Salmenes 76
1 Til songmeisteren, med strengleik; ein salme av Asaf, ein song. Gud er kjend i Juda, i Israel er hans namn stort.
Unto the end. With Praises. A Psalm of Asaph. A Canticle to the Assyrians. In Judea, God is known. In Israel, his name is great.
2 Han bygde si hytta i Salem og sin bustad på Sion.
And his place has been formed with peace. And his dwelling place is in Zion.
3 Der braut han sund ljoni frå bogen, skjold og sverd og ufred. (Sela)
In that place, he has broken the powers of the bows, the shield, the sword, and the battle.
4 Strålande er du, herleg framfor rans-bergi.
You illuminate wondrously from the mountains of eternity.
5 Dei hjarte-sterke menner hev vorte plundra, dei søv sin svevn, og ingen av kjemporne fann sine hender.
All the foolish of heart have been disturbed. They have slept their sleep, and all the men of riches have found nothing in their hands.
6 Ved ditt trugsmål, Jakobs Gud, vart både vogn og hest djupt svævde.
At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, those who were mounted on horseback have fallen asleep.
7 Du - skræmeleg er du, og kven kann standa for di åsyn når du vert vreid?
You are terrible, and so, who can withstand you? From thence is your wrath.
8 Frå himmelen let du høyrast dom; jordi ræddast og vart still
You have caused judgment to be heard from heaven. The earth trembled and was quieted,
9 då Gud stod upp til dom, til å frelsa alle spaklyndte på jordi. (Sela)
when God rose up in judgment in order to bring salvation to all the meek of the earth.
10 For manne-harm må prisa deg, med endå større harm gyrder du deg.
For the thinking of man will confess to you, and the legacy of his thinking will keep a feast day to you.
11 Gjer lovnad og haldt det de lova til Herren, dykkar Gud! Alle kring honom skal føra gåvor til den skræmelege.
Make vows and pay them to the Lord, your God. All you who surround him bring gifts: to him who is terrible,
12 Han staggar stormodet hjå hovdingar, han er skræmeleg for kongarne på jordi.
even to him who takes away the spirit of leaders, to him who is terrible with the kings of the earth.
