Gi lov til Herren; gi ære til hans navn, og fortell om hans gjerninger blant folkene.

O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

La din stemme lyde i sang og melodi; la alle dine tanker være om undrene i hans verk.

Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

Gi ære til hans hellige navn; la dem som søker Herren, glede seg.

Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.

Søk Herren og hans styrke; la hjertene deres alltid vende seg til ham.

Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.

Husk på de store gjerningene han har gjort; hans underfulle verk og ord fra hans munn;

Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

Dere, Abrahams ætt, hans tjener, Jakobs barn, hans elskede.

O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

Han er Herren vår Gud; han er dommer over hele jorden.

He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

Han har alltid husket sin pakt, det ord han ga til tusen slektsledd;

He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

Pakten han gjorde med Abraham, og edven han sverget til Isak;

The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

Og han ga den til Jakob som en lov, og til Israel som en evig pakt;

And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

Han sa: Til deg vil jeg gi landet Kanaan, den målte arv du skal eie.

Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:

Da de ennå var få i antall, og fremmede i landet;

When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;

Da de vandret fra et folk til et annet, og fra et kongerike til et annet folk.

When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.

Han tillot ingen å skade dem; han holdt selv konger tilbake for deres skyld,

He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

og sa: Rør ikke dem som er salvet av meg, og gjør ikke mine profeter noe ondt.

Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

Han tok bort all mat fra landet, slik at folket var uten brød.

And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.

Han sendte en mann foran dem, nemlig Josef, som ble solgt som slave;

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

Hans føtter ble satt i lenker; hans hals ble lagt i jern;

His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;

Inntil tiden kom da hans ord ble sant; han ble prøvet av Herrens ord.

Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.

Kongen sendte folk for å ta av ham lenkene; selv folkenes hersker lot ham gå fri.

The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.

Han gjorde ham til herre over sitt hus, og hersker over alt han eide;

He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;

For å lære sine ledere visdom etter sin vilje, og slik at hans lovgivere kunne få visdom fra ham.

To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.

Da kom Israel til Egypt, og Jakob bodde i Hams land.

Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.

Hans folk ble svært tallrike, og sterkere enn dem som var imot dem.

And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.

Deres hjerter ble vendt til hat mot hans folk, slik at de planla i hemmelighet mot dem.

Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.

Han sendte Moses, sin tjener, og Aron, den utvalgte mannen.

He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.

Han lot sine tegn bli sett blant folket, og sine underverker i Hams land.

He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.

Han sendte dyp natt og gjorde det mørkt; og de brøt ikke hans ord.

He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.

På hans ord ble deres vann til blod, og han sendte død over alle deres fisk.

At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.

Deres land ble fylt med frosker, til og med i kongens kamre.

Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.

Han ga ordet, og spyfluene kom, og insekter over hele landet.

He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.

Han ga dem hagl for regn, og flammende ild i deres land.

He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

Han ødela deres vinstokker og fikentrær, og trærne i landet ble brutt ned.

He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.

På hans ord kom gresshoppene, og unge gresshopper som var umulig å telle,

At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,

Og de gjorde ende på alle plantene i deres land, tok all jordens frukt for føde.

And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.

Han drepte den førstefødte i hvert hus i landet, den førstegrøden av deres styrke.

He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.

Han førte sitt folk ut med sølv og gull; det var ikke en svak person blant dem.

He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.

Egypt gledet seg da de dro; for frykten for dem hadde falt over dem.

Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.

En sky ble strukket ut over dem som dekke; og han sendte ild for å gi lys i natten.

A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.

Etter folkets ønske sendte han fugler, og ga dem himmelens brød til mat.

At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.

Hans hånd åpnet klippen, og vann strømmet ut; det flommet gjennom tørre steder som en elv.

His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.

For han husket sitt hellige ord, og Abraham, sin tjener.

For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

Og han tok sitt folk ut med glede, de utvalgte med glade rop.

And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:

Og ga dem folkeslagenes land; og de tok folkets arbeid som sin arv;

And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;

Slik at de kunne holde hans bud, og være tro mot hans lover. Gi lov til Herren.

So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.