詩篇 132

1 上主，求您以慈愛懷念達味，和他所有的一切焦思勞瘁：

A Song of Degrees. Lord, remember David, and all his meekness:

2 因為他曾向上主立過了誓言，向雅各伯的全能者許過願：

how he sware to the Lord, [and] vowed to the God of Jacob, [saying],

3 我決不進入我住家中的帳幔，也決不登上我躺臥的床沿，

I will not go into the tabernacle of my house; I will not go up to the couch of my bed;

4 不容許我的眼睛睡眠，也不讓我的眼臉安閑，

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids, nor rest to my temples,

5 直到我給上主尋找到一個處所，給雅各伯的全能者將居地覓妥。

until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

6 看，我們聽說約櫃在厄弗辣大，我們在雅阿爾的平原找到了它。

Behold, we heard of it in Ephratha; we found it in the fields of the wood.

7 大家一同進祂的居所，並在祂的腳凳下崇拜說：

Let us enter into his tabernacles: let us worship at the place where his feet stood.

8 上主，請您和您威嚴的約櫃，起來駕臨到您安息的住宅，

Arise, O Lord, into your rest; you, and the ark of your holiness.

9 願您的司祭身披正義，願您的信徒踴躍歡喜。

Your priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness; and your saints shall exult.

10 為了您僕人達味的情面，不要將您的受傅者輕看！

For the sake of your servant David turn not away the face of your anointed.

11 上主既然向達味起了誓，真理的約言決不再收回：我要使您的親生兒子，榮登上您自己的王位；

The Lord sware [in] truth to David, and he will not annul it, [saying], Of the fruit of your body will I set [a king] upon your throne.

12 若您的子孫遵守我的誓言，也遵守我教訓他們的法典，連他們的子孫代代世世，也必定要坐上您的王位。

If your children will deep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon your throne for ever.

13 的確上主特別揀選了熙雍，希望熙雍作為自己的王宮：

For the Lord has elected Sion, he has chosen her for a habitation for himself, [saying],

14 就是我的永遠安息之處，我希望的是常在這裏居住。

This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have chosen it.

15 我要祝福這裏的食糧充裕，窮人都無憂並且吃得飽飫，

I will surely bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 使這裏的司祭得蒙救助，使這裏的信徒踴躍歡愉。

I will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall greatly exult.

17 在這裏我要使達味的頭角高聳，我要給我的受傅者備妥明燈，

There will I cause to spring up a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for mine anointed.

18 我要使他的敵人個個恥辱備嘗，我要使他的王冠在頭上發光。

His enemies will I clothe with a shame; but upon himself shall my holiness flourish.