< Psalms 38 >

1 A Psalm of David. A lament. Reprove me not, Lord, in your anger, and chasten me not in your wrath;
大衛的紀念詩。 耶和華啊，求你不要在怒中責備我， 不要在烈怒中懲罰我！
2 for your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand lies heavy upon me.
因為，你的箭射入我身； 你的手壓住我。
3 In my flesh is no soundness because of your anger, no health in my bones, because of my sin.
因你的惱怒，我的肉無一完全； 因我的罪過，我的骨頭也不安寧。
4 For that my guilt is gone over my head: it weighs like a burden too heavy for me.
我的罪孽高過我的頭， 如同重擔叫我擔當不起。
5 My wounds stink and fester, for my foolishness I am tormented.
因我的愚昧， 我的傷發臭流膿。
6 Bent and bowed am I utterly, all the day going in mourning.
我疼痛，大大拳曲， 終日哀痛。
7 My loins are filled with burning, and in my flesh is no soundness.
我滿腰是火； 我的肉無一完全。
8 I am utterly crushed and numb; I cry louder than lion roars.
我被壓傷，身體疲倦； 因心裏不安，我就唉哼。
9 Lord, you know all that I long for, my groans are not hidden from you.
主啊，我的心願都在你面前； 我的歎息不向你隱瞞。
10 My heart is throbbing, my strength has failed me. The light of my eyes – even it is gone from me.
我心跳動，我力衰微， 連我眼中的光也沒有了。
11 My dear ones and friends keep aloof, and my neighbours stand afar off.
我的良朋密友因我的災病都躲在旁邊站着； 我的親戚本家也遠遠地站立。
12 They who aim at my life lay their snares, they who seek my hurt speak of ruin, nursing treachery all the day long.
那尋索我命的設下網羅； 那想要害我的口出惡言， 終日思想詭計。
13 But I turn a deaf ear and hear not; like the dumb I open not my mouth.
但我如聾子不聽， 像啞巴不開口。
14 I am like one without hearing, with no arguments in my mouth.
我如不聽見的人， 口中沒有回話。
15 For my hope, O Lord, is in you. You will answer, O Lord my God,
耶和華啊，我仰望你！ 主－我的上帝啊，你必應允我！
16 when I utter the hope that those who made scorn of my tottering feet may not rejoice over me.
我曾說：恐怕他們向我誇耀； 我失腳的時候，他們向我誇大。
17 For I am ready to fall, my pain forsakes me never.
我幾乎跌倒； 我的痛苦常在我面前。
18 I acknowledge my guilt, I am anxious because of my sin:
我要承認我的罪孽； 我要因我的罪憂愁。
19 My wanton assailants are strong, those who wrongfully hate me are many,
但我的仇敵又活潑又強壯， 無理恨我的增多了。
20 who render me evil for good, and oppose me, because I make good my goal.
以惡報善的與我作對， 因我是追求良善。
21 Do not forsake me, O Lord; my God, be not far from me.
耶和華啊，求你不要撇棄我！ 我的上帝啊，求你不要遠離我！
22 Hasten to help me, O Lord my saviour.
拯救我的主啊，求你快快幫助我！

< Psalms 38 >