< Psalms 60 >

1 For the end, for them that shall yet be changed; for an inscription by David for instruction, when he [had] burned Mesopotamia of Syria, and Syria Sobal, and Joab [had] returned and smitten [in] the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast rejected and destroyed us; thou hast been angry, yet hast pitied us.
(Til sangmesteren. Al-sjusjan-edut. En miktam af David til til indøvelse, dengang han kæmpede med Aram-Naharajim og Aram-Zoba, og Joab vendte tilbage og slog edomitterne i Saltdalen, 12000 mand.) Gud, du har stødt os fra dig, nedbrudt os, du vredes - vend dig til os igen;
2 Thou hast shaken the earth, and troubled it; heal its breaches, for it has been shaken.
du lod Landet skælve, slå Revner, læg nu dets Brist, thi det vakler!
3 Thou hast shewn thy people hard things: thou has made us drink the wine of astonishment.
Du lod dit Folk friste ondt, iskænked os døvende Vin.
4 Thou hast given a token to them that fear thee, that they might flee from the bow. (Pause)
Dem, der frygter dig, gav du et Banner, hvorhen de kan fly for Buen. (Sela)
5 That thy beloved ones may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Til Frelse for dine elskede hjælp med din højre, bønhør os!
6 God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, and divide Sicima, and measure out the valley of tents.
Gud talede i sin Helligdom: "Jeg vil udskifte Sikem med jubel, udmåle Sukkots Dal;
7 Galaad is mine, and Manasse is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head;
mit er Gilead, mit er Manasse, Efraim er mit Hoveds Værn, Juda min Herskerstav,
8 Judas is my king; Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I stretch out my shoe; the Philistines have been subjected to me.
Moab min Vaskeskål, på Edom kaster jeg min Sko, over Filisterland jubler jeg."
9 Who will lead me into the fortified city? who will guide me as far a Idumea?
Hvo bringer mig hen til den faste Stad, hvo leder mig hen til Edom?
10 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our forces?
Har du ikke, Gud, stødt os fra dig? Du ledsager ej vore Hære.
11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the deliverance of man.
Giv os dog Hjælp mod Fjenden! Blændværk er Menneskers Støtte.
12 In God will we do valiantly; and he shall bring to nought them that harass us.
Med Gud skal vi øve vældige Ting, vore Fjender træder han ned!

< Psalms 60 >