Psalms 51

1 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.

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。

2 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

求你把我的過犯洗盡，求你把我的罪惡除淨，

3 For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me.

因為我認清了我的過犯，我的罪惡常在我的眼前。

4 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.

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。

5 For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.

是的，我自出世便染上了罪惡，我的母親在罪惡中懷孕了我。

6 For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.

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。

7 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

求你以牛膝草灑我，使我皎潔，求你洗滌我，使我比雪還要白。

8 To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.

求你賜我聽見快慰和喜樂，使你粉碎的骨骸重新歡躍。

9 Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.

求你掩面別看我的罪過，求你除掉我的一切罪惡。

10 Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.

天主，求你給我再造一顆純潔的心，使我重獲堅固的精神。

11 Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

求你不要從你面前把我拋棄，不要從我身上收回你的聖神。

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.

求你使我重獲你救恩的喜樂，求你以慷慨的精神來扶持我。

13 I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee.

我要教導你的道路給作惡者，罪人們都要回頭，向你奔赴。

14 Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice.

天主，我的救主，求你免我血債，我的舌頭必要歌頌你的慈愛。

15 O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise.

我主，求你開啟我的口唇，我要親口宣揚你的光榮。

16 For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.

因為你既然不喜悅祭獻，我獻全燔祭，你也不喜歡。

17 A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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。

18 Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.

上主，求你以慈愛恩待熙雍，求你重修耶路撒冷城。

19 Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar.

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。