Salme 135

1 Halleluja! Pris HERRENS Navn, pris det, I HERRENS Tjenere,

Let the Lord be praised. O you servants of the Lord, give praise to the name of the Lord.

2 som staar i HERRENS Hus, i vor Guds Huses Forgaarde!

You who are in the house of the Lord, and in the open spaces of the house of our God,

3 Pris HERREN, thi god er HERREN, lovsyng hans Navn, thi lifligt er det.

Give praise to Jah, for he is good: make melody to his name, for it is pleasing.

4 Thi HERREN udvalgte Jakob, Israel til sin Ejendom.

For the Lord has taken Jacob for himself, and Israel for his property.

5 Ja, jeg ved, at HERREN er stor, vor Herre er større end alle Guder.

I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is greater than all other gods.

6 HERREN gør alt, hvad han vil, i Himlene og paa Jorden, i Have og alle Verdensdyb.

The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.

7 Han lader Skyer stige op fra Jordens Ende, faar Lynene til at give Regn, sender Stormen ud fra sine Forraadskamre;

He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses.

8 han, som slog Ægyptens førstefødte, baade Mennesker og Kvæg,

He put to death the first-fruits of Egypt, of man and of beast.

9 og sendte Tegn og Undere i din Midte, Ægypten, mod Farao og alle hans Folk;

He sent signs and wonders among you, O Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.

10 han, som fældede store Folk og vog saa mægtige Konger,

He overcame great nations, and put strong kings to death;

11 Amoriternes Konge Sihon og Basans Konge Og og alle Kana'ans Riger

Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan;

12 og gav deres Land i Eje, i Eje til Israel, hans Folk.

And gave their land for a heritage, even for a heritage to Israel his people.

13 HERRE, dit Navn er evigt, din Ihukommelse, HERRE, fra Slægt til Slægt,

O Lord, your name is eternal; and the memory of you will have no end.

14 thi Ret skaffer HERREN sit Folk og ynkes over sine Tjenere.

For the Lord will be judge of his people's cause; his feelings will be changed to his servants.

15 Folkenes Billeder er Sølv og Guld, Værk af Menneskehænder;

The images of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

16 de har Mund, men taler ikke, Øjne, men ser dog ej;

They have mouths, but no voice, they have eyes, but they do not see;

17 de har Ører, men hører ikke, ej heller er der Aande i deres Mund.

They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

18 Som dem skal de, der laved dem, blive enhver, som stoler paa dem.

Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his hope in them.

19 Lov HERREN, Israels Hus, lov HERREN, Arons Hus,

Give praise to the Lord, O children of Israel: give praise to the Lord, O sons of Aaron:

20 lov HERREN, Levis Hus, lov HERREN, I, som frygter HERREN!

Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.

21 Fra Zion være HERREN lovet, han, som bor i Jerusalem!

Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.