Psalms 41
1 For victorie, the song of Dauid. Blessid is he that vndurstondith `on a nedi man and pore; the Lord schal delyuere hym in the yuel dai.
Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.
2 The Lord kepe hym, and quykene hym, and make hym blesful in the lond; and bitake not hym in to the wille of his enemyes.
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.
3 The Lord bere help to hym on the bed of his sorewe; thou hast ofte turned al his bed stre in his sijknesse.
When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
4 I seide, Lord, haue thou mercy on me; heele thou my soule, for Y synnede ayens thee.
[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.”
5 Myn enemyes seiden yuels to me; Whanne schal he die, and his name schal perische?
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).”
6 And if he entride for to se, he spak veyn thingis; his herte gaderide wickidnesse to hym silf.
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.
7 He yede with out forth; and spak to the same thing. Alle myn enemyes bacbitiden pryuyli ayens me; ayens me thei thouyten yuels to me.
All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
8 Thei ordeineden an yuel word ayens me; Whether he that slepith, schal not leie to, that he rise ayen?
They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
9 For whi the man of my pees, in whom Y hopide, he that eet my looues; made greet disseit on me.
Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].
10 But thou, Lord, haue merci on me, and reise me ayen; and Y schal yelde to hem.
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).
11 In this thing Y knew, that thou woldist me; for myn enemye schal not haue ioye on me.
[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.
12 Forsothe thou hast take me vp for ynnocence; and hast confermed me in thi siyt with outen ende.
[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.
13 Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, fro the world and in to the world; be it doon, be it doon.
Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!
