Psalms 58
1 [For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David.] Do you rulers indeed speak righteousness? Do you judge blamelessly, you descendants of Adam?
Til Sangmesteren; „fordærv ikke‟; af David; „et gyldent Smykke‟.
2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out 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 go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are 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; like a deaf viper that stops its ear,
De ugudelige ere affaldne fra Moders Liv af; de, som tale Løgn, fore vild fra Moders Skød.
5 which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
De have Gift lig en Slanges Gift; de ere som en døv Øgle, der stopper sit Øre,
6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, YHWH.
at den ikke skal høre paa deres Røst, som besværge, paa Manerens, som er udlært til at mane.
7 Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
Gud! bryd deres Tænder i deres Mund; Herre! knus de unge Løvers Kindtænder!
8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen 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 heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
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 men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges 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.
