Psaltaren 41
1 En Psalm Davids, till att föresjunga. Säll är den, som låter sig vårda; om den fattiga; honom skall Herren hjelpa i den onda tiden.
Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.
2 Herren skall bevara honom, och hålla honom i lifve, och låta honom gå väl på jordene, och icke gifva honom uti hans fiendars vilja.
Yahweh protects them and allows them to live [for a long time]. He enables them to be happy in the land [of Israel], and rescues them from their enemies.
3 Herren skall vederqvicka honom på hans sotesäng; du hjelper honom ifrån alla hans krankhet.
When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
4 Jag sade: Herre, var mig nådelig; hela mina själ, ty jag hafver syndat emot dig.
[When I was sick], I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me; [I know that I am sick because] I have sinned against you.”
5 Mine ovänner talade ondt emot mig: När kan han dö, och hans namn förgås?
My enemies say cruel things about me; they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have [any descendants to continue] his name).”
6 De komma till att skåda, och menat dock intet af hjertat; utan söka något, det de lasta måga, gå bort och förat ut.
When my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they [are concerned about me]. They listen to bad news about (me/my health). Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.
7 Alle de som mig hata, tassla tillhopa emot mig, och tänka ondt öfver mig.
All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
8 De hafva beslutit ett skalkastycke öfver mig: När han ligger, skall han intet uppstå igen.
They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
9 Och min vän, den jag mig betrodde, den mitt bröd åt, trampade mig under fötterna.
Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].
10 Men du, Herre, var mig nådelig, och hjelp mig upp, så vill jag vedergälla dem.
But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy [again]. When you do that, I will be able to (pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer).
11 Derpå märker jag, att du ett behag till mig hafver, att min fiende icke skall glädja sig öfver mig.
[If you enable me to] do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me, I will know that you are pleased with me.
12 Men mig uppehåller du för mina fromhets skull, och ställer mig inför ditt ansigte evinnerliga.
[I will know that] it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me, and [I will know that] you will let me be with you forever.
13 Lofvad vare Herren, Israels Gud, ifrån nu, allt intill evighet. Amen, Amen.
Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!
