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

¹Halleluja! Pris Herren, for han er god, hans miskunnhet varer evindelig.

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

²Hvem kan utsi Herrens veldige gjerninger, forkynne all hans pris?

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

³Salige er de som tar vare på det som rett er, den som gjør rettferdighet til enhver tid.

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

⁴Kom mig i hu, Herre, efter din nåde mot ditt folk, se til mig med 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.

⁵så jeg kan se på dine utvalgtes lykke, glede mig med ditt folks glede, rose mig med din arv!

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

⁶Vi har syndet med våre fedre, vi har gjort ille, vi har vært ugudelige.

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 .

⁷Våre fedre i Egypten aktet ikke på dine undergjerninger, de kom ikke i hu dine mange nådegjerninger, men var gjenstridige ved havet, 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 sitt navns skyld, for å kunngjøre sitt velde,

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.

⁹og han truet det Røde Hav, og det blev tørt, og han lot dem gå gjennem dypene som i en ørken,

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

¹⁰og han frelste dem av hans hånd som hatet dem, og forløste dem av fiendens hånd,

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

¹¹og vannet skjulte deres motstandere, det blev ikke én av dem tilbake.

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

¹²Da trodde de på hans ord, de sang hans pris.

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

¹³Men snart glemte de hans gjerninger, de bidde ikke på hans råd;

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

¹⁴men de blev grepet av begjærlighet i ørkenen, og de fristet Gud på det øde sted.

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

¹⁵Da gav han dem det de vilde ha, men sendte tærende sykdom over deres liv.

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

¹⁶Og de blev avindsyke mot Moses i leiren, mot Aron, Herrens hellige.

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

¹⁷Jorden oplot sig og slukte Datan og skjulte Abirams hop,

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

¹⁸og en ild satte deres hop i brand, en lue brente op de ugudelige.

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

¹⁹De gjorde en kalv ved Horeb og tilbad et støpt billede,

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

²⁰og de byttet sin ære* mot billedet av en okse, som eter gress. / {* 5MO 10, 21.}

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

²¹De glemte Gud, sin frelser, som hadde gjort store ting i Egypten,

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

²²undergjerninger i Kams land, forferdelige 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 sa han at han vilde ødelegge dem, dersom ikke Moses, hans utvalgte, hadde stilt sig i gapet for hans åsyn for å avvende hans vrede fra å ødelegge dem.

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

²⁴Og de foraktet det herlige land, de trodde ikke hans ord,

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

²⁵og de knurret i sine telt, de hørte ikke på Herrens røst.

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

²⁶Da opløftet han sin hånd og svor at han vilde la dem falle i ørkenen

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

²⁷og la deres avkom falle iblandt hedningene og sprede dem i landene.

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

²⁸Og de bandt sig til Ba'al-Peor og åt av offere til døde*, / {* d.e. de livløse avgudsbilleder.}

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

²⁹og de vakte harme ved sine gjerninger, og en plage brøt inn iblandt dem.

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

³⁰Da stod Pinehas frem og holdt dom, og plagen stanset;

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

³¹og det blev regnet ham til rettferdighet fra slekt til slekt evindelig.

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

³²Og de vakte vrede ved Meribas vann, og det gikk Moses ille for deres skyld;

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

³³for de var gjenstridige mot hans* Ånd, og han talte tankeløst med sine leber. / {* d.e. Guds.}

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

³⁴De ødela ikke de folk som Herren hadde talt til dem om,

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

³⁵men de blandet sig med hedningene og lærte deres gjerninger,

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

³⁶og de tjente deres avguder, og disse blev dem til en snare,

³⁷og de ofret sine sønner og sine døtre til maktene*. / {* d.e. avgudene.}

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.

³⁸og de utøste uskyldig blod, sine sønners og sine døtres blod, som de ofret til Kana'ans avguder, og landet blev vanhelliget ved blod.

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

³⁹De blev urene ved sine gjerninger og drev hor ved sin adferd.

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

⁴⁰Da optendtes Herrens vrede mot hans folk, og han fikk avsky for sin arv.

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

⁴¹Og han gav dem i hedningers hånd, og de som hatet dem, hersket over dem,

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

⁴²og deres fiender trengte dem, og de blev ydmyket under deres hånd.

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

⁴³Mange ganger utfridde han dem; men de var gjenstridige i sine råd, og de sank ned i usseldom for sin misgjernings skyld.

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

⁴⁴Og han så til dem når de var i nød, idet han hørte deres klagerop.

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

⁴⁵Og i sin godhet mot dem kom han sin pakt i hu, og det gjorde ham ondt efter hans store miskunnhet,

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

⁴⁶og han lot dem finne barmhjertighet for alle deres åsyn som hadde ført dem i fangenskap.

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

⁴⁷Frels oss, Herre vår Gud, og samle oss fra hedningene til å love ditt hellige navn, rose oss av å kunne prise dig!

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 evighet og til evighet! Og alt folket sier: Amen. Halleluja!