Salme 41

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

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. O the blessedness of him Who is acting wisely to the poor, In a day of evil YHWH delivers him.

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

YHWH preserves him and revives him, He is blessed in the land, And You do not give him into the will of his enemies.

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

YHWH supports [him] on a bed of sickness, You have turned his bed in his weakness.

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

I said, “O YHWH, favor me, Heal my soul, for I sinned against You,”

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

My enemies say evil of me: When he dies—his name has perished!

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—he speaks vanity, His heart gathers iniquity to itself, He goes out—at the street he speaks.

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

All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

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

A worthless thing is poured out on him, And because he lay down he does not rise again.

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

Even my ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, Made the heel great against me,

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

And You, YHWH, favor me, And cause me to rise, And I give repayment to them.

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

By this I have known, That You have delighted in me, Because my enemy does not shout over me.

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

As for me, in my integrity, You have taken hold on me, And cause me to stand before You for all time.

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

Blessed [is] YHWH, God of Israel, From age to age. Amen and Amen.