¹Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

¹En læresalme av Asaf. Lytt, mitt folk, til min lære, bøi eders ører til min munns ord!

²I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

²Jeg vil oplate min munn med tankesprog, jeg vil la utstrømme gåtefulle ord fra fordums tid.

³Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

³Det vi har hørt og vet, og det våre fedre har fortalt oss,

⁴We 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.

⁴det vil vi ikke dølge for deres barn, men for den kommende slekt fortelle Herrens pris og hans styrke og de undergjerninger som han har gjort.

⁵For 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:

⁵Han har reist et vidnesbyrd i Jakob og satt en lov i Israel, som han bød våre fedre å kunngjøre sine barn,

⁶That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

⁶forat den kommende slekt, de barn som skulde fødes, kunde kjenne dem, kunde stå frem og fortelle dem for sine barn

⁷That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

⁷og sette sitt håp til Gud og ikke glemme Guds gjerninger, men holde hans bud

⁸And 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.

⁸og ikke være som deres fedre, en opsetsig og gjenstridig slekt, en slekt som ikke gjorde sitt hjerte fast, og hvis ånd ikke var trofast mot Gud.

⁹The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

⁹Efra'ims barn, de rustede bueskyttere, vendte om på stridens dag.

¹⁰They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

¹⁰De holdt ikke Guds pakt og vilde ikke vandre i hans lov,

¹¹And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

¹¹og de glemte hans store gjerninger og de under som han hadde latt dem se.

¹²Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹²For deres fedres øine hadde han gjort under i Egyptens land, på Soans mark*. / {* 4MO 13, 22.}

¹³He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

¹³Han kløvde havet og lot dem gå gjennem det og lot vannet stå som en dynge.

¹⁴In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁴Og han ledet dem ved skyen om dagen og hele natten ved ildens lys.

¹⁵He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

¹⁵Han kløvde klipper i ørkenen og gav dem å drikke som av store vanndyp.

¹⁶He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

¹⁶Og han lot bekker gå ut av klippen og vann flyte ned som strømmer.

¹⁷And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

¹⁷Men de blev ennu ved å synde mot ham, å være gjenstridige mot den Høieste i ørkenen.

¹⁸And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

¹⁸Og de fristet Gud i sitt hjerte, så de krevde mat efter sin lyst.

¹⁹Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

¹⁹Og de talte mot Gud, de sa: Kan vel Gud dekke bord i ørkenen?

²⁰Behold, 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?

²⁰Se, han har slått klippen så det fløt ut vann, og bekker strømmet over; mon han også kan gi brød, eller kan han komme med kjøtt til sitt folk?

²¹Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

²¹Derfor, da Herren hørte det, harmedes han, og ild optendtes mot Jakob, og vrede reiste sig mot Israel,

²²Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

²²fordi de ikke trodde på Gud og ikke stolte på hans frelse.

²³Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

²³Og han gav skyene der oppe befaling og åpnet himmelens porter.

²⁴And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

²⁴Og han lot manna regne over dem til føde og gav dem himmelkorn.

²⁵Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

²⁵Englebrød* åt enhver; han sendte dem næring til mette. / {* d.e. brød fra englenes bolig, himmelbrød.}

²⁶He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

²⁶Han lot østenvinden fare ut i himmelen og førte sønnenvinden frem ved sin styrke.

²⁷He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

²⁷Og han lot kjøtt regne ned over dem som støv og vingede fugler som havets sand,

²⁸And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

²⁸og han lot dem falle ned midt i deres leir, rundt omkring deres boliger.

²⁹So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

²⁹Og de åt og blev såre mette, og det de lystet efter, gav han dem.

³⁰They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

³⁰De hadde ennu ikke latt fare det de lystet efter, ennu var deres mat i deres munn,

³¹The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

³¹da reiste Guds vrede sig mot dem, og han herjet blandt deres kraftfulle menn, og Israels unge menn slo han ned.

³²For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

³²Med alt dette syndet de enda og trodde ikke på hans undergjerninger.

³³Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

³³Derfor lot han deres dager svinne bort i tomhet og deres år i forskrekkelse.

³⁴When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

³⁴Når han herjet blandt dem, da spurte de efter ham og vendte om og søkte Gud

³⁵And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

³⁵og kom i hu at Gud var deres klippe, og den høieste Gud deres gjenløser.

³⁶Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

³⁶Men de smigret for ham med sin munn og løi for ham med sin tunge.

³⁷For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

³⁷Og deres hjerte hang ikke fast ved ham, og de var ikke tro mot hans pakt.

