Salmenes 149

1 Halleluja! Syng Herren en ny sang, hans pris i de frommes forsamling!

Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise is in the Church of the saints.

2 Israel glede sig i sin skaper, Sions barn fryde sig i sin konge!

Let Israel rejoice in him who made them, and let the sons of Zion exult in their king.

3 De skal love hans navn med dans, lovsynge ham til pauke og citar.

Let them praise his name in chorus. Let them sing psalms to him with the timbrel and the psaltery.

4 For Herren har behag i sitt folk, han pryder de saktmodige med frelse.

For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.

5 De fromme skal fryde sig i herlighet, de skal juble på sitt leie.

The saints will exult in glory. They will rejoice upon their couches.

6 Lovsang for Gud er i deres munn og et tveegget sverd i deres hånd,

The exultations of God will be in their throat, and two-edged swords will be in their hands:

7 for å fullbyrde hevn over hedningene, straff over folkene,

to obtain vindication among the nations, chastisements among the peoples,

8 for å binde deres konger med lenker og deres fornemme menn med jernbånd,

to bind their kings with shackles and their nobles with manacles of iron,

9 for å fullbyrde foreskreven straffedom over dem. Dette er en ære for alle hans fromme. Halleluja!

to obtain judgment over them, as it has been written. This is glory for all his saints. Alleluia.