Salmenes 68
1 Til songmeisteren; av David; ein salme, ein song. Gud reiser seg, hans fiendar vert spreidde, og dei som hatar honom, flyr for hans åsyn.
God, arise and scatter your enemies, and cause those who hate you to run away from you.
2 Liksom røyk driv burt, so driv du deim burt; liksom voks brånar for eld, so gjeng dei ugudlege til grunnar for Guds åsyn.
Like [wind] blows smoke away, chase your enemies away. Like wax melts when it is near a fire, cause wicked people to (disappear/be destroyed).
3 Og dei rettferdige gled seg, dei fagnar seg for Guds åsyn, dei frygdar seg med gleda.
But righteous people should be joyful; they should rejoice when they are in God’s presence; they should be happy, and be very joyful.
4 Syng for Gud, syng lov for hans namn! Bygg veg for han som fer fram i øydemarker, Jah er namnet hans, og fegnast for hans åsyn!
Sing to God; sing to praise him; sing a song (OR, make a road) for him who rides on the clouds; his name is Yahweh; be glad when you are in his presence.
5 Far for farlause og domar for enkjor er Gud i sin heilage bustad.
God, who lives in his sacred temple, is [like] [MET] a father to [those who are] orphans, and he is the one who protects widows.
6 Gud gjev dei einslege hus og heim, han fører fangar ut til lukka; berre dei motstridige bur i turrlende.
For those who have no one to live with, he provides families [to live with]. He frees prisoners and enables them to be successful, but those who rebel [against him] will be forced to live in a very hot and dry land.
7 Gud, då du drog ut framfyre folket ditt, då du skreid fram i øydemarki (Sela)
God, you led your people out [of Egypt], and then you marched with them through the desert.
8 då skalv jordi, ja, himmelen draup for Guds åsyn, Sinai der burte skalv for Guds, Israels Guds, åsyn.
After you did that, because when you, the God [worshiped by us] Israeli people, appeared to us at Sinai [Mountain], the earth shook, and rain poured down from the sky.
9 Rikelegt regn let du falla, Gud, du styrkte arven din då han var utmødd.
You caused plenty of rain to fall [on your land], [and so] you enabled good crops to grow again on the land that you gave [to us Israelis].
10 Ditt folk sette seg ned i landet; Gud, du var god og reidde det til for armingen.
Your people built homes there; and because you were good to them, you provided [food] for those who were poor.
11 Herren gjev sigersong; ein stor skare av kvinnor kjem med gledebod.
The Lord gave a message, and many women took that message to other places.
12 Kongar yver herar flyr, dei flyr, og ho som sit heime, deiler herfang.
[They proclaimed], “Many kings and their armies are running away [from our army]!” [When our army brought back to their homes] the things that they captured, the women who were at home divided up those things [among themselves and among their families].
13 Når de ligg millom felæger, er det som sylvlagde duvevengjer, og vengfjører med grøn gullglima.
Even those women who were in the pens [taking care of] the sheep [received some of those things]; they got statues of doves whose wings were covered with silver and whose feathers were covered with pure yellow gold.
14 Når den Allmegtige spreider kongar der, er det som det snøar på Salmon.
When Almighty [God] scattered the [enemy] kings [and their armies], [the number of weapons that they abandoned there] seemed like there had been a snowstorm on Zalmon (OR, a black) [Mountain].
15 Eit Guds fjell er Basans fjell, eit fjell med mange kollar er Basans fjell.
There is a very high mountain in the Bashan [region], a mountain which has many peaks.
16 Kvifor ser de skakt, de fjell med mange kollar, til det fjellet der Gud tekkjest å bu? Herren skal og bu der for alltid.
But the [people who live near] that mountain should not [RHQ] envy those who live near [Zion], the mountain on which God chose to live! Yahweh will live there forever!
17 Guds vogner er tvo gonger ti tusund, tusund på tusund, Herren er imillom deim, Sinai er i heilagdomen.
[After we defeated all our enemies], [it was as though] the Lord, surrounded by many thousands of strong chariots, descended from Sinai [Mountain] and came into the sacred temple [in Jerusalem].
18 Du for upp i det høge, førde fangar burt, tok gåvor millom menneskje, ogso av dei tråssuge, at du kunde bu der, Herre Gud.
