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 chief musician; set to Al Tashheth. A psalm of David. A michtam. Do you rulers speak righteousness? Do you judge uprightly, you people?
2 Nej, alle øver I Uret på Jord, eders Hænder udvejer Vold.
No, you commit wickedness in your heart; you distribute violence throughout the land with your hands.
3 Fra Moders Liv vanslægted de gudløse, fra Moders Skød for Løgnerne vild.
The wicked go astray even when they are in the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
4 Gift har de i sig som Slangen, den stumme Øgle, der døver sit Øre
Their poison is like a snake's poison; they are like a deaf adder that stops up its ears,
5 og ikke vil høre på Tæmmerens Røst, på den kyndige Slangebesværger.
that pays no attention to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful they are.
6 Gud, bryd Tænderne i deres Mund, Ungløvernes Kindtænder knuse du, HERRE;
Break their teeth in their mouths, God; break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.
7 lad dem svinde som Vand, der synker, visne som nedtrampet Græs.
Let them melt away as water that runs off; when they shoot their arrows, let them be as though they had no points.
8 Lad dem blive som Sneglen, opløst i Slim som et ufuldbårent Foster, der aldrig så Sol.
Let them be like a snail that melts and passes away, like the untimely-born child of a woman that never sees the sunlight.
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 thorn's burning heat, he will take them away with a whirlwind, the green thorns and the burning thorns alike.
10 Den retfærdige glæder sig, når han ser Hævn, hans Fødder skal vade i gudløses Blod;
The righteous will rejoice when he sees God's vengeance; he will 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!"
so that men will say, “Truly, there is a reward for the righteous person; truly there is a God who judges the earth.”
