¹God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.

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

²He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

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

³The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.

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

⁴He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

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

⁵They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

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

⁶He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

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

⁷In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

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

⁸He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.

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

⁹Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.

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

¹⁰The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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

¹¹Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.

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

¹²For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.

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

¹³He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.

¹³ynkes over ringe og fattig og frelse fattiges Sjæle;

¹⁴He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

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

¹⁵They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long.

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

¹⁶Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

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.

¹⁷His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.

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

¹⁸Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

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

¹⁹Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.

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

²⁰This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse. BOOK III

²⁰Her ender Davids, Isajs Søns, Bønner.