< Salme 85 >

1 (Til Sangmesteren. Af Koras Sønner. En Salme.) Du var nådig, HERRE, imod dit land du vendte Jakobs Skæbne,
To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. A Melody. Thou hast accepted, O Yahweh, thy land, Thou hast brought back the captives of Jacob;
2 tog Skylden bort fra dit Folk og skjulte al deres Synd. (Sela)
Thou hast taken away, the iniquity of thy people, Thou hast covered, all their sin. (Selah)
3 Du lod al din Vrede fare, tvang din glødende Harme.
Thou hast withdrawn all thine indignation, Thou hast ceased from the glow of thine anger.
4 Vend tilbage, vor Frelses Gud, hør op med din Uvilje mod os!
Restore us, O God of our salvation, And take away thy vexation towards us.
5 Vil du vredes på os for evigt, holde fast ved din Harme fra Slægt til Slægt?
To times age-abiding, wilt thou be angry with us? Wilt thou prolong thine anger, from generation to generation?
6 Vil du ikke skænke os Liv På ny, så dit Folk kan glæde sig i dig!
Wilt not, thou thyself, again give us life, That, thy people, may rejoice in thee.
7 Lad os skue din Miskundhed, HERRE, din Frelse give du os!
Show us, O Yahweh, thy lovingkindness, And, thy salvation, wilt thou grant us.
8 Jeg vil høre, hvad Gud HERREN taler! Visselig taler han Fred til sit Folk og til sine fromme og til dem, der vender deres Hjerte til ham;
I will hear, what GOD—Yahweh—will speak, —For he will bespeak prosperity to his people, And to his men of lovingkindness, And to them who return with their heart unto him.
9 ja, nær er hans Frelse for dem, som frygter ham, snart skal Herlighed bo i vort Land;
Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.
10 Miskundhed og Sandhed mødes, Retfærd og Fred skal kysse hinanden;
Lovingkindness and faithfulness, have met together, Righteousness and prosperity, have kissed each other;
11 af Jorden spirer Sandhed frem, fra Himlen skuer Retfærd ned.
Faithfulness, out of the earth, doth spring forth, And, righteousness, out of the heavens, hath looked down.
12 Derhos giver HERREN Lykke, sin Afgrøde giver vort Land;
Yahweh himself too, will give us the blessing, And, our land, shall yield her increase.
13 Retfærd vandrer foran ham og følger også hans Fjed.
Righteousness, before him, shall march long, —That he may make, into a way, the steps of its feet.

< Salme 85 >