Salmenes 45
1 Til songmeisteren, etter «Liljor»; av Korahs born; ein salme til lærdom, ein song um kjærleik. Mitt hjarta fløder yver med yndelege ord; eg kved den song eg hev gjort til ein konge; mi tunga er ein snarhendt skrivars penn.
In my inner being I am stirred by a beautiful message which will be sung to the king. The words of this message will be written with a pen by me, a skilled writer.
2 Du er den fagraste av menneskjeborni, ynde strøymer yver dine lippor; difor hev Gud velsigna deg til æveleg tid.
[O King], you are the most handsome man in the world, and you always speak [MTY] eloquently, because God has always blessed you.
3 Gyrd ditt sverd til di lend, du velduge, di høgd og din herlegdom!
You who are a mighty warrior, put on your sword! You are glorious and majestic.
4 Og far i din herlegdom fram med siger for sanning og spaklyndt rettferd! Og di høgre hand skal læra deg agelege storverk.
Ride on like a great chief to defend the truth that you speak and the fair decisions that you make! Because you are strong [MTY], you will do awesome deeds.
5 Din piler er kveste - so folk fell under deg - dei gjeng inn i hjarta på kongens fiendar.
Your arrows are sharp, and they pierce the hearts of your enemies. Soldiers of many nations will fall dead at your feet.
6 Din kongsstol, Gud, stend æveleg og alltid, ein kongsstav med rettvisa er kongsstaven i ditt rike.
The kingdom [MTY] that God will give to you will remain forever. You rule [MTY] people justly.
7 Du elskar rettferd og hatar gudløysa, difor hev Gud, din Gud, salva deg med fagnads olje framfor dine medbrør.
You love right actions, and you hate evil actions. Therefore God, your God, has chosen [MTY] you [to be king] and caused you to be happier [MET] than any other king.
8 Av myrra og aloe og kassia angar alle dine klæde; frå filsbeinshallar fagnar deg strengleik.
The perfume of various spices is on your robes. [People] (entertain you/make you happy) in ivory palaces by playing stringed instruments.
9 Kongsdøtter er millom dine utvalde; dronningi stend ved di høgre hand i gull frå Ofir.
Among the women who stay near you [EUP] stay are daughters of [other] kings. And at your right hand stands [your bride], the queen, wearing beautiful ornaments of gold that comes from Ophir.
10 Høyr, dotter, og sjå og bøyg øyra til, og gløym ditt folk og ditt farshus,
[Now I will say something] to your bride: Listen to me carefully [DOU]! Forget the people who live in your home country, forget your relatives!
11 og lat kongen hava hugnad i din fagerleik! for han er din herre, og du skal hylla honom.
Because you are [very], the king will desire [to sleep with] [EUP] you. He is your master, so you must obey him.
12 Og Tyrus’ dotter skal søkja ditt ynde med gåvor - dei rikaste av folket.
The people from Tyre [city] will bring gifts to you; their rich people will try to persuade you to do favors for them.
13 Ovleg prud er kongsdotteri der inne; hennar klædnad er gjenomvoven med gull.
[O king], your bride will be entering the palace wearing beautiful robes made from gold thread.
14 I utsauma bunad vert ho leidd til kongen; møyar, hennar vener, fylgjer etter henne; dei vert førde inn til deg.
While she is wearing a gown that has many colors, her companions will lead her to you. She will have many other young women who accompany her.
15 Dei vert leidde fram med gleda og fagnad, dei gjeng inn i kongshalli.
They will be very joyful [DOU] as they are led along to enter your palace.
16 I staden for dine feder skal dine søner koma; du skal setja deim til hovdingar utyver heile jordi.
Some day, your sons and your grandsons will become kings, just like your ancestors were. You will enable them to become rulers in many countries [HYP].
17 Eg vil setja ditt namn eit minne millom alle ætter; difor skal folki lova deg æveleg og alltid.
And as for me, I will enable people in every generation to remember the great things that you [MTY] have done, and people will praise you forever.
