Psalms 1

1 [God] is pleased with those who do not do what [MET] wicked people advise them to do, and who do not imitate the behavior of [MET] sinful people, and who do not join in with people who (ridicule/sneer at) [God].

Mikil er gæfa þess manns sem ekki fer að ráðum óguðlegra, ekki á félagsskap við syndara sem hæða Guð,

2 Those whom God is pleased with delight in doing the things that he has instructed/taught us to do. They read and think about Yahweh’s requirements, day and night.

heldur hefur unun af því að hlýða Drottni og íhuga orð hans dag og nótt, og þannig nálgast hann sífellt meira.

3 They [constantly produce/do things that please God] just like fruit trees that have been planted along the banks of a stream produce fruit at the right time every year. [Like] trees that never wither, they succeed in everything that they do.

Hann líkist tré sem stendur við rennandi læk og ber sætan ávöxt sinn á réttum tíma og blöð þess visna ekki. Slíkum manni tekst allt vel.

4 But wicked people are not like that! Wicked people are [as worthless as] chaff that is blown away by the wind.

En hvað með syndarana? Það er önnur saga! Þeir fjúka burt eins og hismi undan vindi.

5 Therefore, wicked people (will not be acquitted/will be condemned) [LIT] when [God] judges people, and furthermore, sinful people will not even be present when [God] gathers righteous people together,

Þeir munu ekki standast á degi dómsins né heldur í söfnuði réttlátra.

6 because he guides and protects righteous people, but the path that the wicked walk on leads them to where they will be destroyed/punished [by God forever].

Drottinn vakir yfir lífi og áformum hinna trúuðu, en vegur óguðlegra endar í vegleysu.