1 Gi takk til Herren, kall på hans navn; Gjør hans gjerninger kjent blant folkene.
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known among the peoples his doings.
2 Syng for ham, syng lovsanger til ham; Fortell om alle hans underfulle gjerninger.
Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works.
3 Ær hans hellige navn: La hjertene glede seg, de som søker Herren.
Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
4 Søk Herren og hans kraft; Søk hans ansikt alltid.
Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.
5 Husk hans underfulle gjerninger som han har gjort, Hans underverk og dommene fra hans munn,
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
6 Dere, Abrahams ætt, hans tjener, Dere, Jakobs barn, hans utvalgte.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 Han er Herren vår Gud: Hans dommer er over hele jorden.
He is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth.
8 Han husker sitt pakt for alltid, Ordet som han befalte for tusen slekter,
He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 Pakten som han opprettet med Abraham, Og hans ed til Isak,
`The covenant' which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,
10 Og stadfestet den til Jakob som en lov, Til Israel som en evig pakt,
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11 Han sa, Til deg vil jeg gi Kanaans land, Deres arv.
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;
12 Da de var få i tall, Ja, svært få, og fremmede der.
When they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it.
13 De vandret fra folk til folk, Fra et rike til et annet.
And they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people.
14 Han tillot ingen å gjøre dem urett; Ja, han refset konger for deres skyld,
He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 Han sa: Rør ikke mine salvede, Og gjør ikke mine profeter noe vondt.
`Saying', Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.
16 Han kalte på hungersnød over landet; Han brøt hele brødstaven.
And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.
17 Han sendte en mann foran dem; Josef ble solgt som slave:
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:
18 De plaget hans føtter med lenker; Han ble lagt i jern,
His feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in `chains of' iron,
19 Inntil tiden da hans ord kom; Herrens ord prøvde ham.
Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him.
20 Kongen sendte og løslot ham; Herskeren over folkene slapp ham fri.
The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
21 Han gjorde ham til herre over sitt hus, Og hersker over all sin eiendom;
He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his substance;
22 For å binde hans fyrster etter sin vilje, Og lære hans eldste visdom.
To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel kom også til Egypt; Og Jakob bodde som fremmed i Kams land.
Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 Og han gjorde sitt folk stort, Og gjorde dem sterkere enn deres fiender.
And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.
25 Han vendte deres hjerte til å hate hans folk, Til å handle med list mot hans tjenere.
He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants.
26 Han sendte Moses, sin tjener, Og Aron, som han hadde utvalgt.
He sent Moses his servant, `And' Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 De gjorde hans tegn blant dem, Og under i Kams land.
They set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.
28 Han sendte mørke, og det ble mørkt; De gjorde ikke opprør mot hans ord.
He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.
29 Han forvandlet deres vann til blod, Og drepte deres fisk.
He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish.
30 Deres land krydde av frosker, Selv i kamrene til deres konger.
Their land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings.
31 Han talte, og det kom fluer, Og lus i hele deres land.
He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.
32 Han ga dem hagl i stedet for regn, Og ildflammende ild i deres land.
He gave them hail for rain, `And' flaming fire in their land.
33 Han slo deres vinstokker og deres fikentrær, Og brøt trærne i deres grenser.
He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders.
34 Han talte, og gresshopper kom, Og larver, og de var talløse,
He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,
35 Og de fortærte enhver urt i deres land, Og de åt opp frukten på deres marker.
And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.
36 Han slo også alle førstefødte i deres land, Den fremste av all deres styrke.
He smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their strength.
37 Og han førte dem ut med sølv og gull; Og det var ikke en svak person blant deres stammer.
And he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not one feeble person among his tribes.
38 Egypt gledet seg da de dro av sted; For frykt for dem hadde falt over dem.
Egypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them.
39 Han bredte ut en sky til deksel, Og ild til å gi lys om natten.
He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.
40 De ba, og han brakte vaktler, Og mettet dem med himmelbrød.
They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 Han åpnet klippen, og vann strømmet ut; De rant i de tørre stedene som en elv.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; They ran in the dry places `like' a river.
42 For han husket sitt hellige ord, Og Abraham, sin tjener.
For he remembered his holy word, `And' Abraham his servant.
43 Og han førte ut sitt folk med glede, Og sine utvalgte med jubel.
And he brought forth his people with joy, `And' his chosen with singing.
44 Og han ga dem folkenes land; Og de tok arbeidene til folk i besittelse:
And he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor of the peoples in possession:
45 For at de skulle holde hans forskrifter, Og følge hans lover. Lovsyng Herren.
That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah.