¹(Af Salomo.) Gud, giv Kongen din ret, Kongesønnen din retfærd,

¹By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king`s son.

²så han dømmer dit Folk med Retfærdighed og dine arme med Ret!

²He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

³Da bærer Bjerge og Høje Fred for Folket i Retfærd.

³The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

⁴De arme blandt Folket skaffer han Ret, han bringer de fattige Frelse, og han slår Voldsmanden ned.

⁴He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

⁵Han skal leve, så længe Solen lyser og Månen skinner, fra Slægt til Slægt.

⁵They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.

⁶Han kommer som Regn på slagne Enge, som Regnskyl, der væder Jorden;

⁶He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.

⁷i hans dage blomstrer Retfærd, og dyb Fred råder, til Månen forgår.

⁷Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

⁸Fra Hav til Hav skal han herske, fra Floden til Jordens Ender;

⁸And he ruleth from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

⁹hans Avindsmænd bøjer knæ for ham, og hans Fjender slikker Støvet;

⁹Before him bow do the inhabitants of the dry places, And his enemies lick the dust.

¹⁰Konger fra Tarsis og fjerne Strande frembærer Gaver, Sabas og Sebas Konger kommer med Skat;

¹⁰Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

¹¹alle Konger skal bøje sig for ham, alle Folkene være hans Tjenere.

¹¹And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him,

¹²Thi han skal redde den fattige, der skriger om Hjælp, den arme, der savner en Hjælper,

¹²For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

¹³ynkes over ringe og fattig og frelse fattiges Sjæle;

¹³He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

¹⁴han skal fri deres Sjæle fra Uret og vold, deres Blod er dyrt i hans Øjne.

¹⁴From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

¹⁵Måtte han leve og Guld fra Saba gives ham! De skal bede for ham bestandig, velsigne ham Dagen igennem.

¹⁵And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him.

¹⁶Korn skal der være i Overflod i Landet, på Bjergenes Top; som Libanon skal dets Afgrøde bølge og Folk spire frem af Byen som Jordens Urter.

¹⁶There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.

¹⁷Velsignet være hans Navn evindelig, hans Navn skal leve, mens Solen skinner. Ved ham skal man velsigne sig, alle Folk skal prise ham lykkelig!

¹⁷His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

¹⁸Lovet være Gud HERREN, Israels Gud som ene gør Undergerninger,

¹⁸Blessed is Jehovah God, God of Israel, He alone is doing wonders,

¹⁹og lovet være hans herlige Navn evindelig; al Jorden skal fyldes af hans Herlighed. Amen, Amen!

¹⁹And blessed [is] the Name of His honour to the age, And the whole earth is filled [with] His honour. Amen, and amen!

²⁰Her ender Davids, Isajs Søns, Bønner.

²⁰The prayers of David son of Jesse have been ended.