Salmenes 27
1 Av David. Herren er mitt lys og min frelse, for hvem skal jeg frykte? Herren er mitt livs vern, for hvem skal jeg reddes?
A Psalm of David, before he was sealed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?
2 Når ugjerningsmenn nærmer sig imot mig for å opsluke mig, mine motstandere og mine fiender, så snubler og faller de selv.
Meanwhile, the guilty draw near to me, so as to eat my flesh. Those who trouble me, my enemies, have themselves been weakened and have fallen.
3 Om en hær leirer sig imot mig, frykter ikke mitt hjerte; om krig reiser sig imot mig, enda er jeg trygg.
If entrenched armies were to stand together against me, my heart would not fear. If a battle were to rise up against me, I would have hope in this.
4 Én ting har jeg bedt Herren om, det stunder jeg efter, at jeg må bo i Herrens hus alle mitt livs dager for å skue Herrens liflighet og grunde i hans tempel.
One thing I have asked of the Lord, this I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, so that I may behold the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple.
5 For han gjemmer mig i sin hytte på den onde dag, han skjuler mig i sitt telts skjul; på en klippe fører han mig op.
For he has hidden me in his tabernacle. In the day of evils, he has protected me in the hidden place of his tabernacle.
6 Og nu skal mitt hode opløfte sig over mine fiender rundt omkring mig, og jeg vil ofre jubeloffere i hans telt, jeg vil prise og lovsynge Herren.
He has exalted me upon the rock, and now he has exalted my head above my enemies. I have circled around and offered a sacrifice of loud exclamation in his tabernacle. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm, to the Lord.
7 Hør, Herre, høit roper jeg, og vær mig nådig og svar mig!
Hear my voice, O Lord, with which I have cried out to you. Have mercy on me, and hear me.
8 Mitt hjerte holder frem for dig ditt ord: Søk mitt åsyn! Herre, jeg søker ditt åsyn.
My heart has spoken to you; my face has sought you. I yearn for your face, O Lord.
9 Skjul ikke ditt åsyn for mig, bortstøt ikke i vrede din tjener! Min hjelp har du vært. Kast mig ikke bort og forlat mig ikke, min frelses Gud!
Do not turn your face away from me. In your wrath, do not turn aside from your servant. Be my helper. Do not abandon me, and do not despise me, O God, my Savior.
10 For min far og min mor har forlatt mig, men Herren tar mig op.
For my father and my mother have left me behind, but the Lord has taken me up.
11 Lær mig, Herre, din vei, og led mig på den jevne sti for mine fienders skyld!
O Lord, establish a law for me in your way, and direct me in the right path, because of my enemies.
12 Overgi mig ikke til mine fienders mordlyst! for falske vidner står op imot mig, og menn som fnyser av vold.
Do not surrender me to the souls of those who trouble me. For unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and iniquity has lied to itself.
13 O, dersom jeg ikke trodde å skulle se Herrens godhet i de levendes land! -
I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
14 Bi på Herren, vær ved godt mot, og ditt hjerte være sterkt, ja, bi på Herren!
Wait for the Lord, act manfully; and let your heart be strengthened, and remain with the Lord.
