< 詩篇 37 >
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
2 因為他們有如青草,快要枯槁,他們有如綠葉,行將零凋。
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
3 你該信賴上主,致力善行,你必安居樂土,享受康寧。
Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness.
Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
6 祂必使你的義德如光出現,祂必使你的仁義如日中天。
And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noonday.
7 你該在上主面前安心依靠,不要為萬事順心的人煩惱,不要因圖謀不軌的人暴燥;
Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 你應控制憤恨,消除怒火,不要動怒,免得再犯罪過。
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing.
9 因為作惡犯罪的人必被剷除;唯有仰望上主的人繼承樂土。
For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
10 惡人再過片刻,就不知所在,詳察他的住所,也不復存在。
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
14 惡人拔劍張弓,想毀滅貧困微弱的人,想屠殺操行正直的人;
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.
15 他們的劍反刺穿他們的心肝,他們的弓將被折得破爛不堪。
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.
17 因為惡人的手臂將被折斷,義人卻有上主作支援。
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 在患難之時,他們必不蒙羞,在饑饉之日,他們必得飽飫。
They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 惡人和上主的仇人必要沉淪,像沃野的鮮花一樣凋零,必要像煙霧一般消散無影。
But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
22 上主祝福的人將繼承福地,上主咒罵的人將被除滅跡。
For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.
24 他縱或失足,也不致顛仆,因為上主扶持著他的手。
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
25 我作過幼童,現今已年老,從未見過正義的人被棄掉。也未見過他的後裔行乞討。
I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.
All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.
Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
28 上主愛慕正義,必不拋棄自己的聖徒;乖戾歹徒必被消滅,惡人的子孫必被剷除。
For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.
The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.
The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
33 上主絕不將義人棄於惡人手中,上主審判時,也決不判義人受刑。
Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 你常仰望上主,遵循祂的道路:祂必要舉揚你,使你承受樂土;當祂剷除惡人時,你將欣然目睹。
Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35 我曾見過惡人橫極一時,像茂盛的橡樹滋長不息。
I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
36 當我再經過時,竟已不在眼前,我雖到處尋覓,再也沒有尋見。
But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 求你對正人注視,對君子觀看,愛好和平的人,子嗣必定連綿。
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a [happy] end to the man of peace.
As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together: The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 義人的救護是來自上主,祂是我們困厄時的護守;
But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
40 上主必多扶持助佑,解救他們脫離惡人,上主必予拯救,因他們曾向祂投奔
And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them: He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.