Salme 41

1 (Til sangmesteren. En salme af David.) Salig den Mand, der tager sig af de svage, ham frelser HERREN på Ulykkens Dag;

For the end, a Psalm of David. Blessed [is the man] who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

2 HERREN vogter ham, holder ham i Live, det går ham vel i Landet, han giver ham ikke i Fjendevold.

May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

3 På Sottesengen står HERREN ham bi, hans Smertensleje gør du ham let.

May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; you have made all his bed in his sickness.

4 Så siger jeg da: Vær mig nådig, HERRE, helbred min Sjæl, jeg har syndet mod dig!

I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

5 Mine Fjender ønsker mig ondt: "Hvornår mon han dør og hans Navn udslettes?"

Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, [saying], When shall he die, and his name perish?

6 Kommer en i Besøg, så fører han hyklerisk Tale, hans Hjerte samler på ondt, og så går han bort og taler derom.

And if he came to see [me], his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

7 Mine Avindsmænd hvisker sammen imod mig, alle regner de med, at det går mig ilde:

All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

8 "En dødelig Sot har grebet ham; han ligger der - kommer aldrig op!"

They denounced a wicked word against me, [saying], Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

9 Endog min Ven, som jeg stolede på, som spiste mit Brød, har løftet Hælen imod mig.

For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up [his] heel against me.

10 Men du, o HERRE, vær mig nådig og rejs mig, så jeg kan øve Gengæld imod dem.

But you, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them.

11 Deraf kan jeg kende, at du har mig kær, at min Fjende ikke skal juble over mig.

By this I know that you have delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.

12 Du holder mig oppe i Kraft af min Uskyld, lader mig stå for dit Åsyn til evig Tid.

But you did help me because of [mine] innocence, and have established me before you for ever.

13 Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, fra Evighed og til Evighed, Amen, Amen!

Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it.