Psalms 12
1 Yahweh, help us! [It seems that] people who are loyal to you have all vanished.
(Til sangmesteren. Efter den ottende. En salme af David.) HERRE, hjælp, thi de fromme er borte, svundet er Troskab blandt Menneskens Børn;
2 Everyone tells lies to other people; they deceive others by (flattering them/saying good things about them that they know are not true).
de taler Løgn, den ene til den anden, med svigefulde Læber og tvedelt Hjerte.
3 Yahweh, we wish that you would cut off their tongues so that they cannot continue to boast.
Hver svigefuld Læbe udrydde HERREN, den Tunge, der taler store Ord,
4 They say, “By telling lies we will get what we want; we control what we say [MTY], so no one can tell us what we should not do!”
dem, som siger: "Vor Tunge gør os stærke, vore Læber er med os, hvo er vor Herre?"
5 But Yahweh replies, “I have seen the violent things that they have done to helpless people; and I have heard those people groaning, so I will arise and rescue the people who are wanting me to help them.”
"For armes Nød og fattiges Suk vil jeg nu stå op", siger HERREN, "jeg frelser den, som man blæser ad."
6 Yahweh, you always do what you have promised to do; what you have promised is [as precious and pure as] silver that has been heated seven times in a furnace [to get rid of all the] impure material.
HERRENs Ord er rene Ord, det pure, syvfold lutrede Sølv.
7 Wicked people strut around [proudly], and people praise them for doing vile/wicked deeds, but Yahweh, [we know that] you will protect/rescue us from those wicked people.
HERRE, du vogter os, værner os evigt mod denne Slægt.
De gudløse færdes frit overalt, når Skarn ophøjes blandt Menneskens Børn.
