Psalms 58
1 Do all of you indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do all of you judge uprightly, O all of you sons of men?
Til Sangmesteren; „fordærv ikke‟; af David; „et gyldent Smykke‟.
2 Yea, in heart all of you work wickedness; all of you weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Mon I virkelig, ved at være stumme, tale Retfærdighed, dømme Retvished, I Menneskens Børn?
3 The wicked are cut off from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
Nej, I øve Uretfærdigheder i Hjertet; I veje eders Hænders Voldsdaad ud i Landet.
4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stops her ear;
De ugudelige ere affaldne fra Moders Liv af; de, som tale Løgn, fore vild fra Moders Skød.
5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
De have Gift lig en Slanges Gift; de ere som en døv Øgle, der stopper sit Øre,
6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
at den ikke skal høre paa deres Røst, som besværge, paa Manerens, som er udlært til at mane.
7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bends his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
Gud! bryd deres Tænder i deres Mund; Herre! knus de unge Løvers Kindtænder!
8 As a snail which melts, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
Lad dem henfly de som Vand, der løber bort; naar en skyder med sine Pile, da være disse som sløvede!
9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
Lad dem være som en Snegl, der opløses, idet den gaar, som en Kvindes utidige Foster, som de, der ikke have set Solen.
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Førend eders Gryder kunne fornemme Ilden af Tornebusken, skal Stormen hvirvle det bort, hvad enten det er frisk eller i Brand.
11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judges in the earth.
Den retfærdige skal glæde sig, fordi han har set Hævnen; han skal to sine Trin i den ugudeliges Blod. Og Mennesker skulle sige: Den retfærdige har dog Frugt; der er dog en Gud, som dømmer paa Jorden.
