Psalms 79

1 O God, the heathen are come into your inheritance; your holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

阿撒夫的詩歌。

2 The dead bodies of your servants have they given to be meat to the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.

天主，異民侵入了您的遺產，褻瀆了您的聖殿，使耶路撒冷覆顛；

3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

並將您眾僕人的屍首，給天空的飛鳥做食物，用您聖徒的肉餵野獸。

4 We are become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

在耶路撒冷四周血如水流，但出來埋葬的人一個也無。

5 How long, LORD? will you be angry for ever? shall your jealousy burn like fire?

我們竟成為我們鄰居的恥辱，作了我們四周的譏諷與玩物。

6 Pour out your wrath on the heathen that have not known you, and on the kingdoms that have not called on your name.

上主，您經常發怒，要到何時，您怒燄如火，要到何時？

7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

求您向那不承認您的異民，及不呼號您名的列國洩憤，

8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let your tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

因為他們吞併了雅各伯家族，並蹂躪了他的住處。

9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for your name’s sake.

求您別向我們追討祖先惡行，以您仁慈速來協助我們，因為我們實在是可憐萬分。天主，我們的救主，為您名的光榮，協助我們，為了您的聖名，寬赦我們的罪過，拯救我們！

10 Why should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of your servants which is shed.

為何讓異民說：他們的天主在哪裡？願我們在異民中能親眼看到您僕人流出的血，要得的酬報！

11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you; according to the greatness of your power preserve you those that are appointed to die;

願囚徒的哀歎上達您面前，按您手臂的能力解放死犯!

12 And render to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached you, O Lord.

天主，求您將我們四鄰加給您的凌辱，向他們的胸懷裏投以七倍報復!

13 So we your people and sheep of your pasture will give you thanks for ever: we will show forth your praise to all generations.

這樣做您子民做您牧場羊群的我們，能永遠稱謝您，能萬世宣揚您的光榮。