, når han ser Hævn, hans Fødder skal vade i gudløses Blod;
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Og Folk skal sige: "Den retfærdige får dog sin Løn, der er dog Guder, som dømmer på Jord!"
And men shall say: 'Verily there is a reward for the righteous; verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.'
