Psalms 41

1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] Blessed is he who considers the poor and needy. Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

(Til sangmesteren. En salme af David.) Salig den Mand, der tager sig af de svage, ham frelser HERREN på Ulykkens Dag;

2 Jehovah will protect him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

HERREN vogter ham, holder ham i Live, det går ham vel i Landet, han giver ham ikke i Fjendevold.

3 Jehovah will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

På Sottesengen står HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.

4 I said, "Jehovah, have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you."

Så siger jeg da: Vær mig nådig, HERRE, helbred min Sjæl, jeg har syndet mod dig!

5 My enemies speak evil against me: "When will he die, and his name perish?"

Mine Fjender ønsker mig ondt: "Hvornår mon han dør og hans Navn udslettes?"

6 If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

Kommer en i Besøg, så fører han hyklerisk Tale, hans Hjerte samler på ondt, og så går han bort og taler derom.

7 All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.

Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det går mig ilde:

8 "A wicked thing is poured out on him; and he who lies down will not rise again."

"En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der - kommer aldrig op!"

9 Even my own close friend, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Endog min Ven, som jeg stolede på, som spiste mit Brød, har løftet Hælen imod mig.

10 But you, Jehovah, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

Men du, o HERRE, vær mig nådig og rejs mig, så jeg kan øve Gengæld imod dem.

11 By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn't triumph over me.

Deraf kan jeg kende, at du har mig kær, at min Fjende ikke skal juble over mig.

12 As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

Du holder mig oppe i Kraft af min Uskyld, lader mig stå for dit Åsyn til evig Tid.

13 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen and amen.

Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, fra Evighed og til Evighed, Amen, Amen!