< Psalms 115 >

1 Not for our sake, O Lord, not for our sake, but unto thy name give glory, for the sake of thy kindness, for the sake of thy truth.
Ikke os, o HERRE, ikke os, men dit Navn, det give du Ære for din Miskundheds og Trofastheds Skyld!
2 Wherefore should the nations say, Where now is their God?
Hvi skal Folkene sige: »Hvor er dog deres Gud?«
3 Whereas our God is in the heavens: whatsoever he desireth hath he done.
Vor Gud, han er i Himlen; alt, hvad han vil, det gør han!
4 Their idols are sliver and gold, the work of the hands of man.
Deres Billeder er Sølv og Guld, Værk af Menneskehænder;
5 A mouth they have, but speak not; eyes they have, but see not;
de har Mund, men taler ikke, Øjne, men ser dog ej;
6 Ears they have, but hear not; a nose they have, but smell not.
de har Ører, men hører ikke, Næse, men lugter dog ej;
7 They have hands, but they touch not; they have feet, but they walk not: nor do they give any utterance by their throat.
de har Hænder, men føler ikke, Fødder, men gaar dog ej, deres Strube frembringer ikke en Lyd.
8 Like them are those that make them, every one that trusteth in them.
Som dem skal de, der lavede dem, blive, enhver, som stoler paa dem!
9 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.
Israel stoler paa HERREN, han er deres Hjælp og Skjold;
10 O house of Aaron, trust ye in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.
Arons Hus stoler paa HERREN, han er deres Hjælp og Skjold;
11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust ye in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.
de, som frygter HERREN, stoler paa ham, han er deres Hjælp og Skjold.
12 The Lord hath even been mindful of us, he will bless [us]; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;
HERREN kommer os i Hu, velsigner, velsigner Israels Hus, velsigner Arons Hus,
13 He will bless those that fear the Lord, the small together with the great.
velsigner dem, der frygter HERREN, og det baade smaa og store.
14 May the Lord increase you more and more, you and your children.
HERREN lader eder vokse i Tal, eder og eders Børn;
15 Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
velsignet er I af HERREN, Himlens og Jordens Skaber.
16 The heavens are the heavens of the Lord; but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Himlen er HERRENS Himmel, men Jorden gav han til Menneskens Børn.
17 Not the dead can praise the Lord, nor all those that go down into the silence [of death].
De døde priser ej HERREN, ingen af dem, der steg ned i det tavse.
18 But as for us, we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Hallelujah.
Men vi, vi lover HERREN, fra nu og til evig Tid!

< Psalms 115 >