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。
Unto the end, a psalm of David, When Nathan the prophet came to him after he had sinned with Bethsabee. Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity.
2 求你把我的過犯洗盡，求你把我的罪惡除淨，
Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 因為我認清了我的過犯，我的罪惡常在我的眼前。
For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always 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。
To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged.
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。
For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.
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。
For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.
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。
Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made 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。
To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.
9 求你掩面別看我的罪過，求你除掉我的一切罪惡。
Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
10 天主，求你給我再造一顆純潔的心，使我重獲堅固的精神。
Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.
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。
Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy 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。
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.
13 我要教導你的道路給作惡者，罪人們都要回頭，向你奔赴。
I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee.
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。
Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice.
15 我主，求你開啟我的口唇，我要親口宣揚你的光榮。
O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
16 因為你既然不喜悅祭獻，我獻全燔祭，你也不喜歡。
For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.
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。
A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 上主，求你以慈愛恩待熙雍，求你重修耶路撒冷城。
Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
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 shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar.
