¹Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

¹Halleluja! Lov Herren, thi han er god, thi hans miskundhed varer evindelig!

²Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?

²Hvo kan opregne Herrens vældige gerninger, finde ord til at kundgøre al hans pris?

³Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

³Salige de, der holder på ret, som altid øver retfærdighed!

⁴Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,

⁴Husk os, Herre, når dit folk finder nåde, lad os få godt af din frelse,

⁵that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.

⁵at vi må se dine udvalgtes lykke, glæde os ved dit folks glæde og med din arvelod prise vor lykke!

⁶We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.

⁶Vi syndede som vore Fædre, handlede ilde og gudløst.

⁷Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds .

⁷Vore Fædre i Ægypten ænsede ej dine Undere, kom ikke din store Miskundhed i Hu, stod den Højeste imod ved det røde Hav.

⁸Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.

⁸Dog frelste han dem for sit Navns Skyld, for at gøre sin Vælde kendt;

⁹He rebuked the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

⁹han trued det røde Hav, og det tørrede ud, han førte dem gennem Dybet som gennem en Ørk;

¹⁰He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

¹⁰han fried dem af deres Avindsmænds Hånd og udløste dem fra Fjendens Hånd;

¹¹The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.

¹¹Vandet skjulte dem, som trængte dem, ikke een blev tilbage af dem;

¹²Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

¹²da troede de på hans Ord og kvad en Sang til hans Pris.

¹³They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,

¹³Men de glemte snart hans Gerninger, biede ej på hans Råd;

¹⁴but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

¹⁴de grebes af Attrå i Ørkenen, i Ødemarken fristed de Gud;

¹⁵He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

¹⁵så gav han dem det, de kræved og sendte dem Lede i Sjælen.

¹⁶They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.

¹⁶De bar Avind mod Moses i Lejren, mod Aron, HERRENs hellige;

¹⁷The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

¹⁷Jorden åbned sig, slugte Datan, lukked sig over Abirams Flok;

¹⁸A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

¹⁸Ilden rasede i deres Flok, Luen brændte de gudløse op.

¹⁹They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.

¹⁹De lavede en Kalv ved Horeb og tilbad det støbte Billed;

²⁰Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.

²⁰de byttede deres Herlighed bort for et Billed af en Okse, hvis Føde er Græs;

²¹They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

²¹de glemte Gud, deres Frelser, som øvede store Ting i Ægypten,

²²Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds .

²²Undere i Kamiternes Land, frygtelige Ting ved det røde Hav.

²³Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.

²³Da tænkte han på at udrydde dem, men Moses, hans udvalgte Mand, stilled sig i Gabet for hans Åsyn for at hindre, at hans Vrede lagde øde.

²⁴Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

²⁴De vraged det yndige Land og troede ikke hans Ord,

²⁵but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.

²⁵men knurrede i deres Telte og hørte ikke på HERREN;

²⁶Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

²⁶da løfted han Hånden og svor at lade dem falde i Ørkenen,

²⁷that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.

²⁷splitte deres Sæd blandt Folkene, sprede dem rundt i Landene.

²⁸They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

²⁸De holdt til med Ba'al-Peor og åd af de dødes Ofre;

²⁹Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

²⁹de krænked ham med deres Gerninger, og Plage brød løs iblandt dem.

³⁰Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.

³⁰Da stod Pinehas frem og holdt Dom, og Plagen blev bragt til at standse,

³¹That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

³¹og det regnedes ham til Retfærdighed fra Slægt til Slægt, evindelig.

³²They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

³²De vakte hans Vrede ved Meribas Vand, og for deres Skyld gik det Moses ilde;

³³because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

³³thi de stod hans Ånd imod, og han talte uoverlagte Ord.

³⁴They didn’t destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,

³⁴De udryddede ikke de Folk, som HERREN havde sagt, de skulde,

³⁵but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

³⁵med Hedninger blandede de sig og gjorde deres Gerninger efter;

³⁶They served their idols, which became a snare to them.

³⁶deres Gudebilleder dyrkede de, og disse blev dem en Snare;

³⁷til Dæmonerne ofrede de, og det både Sønner og Døtre;

³⁸They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.

³⁸de udgød uskyldigt Blod, deres Sønners og Døtres Blod, som de ofred til Kana'ans Guder, og Landet blev smittet ved Blod;

³⁹Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

³⁹de blev urene ved deres Gerninger, bolede ved deres idrætter.

⁴⁰Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

⁴⁰Da blev HERREN vred på sit Folk og væmmedes ved sin Arv;

⁴¹He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.

⁴¹han gav dem i Folkenes Hånd, deres Avindsmænd blev deres Herrer;

⁴²Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

⁴²deres Fjendervoldte dem Trængsel, de kuedes under deres Hånd.

⁴³Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

⁴³Han frelste dem Gang på Gang, men de stod egensindigt imod og sygnede hen i Brøden;

⁴⁴Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

⁴⁴dog så han til dem i Trængslen, så snart han hørte dem klage;

⁴⁵He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

⁴⁵han kom sin Pagt i Hu og ynkedes efter sin store Miskundhed;

⁴⁶He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

⁴⁶han lod dem finde Barmhjertighed hos alle, der tog dem til Fange.

⁴⁷Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!

⁴⁷Frels os, HERRE vor Gud, du samle os sammen fra Folkene, at vi må love dit hellige Navn, med Stolthed synge din Pris.

⁴⁸Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah! BOOK V

⁴⁸Lovet være HERREN, Israels Gud, fra Evighed og til Evighed! Og alt Folket svare Amen!