Psalms 38
1 A Psalm of David for remembrance concerning the Sabbath-day. O Lord, rebuke me not in your wrath, neither chasten me in your anger.
達味紀念歌。 上主，求你不要在你的震怒中責罰我，求你不要在你的氣憤中懲戒我。
2 For your weapons are fixed in me, and you have pressed your hand heavily upon me.
因為你的箭射中了我，你的手重壓了我。
3 For there is no health in my flesh because of your anger; there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.
因了你的盛怒，我已體無完膚；因了我的罪行，我已粉身碎骨。
4 For my transgressions have gone over mine head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.
因為我的罪過高出我的頭頂，好似重擔把我壓得過分沉重。
5 My bruises have become noisome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.
我的創痍漬爛流膿，完全由於我的愚矇。
6 I have been wretched and bowed down continually: I went with a mourning countenance all the day.
我悲傷得身已傴僂，終日行動滿懷憂愁。
7 For my soul is filled with mockings; and there is no health in my flesh.
因為我的腰肢焦灼難受，我的肉體已無完膚。
8 I have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly: I have roared for the groaning of my heart.
我已筋疲力盡，奄奄一息；我已心痛欲絕，嗟嘆不已。
9 But all my desire is before you; and my groaning is not hidden from you.
我主，我的呻吟常在你的面前，我的悲歎不向你隱瞞；
10 My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; and the light of mine eyes is not with me.
我的心顫慄，我的精力衰退，我眼目的光明也已消逝。
11 My friends and my neighbours drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.
我遭難時，我的友朋都袖手旁觀，我的親人都站得很遠。
12 While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.
追尋我命的人，張設網羅，設法害我的人，散布惡謨，他們行詭計日夜思索。
13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.
但我好像是一個有耳聽不見的聾子，我又好像是一個有口不能言的啞巴。
14 And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.
我竟成了一個沒有聽覺的人，成了一個口中沒有辯詞的人。
15 For I hoped in you, O Lord: you will hear, O Lord my God.
因為我唯有仰慕你，上主，你必應允我，我主我天主！
16 For I said, Lest mine enemies rejoice against me: for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me.
我原來說過：「不要讓他們洋洋得意，不要讓他們因我的失足而沾沾自喜。」
17 For I am ready for plagues, and my grief is continually before me.
我生來就易於失足，因此我常心懷痛苦。
18 For I will declare mine iniquity, and be distressed for my sin.
我的確承認我犯了罪愆，我為了我的過惡而憂慚。
19 But mine enemies live, and are mightier than I: and they that hate me unjustly are multiplied.
無故加害我的人，力強兇暴，無理憎恨我的人，成群結伙；
20 They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.
他們都以怨報德而對待我，因我追求正義而惱恨我。
21 Forsake me not, O Lord my God: depart not from me.
上主，求你不要捨棄我，我主，求你不要遠離我。
22 Draw near to my help, O Lord of my salvation.
我的上主，我的救助，求你速來給我護祐。
