Salmenes 30
1 En salme, en sang ved husets innvielse, av David. Jeg vil ophøie dig, Herre, for du har dradd mig op og ikke latt mine fiender glede sig over mig.
Yahweh, I praise you because you rescued me. You did not allow [me to die], [with the result that] my enemies could gloat/rejoice.
2 Herre min Gud! jeg ropte til dig, og du helbredet mig.
Yahweh, my God, I called out for you to help [me when I was ill], and you healed me.
3 Herre! du har ført min sjel op av dødsriket, du har kalt mig til live fra dem som farer ned i graven. (Sheol h7585)
You saved/restored me when I was dying [MTY]. I was nearly dead, but you caused me to get well again. (Sheol h7585)
4 Lovsyng Herren, I hans fromme, og pris hans hellige navn!
All you who belong to Yahweh, sing praise to him! Think about what [God], the holy one, has done, and thank him!
5 For et øieblikk varer hans vrede, en levetid hans nåde; om aftenen kommer gråt som gjest, og om morgenen er det frydesang.
When he becomes angry, he is angry for only a very short time [HYP], but he is good [to us] all of our life. We may cry during the night, but the next morning we will be joyful.
6 Men jeg sa i min trygghet: Jeg skal ikke rokkes evindelig.
As for me, when I had no troubles, I said [to myself], “No one will defeat me!”
7 Herre! ved din nåde hadde du grunnfestet mitt fjell; du skjulte ditt åsyn, da blev jeg forferdet.
Yahweh, because you were good to me, at first you caused me to be safe [as though I was inside] [MET] a mountain. But then [I became ill, and I thought that] you had turned away from me, and I became afraid.
8 Til dig, Herre, ropte jeg, og til Herren bad jeg ydmykelig:
[Then] I called out to you, and I pleaded for you [to help me].
9 Hvad vinning er der i mitt blod, i at jeg farer ned i graven? Mon støvet vil prise dig, vil det forkynne din trofasthet?
[I said], “Yahweh, (what will you gain if I die?/ you won’t gain anything if I die) [MTY]. (In what way will it benefit you?/it won’t benefit you at all) if I go to the place where the dead people are [RHQ]. Dead people are certainly not able to praise you [RHQ], and they are not able to tell others that you are trustworthy [RHQ]!
10 Hør, Herre, og vær mig nådig! Herre, vær min hjelper!
Yahweh, listen to me, and be merciful to me! Yahweh, help me!”
11 Du omskiftet min klage til dans for mig, du løste mine sørgeklær av mig og omgjordet mig med glede,
But [now you have healed me], and you have caused me to change from being sad to dancing [joyfully]. You have taken away the clothes that showed that I was very sad and you have given me clothes that showed that I was [very] joyful.
12 forat min ære skal lovsynge dig og ikke tie. Herre min Gud! jeg vil prise dig evindelig.
So I will not be silent; I will sing out [loudly] to praise you. Yahweh, you are my God, and I will thank you forever.
