Psalms 94
1 O God, of vengeance, Lord! O God of vengeance, shine forth.
HERRE, du Hævnens Gud, du Hævnens Gud, træd frem i Glans;
2 Lift up thyself, O judge of the Earth! bring a recompense upon the proud.
staa op, du Jordens Dommer, øv Gengæld mod de hovmodige!
3 How long shall the wicked, O Lord—how long shall the wicked exult?
Hvor længe skal gudløse, HERRE, hvor længe skal gudløse juble?
4 They sputter, they speak hard things: all the workers of wickedness boast themselves.
De fører tøjlesløs Tale, hver Udaadsmand ter sig som Herre;
5 Thy people, O Lord! they crush, and thy heritage they afflict.
de underkuer, o HERRE, dit Folk og undertrykker din Arvelod;
6 The widow and the stranger they slay, and the fatherless they murder.
de myrder Enke og fremmed, faderløse slaar de ihjel;
7 And they say, The Lord will not see, and the God of Jacob will not take notice of it.
de siger: »HERREN kan ikke se, Jakobs Gud kan intet mærke!«
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye become intelligent!
Forstaa dog, I Taaber blandt Folket! Naar bliver I kloge, I Daarer?
9 He that hath planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that hath formed the eye, shall he not see?
Skulde han, som plantede Øret, ej høre, han, som dannede Øjet, ej se?
10 He that admonisheth nations, shall he not correct? is it not he that teacheth man knowledge!
Skulde Folkenes Tugtemester ej revse, han som lærer Mennesket indsigt?
11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are nought.
HERREN kender Menneskets Tanker, thi de er kun Tomhed.
12 Happy is the man whom thou admonisheth, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law:
Salig den Mand, du tugter, HERRE, og vejleder ved din Lov
13 That thou mayest grant him repose from the days of evil, until the pot be dug for the wicked.
for at give ham Ro for onde Dage, indtil der graves en Grav til den gudløse;
14 For the Lord will not cast off his people, and his inheritance will he not forsake.
thi HERREN bortstøder ikke sit Folk og svigter ikke sin Arvelod.
15 For unto righteousness will justice return; and it shall be followed by all the upright in heart.
Den retfærdige kommer igen til sin Ret, en Fremtid har hver oprigtig af Hjertet.
16 Who will rise up for me against evil-doers? or who will stand forward for me against the workers of wickedness?
Hvo staar mig bi mod Ugerningsmænd? hvo hjælper mig mod Udaadsmænd?
17 Unless the Lord had been a help unto me, but a little would have been wanting that my soul had dwelt in the silence of death.
Var HERREN ikke min Hjælp, snart hviled min Sjæl i det stille.
18 When I said, My foot hath slipped: thy kindness, O Lord, sustained me.
Naar jeg tænkte: »Nu vakler min Fod«, støtted din Naade mig, HERRE;
19 In the multitude of my [painful] thoughts within me, thy consolations delight my soul.
da mit Hjerte var fuldt af ængstede Tanker, husvaled din Trøst min Sjæl.
20 Can there be associated with thee the throne of destructive wickedness, which frameth mischief as a law?
Staar du i Pagt med Fordærvelsens Domstol, der skaber Uret i Lovens Navn?
21 They band themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and innocent blood do they condemn.
Jager de end den retfærdiges Liv og dømmer uskyldigt Blod,
22 But the Lord is become my defence, and my God, the rock of my refuge.
HERREN er dog mit Bjærgested, min Gud er min Tilflugtsklippe;
23 And he will bring back upon them their own injustice, and in their own wickedness will he destroy them: [yea], he will destroy them—the Lord our God.
han vender deres Uret imod dem selv, udsletter dem for deres Ondskab; dem udsletter HERREN vor Gud.
