Psalms 34

1 [A Psalm] of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

【頌上主保佑之恩】 達味在阿彼默勒客前佯狂，被逐逃走時作。 我要時時讚美上主，我要常時讚頌上主；

2 My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.

我的心靈因上主而自豪，願謙卑的人聽到也都喜躍。

3 Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.

請你們同我一起讚揚上主，讓我們齊聲頌揚上主的名。

4 I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

我尋求了上主，祂聽了我的訴求：由我受的一切驚惶中，將我救出。

5 They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded.

你們瞻仰祂，要喜形於色，你們的面容，絕不會羞愧。

6 This afflicted one called, and Jehovah heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles.

卑微人一呼號，上主立即俯允，上主必救他脫離一切苦辛。

7 The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

在那敬愛上主的人四周，有上主的天使紮營護守。

8 Taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him!

請你們體驗，請你們觀看：上主是何等的和藹慈善！投奔上主的必獲真福永歡。

9 Fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him.

上主的聖民應該敬愛上主，敬愛祂的人不會受到窮苦。

10 The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.

富貴的人竟成了赤貧，忍飢受餓，尋求上主的人，卻不缺任何福樂。

11 Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

孩子們，你們來聽我指教，我要教你們敬愛上主之道。

12 What man is he that desireth life, [and] loveth days, that he may see good?

誰是愛好長久生活的人？誰是渴望長壽享福的人？

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;

就應謹守口舌，不說壞話，克制嘴唇，不言欺詐；

14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

躲避罪惡，努力行善，尋求和平，追隨陪伴。

15 The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;

因為上主的雙目垂顧正義的人，上主的兩耳聽他們的哀聲。

16 The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth:

上主的威容敵視作惡的人民，要把他們的紀念由世上滅盡。

17 [The righteous] cry, and Jehovah heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

義人一呼號，上主立即俯允，拯救他們出離一切的苦辛。

18 Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.

上主親近心靈破碎的人，上主必救助精神痛苦的人。

19 Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all:

義人的災難雖多，上主卻救他免禍；

20 He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

把他的一切骨骸保全，連一根也不容許折斷。

21 Evil shall destroy the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall bear their guilt.

邪惡為惡人招來死亡，憎恨義人者應該補償。

22 Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; and none of them that trust in him shall bear guilt.

上主救助祂僕人生命，投奔祂的必不受處刑。