詩篇 51
1 達味詩歌，交與樂官。 作於納堂先知前來指責他與巴特舍巴犯姦之後。 天主，求你按照你的仁慈憐憫我，依你豐厚的慈愛，消滅我的罪惡。
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.
2 求你把我的過犯洗盡，求你把我的罪惡除淨，
Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.
3 因為我認清了我的過犯，我的罪惡常在我的眼前。
For I am conscious of my error; my sin is ever before me.
4 我得罪了你，惟獨得罪了你，因為我作了你視為惡的事；因此，在你的判決上顯出你公義，在你的斷案上，顯出你的正直。
Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.
5 是的，我自出世便染上了罪惡，我的母親在罪惡中懷孕了我。
Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.
6 你既然喜愛那出自內心的誠實，求在我心的深處教我認識智慧。
Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.
7 求你以牛膝草灑我，使我皎潔，求你洗滌我，使我比雪還要白。
Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.
8 求你賜我聽見快慰和喜樂，使你粉碎的骨骸重新歡躍。
Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.
9 求你掩面別看我的罪過，求你除掉我的一切罪惡。
Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.
10 天主，求你給我再造一顆純潔的心，使我重獲堅固的精神。
Make a clean heart in me, O God; give me a right spirit again.
11 求你不要從你面前把我拋棄，不要從我身上收回你的聖神。
Do not put me away from before you, or take your holy spirit from me.
12 求你使我重獲你救恩的喜樂，求你以慷慨的精神來扶持我。
Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.
13 我要教導你的道路給作惡者，罪人們都要回頭，向你奔赴。
Then will I make your ways clear to wrongdoers; and sinners will be turned to you.
14 天主，我的救主，求你免我血債，我的舌頭必要歌頌你的慈愛。
Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.
15 我主，求你開啟我的口唇，我要親口宣揚你的光榮。
O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.
16 因為你既然不喜悅祭獻，我獻全燔祭，你也不喜歡。
You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.
17 天主，我的祭獻就是這痛悔的精神，天主，你不輕看痛悔和謙卑的赤心。
The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.
18 上主，求你以慈愛恩待熙雍，求你重修耶路撒冷城。
Do good to Zion in your good pleasure, building up the walls of Jerusalem.
19 那時你必悅納合法之祭，犧牲和全燔祭獻；那時，人必要把牛犢奉獻於你的祭壇。
Then you will have delight in the offerings of righteousness, in burned offerings and offerings of beasts; then they will make offerings of oxen on your altar.
