< Psaltaren 48 >

1 En sång, en psalm av Koras söner. Stor är HERREN och högt lovad, i vår Guds stad, på sitt heliga berg.
Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be greatly praised in the city where he [lives], [which is built on Zion], his sacred hill.
2 Skönt höjer det sig, hela jordens fröjd, berget Sion längst uppe i norr, den store konungens stad.
That city, on a high [hill], is beautiful; it is the city where the true [God], the great king, [lives], and it causes people all over the world to rejoice [when they see it].
3 Gud har i dess palatser gjort sig känd såsom ett värn.
God is in the strong towers there, and he shows that he protects the people in that city.
4 Ty se, konungarna församlade sig, tillhopa drogo de fram.
Many kings gathered [with their armies] to attack [that city],
5 De sågo det, då häpnade de; de förskräcktes, de flydde.
but when they saw it, they were amazed; they became terrified, and ran away.
6 Bävan grep dem där, ångest lik en barnaföderskas.
Because they were very afraid, they trembled like a woman who is about to give birth to a child;
7 Så krossar du Tarsis-skepp med östanvinden.
they shook [like] ships sailing from Tarshish are shaken by a strong wind.
8 Såsom vi hade hört, så fingo vi se det, i HERREN Sebaots stad, i vår Guds stad; Gud håller den vid makt till evig tid. (Sela)
We had heard [that this city is glorious], and now we have seen that it is. It is the city in which Yahweh, the almighty one, [lives]. It is the city which God will preserve/protect forever.
9 Vi tänka, o Gud, på din nåd, när vi stå i ditt tempel.
God, [here] in your temple we think about how you faithfully love us.
10 Såsom ditt namn, o Gud, så når ock ditt lov intill jordens ändar; din högra hand är full av rättfärdighet.
You [MTY] are famous and (are praised/people praise you) all over the earth, because you rule powerfully [MTY] and justly.
11 Sions berg glädje sig, Juda döttrar fröjde sig, för dina domars skull.
The people who live near Zion Hill should be happy! The people in [all] the cities [MTY] in Judah should rejoice because you judge people fairly.
12 Gån omkring Sion och vandren runt därom, räknen dess torn;
[You Israeli people should] walk around Zion [Hill] and count the towers there;
13 given akt på dess murar, skriden genom dess palatser, så att I kunnen förtälja därom för ett kommande släkte.
notice the walls there and examine the forts in order that you can tell about them to your children.
14 Ty sådan är Gud, vår Gud, alltid och evinnerligen; intill döden skall han ledsaga oss.
[Say to them], “This is [the city that belongs to] our God, [the one who lives] forever; he will guide us all of our lives.”

< Psaltaren 48 >