Psalms 39

1 I said [to myself], “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY]. I will not say anything [to complain] while wicked people are near to me [and can hear me].”

Til songmeisteren, til Jedutun; ein salme av David. Eg sagde: «Eg vil vakta mine vegar, so eg ikkje syndar med mi tunga; eg vil leggja taum på min munn, so lenge den ugudlege er meg for augo.»

2 [So] I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not [even] talk about things that were good, but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.

Eg tagna og var kurende still; eg tagde utan von um lukka, men mi liding vart rørd upp.

3 I became very anxious/worried [IDM]. As I thought [about my troubles], I became more worried. Then [finally] I said [MTY],

Mitt hjarta brann i min barm; ved mi grunding kveiktest eld - eg tala med mi tunga.

4 “Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live. Tell me when I will die. Tell me how many years I will live!

Herre, lat meg få vita min ende og målet på mine dagar, kva det er; lat meg vita kor snargjengd eg er!

5 [It seems that] you have caused me to live only a short time; (my lifetime/all the time that I have lived) seems like nothing to you. The time that all we humans live is [as short as] [MET] a puff of wind.

Sjå, som ei lovebreidd hev du sett mine dagar, og mi livstid er som ingen ting for deg; berre som den tome fåfengd er kvart menneskje sett her. (Sela)

6 Then we disappear like a shadow does. It seems that all that we do is for nothing/useless. We [sometimes] get a lot of money, but we do not know who will get it [after we die].

Berre som ein skugge gjeng mannen ikring, berre til fåfengs ståkar dei; han dungar i hop og veit ikkje kven som skal sanka det inn.

7 So now, Yahweh, if I expect [RHQ] [to receive blessings from other people], I will be disappointed. You are the [only] one from whom I confidently expect [to receive blessings].

Og no, kva vonar eg, Herre? Mi von stend til deg.

8 Save me from [being punished for] all the sins that I have committed. And do not allow foolish people to make fun of me.

Frels meg frå alle mine misgjerningar, set meg ikkje til spott for dåren!

9 I did not say anything [when you punished me], because [I knew that] you were the one who caused [me to suffer].

Eg er tagna og let ikkje upp min munn; for du hev gjort det.

10 But now, please stop punishing me! [If you do not do that], I am about to die because of the ways that you [SYN] have struck/afflicted me.

Tak di plåga burt frå meg! Ved slag av di hand er det ute med meg.

11 When you rebuke someone and punish him for the sin that he has committed, you destroy the things that (he loves/are precious to him), like moths’ [larva] destroy clothing. Our lives [disappear like] a puff of wind.

Tuktar du ein mann med refsing for skuld, so fortærer du hans fagerleik som motten. Berre fåfengd er kvart menneskje. (Sela)

12 Yahweh, listen to me while I pray; pay attention to me while I cry out to you. Help me while I am crying. I am here on the earth for only a short time, like all my ancestors.

Høyr mi bøn, Herre, og vend øyra til mitt rop; teg ikkje til min gråt! for eg er framand hjå deg, ein gjest som alle mine feder.

13 [Now] please leave me alone, [and do not punish me any more] in order that I may smile and be happy for a while before I die. [EUP, DOU]”

Sjå burt frå meg, so eg kann kvikna til, fyrr eg fer herifrå og er ikkje meir!