< Psalms 58 >

1 To the Chief Musician. "Do not Destroy." A precious Psalm, of David. Are ye, indeed, silent [when] righteousness, ye should speak? When, with equity, ye should judge, O ye sons of men?
Til Sangmesteren. Al-tasjhet. Af David. En Miktam.
2 Aye! ye all do work, perversity, —Throughout the land, your hands, weigh out, violence!
Er det virkelig Ret, I taler, I Guder, dømmer I Menneskens Børn retfærdigt?
3 Lawless men have been estranged from birth, They have gone astray from their nativity, speaking falsehood;
Nej, alle øver I Uret paa Jord, eders Hænder udvejer Vold.
4 Their poison, is like unto the poison of a serpent, Like the deaf adder, that stoppeth his ear;
Fra Moders Liv vanslægted de gudløse, fra Moders Skød for Løgnerne vild.
5 That will not hearken to the voice of whisperers, Though the wise one try to bind him with spells.
Gift har de i sig som Slangen, den stumme Øgle, der døver sit Øre
6 O God! break away their teeth in their mouth, The biters of the young lions, knock thou out, O Yahweh!
og ikke vil høre paa Tæmmerens Røst, paa den kyndige Slangebesværger.
7 Let such men flow away like waters that disperse themselves: He prepareth his arrow, Like [grass] let them be cut down:
Gud, bryd Tænderne i deres Mund, Ungløvernes Kindtænder knuse du, HERRE;
8 Like a snail, which melteth away as it goeth, An untimely birth of a woman, which hath not seen the sun:
lad dem svinde som Vand, der synker, visne som nedtrampet Græs.
9 Before your kettles can perceive the [kindled] bramble, Be he green or be he withered, he shall be swept away.
Lad dem blive som Sneglen, opløst i Slim som et ufuldbaarent Foster, der aldrig saa Sol.
10 The righteous man will rejoice when he hath seen an avenging, His feet, will he bathe in the blood of the lawless one: —
Før eders Gryder mærker til Tjørnen, ja, midt i deres Livskraft river han dem bort i sin Vrede.
11 So that a son of earth may say—Surely there is fruit for the righteous man! Surely there are gods who judge in the earth!
Den retfærdige glæder sig, naar han ser Hævn, hans Fødder skal vade i gudløses Blod; Og Folk skal sige: »Den retfærdige faar dog sin Løn, der er dog Guder, som dømmer paa Jord!«

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