Psalms 109
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Holde not thy tongue, O God of my praise.
Til Sangmesteren. Af David. En Salme. Du min Lovsangs Gud, vær ej tavs!
2 For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth full of deceite are opened vpon me: they haue spoken to me with a lying tongue.
Thi en gudløs, svigefuld Mund har de aabnet imod mig, taler mig til med Løgntunge,
3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
med hadske Ord omringer de mig og strider imod mig uden Grund;
4 For my friendship they were mine aduersaries, but I gaue my selfe to praier.
til Løn for min Kærlighed er de mig fjendske, skønt jeg er idel Bøn;
5 And they haue rewarded me euil for good, and hatred for my friendship.
de gør mig ondt for godt, gengælder min Kærlighed med Had.
6 Set thou the wicked ouer him, and let the aduersarie stand at his right hand.
Straf ham for hans Gudløshed, lad en Anklager staa ved hans højre,
7 Whe he shalbe iudged, let him be condemned, and let his praier be turned into sinne.
lad ham gaa dømt fra Retten, hans Bøn blive regnet for Synd;
8 Let his daies be fewe, and let another take his charge.
hans Livsdage blive kun faa, hans Embede tage en anden;
9 Let his children be fatherlesse, and his wife a widowe.
hans Børn blive faderløse, hans Hustru vorde Enke;
10 Let his children be vagabonds and beg and seeke bread, comming out of their places destroyed.
hans Børn flakke om og tigge, drives bort fra et øde Hjem;
11 Let the extortioner catch al that he hath, and let the strangers spoile his labour.
Aagerkarlen rage efter alt, hvad han har, og fremmede rane hans Gods;
12 Let there be none to extend mercie vnto him: neither let there be any to shewe mercie vpon his fatherlesse children.
ingen være langmodig imod ham, ingen ynke hans faderløse;
13 Let his posteritie be destroied, and in the generation following let their name be put out.
hans Afkom gaa til Grunde, hans Navn slettes ud i næste Slægt;
14 Let the iniquitie of his fathers bee had in remembrance with the Lord: and let not the sinne of his mother be done away.
lad hans Fædres Skyld ihukommes hos HERREN, lad ikke hans Moders Synd slettes ud,
15 But let them alway be before the Lord, that he may cut off their memorial from ye earth.
altid være de HERREN for Øje; hans Minde vorde udryddet af Jorden,
16 Because he remembred not to shew mercie, but persecuted the afflicted and poore man, and the sorowfull hearted to slay him.
fordi det ej faldt ham ind at vise sig god, men han forfulgte den arme og fattige og den, hvis Hjerte var knust til Døde;
17 As he loued cursing, so shall it come vnto him, and as he loued not blessing, so shall it be farre from him.
han elsked Forbandelse, saa lad den naa ham; Velsignelse ynded han ikke, den blive ham fjern!
18 As he clothed himselfe with cursing like a rayment, so shall it come into his bowels like water, and like oyle into his bones.
Han tage Forbandelse paa som en Klædning, den komme som Vand i hans Bug, som Olie ind i hans Ben;
19 Let it be vnto him as a garment to couer him, and for a girdle, wherewith he shalbe alway girded.
den blive en Dragt, han tager paa, et Bælte, han altid bærer!
20 Let this be the rewarde of mine aduersarie from the Lord, and of them, that speake euill against my soule.
Det være mine Modstanderes Løn fra HERREN, dem, der taler ondt mod min Sjæl.
21 But thou, O Lord my God, deale with me according vnto thy Name: deliuer me, (for thy mercie is good)
Men du, o HERRE, min Herre, gør med mig efter din Godhed og Naade, frels mig for dit Navns Skyld!
22 Because I am poore and needie, and mine heart is wounded within me.
Thi jeg er arm og fattig, mit Hjerte vaander sig i mig;
23 I depart like the shadowe that declineth, and am shaken off as the grashopper.
som Skyggen, der hælder, svinder jeg bort, som Græshopper rystes jeg ud;
24 My knees are weake through fasting, and my flesh hath lost all fatnes.
af Faste vakler mine Knæ, mit Kød skrumper ind uden Salve;
25 I became also a rebuke vnto them: they that looked vpon me, shaked their heads.
til Spot for dem er jeg blevet, de ryster paa Hovedet, naar de ser mig.
26 Helpe me, O Lord my God: saue me according to thy mercie.
Hjælp mig, HERRE min Gud, frels mig efter din Miskundhed,
27 And they shall know, that this is thine hand, and that thou, Lord, hast done it.
saa de sander, det var din Haand, dig, HERRE, som gjorde det!
28 Though they curse, yet thou wilt blesse: they shall arise and be confounded, but thy seruant shall reioyce.
Lad dem forbande, du vil velsigne, mine Uvenner vorde til Skamme, din Tjener glæde sig;
29 Let mine aduersaries be clothed with shame, and let them couer themselues with their confusion, as with a cloke.
lad mine Fjender klædes i Skændsel, iføres Skam som en Kappe!
30 I will giue thankes vnto the Lord greatly with my mouth and praise him among ye multitude.
Med min Mund vil jeg højlig takke HERREN, prise ham midt i Mængden;
31 For he will stand at the right hand of the poore, to saue him from them that woulde condemne his soule.
thi han staar ved den fattiges højre at fri ham fra dem, der dømmer hans Sjæl.
