Salme 58

1 (Til sangmesteren. Al-tasjhet. Af David. En miktam.) Er det virkelig Ret, I taler, I Guder, dømmer I Menneskenes Børn retfærdigt?

Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title. If, truly and certainly, you speak justice, then judge what is right, you sons of men.

2 Nej, alle øver I Uret på Jord, eders Hænder udvejer Vold.

For, even in your heart, you work iniquity. Your hands construct injustice on the earth.

3 Fra Moders Liv vanslægted de gudløse, fra Moders Skød for Løgnerne vild.

Sinners have become foreigners from the womb; they have gone astray from conception. They have been speaking falsehoods.

4 Gift har de i sig som Slangen, den stumme Øgle, der døver sit Øre

Their fury is similar to that of a serpent; it is like a deaf asp, who even blocks her ears,

5 og ikke vil høre på Tæmmerens Røst, på den kyndige Slangebesværger.

who will not listen to the voice of charmers, nor even to the enchanter who chants wisely.

6 Gud, bryd Tænderne i deres Mund, Ungløvernes Kindtænder knuse du, HERRE;

God will crush their teeth within their own mouth. The Lord will break the molars of the lions.

7 lad dem svinde som Vand, der synker, visne som nedtrampet Græs.

They will come to nothing, like water flowing away. He has aimed his bow, while they are being weakened.

8 Lad dem blive som Sneglen, opløst i Slim som et ufuldbårent Foster, der aldrig så Sol.

Like wax that flows, they will be carried away. Fire has fallen upon them, and they will not see the sun.

9 Før eders Gryder mærker til Tjørnen, ja, midt i deres Livskraft river han dem bort i sin Vrede

Before your thorns could know the brier, he consumes them alive, as if in rage.

10 Den retfærdige glæder sig, når han ser Hævn, hans Fødder skal vade i gudløses Blod;

The just one will rejoice when he sees vindication. He will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.

11 Og Folk skal sige: "Den retfærdige får dog sin Løn, der er dog Guder, som dømmer på Jord!"

And man will say, “If the just one is fruitful, then, truly, there is a God judging them on earth.”