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Sang ved en festival

81 Til korlederen: Brug et strengeinstrument.[a] En sang af Asaf.

Lovpris vor Gud, som giver os styrke,
    bryd ud i jubel for Israels Gud.
Syng til lyden af tamburiner,
    til skønne toner fra harper og lyrer.
Vædderhornet indvarsler højtiderne,
    både nymånefest og løvhyttefest.
Det er fester, som Gud har forordnet,
    de er beskrevet i Israels love.
Han gjorde det til en regel i Israel,
    da han førte os ud af Egypten.

Jeg hørte en ukendt stemme sige til mig:[b]
„Jeg fjernede byrden fra din skulder,
    jeg befriede dig fra det hårde slid.
Du råbte til mig i din nød, og jeg frelste dig.
    Jeg talte til dig fra tordenskyen.
        Jeg prøvede din tro ved Meriba.
Lyt til mig, mit folk, for jeg advarer jer.
    Åh, Israel, ville I dog bare adlyde mig.
10 I må aldrig tilbede nogen anden gud
    eller bøje jer for et billede af en afgud,
11 for det var mig, jeres Herre og Gud,
    som førte jer ud af Egyptens land.
Bed til mig, når I har brug for min hjælp,
    og I skal opleve, hvor god og gavmild jeg er.

12 Men mit folk nægtede at adlyde mig,
    Israel ville ikke have med mig at gøre.
13 Så lod jeg dem gå deres egne veje,
    og de gjorde ganske som de ville.
14 Bare mit folk dog ville adlyde mig,
    gid de ville følge mine befalinger.
15 Så ville jeg hurtigt besejre deres fjender,
    feje alle deres modstandere bort.
16 Alle fjenderne ville krybe sammen af skræk,
    det ville være slut med dem for altid.
17 Men jer ville jeg give den bedste hvede
    og mætte jer med honning fra klippen.”

Footnotes

  1. 81,1 Der bruges et ukendt hebraisk ord: Gittit.
  2. 81,6 Teksten uklar.

Psalm 81[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of Asaph.

Sing for joy to God our strength;
    shout aloud to the God of Jacob!(A)
Begin the music, strike the timbrel,(B)
    play the melodious harp(C) and lyre.(D)

Sound the ram’s horn(E) at the New Moon,(F)
    and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
this is a decree for Israel,
    an ordinance of the God of Jacob.(G)
When God went out against Egypt,(H)
    he established it as a statute for Joseph.

I heard an unknown voice say:(I)

“I removed the burden(J) from their shoulders;(K)
    their hands were set free from the basket.
In your distress you called(L) and I rescued you,
    I answered(M) you out of a thundercloud;
    I tested you at the waters of Meribah.[c](N)
Hear me, my people,(O) and I will warn you—
    if you would only listen to me, Israel!
You shall have no foreign god(P) among you;
    you shall not worship any god other than me.
10 I am the Lord your God,
    who brought you up out of Egypt.(Q)
Open(R) wide your mouth and I will fill(S) it.

11 “But my people would not listen to me;
    Israel would not submit to me.(T)
12 So I gave them over(U) to their stubborn hearts
    to follow their own devices.

13 “If my people would only listen to me,(V)
    if Israel would only follow my ways,
14 how quickly I would subdue(W) their enemies
    and turn my hand against(X) their foes!
15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe(Y) before him,
    and their punishment would last forever.
16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;(Z)
    with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 81:1 In Hebrew texts 81:1-16 is numbered 81:2-17.
  2. Psalm 81:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 81:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.