Psalms 132

1 A Song of the going up. Lord, give thought to David, and to all his troubles;

上主，求您以慈愛懷念達味，和他所有的一切焦思勞瘁：

2 How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

因為他曾向上主立過了誓言，向雅各伯的全能者許過願：

3 Truly, I will not come into my house, or go to my bed,

我決不進入我住家中的帳幔，也決不登上我躺臥的床沿，

4 I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,

不容許我的眼睛睡眠，也不讓我的眼臉安閑，

5 Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.

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。

6 We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.

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。

7 Let us go into his tent; let us give worship at his feet.

大家一同進祂的居所，並在祂的腳凳下崇拜說：

8 Come back, O Lord, to your resting-place; you and the ark of your strength.

上主，請您和您威嚴的約櫃，起來駕臨到您安息的住宅，

9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.

願您的司祭身披正義，願您的信徒踴躍歡喜。

10 Because of your servant David, do not give up your king.

為了您僕人達味的情面，不要將您的受傅者輕看！

11 The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.

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；

12 If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.

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。

13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

的確上主特別揀選了熙雍，希望熙雍作為自己的王宮：

14 This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.

就是我的永遠安息之處，我希望的是常在這裏居住。

15 My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.

我要祝福這裏的食糧充裕，窮人都無憂並且吃得飽飫，

16 Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.

使這裏的司祭得蒙救助，使這裏的信徒踴躍歡愉。

17 There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.

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，

18 His haters will be clothed with shame; but I will make his crown shining.

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。