Psalms 129

1 A song of degrees. They haue often times afflicted me from my youth (may Israel nowe say)

從我少年，世人就與我為難，惟願以色列子民再說一遍：

2 They haue often times afflicted me from my youth: but they could not preuaile against me.

從我少年，世人就與我為難，然而他們卻未能將我推翻。

3 The plowers plowed vpon my backe, and made long furrowes.

又像農夫在我背上耕田，使所犁的溝畦又長又遠；

4 But the righteous Lord hath cut the cordes of the wicked.

但上主卻公道不偏，將惡人的繩索割斷。

5 They that hate Zion, shalbe all ashamed and turned backward.

願一切仇恨熙雍的人民，個個蒙受羞辱，轉身逃遁！

6 They shalbe as the grasse on the house tops, which withereth afore it commeth forth.

願他們像屋頂上的禾草，尚未吐出秀穗，就已枯槁！

7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand, neither the glainer his lap:

收割的人，手拿一把不滿，捆禾的人，懷抱一束不顯。

8 Neither they, which go by, say, The blessing of the Lord be vpon you, or, We blesse you in the Name of the Lord.

過路的人們不會再說：願上主的祝福臨於您們，我們奉上主名祝福您們。