Psalms 58
1 When you mighty men speak, you never say what is right; you never decide things about people justly [RHQ]!
Til sangmesteren; "Forderv ikke"; av David; en gyllen sang. Mon I virkelig ved å tie taler hvad rettferdig er, dømmer hvad rett er, I menneskebarn?
2 No, in your inner beings you think only about doing what is wrong, and you commit violent crimes in this land [of Israel].
I hjertet arbeider I jo på misgjerninger, i landet veier I ut eders henders vold.
3 Wicked people do wrong things and tell lies from the time that they are born [DOU].
De ugudelige er avveket fra mors fang av; de som taler løgn, farer vill fra mors liv.
4 God, show in the heavens how great you are! And show your glory to people all over the earth! What wicked people say [injures people like] the venom of a snake [MET]; They refuse to listen to good advice, [as though they were] cobras that were deaf [MET]!
Gift har de lik ormegift; de er som en døv slange, som stopper sitt øre til,
5 As a result, [like a snake that does not respond when] a charmer plays a flute or when someone sings magic songs, [they do not pay attention when others rebuke them].
så den ikke hører på slangetemmernes røst, på ham som er kyndig i å besverge.
6 God, as for these enemies who [want to attack me like] young lions, break their teeth!
Gud, slå deres tenner inn i deres munn, knus de unge løvers kinntenner, Herre!
7 Cause them to disappear like water disappears [in dry ground]! Cause the arrows that they shoot to have no (heads/sharp points)!
La dem forgå som vann som rinner bort! Legger nogen sine piler i buen, da la dem bli som uten odd!
8 Cause them to become like snails that disappear in the slime; cause them to be like babies that are born dead!
La dem være som en snegl, som opløses mens den går, som en kvinnes ufullbårne foster, som ikke har sett solen!
9 Get rid of them [as fast as] thornbushes are blown away [after they are cut] (OR, [as fast as] a fire heats a pot over burning thorns).
Før eders gryter kjenner tornekvistene, skal han blåse dem bort enten de er friske eller i brand.
10 Righteous people will rejoice when they see wicked people being punished as they deserve; they will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people.
Den rettferdige skal glede sig, fordi han ser hevn; han skal tvette sine føtter i den ugudeliges blod.
11 [Then] people will say, “It is true that there is a reward for righteous people; and there is indeed a God who judges people justly here on the earth!”
Og menneskene skal si: Der er dog frukt for den rettferdige, det er dog en Gud som dømmer på jorden.
