2 Samuel 22
1 David kvad dette kvædet åt Herren då Herren hadde frelst honom frå alle uvenerne sine, og frå Saul:
And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
2 «Herren er mitt berg og mi festning og min frelsar.
And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3 Gud er mitt berg som eg flyr til! Min skjold og mitt frelseshorn Mi høge borg! mi livd! Frelsaren min som friar meg ifrå vald!
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.
4 Eg kallar på Herren, den høglova: Frå fiendarne mine frelsar han meg.
I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 Daudens brot og brand kringsette meg. Straumar av vondskap skræmde meg.
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; (Sheol h7585)
7 Men Herren kalla eg på i mi trengsla, eg ropa til min Gud. Han høyrde frå templet sitt røysti mi, mitt rop rakk fram til øyro hans.
In my distress I called on the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
8 Jordi skok seg og skalv, himmelens grunnvollar dirra, Dei skok seg, for harmen hans loga upp:
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
9 Røyk steig upp frå nasen hans, eld frå munnen hans åt ikring seg, gloande kol loga frå honom.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
10 Han lægde himmelen og steig ned, med kolmyrker under føterne sine.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
11 Han for fram på kerub og flaug og sveiv på vengjerne åt vinden.
And he rode on a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen on the wings of the wind.
12 Myrkret gjorde han til åklæde kring seg, tjeldet hans var myrke vatn, tjukke skyer.
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13 Frå glansen fyre andlitet hans brann gloande kol.
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
14 Herren tora i himmelen, den Høgste let høyra si røyst:
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
15 Pilerne sine skaut han og spreidde deim, eldingar sende han og fortulla deim.
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
16 Djupålarne i havet kom upp i dagen, grunnvollarne i jordi vart berrsynte ved Herrens trugsmål, ved andepusten frå hans nase.
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 Han rette ut handi frå høgdi og greip meg, han drog meg upp or store vatn.
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
18 Han frelste meg frå min megtige fiende, frå uvenern’ mine, dei var meg for sterke.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 Dei for imot meg på motgangsdagen; men Herren vart studnaden min.
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
20 Han førde meg ut i vidt rom. Han frelste meg, for han hadde hugnad i meg.
He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 Herren gjorde med meg etter rettferdi mi, han lønte meg etter reinleiken i henderne mine.
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.
22 For eg tok vare på Herrens vegar, fall ikkje i vondskap frå min Gud.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 Nei, alle hans rettar hadde eg for auga, bodordi hans veik eg ikkje ifrå.
For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 So var eg ulastande for honom og tok meg i vare for mi synd.
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.
25 Og Herren lønte meg etter mi rettferd, etter reinleiken min for hans augo.
Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
26 Mot den godlyndte syner du deg godlyndt, mot ulastande kjempa ulastande.
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful, and with the upright man you will show yourself upright.
27 Mot den reine syner du deg rein, mot den rangsnudde syner du deg rang.
With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the fraudulent you will show yourself unsavory.
28 For du frelsar arme folk, men augo dine er mot dei ovmodige til å tvinga deim ned.
And the afflicted people you will save: but your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.
29 For du er mi lampa, Herre, og Herren gjer myrkret mitt bjart.
For you are my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
30 Ved deg eg renner mot herflokkar, ved min Gud stormar eg murar.
For by you I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 Gud, ulastande er hans veg; Herrens ord er skirt, han er ein skjold for alle deim som flyr til honom.
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
32 For kven er Gud forutan Herren? Kven er eit berg utan vår Gud?
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
33 Gud, han som gyrder meg med kraft, og leider den ulastande på hans veg,
God is my strength and power: and he makes my way perfect.
34 som gjev meg føter liksom hindarne, og set meg upp på høgderne mine,
He makes my feet like hinds’ feet: and sets me on my high places.
35 som lærer henderne mine upp til strid, so armarne spenner koparbogen.
He teaches my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
36 Du gav meg frelsa di til skjold, og småminkingi di ho gjorde meg stor.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your gentleness has made me great.
37 Du gjorde rom for stigi mine, og oklo mine vagga ikkje.
You have enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
38 Eg forfylgde fiendarne mine og tynte deim. Eg vende ikkje um fyrr eg fekk gjort ende på deim.
I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
39 Eg gjorde ende på deim og slo deim i knas, so dei vann ikkje reisa seg. Dei fall under føterne mine.
And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yes, they are fallen under my feet.
40 Du gyrde meg med kraft til striden. Du bøygde motmennern’ mine under meg.
For you have girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me have you subdued under me.
41 Fiendarne mine let du snu ryggen til meg, deim som hatar meg, rudde eg ut.
You have also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42 Dei såg seg um - men ingen frelste - til Herren, men han svara deim ikkje.
They looked, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he answered them not.
43 Eg smuldra deim som dust på jordi; som søyla på gator krasa eg deim; eg trakka deim ned.
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
44 Du frelste meg ut or mitt folks ufred, til hovud for heidningar vara du meg; folk som eg ikkje kjende, tente meg.
You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people, you have kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
45 Ukjende folk smeikte for meg, ved gjetordet um meg lydde dei meg.
Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.
46 Ja, framandfolk visna av, gjekk skjelvande ut or borgerne sine.
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
47 Herren liver! lova vere han, mitt berg! Ja, upphøgd vere Gud, mitt frelse-berg,
The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
48 Gud som gjev meg hemn, legg folkeslag under meg
It is God that avenges me, and that brings down the people under me.
49 og fører meg ut frå fiendarne mine! Ja - du som lyfter meg høgt yver motmennern’ mine og bergar meg undan frå valdsmanns hand!
And that brings me forth from my enemies: you also have lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.
50 Difor, Herre, vil eg prisa deg millom heidningarn’, og lovsyngja ditt namn.
Therefore I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to your name.
51 For han gjer kongen sin sigersæl, gjer miskunn mot honom han salva, mot David og ætti hans til æveleg tid.»
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever more.
