< 詩篇 37 >
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
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 the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall 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 shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment 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 the LORD, 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 in any wise to do evil.
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 evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
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 it [shall] not [be].
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
The Lord shall 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, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.
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.
A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches 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 the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: 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 ashamed in the evil time: 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 the LORD [shall be] as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, 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 be] blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and [they that be] cursed of him shall be cut off.
The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: 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 the LORD 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.
[He is] ever merciful, 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 the LORD loveth judgment, 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 speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
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。
The LORD 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 on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall 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 bay tree.
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。
Yet he passed away, 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 the end of [that] man [is] peace.
But the transgressors 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 the LORD: [he is] their strength 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 the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.