1 Dersom HERREN ikke bygger huset, er Bygmestrenes Møje forgæves, dersom HERREN ikke vogter Byen, våger Vægteren forgæves.

1 A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.Unless the Lord builds the house,They labor in vain who build it;Unless the Lord guards the city,The watchman keeps awake in vain.

2 Det er forgæves, I står årle op og går sent til Ro, ædende Sliddets Brød; alt sligt vil han give sin Ven i Søvne.

2 It is vain for you to rise up early,To retire late,To eat the bread of painful labors;For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.

3 Se, Sønner er HERRENs Gave, Livsens Frugt er en Løn.

3 Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,The fruit of the womb is a reward.

4 Som Pile i Krigerens Hånd er Sønner, man får i sin Ungdom.

4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,So are the children of one’s youth.

5 Salig den Mand, som fylder sit Kogger med dem; han beskæmmes ej, når han taler med Fjender i Porten. 

5 How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;They will not be ashamedWhen they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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