Psalms 78

Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

(En Maskil af Asaf.) Lyt, mit folk til min lære, bøj eders øre til ord fra min Mund;

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

jeg vil åbne min Mund med Billedtale, fremsætte Gåder fra fordums Tid,

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

hvad vi har hørt og ved, hvad vore Fædre har sagt os;

We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

vi dølger det ikke for deres Børn, men melder en kommende Slægt om HERRENs Ære og Vælde og Underne, som han har gjort.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

Han satte et Vidnesbyrd i Jakob, i Israel gav han en Lov, idet han bød vore Fædre at lade deres Børn det vide,

That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

at en senere Slægt kunde vide det, og Børn, som fødtes siden, stå frem og fortælle deres Børn derom,

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

så de slår deres Lid til Gud og ikke glemmer Guds Gerninger, men overholder hans Bud,

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

ej slægter Fædrene på, en vanartet, stridig Slægt, hvis Hjerte ikke var fast, hvis Ånd var utro mod Gud

The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

- Efraims Børn var rustede Bueskytter, men svigted på Stridens Dag -

They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

Gudspagten holdt de ikke, de nægtede at følge hans Lov;

And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

hans Gerninger gik dem ad Glemme, de Undere, han lod dem skue.

Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

Han gjorde Undere for deres Fædre i Ægypten på Zoans Mark;

He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

han kløvede Havet og førte dem over, lod Vandet stå som en Vold;

In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

han ledede dem ved Skyen om Dagen, Natten igennem ved Ildens Skær;

He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

han kløvede Klipper i Ørkenen, lod dem rigeligt drikke som af Strømme,

He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

han lod Bække rinde af Klippen og Vand strømme ned som Floder.

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

Men de blev ved at synde imod ham og vække den Højestes Vrede i Ørkenen;

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

de fristede Gud i Hjertet og krævede Mad til at stille Sulten,

Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

de talte mod Gud og sagde: "Kan Gud dække Bord i en Ørken?

Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

Se, Klippen slog han, så Vand flød frem, og Bække vælded ud; mon han også kan give Brød og skaffe kød til sit Folk?"

Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

Det hørte HERREN, blev vred, der tændtes en Ild mod Jakob, ja Vrede kom op mod Israel,

Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

fordi de ikke troede Gud eller stolede på hans Frelse.

Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

Da bød han Skyerne oventil, lod Himlens Døre åbne

And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

og Manna regne på dem til Føde, han gav dem Himmelkorn;

Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

Mennesker spiste Englebrød, han sendte dem Mad at mætte sig med.

He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

Han rejste Østenvinden på Himlen, førte Søndenvinden frem ved sin Kraft;

He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

Kød lod han regne på dem som Støv og vingede Fugle som Havets Sand,

And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

lod dem falde midt i sin Lejr, rundt omkring sine Boliger;

So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

Og de spiste sig overmætte, hvad de ønskede, lod han dem få.

They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

Men før deres Attrå var stillet, mens Maden var i deres Mund,

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

rejste Guds Vrede sig mod dem; han vog deres kraftige Mænd, fældede Israels Ynglinge.

For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

Og dog blev de ved at synde og troede ej på hans Undere.

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

Da lod han deres Dage svinde i Tomhed og endte brat deres År.

When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

Når han vog dem, søgte de ham, vendte om og spurgte om Gud,

And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

kom i Hu, at Gud var deres Klippe, Gud den Allerhøjeste deres Genløser.

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

De hyklede for ham med Munden, løj for ham med deres Tunge;

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

deres Hjerter holdt ikke fast ved ham, hans Pagt var de ikke tro.

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

Og dog er han barmhjertig, han tilgiver Misgerning, lægger ej øde, hans Vrede lagde sig Gang på Gang, han lod ikke sin Harme fuldt bryde frem;

For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

han kom i Hu, de var Kød, et Pust, der svinder og ej vender tilbage.

How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

Hvor tit stod de ham ikke imod i Ørkenen og voldte ham Sorg i det øde Land!

Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

De fristede alter Gud, de krænkede Israels Hellige;

They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

hans Hånd kom de ikke i Hu, de Dag han friede dem fra Fjenden,

How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

da han gjorde sine Tegn i Ægypten, sine Undere på Zoans Mark,

And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

forvandlede deres Floder til Blod, så de ej kunde drikke af Strømmene,

He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

sendte Myg imod dem, som åd dem, og Frøer, som lagde dem øde,

He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

gav Æderen, hvad de avlede, Græshoppen al deres Høst,

He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

slog deres Vinstokke ned med Hagl, deres Morbærtræer med Frost,

He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

prisgav Kvæget for Hagl og deres Hjorde for Lyn.

He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

Han sendte sin Vredesglød mod dem, Harme, Vrede og Trængsel, en Sendefærd af Ulykkesengle;

He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

frit Løb gav han sin Vrede, skånede dem ikke for Døden, gav deres Liv til Pris for Pest;

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

alt førstefødt i Ægypten slog han, Mandskraftens Førstegrøde i Kamiternes Telte,

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

lod sit Folk bryde op som en Hjord, ledede dem som Kvæg i Ørkenen,

And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

ledede dem trygt, uden Frygt, mens Havet lukked sig over deres Fjender;

And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

han bragte dem til sit hellige Land, de Bjerge, hans højre vandt,

He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

drev Folkeslag bort foran dem, udskiftede ved Lod deres Land og lod Israels Stammer bo i deres Telte.

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

Dog fristed og trodsede de Gud den Allerhøjeste og overholdt ikke hans Vidnesbyrd;

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

de faldt fra, var troløse som deres Fædre, svigtede som en slappet Bue,

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

de krænkede ham med deres Offerhøje, æggede ham med deres Gudebilleder.

When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

Det hørte Gud og blev vred følte højlig Lede ved Israel;

So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

han opgav sin Bolig i Silo, det Telt, hvor han boede blandt Mennesker;

And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.

han gav sin Stolthed i Fangenskab, sin Herlighed i Fjendehånd,

He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.

prisgav sit Folk for Sværdet, blev vred på sin Arvelod;

The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

Ild fortærede dets unge Mænd, dets Jomfruer fik ej Bryllupssange,

Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

dets Præster faldt for Sværdet, dets Enker holdt ikke Klagefest.

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

Da vågnede Herren som en, der har sovet, som en Helt, der er døvet af Vin;

And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

han slog sine Fjender på Ryggen, gjorde dem evigt til Skamme.

Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

Men han fik Lede ved Josefs Telt, Efraims Stamme udvalgte han ikke;

But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

han udvalgte Judas Stamme, Zions Bjerg, som han elsker;

And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

han byggede sit Tempel himmelhøjt, grundfæstede det evigt som Jorden.

He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

Han udvalgte David, sin Tjener, og tog ham fra Fårenes Folde,

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

hentede ham fra de diende Dyr til at vogte Jakob, hans Folk, Israel, hans Arvelod;

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

han vogtede dem med oprigtigt Hjerte, ledede dem med kyndig Hånd.