Salmenes 14

1 Til songmeisteren; av David. Dåren segjer i sitt hjarta: «Det er ingen Gud til.» Vond og styggjeleg er deira gjerning; det er ingen som gjer godt.

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They were corrupted, and they have become abominable in their studies. There is no one who does good; there is not even one.

2 Herren skodar ned frå himmelen på menneskjeborni og vil sjå um der er nokon vitug, nokon som søkjer Gud.

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any who were considering or seeking God.

3 Dei er alle avvikne, dei er utskjemde alle saman; det er ingen som gjer godt, det finst ikkje ein einaste.

They have all gone astray; together they have become useless. There is no one who does good; there is not even one. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongues, they have been acting deceitfully; the venom of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood. Grief and unhappiness are in their ways; and the way of peace, they have not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes.

4 Veit dei då ikkje, alle dei som gjer urett? Dei et upp mitt folk, liksom dei et brød; på Herren kallar dei ikkje.

Will they never learn: all those who work iniquity, who devour my people like a meal of bread?

5 Der vert dei storleg rædde; for Gud er hjå den rettferdige ætt.

They have not called upon the Lord. There, they have trembled in fear, where there was no fear.

6 Den arme manns råd må de gjerne gjera til skammar; for Herren er hans tilhygge.

For the Lord is with the just generation. You have confounded the counsel of the needy because the Lord is his hope.

7 Å, gjev frelsa frå Sion må koma yver Israel! Når Herren vender sitt folks vanlukka, då skal Jakob fagna seg, Israel gleda seg.

Who will grant the salvation of Israel from Zion? When the Lord turns away the captivity of his people, Jacob will exult, and Israel will rejoice.