Psaltaren 2
1 Hvarföre vredgas Hedningarna, och folken tala så fåfängt?
Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense?
2 Konungarna på jordene resa sig upp, och herrarna rådslå med hvarannan emot Herran och hans Smorda:
The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ:
3 Låt oss sönderslita deras bojor, och kasta deras band bort ifrån oss.
“Let us shatter their chains and cast their yoke away from us.”
4 Men den i himmelen bor, begabbar dem, och Herren bespottar dem.
He who dwells in heaven will ridicule them, and the Lord will mock them.
5 Han skall en gång tala med dem i sine vrede, och med sine grymhet skall han förskräcka dem.
Then will he speak to them in his anger and trouble them with his fury.
6 Men jag hafver insatt min Konung på mitt helga berg Zion.
Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, preaching his precepts.
7 Jag vill om ett sådant sätt predika, som Herren till mig sagt hafver: Du äst min Son, i dag hafver jag födt dig.
The Lord has said to me: You are my son, this day have I begotten you.
8 Äska, af mig, så vill jag gifva dig Hedningarna till arfs, och verldenes ändar till egendom.
Ask of me and I will give to you: the Gentiles for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.
9 Du skall sönderslå dem med jernspiro; såsom lerpottor skall du sönderkrossa dem.
You will rule them with an iron rod, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.
10 Så låter nu undervisa eder, I Konungar; och låter tukta eder, I domare på jordene.
And now, O kings, understand. Receive instruction, you who judge the earth.
11 Tjener Herranom med fruktan, och fröjder eder med bäfvande.
Serve the Lord in fear, and exult in him with trembling.
12 Hyller Sonen, att han icke förtörnas, och I förgås på, vägenom; ty hans vrede skall snart begynna att bränna; men salige äro alle de som trösta på honom.
Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord might become angry, and you would perish from the way of the just. Though his wrath can flare up in a short time, blessed are all those who trust in him.
