Psalms 140
1 Unto the end, a psalm for David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man.
Ó, Drottinn, frelsaðu mig frá vondum mönnum. Verndaðu mig gegn ofbeldismönnunum
2 Who have devised iniquities in their hearts: all the day long they designed battles.
sem sitja á svikráðum alla daga og vekja ófrið.
3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of saps is under their lips.
Orð þeirra eru eins og eitruð höggormsbit.
4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the wicked: and from unjust men deliver me. Who have proposed to supplant my steps.
Varðveittu mig gegn ofbeldi þeirra og svikráðum.
5 The proud have hidden a net for me. And they have stretched out cords for a snare: they have laid for me a stumblingblock by the wayside.
Þessir ofríkismenn hafa lagt gildru fyrir mig, sett út snöru sína. Þeir bíða þess að geta kastað yfir mig neti, flækja mig í möskva sína.
6 I said to the Lord: Thou art my God: hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication.
Ó, Drottinn, þú ert minn Guð! Hlustaðu á grátbeiðni mína!
7 O Lord, Lord, the strength of my salvation: thou hast overshadowed my head in the day of battle.
Láttu ekki svikráð níðinganna heppnast.
8 Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked: they have plotted against me; do not thou forsake me, lest they should triumph.
Láttu þá ekki ná árangri eða hreykja sér hátt.
9 The head of them compassing me about: the labour of their lips shall overwhelm them.
Svikráð þeirra komi þeim sjálfum í koll!
10 Burning coals shall fall upon them; thou wilt cast them down into the fire: in miseries they shall not be able to stand.
Eldsglóðum rigni yfir þá. Steyptu þeim í gjár sem þeir komast ekki úr.
11 A man full of tongue shall not be established in the earth: evil shall catch the unjust man unto destruction.
Láttu lygara einskis ávinnings njóta í landi okkar, en refsaðu þeim í skyndi.
12 I know that the Lord will do justice to the needy, and will revenge the poor.
Drottinn mun örugglega rétta hlut fólks sem þolað hefur ofsóknir þeirra, hann mun flytja mál hinna snauðu.
13 But as for the just, they shall give glory to thy name: and the upright shall dwell with thy countenance.
Hinir guðhræddu þakka þér. Þeir fá að lifa í nálægð þinni.
