Psalms 50
1 God, the all-powerful one, speaks; he summons all people, from the east to the west.
上主，全能者天主，出令傳召下土，由太陽的出處直到太陽的落處。
2 His glory shines from Zion [Hill in Jerusalem], an extremely beautiful city.
天主由美麗絕倫的熙雍，發出光明，
3 Our God comes to us, and he is not silent. A great fire is in front of him, and a storm is around him.
我們的天主來臨，絕不會默默無聲；吞噬的烈火在祂前面開道，旋轉的風暴在祂的四周怒號。
4 He comes to judge his people. He shouts to the [angels in] heaven and to [the people on] the earth.
天主呼喚了上乾下坤，要審判自己的人民：
5 He says, “Summon those who faithfully [worship] me, those who made an agreement with me by offering sacrifices to me.”
你們應當給我聚集起虔敬我的人，就是那以犧牲與我訂立盟約的人。
6 The [angels in] heaven declare, “God is righteous, and he is the supreme judge.”
諸天要宣示天主的公正，因為祂要親自審判世人。
7 God says, “My people, listen! You Israeli people, listen, as I, your God, say what you have done that is wrong.
請聽，我的子民，我要發出言語；以色列，我向你警戒告訴，我是天主，我是你的天主。
8 I am not rebuking you for making sacrifices to me, for the offerings that you completely burn [on the altar].
我並不因你的祭獻而責備你，因為我面前常有你的全燔祭。
9 But I do not really need [you to sacrifice] the bulls from your barns and the goats from your pens,
我無須從你的家裏將牛犢攫取，也無須由你的圈裏把羊捉捕；
10 because all the animals in the forest belong to me, [and all] the cattle on 1,000 hills also belong to me.
因為，森林裏的種種生物，全歸於我，山陵上的千萬走獸，都屬於我；
11 I [own and] know all the birds and all [the creatures] that move around in the fields.
天空中的一切飛鳥，我都認識，田野間的所有動物，我全知悉。
12 [So], if I were hungry, I would not tell you [to bring me some food], because everything in the world belongs to me!
如果我饑餓，我不必向你告訴，因宇宙和其中一切盡屬我有。
13 I do not eat the flesh of the bulls [that you sacrifice], and I do not drink the blood of the goats [that you offer to me].
難道我吃牛犢的肉塊，或者我喝山羊的鮮血？
14 The sacrifice [that I really want is that] you thank me and do all that you have promised to do.
為此你該向天主奉獻頌謝祭，你又該向至高者還你的願誓。
15 And pray to me when you have troubles. [If you do that], I will rescue you, and [then] you will praise me.
並在困厄的時日，呼號我，我必拯救你，你要光榮我。
16 But I say this to the wicked people: (Why do you/It does not benefit you at all to) [RHQ] recite my commandments or talk about the agreement that I made with you,
天主卻對惡人說：你怎麼膽敢傳述我的誡命，你的口怎敢朗頌我的法令？
17 because you have refused to allow me to discipline you, and you have rejected what I told you to do.
你豈不是惱恨規矩，將我的話置諸腦後？
18 Every time that you see a thief, you become his friend, and you spend [much] time with those who commit adultery.
你遇見了盜賊，便與他同僚，與犯姦淫的人，就同流合夥；
19 You are [always] talking [MTY] about doing wicked things, and you are [always] to deceive people.
你的口出言不善，你的舌造謠欺騙；
20 You are always accusing members of your own family [of doing wrong], and slandering them.
不停地毀謗你的兄弟，常污辱你母親的兒子。
21 You did [all] those things, and I did not say anything to you, [so] you thought that I was [a sinner] just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you, right in front of you.
你既作了這些，我豈能緘口不言？難道你竟以為我真能與你一般¡H我要責斥你，將一切放在你眼前。
22 So, all you who have ignored me, pay attention to this, because if you do not, I will tear you to pieces, and there will be no one to rescue you.
忘記天主的人們！你們要徹底覺悟，免得我撕裂你們時，沒有人來搶救。
23 The sacrifice that [truly] honors me is to thank me [for what I have done]; and I will save those who always do the things that I want them to.”
奉獻頌謝祭的人就是給我奉獻光榮讚頌，行為正直的人我要使他享見天主的救恩。
