Salme 82

1 (En Salme af Asaf.) Gud står frem i Guders Forsamling midt iblandt Guder holder han Dom

God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the deities.

2 "Hvor længe vil I dømme uredeligt og holde med de gudløse? (Sela)

“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

3 Skaf de ringe og faderløse Ret, kend de arme og nødstedte fri;

“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

4 red de ringe og fattige, fri dem ud af de gudløses Hånd!

Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”

5 Dog, de kender intet, sanser intet, i Mørke vandrer de om, alle Jordens Grundvolde vakler.

They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 Jeg har sagt, at I er Guder, I er alle den Højestes Sønner;

I said, “You are elohim ·judges, gods·, all of you are sons of haElyon [the Most High].

7 dog skal I dø som Mennesker, styrte som en af Fyrsterne!"

Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”

8 Rejs dig, o Gud, døm Jorden, thi alle Folkene får du til Arv!

Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.