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 end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial. If you do indeed speak righteousness, [then] do you judge rightly, you sons of men.
2 Nej, alle øver I Uret på Jord, eders Hænder udvejer Vold.
For you work iniquities in [your] hearts in the earth: your hands plot unrighteousness.
3 Fra Moders Liv vanslægted de gudløse, fra Moders Skød for Løgnerne vild.
Sinners have gone astray from the womb: they go astray from the belly: they speak lies.
4 Gift har de i sig som Slangen, den stumme Øgle, der døver sit Øre
Their venom is like [that] of a serpent; as [that] of a deaf asp, and that stops her ears;
5 og ikke vil høre på Tæmmerens Røst, på den kyndige Slangebesværger.
which will not hear the voice of charmers, nor [heed] the charm prepared skillfully by the wise.
6 Gud, bryd Tænderne i deres Mund, Ungløvernes Kindtænder knuse du, HERRE;
God has crushed their teeth in their mouth: God has broken the cheek-teeth of the lions.
7 lad dem svinde som Vand, der synker, visne som nedtrampet Græs.
They shall utterly pass away like water running through: he shall bend his bow till they shall fail.
8 Lad dem blive som Sneglen, opløst i Slim som et ufuldbårent Foster, der aldrig så Sol.
They shall be destroyed as melted wax: the fire has fallen and they 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 thorns feel the white thorn, he shall swallow you up as living, as in his wrath.
10 Den retfærdige glæder sig, når han ser Hævn, hans Fødder skal vade i gudløses Blod;
The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance of the ungodly: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.
11 Og Folk skal sige: "Den retfærdige får dog sin Løn, der er dog Guder, som dømmer på Jord!"
And a man shall say, Verily then there is a reward for the righteous: verily there is a God that judges them in the earth.
