Psalms 41

1 “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Happy is he who hath regard to the poor! The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

達味詩歌，交與樂官。 眷顧貧窮人的人，真是有福，患難時日，他必蒙上主救助。

2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; He shall be happy on the earth; Thou wilt not give him up to the will of his enemies!

上主必保護他，賜他生存，在世上蒙福，決不將他交給他的仇敵而任敵所欲。

3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of disease; All his bed thou wilt change in his sickness.

他呻吟床榻，上主給他支援，他患病時，必使他轉危為安。

4 I said, O LORD! be merciful to me! Heal me, for I have sinned against thee!

我曾哀求你：上主，求你憐憫我」，求你治癒我，因為我得罪了你。

5 My enemies speak evil of me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

我的仇敵反而惡言辱罵我說：「他何時死，他的名字幾時泯滅？

6 If one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth malice; When he goeth abroad, he uttereth it.

前來訪我的人，只以虛言相待，其實是心懷惡意，出去便說出來。

7 All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise mischief:

恨我的人，個個竊竊私議，咒我遭殃生疾：

8 “A deadly disease cleaveth fast unto him; He lieth down, and he shall never arise!”

願他身患惡疾! 願他一病不起！

9 Yea, my familiar friend in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, —He hath lifted up his heel against me.

連我素來信賴的知心友好，吃過我飯的人，也舉腳踢我。

10 But do thou, O LORD! have pity upon me; Raise me up, that I may requite them!

上主，求你可憐我，使我病除，為使我能對他們加以復仇。

11 By this I know that thou favorest me, Because my enemy doth not triumph over me.

我以此作為你真愛我的記號：就是不讓我的敵人向我誇耀；

12 As for me, thou wilt uphold me in my integrity; Thou wilt set me before thy face for ever!

你時常保持我無災無難，使我永遠站在你的面前。

13 [Praised be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen! Amen!]

願上主，以色列天主，受讚頌，自永遠直到永遠，阿們，阿們