Psalms 41
1 Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.
(Til sangmesteren. En salme af David.) Salig den Mand, der tager sig af de svage, ham frelser HERREN på Ulykkens Dag;
2 Yahweh protects them and allows them to live [for a long time]. He enables them to be happy in the land [of Israel], and rescues them from their enemies.
HERREN vogter ham, holder ham i Live, det går ham vel i Landet, han giver ham ikke i Fjendevold.
3 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
På Sottesengen står HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.
4 [When I was sick], I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me; [I know that I am sick because] I have sinned against you.”
Så siger jeg da: Vær mig nådig, HERRE, helbred min Sjæl, jeg har syndet mod dig!
5 My enemies say cruel things about me; they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have [any descendants to continue] his name).”
Mine Fjender ønsker mig ondt: "Hvornår mon han dør og hans Navn udslettes?"
6 When my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they [are concerned about me]. They listen to bad news about (me/my health). Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.
Kommer en i Besøg, så fører han hyklerisk Tale, hans Hjerte samler på ondt, og så går han bort og taler derom.
7 All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det går mig ilde:
8 They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
"En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der - kommer aldrig op!"
9 Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].
Endog min Ven, som jeg stolede på, som spiste mit Brød, har løftet Hælen imod mig.
10 But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy [again]. When you do that, I will be able to (pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer).
Men du, o HERRE, vær mig nådig og rejs mig, så jeg kan øve Gengæld imod dem.
11 [If you enable me to] do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me, I will know that you are pleased with me.
Deraf kan jeg kende, at du har mig kær, at min Fjende ikke skal juble over mig.
12 [I will know that] it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me, and [I will know that] you will let me be with you forever.
Du holder mig oppe i Kraft af min Uskyld, lader mig stå for dit Åsyn til evig Tid.
13 Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!
Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, fra Evighed og til Evighed, Amen, Amen!
