¹Maschil of Asaph. Give 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, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous 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 that should be born; Who should arise and tell [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 they forgat his doings, And his wondrous works that he had showed 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 clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.

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

¹⁴In the day-time 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 rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the 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.

¹⁷Yet went they on still to sin against him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.

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 food according to their desire.

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

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

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

²⁰Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will 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 Jehovah heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went 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.

²³Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;

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

²⁴And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven.

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

²⁵Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.

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

²⁶He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power he guided the south wind.

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

²⁷He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:

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; And 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 that which they desired, Their food was yet in their mouths,

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

³¹When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young 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 in 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 terror.

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

³⁴When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly.

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 Most High God their redeemer.

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

³⁶But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their tongue.

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 faithful in his covenant.

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

³⁸But he, being merciful, 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.

³⁹And 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 rebel against 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!

⁴¹And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.

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

⁴²They remember not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

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

⁴³How he set 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 turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.

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

⁴⁵He sent among them swarms of flies, 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 caterpillar, And their labor 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 over 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, A band of angels of evil.

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

⁵⁰He made a path for 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 first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

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

⁵²But he led forth his own people 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 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, To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.

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

⁵⁵He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for 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 rebelled against 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 treacherously 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 adversary'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.

⁶³Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.

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, 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 adversaries backward: He put them to a perpetual reproach.

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

⁶⁷Moreover he refused the tent 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 the heights, 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 that have their young he brought him, To be the shepherd of 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 was their shepherd 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.