Psalms 1

1 Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

Salig den Mand, som ikke gaar efter gudløses Raad, staar paa Synderes Vej eller sidder i Spotteres Lag,

2 But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.

men har Lyst til HERRENS Lov, og som grunder paa hans Lov baade Dag og Nat.

3 He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

Han er som et Træ, der, plantet ved Bække, bærer sin Frugt til rette Tid, og Bladene visner ikke: Alt, hvad han gør, faar han Lykke til.

4 The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.

De gudløse derimod er som Avner, Vinden bortvejrer.

5 For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

Derfor bestaar de gudløse ikke i Dommen og Syndere ej i retfærdiges Menighed.

6 Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

Thi HERREN kender retfærdiges Vej, men gudløses Vej brydes af.