詩篇 129

1 從我少年，世人就與我為難，惟願以色列子民再說一遍：

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. Many enemies have attacked from the time I was young. Let everyone in Israel say:

2 從我少年，世人就與我為難，然而他們卻未能將我推翻。

Many enemies have attacked from the time I was young, but they never defeated me.

3 又像農夫在我背上耕田，使所犁的溝畦又長又遠；

They beat me on my back, leaving long furrows as if it had been ploughed by a farmer.

4 但上主卻公道不偏，將惡人的繩索割斷。

But the Lord does what is right: he has cut me free from the ropes of the wicked.

5 願一切仇恨熙雍的人民，個個蒙受羞辱，轉身逃遁！

May everyone who hates Zion be driven back in humiliating defeat.

6 願他們像屋頂上的禾草，尚未吐出秀穗，就已枯槁！

May they be like grass that grows on a roof that withers before it can be harvested,

7 收割的人，手拿一把不滿，捆禾的人，懷抱一束不顯。

There's not enough even for a reaper to hold, not enough even for the binder to bind.

8 過路的人們不會再說：願上主的祝福臨於您們，我們奉上主名祝福您們。

May passers-by not say to them, “The blessing of the Lord be on you; we bless you in the name of the Lord.”