Psalms 58
1 To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme of David on Michtam. Is it true? O Congregation, speake ye iustly? O sonnes of men, iudge ye vprightly?
(Til sangmesteren. Al-tasjhet. Af David. En miktam.) Er det virkelig Ret, I taler, I Guder, dømmer I Menneskenes Børn retfærdigt?
2 Yea, rather ye imagine mischiefe in your heart: your hands execute crueltie vpon the earth.
Nej, alle øver I Uret på Jord, eders Hænder udvejer Vold.
3 The wicked are strangers from ye wombe: euen from the belly haue they erred, and speake lyes.
Fra Moders Liv vanslægted de gudløse, fra Moders Skød for Løgnerne vild.
4 Their poyson is euen like the poyson of a serpent: like ye deafe adder that stoppeth his eare.
Gift har de i sig som Slangen, den stumme Øgle, der døver sit Øre
5 Which heareth not the voyce of the inchanter, though he be most expert in charming.
og ikke vil høre på Tæmmerens Røst, på den kyndige Slangebesværger.
6 Breake their teeth, O God, in their mouthes: breake the iawes of the yong lions, O Lord.
Gud, bryd Tænderne i deres Mund, Ungløvernes Kindtænder knuse du, HERRE;
7 Let them melt like the waters, let them passe away: when hee shooteth his arrowes, let them be as broken.
lad dem svinde som Vand, der synker, visne som nedtrampet Græs.
8 Let them consume like a snayle that melteth, and like the vntimely fruite of a woman, that hath not seene the sunne.
Lad dem blive som Sneglen, opløst i Slim som et ufuldbårent Foster, der aldrig så Sol.
9 As raw flesh before your pots feele the fire of thornes: so let him cary them away as with a whirlewinde in his wrath.
Før eders Gryder mærker til Tjørnen, ja, midt i deres Livskraft river han dem bort i sin Vrede
10 The righteous shall reioyce when he seeeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feete in the blood of the wicked.
Den retfærdige glæder sig, når han ser Hævn, hans Fødder skal vade i gudløses Blod;
11 And men shall say, Verily there is fruite for the righteous: doutlesse there is a God that iudgeth in the earth.
Og Folk skal sige: "Den retfærdige får dog sin Løn, der er dog Guder, som dømmer på Jord!"
