1 Gi takk til Herren! Kall på hans navn! Gjør hans gjerninger kjent blant folkene.
Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.
2 Syng for ham, syng lovsanger til ham! Fortell om alle hans underfulle verk.
Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.
3 Å prise hans hellige navn. La hjertet til dem som søker Herren glede seg.
Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
4 Søk Herren og hans styrke. Søk hans ansikt for alltid.
Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Husk hans underfulle gjerninger som han har gjort; hans undere og dommene fra hans munn,
Remember his marvelous works that he has done; His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
6 Dere, Abrahams ætt, hans tjener, dere, Jakobs barn, hans utvalgte.
You seed of Abraham, his servant, You children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 Han er Herren, vår Gud. Hans dommer er på hele jorden.
He is Yahweh, our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
8 Han har husket sin pakt for alltid, ordet han bød for tusen generasjoner,
He has remembered his covenant forever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 Pakten han gjorde med Abraham, sin ed til Isak,
The covenant which he made with Abraham, His oath to Isaac,
10 Og bekreftet den til Jakob som en forordning; til Israel som en evig pakt,
And confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11 Sier: "Til deg vil jeg gi Kanaans land, arven som lotten deres."
Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;"
12 Da de var bare få i antall, ja, meget få, og fremmede i det.
When they were but a few men in number, Yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 De dro fra nasjon til nasjon, fra et rike til et annet folk.
They went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people.
14 Han tillot ingen å skade dem. Ja, han refset konger for deres skyld,
He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 "Rør ikke mine salvede! Gjør ikke mine profeter noe vondt!"
"Don't touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!"
16 Han kalte fram hungersnød over landet. Han ødela matforsyningene.
He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
17 Han sendte en mann foran dem. Josef ble solgt som slave.
He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
18 De såret hans føtter med lenker. Hans nakke ble lagt i jern,
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 Til ordet hans ble oppfylt, og Herrens ord viste seg sant.
Until the time that his word happened, And Yahweh's word proved him true.
20 Kongen sendte etter ham og løslot ham; herskeren over folkene lot ham gå fri.
The king sent and freed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
21 Han gjorde ham til herre over sitt hus, og hersker over alle sine eiendeler;
He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all of his possessions;
22 Til å tukte hans fyrster etter sin vilje, og å lære hans eldste visdom.
To discipline his princes at his pleasure, And to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel kom også til Egypt. Jakob bodde i Hams land.
Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 Han økte sitt folk stort, og gjorde dem mektigere enn deres motstandere.
He increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.
25 Han vendte folkets hjerter til å hate hans folk, til å pønske mot hans tjenere.
He turned their heart to hate his people, To conspire against 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 mirakler blant dem, og undere i Hams land.
They performed miracles among them, And wonders in the land of Ham.
28 Han sendte mørke og gjorde det mørkt. De gjorde ikke opprør mot hans ord.
He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn't rebel against his words.
29 Han gjorde vannet deres til blod, og drepte fiskene deres.
He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish.
30 Deres land krydde av frosker, også i kamrene til deres konger.
Their land swarmed with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 Han talte, og fluesvermer kom, og lus i alle deres områder.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, And lice in all their borders.
32 Han ga dem hagl for regn, med lyn i deres land.
He gave them hail for rain, With lightning in their land.
33 Han slo deres vinstokker og også deres fikentrær, og knuste trærne i deres land.
He struck their vines and also their fig trees, And shattered the trees of their country.
34 Han talte, og gresshoppene kom, og gresshopper uten tall,
He spoke, and the locusts came, And the grasshoppers, without number,
35 Ate opp hver plante i deres land, og spiste opp frukten av deres jorder.
Ate up every plant in their land; And ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 Han slo også alle førstefødte i deres land, den første modenhet av all deres manndom.
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits of all their manhood.
37 Han førte dem ut med sølv og gull. Det var ingen skrøpelig blant hans stammer.
He brought them forth with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his tribes.
38 Egypt gledet seg da de dro bort, for frykt for dem hadde falt over dem.
Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen on them.
39 Han bredte en sky som dekke, ild til å gi lys om natten.
He spread a cloud for a covering, Fire to give light in the night.
40 De spurte, og han brakte vakle, og mettet dem med himmelens brød.
They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
41 Han åpnet klippen, og vannet strømmet ut. Det rant som en elv i de tørre stedene.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 For han husket sitt hellige ord, og Abraham, sin tjener.
For he remembered his holy word, And Abraham, his servant.
43 Han førte sitt folk frem med glede, sine utvalgte med jubel.
He brought forth his people with joy, His chosen with singing.
44 Han ga dem landene til nasjonene. De tok arbeidene til folkene i besittelse,
He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
45 For at de skulle holde hans forskrifter, og følge hans lover. Priset være Herren!
That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise Yah!