Salmenes 41
1 Til songmeisteren; ein salme av David. Sæl er den som ser til ein vesallmann; på den vonde dag skal Herren frelsa honom.
Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself. Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
2 Herren skal verja honom og halda honom i live; han skal verta lukkeleg i landet, og du skal visst ikkje yvergjeva honom til hans mordgiruge fiendar.
May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth. And may he not hand him over to the will of his adversaries.
3 Herren skal stydja han på sotteseng, og vender all hans lega i hans sjukdom.
May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering.
4 Eg segjer: «Herre, ver meg nådig; læk mi sjæl, for eg hev synda mot deg!»
I said, “O Lord, be merciful to me. Heal my soul, because I have sinned against you.”
5 Mine fiendar talar vondt um meg: «Når skal han døy, og hans namn forgangast?»
My enemies have spoken evils against me. When will he die and his name perish?
6 Og um ein kjem og vil sjå til meg, so talar han falske ord; hans hjarta sankar seg vondskap saman, so gjeng han ut og talar um det.
And when he came in to see me, he was speaking emptiness. His heart gathered iniquity to itself. He went outside, and he was speaking in the same way.
7 Alle som hatar meg, kviskrar saman imot meg; dei tenkjer upp imot meg slikt som gjer meg vondt:
All my enemies were whispering against me. They were thinking up evils against me.
8 «Ei illgjerning heng ved honom, og han som ligg der, skal ikkje meir standa upp.»
They established an unjust word against me. Will he that sleeps no longer rise again?
9 Ja, endå den som eg livde i fred med, som eg sette lit til, som åt mitt brød, hev lyft sin hæl imot meg.
For even the man of my peace, in whom I hoped, who ate my bread, has greatly supplanted me.
10 Men du, Herre, ver meg nådig og hjelp meg upp! So vil eg gjeva deim vederlag.
But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again. And I will requite them.
11 På dette kjenner eg at du hev hugnad i meg, at min fiende ikkje fær setja i glederop yver meg.
By this, I knew that you preferred me: because my adversary will not rejoice over me.
12 Og meg held du uppe i mi uskyld og set meg for di åsyn til æveleg tid.
But you have sustained me, because of my innocence, and you have confirmed me in your sight in eternity.
13 Lova vere Herren, Israels Gud, frå æva og til æva! Amen, amen!
Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for all generations and even forever. Amen. Amen.
