Psalms 75

1 TO THE OVERSEER. “DO NOT DESTROY.” A PSALM OF ASAPH. A SONG. We have given thanks to You, O God, We have given thanks, and Your Name [is] near, They have recounted Your wonders.

Þökk sé þér Drottinn! Máttarverk þín staðfesta umhyggju þína.

2 When I receive an appointment, I judge uprightly.

„Já, “svarar Drottinn, „og þegar stundin er komin mun ég refsa öllum illgjörðamönnum!

3 The earth and all its inhabitants are melted, I have pondered its pillars. (Selah)

Þótt jörðin nötri og íbúar hennar skjálfi af ótta, eru undirstöður hennar traustar, enda verk handa minna!“

4 I have said to the boastful, “Do not be boastful,” And to the wicked, “Do not raise up a horn.”

Ég sagði hinum hrokafullu að láta af drambi sínu og illmennunum að hætta sínum ögrandi augnagotum,

5 Do not raise up your horn on high (You speak with a stiff neck).

að láta af þrjósku og hroka.

6 For not from the east, or from the west, Nor from the wilderness—[is] elevation.

Velgengni og völd getur enginn þakkað sér sjálfum,

7 But God [is] judging, This He makes low—and this He lifts up.

allt eru það gjafir frá Guði. Hann upphefur einn, en niðurlægir annan.

8 For a cup [is] in the hand of YHWH, And the wine has foamed, It is full of mixture, and He pours out of it, Surely wring out its dregs, And all the wicked of the earth drink,

Drottinn heldur á bikar fullum af freyðandi víni – það er dómurinn gegn illmennum heimsins. Þau skulu drekka hann í botn!

9 And I declare [it] for all time, I sing praise to the God of Jacob.

En ég mun vegsama Guð um aldur og ævi.

10 And I cut off all horns of the wicked, The horns of the righteous are exalted!

Styrkur hinna óguðlegu verður að engu, en réttlátir skulu ríkja með reisn.