Salmenes 124

1 En sang ved festreisene; av David. Hadde ikke Herren vært med oss - så sie Israel -

A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

2 hadde ikke Herren vært med oss da menneskene stod op imot oss,

if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

3 da hadde de slukt oss levende, da deres vrede var optendt imot oss,

perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

4 da hadde vannene overskyllet oss, en strøm var gått over vår sjel,

perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

5 da var de gått over vår sjel de stolte vann.

Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

6 Lovet være Herren, som ikke gav oss til rov for deres tenner!

Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

7 Vår sjel er undsloppet som en fugl av fuglefangernes snare; snaren er sønderrevet, og vi er undsloppet.

Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

8 Vår hjelp er i Herrens navn, han som gjorde himmel og jord.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.