Salmenes 124

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

A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,

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

if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

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

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,

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

then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.

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

Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

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

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

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

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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

Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.