Salmenes 39
1 Til sangmesteren, til Jedutun; en salme av David. Jeg sa: Jeg vil vokte mine veier, så jeg ikke synder med min tunge; jeg vil legge munnkurv på min munn, så lenge den ugudelige ennu er for mine øine.
I said [to myself], “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY]. I will not say anything [to complain] while wicked people are near to me [and can hear me].”
2 Jeg blev taus og var aldeles stille, jeg tidde uten gagn, og min smerte blev oprørt.
[So] I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not [even] talk about things that were good, but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.
3 Mitt hjerte blev hett inneni mig, ved min grublen optendtes ild; - jeg talte med min tunge:
I became very anxious/worried [IDM]. As I thought [about my troubles], I became more worried. Then [finally] I said [MTY],
4 La mig vite, Herre, min ende, og mine dagers mål, hvad det er! La mig få vite hvad tid jeg skal bort!
“Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live. Tell me when I will die. Tell me how many years I will live!
5 Se, som en håndsbredd har du satt mine dager, og min livstid er som intet for dig; visselig, bare tomhet er hvert menneske, hvor fast han enn står. (Sela)
[It seems that] you have caused me to live only a short time; (my lifetime/all the time that I have lived) seems like nothing to you. The time that all we humans live is [as short as] [MET] a puff of wind.
6 Bare som et skyggebillede vandrer mannen, bare tomhet er deres uro; han dynger op og vet ikke hvem som skal samle det inn.
Then we disappear like a shadow does. It seems that all that we do is for nothing/useless. We [sometimes] get a lot of money, but we do not know who will get it [after we die].
7 Og nu, hvad håper jeg på Herre? - Mitt håp står til dig.
So now, Yahweh, if I expect [RHQ] [to receive blessings from other people], I will be disappointed. You are the [only] one from whom I confidently expect [to receive blessings].
8 Frels mig fra alle mine overtredelser, gjør mig ikke til spott for dåren!
Save me from [being punished for] all the sins that I have committed. And do not allow foolish people to make fun of me.
9 Jeg tier, jeg later ikke op min munn; for du har gjort det.
I did not say anything [when you punished me], because [I knew that] you were the one who caused [me to suffer].
10 Ta bort fra mig din plage! For din hånds slag er jeg blitt til intet.
But now, please stop punishing me! [If you do not do that], I am about to die because of the ways that you [SYN] have struck/afflicted me.
11 Tukter du en mann med straff for misgjerning, da fortærer du hans herlighet likesom møll; bare tomhet er hvert menneske. (Sela)
When you rebuke someone and punish him for the sin that he has committed, you destroy the things that (he loves/are precious to him), like moths’ [larva] destroy clothing. Our lives [disappear like] a puff of wind.
12 Hør min bønn, Herre, og vend øret til mitt rop, ti ikke til min gråt! for jeg er en fremmed hos dig, en gjest som alle mine fedre.
Yahweh, listen to me while I pray; pay attention to me while I cry out to you. Help me while I am crying. I am here on the earth for only a short time, like all my ancestors.
13 Se bort fra mig, så mitt åsyn må bli opklaret, før jeg går herfra og er ikke mere!
[Now] please leave me alone, [and do not punish me any more] in order that I may smile and be happy for a while before I die. [EUP, DOU]”