³⁸But 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.

³⁸Men han, han er miskunnelig, han tilgir misgjerning og forderver ikke; mange ganger lot han sin vrede vende om og lot ikke all sin harme bryte frem.

³⁹For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

³⁹Og han kom i hu at de var kjød, et åndepust som farer avsted og ikke kommer tilbake.

⁴⁰How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

⁴⁰Hvor titt var de ikke gjenstridige mot ham i ørkenen, gjorde ham sorg på de øde steder!

⁴¹Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

⁴¹Og de fristet Gud på ny og krenket Israels Hellige.

⁴²They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

⁴²De kom ikke hans hånd i hu den dag han forløste dem fra fienden,

⁴³How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan.

⁴³han som gjorde sine tegn i Egypten og sine under på Soans mark.

⁴⁴And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

⁴⁴Han gjorde deres elver til blod, og sine rinnende vann kunde de ikke drikke.

⁴⁵He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

⁴⁵Han sendte imot dem fluesvermer som fortærte dem, og frosk som fordervet dem.

⁴⁶He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

⁴⁶Og han gav gnageren* deres grøde og gresshoppen deres høst. / {* d.e. gresshoppen.}

⁴⁷He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

⁴⁷Han slo deres vintrær ned med hagl og deres morbærtrær med haglstener.

⁴⁸He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

⁴⁸Og han overgav deres fe til haglet og deres hjorder til ildsluer.

⁴⁹He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

⁴⁹Han slapp sin brennende vrede løs mot dem, harme og forbitrelse og trengsel, en sending av ulykkes-bud.

⁵⁰He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

⁵⁰Han brøt vei for sin vrede, sparte ikke deres sjel for døden, overgav deres liv til pesten.

⁵¹And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

⁵¹Og han slo alle førstefødte i Egypten, styrkens førstegrøde i Kams telter.

⁵²But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

⁵²Og han lot sitt folk bryte op som en fåreflokk og førte dem som en hjord i ørkenen.

⁵³And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

⁵³Og han ledet dem tryggelig, og de fryktet ikke, men havet skjulte deres fiender.

⁵⁴And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

⁵⁴Og han førte dem til sitt hellige landemerke, til det berg hans høire hånd hadde vunnet.

⁵⁵He 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.

⁵⁵Og han drev hedningene ut for deres åsyn og lot deres land tilfalle dem som arvedel og lot Israels stammer bo i deres telter.

⁵⁶Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

⁵⁶Men de fristet Gud, den Høieste, og var gjenstridige mot ham, og de aktet ikke på hans vidnesbyrd.

⁵⁷But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

⁵⁷De vek av og var troløse, som deres fedre, de vendte om, likesom en bue som svikter.

⁵⁸For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

⁵⁸Og de vakte hans harme med sine offerhauger og gjorde ham nidkjær med sine utskårne billeder.

⁵⁹When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

⁵⁹Gud hørte det og blev vred, og han blev såre kjed av Israel.

⁶⁰So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

⁶⁰Og han forlot sin bolig i Silo, det telt han hadde opslått blandt menneskene.

⁶¹And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.

⁶¹Og han overgav sin styrke til fangenskap og sin herlighet i fiendens hånd.

⁶²He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.

⁶²Og han overgav sitt folk til sverdet og harmedes på sin arv.

⁶³The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

⁶³Ild fortærte dets unge menn, og dets jomfruer fikk ingen brudesang.

⁶⁴Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

⁶⁴Dets prester falt for sverdet, og dets enker holdt ikke klagemål*. / {* nemlig over sine døde.}

⁶⁵Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

⁶⁵Da våknet Herren som en sovende, som en helt som jubler av vin.

⁶⁶And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁶Og han slo sine motstandere tilbake, påførte dem en evig skam.

⁶⁷Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

⁶⁷Og han forkastet Josefs telt og utvalgte ikke Efra'ims stamme,

⁶⁸But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁸men han utvalgte Juda stamme, Sions berg som han elsket.

⁶⁹And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

⁶⁹Og han bygget sin helligdom lik høie fjell, lik jorden, som han har grunnfestet for evig tid.

⁷⁰He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

⁷⁰Og han utvalgte David, sin tjener, og tok ham fra fårehegnene;

⁷¹From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

⁷¹fra de melkende får som han gikk bakefter, hentet han ham til å vokte Jakob, sitt folk, og Israel, sin arv.

⁷²So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

⁷²Og han voktet dem efter sitt hjertes opriktighet og ledet dem med sin forstandige hånd.