He ascended the sacred mountain [where his temple is], and took with him many people who had been captured [in battles]; and received gifts from the enemies [whom he had defeated]. He received gifts even from those who had rebelled against him, and Yahweh our God will live there [in his sacred temple] forever.
19 Lova vere Herren dag etter dag! Legg dei byrd på oss, er Gud vår frelsa. (Sela)
Praise the Lord, who [helps us] carry our heavy loads every day; he is the one who saves/rescues us.
20 Gud er for oss ein Gud til frelsa, og hjå Herren, Herren er det utvegar frå dauden.
Our God is the God who saves us; He is Yahweh, our Lord, the one who (allows us to escape/prevents us) from being killed [in battles].
21 Ja, Gud krasar hovudet på sine fiendar, den hærde hovudkruna på honom som ferdast i si syndeskuld.
But God will smash the heads of his enemies, the skulls of those who continue to behave sinfully.
22 Herren segjer: «Frå Basan tek eg deim att, eg vil taka deim att frå havsens djup,
The Lord said, “I will bring back the [corpses of those who were killed in] Bashan, and I will bring back those who sank deep in the ocean [and drowned].
23 so foten din må trakka i blod, tunga åt hundarne dine få sin lut av fiendarne.»
I will do that in order that you may wash your feet in their blood, and your dogs can [also] lap up some of your enemies’ blood.”
24 Dei ser di sigersferd, Gud, sigersferdi der min Gud, min konge, fer inn i heilagdomen.
God, many people see you march triumphantly into your sacred temple, [celebrating that you have defeated your enemies]. You [march like] a king does, and a large crowd walks with you.
25 Fyre gjeng songarar, etterpå harpespelarar midt imillom møyar som slær på trummor.
The singers are in front, and the people who play stringed instruments are at the rear, and young women who are beating their tambourines are between them.
26 Lova Gud i samlingarne, lova Herren, de som er av Israels kjelda!
[They are all singing], “You Israeli people, praise God when you gather together; praise Yahweh, all you who are descendants of Jacob!”
27 Der er Benjamin, den yngste, som er herre yver deim, hovdingarne av Juda - deira hop, hovdingarne av Sebulon, hovdingarne av Naftali.
First come [the people of the tribe of] Benjamin, the smallest [tribe], and following them come the leaders of [the tribe of] Judah and their group, and following them come the leaders of [the tribes of] Zebulun and Naphtali.
28 Din Gud hev bode at du skal vera sterk; Gud, styrk det som du hev gjort for oss!
God, show people that you are very powerful; show people the power with which you have helped us previously.
29 For ditt tempel skuld yver Jerusalem vil kongar føra gåvor til deg.
Show that power from your temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.
30 Skjell på dyret i sevet, på stuteflokken og folkekalvarne, so dei kastar seg ned for deg med sylvstykke! Han spreider folk som er huga på strid.
Rebuke [your enemies, such as those in Egypt who are like] wild hippopotamuses/animals that live in the reeds; and [powerful nations that are like] bulls that are among their calves [MET]; rebuke/trample them until they bow down and give you gifts of silver. Scatter the people who enjoy making wars.
31 Velduge menner skal koma frå Egyptarland, Ætiopia skal skunda seg og retta henderne ut til Gud.
Then people will bring gifts of bronze (OR, of cloth) to you from Egypt; the people in Ethiopia will lift up their hands [to praise you].
32 De rike på jordi, syng for Gud, syng lov for Herren! (Sela)
[You people who are citizens of] kingdoms/countries all over the world, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord!
33 Han som fer fram i dei eldegamle himle-himlar! Sjå, han let si røyst høyra, ei veldug røyst.
Sing to the God, the one who rides across the sky, the sky that [he created] long ago. Listen as he shouts with a very powerful voice.
34 Gjev Gud magt! Yver Israel er hans høgd, og hans magt i dei høge skyer.
Proclaim that God is very powerful; he is the king that rules over Israel, and in the skies [he also shows that] he is powerful.
35 Skræmeleg er du, Gud, frå dine heilagdomar; Israels Gud, han gjev folket magt og styrke. Lova vere Gud!
God is awesome as he comes out of his sacred temple; he is the God whom [we] Israeli people [worship]. He makes [DOU] his people very powerful. Praise God!
