Psalms 41
1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself. Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
Til sangmesteren; en salme av David. Salig er den som akter på den elendige; på den onde dag skal Herren frelse ham.
2 May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth. And may he not hand him over to the will of his adversaries.
Herren skal verge ham og holde ham i live; han skal bli lykksalig i landet, og du skal visselig ikke overgi ham til hans fienders mordlyst.
3 May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering.
Herren skal understøtte ham på sykesengen; hele hans leie forvandler du i hans sykdom.
4 I said, “O Lord, be merciful to me. Heal my soul, because I have sinned against you.”
Jeg sier: Herre, vær mig nådig, helbred min sjel! for jeg har syndet imot dig.
5 My enemies have spoken evils against me. When will he die and his name perish?
Mine fiender taler ondt om mig: Når skal han dø, og hans navn forgå?
6 And when he came in to see me, he was speaking emptiness. His heart gathered iniquity to itself. He went outside, and he was speaking in the same way.
Og dersom en kommer for å se til mig, taler han falske ord; hans hjerte samler sig ondskap; han går ut og taler derom.
7 All my enemies were whispering against me. They were thinking up evils against me.
Alle de som hater mig, hvisker sammen imot mig; de optenker imot mig det som er mig til skade:
8 They established an unjust word against me. Will he that sleeps no longer rise again?
En ugjerning henger ved ham, og han som ligger der, skal ikke stå op mere.
9 For even the man of my peace, in whom I hoped, who ate my bread, has greatly supplanted me.
Også den mann som jeg hadde fred med, som jeg stolte på, som åt mitt brød, har løftet sin hæl imot mig.
10 But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again. And I will requite them.
Men du, Herre, vær mig nådig og hjelp mig op! Så vil jeg gjengjelde dem.
11 By this, I knew that you preferred me: because my adversary will not rejoice over me.
Derpå kjenner jeg at du har behag i mig, at min fiende ikke skal fryde sig over mig.
12 But you have sustained me, because of my innocence, and you have confirmed me in your sight in eternity.
Og mig holder du oppe i min uskyld og setter mig for ditt åsyn evindelig.
13 Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for all generations and even forever. Amen. Amen.
Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, fra evighet og til evighet! Amen, amen.
