Psalms 37
1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
不要因作惡的人而忿怒，也不要對歹徒心生嫉妒；
2 For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb.
因為他們有如青草，快要枯槁，他們有如綠葉，行將零凋。
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness.
你該信賴上主，致力善行，你必安居樂土，享受康寧。
4 So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.
你只管在上主內喜歡，祂必滿全你心的意願。
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.
將你的行徑託付上主，寄望於祂，祂必使之成就。
6 And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday.
祂必使你的義德如光出現，祂必使你的仁義如日中天。
7 Resign thyself unto the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
你該在上主面前安心依靠，不要為萬事順心的人煩惱，不要因圖謀不軌的人暴燥；
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.
你應控制憤恨，消除怒火，不要動怒，免得再犯罪過。
9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
因為作惡犯罪的人必被剷除；唯有仰望上主的人繼承樂土。
10 And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.
惡人再過片刻，就不知所在，詳察他的住所，也不復存在。
11 But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
但善人要繼承樂土，必要樂享平安幸福。
12 The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth.
惡徒設計謀害忠義，常朝著他咬牙切齒。
13 The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming.
上主朝著惡人發笑，因見他的日已來到。
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;
惡人拔劍張弓，想毀滅貧困微弱的人，想屠殺操行正直的人；
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
他們的劍反刺穿他們的心肝，他們的弓將被折得破爛不堪。
16 Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.
義人佔有的幸福雖少，但卻勝於惡人的富饒。
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
因為惡人的手臂將被折斷，義人卻有上主作支援。
18 The LORD knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
上主眷顧善人的歲月，他們的產業永遠常在。
19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
在患難之時，他們必不蒙羞，在饑饉之日，他們必得飽飫。
20 For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs — they shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away.
惡人和上主的仇人必要沉淪，像沃野的鮮花一樣凋零，必要像煙霧一般消散無影。
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
惡人借貸總不償還，義人卻常好施樂善。
22 For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off.
上主祝福的人將繼承福地，上主咒罵的人將被除滅跡。
23 It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way.
上主穩定善人的腳步，上主欣賞義人的道路；
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the LORD upholdeth his hand.
他縱或失足，也不致顛仆，因為上主扶持著他的手。
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
我作過幼童，現今已年老，從未見過正義的人被棄掉。也未見過他的後裔行乞討。
26 All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
他既終生施惠憐恤，他的子必蒙祝福。
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
你若避惡行善，你必存留久遠。
28 For the LORD loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
上主愛慕正義，必不拋棄自己的聖徒；乖戾歹徒必被消滅，惡人的子孫必被剷除。
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
義人將要承受樂土，必在那裏永遠居住。
30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh justice.
義人的口傾吐智慧，他的舌頭講論公義。
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide.
天主的法律在他心田，他的腳步必堅定不偏。
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
惡者窺伺義者，設法將他殺害；
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged.
上主絕不將義人棄於惡人手中，上主審判時，也決不判義人受刑。
34 Wait for the LORD, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
你常仰望上主，遵循祂的道路：祂必要舉揚你，使你承受樂土；當祂剷除惡人時，你將欣然目睹。
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.
我曾見過惡人橫極一時，像茂盛的橡樹滋長不息。
36 But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
當我再經過時，竟已不在眼前，我雖到處尋覓，再也沒有尋見。
37 Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace.
求你對正人注視，對君子觀看，愛好和平的人，子嗣必定連綿。
38 But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
行兇的人必盡數滅亡，惡人的後裔必全淪喪。
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
義人的救護是來自上主，祂是我們困厄時的護守；
40 And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.
上主必多扶持助佑，解救他們脫離惡人，上主必予拯救，因他們曾向祂投奔
