< Salmenes 124 >
1 En sang ved festreisene; av David. Hadde ikke Herren vært med oss - så sie Israel -
A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:
2 hadde ikke Herren vært med oss da menneskene stod op imot oss,
If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?
3 da hadde de slukt oss levende, da deres vrede var optendt imot oss,
They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.
4 da hadde vannene overskyllet oss, en strøm var gått over vår sjel,
Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.
5 da var de gått over vår sjel de stolte vann.
They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.
6 Lovet være Herren, som ikke gav oss til rov for deres tenner!
Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.
7 Vår sjel er undsloppet som en fugl av fuglefangernes snare; snaren er sønderrevet, og vi er undsloppet.
We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!
8 Vår hjelp er i Herrens navn, han som gjorde himmel og jord.
Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.