Psalms 58
1 Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title. If in very deed you speak justice: judge right things, ye sons of men.
Til Sangmesteren. Al-tasjhet. Af David. En Miktam.
2 For in your heart you work iniquity: your hands forge injustice in the earth.
Er det virkelig Ret, I taler, I Guder, dømmer I Menneskens Børn retfærdigt?
3 The wicked are alienated from the womb; they have gone astray from the womb: they have spoken false things.
Nej, alle øver I Uret paa Jord, eders Hænder udvejer Vold.
4 Their madness is according to the likeness of a serpent: like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ears:
Fra Moders Liv vanslægted de gudløse, fra Moders Skød for Løgnerne vild.
5 Which will not hear the voice of the charmers; nor of the wizard that charmeth wisely.
Gift har de i sig som Slangen, den stumme Øgle, der døver sit Øre
6 God shall break in pieces their teeth in their mouth: the Lord shall break the grinders of the lions.
og ikke vil høre paa Tæmmerens Røst, paa den kyndige Slangebesværger.
7 They shall come to nothing, like water running down; he hath bent his bow till they be weakened.
Gud, bryd Tænderne i deres Mund, Ungløvernes Kindtænder knuse du, HERRE;
8 Like wax that melteth they shall be taken away: fire hath fallen on them, and they shall not see the sun.
lad dem svinde som Vand, der synker, visne som nedtrampet Græs.
9 Before your thorns could know the brier; he swalloweth them up, as alive, in his wrath.
Lad dem blive som Sneglen, opløst i Slim som et ufuldbaarent Foster, der aldrig saa Sol.
10 The just shall rejoice when he shall see the revenge: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.
Før eders Gryder mærker til Tjørnen, ja, midt i deres Livskraft river han dem bort i sin Vrede.
11 And man shall say: If indeed there be fruit to the just: there is indeed a God that judgeth them on the earth.
Den retfærdige glæder sig, naar han ser Hævn, hans Fødder skal vade i gudløses Blod; Og Folk skal sige: »Den retfærdige faar dog sin Løn, der er dog Guder, som dømmer paa Jord!«
