Psalms 72
1 A psalm of Solomon. Give the king your righteous decrees, God, your righteousness to the king's son.
天主，求您給君王傳授您的權柄，求您給太子傳授您的公正。
2 May he judge your people with righteousness and your poor with justice.
使他照正義統治您的百姓，使他按公道管理您的平民。
3 May the mountains produce peace for the people; may the hills produce righteousness.
願高山給人民帶來和平；願丘嶺為百姓送來公正！
4 May he judge the poor of the people; may he save the children of the needy and break in pieces the oppressor.
他必衛護百姓中的窮人，救助窮苦人的子孫，蹂躪欺壓人的暴民。
5 May they honor you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon lasts throughout all generations.
祂要與日月共存，世世代代無窮盡。
6 May he come down like rain on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
祂降臨如落在草原上的喜雨，又如潤澤田地的甘露。
7 May the righteous flourish in his days, and may there be an abundance of peace till the moon is no more.
在祂的歲月中，正義必要興盛，到處國泰民安，直至月亮失明。
8 May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
祂將統治大地，從這海到那海，由大河的流域，至地極的邊界。
9 May those who live in the wilderness bow down before him; may his enemies lick the dust.
祂的仇敵將向他屈膝跪拜，和祂作對的人要舌舔塵埃。
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the islands render tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
塔爾史士和群島的眾王要獻上禮品，舍巴和色巴的君王，也都要前來進貢。
11 Indeed, may all kings fall down before him; may all nations serve him.
眾王都要崇拜祂，萬民都要事奉祂。
12 For he helps the needy person who cries out and the poor person who has no other helper.
祂必拯救哀號的貧民，祂必扶持無援的窮人。
13 He has pity on the poor and needy, and he saves the lives of needy people.
祂將憐恤不幸和貧乏的群眾，祂要救護窮苦貧病者的生命。
14 He redeems their lives from oppression and violence, and their blood is precious in his sight.
祂要救他們脫離殘暴與壓迫，他們的血在祂眼中珍貴無比。
15 May he live! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May people always pray for him; may God bless him all day long.
願祂常存！願眾人向祂奉獻舍巴黃金，願眾人時常向祂祈禱，不斷向祂求恩！
16 May there be abundance of grain in the land; on the mountaintops may their crops wave. May the fruit of it be like Lebanon; may the people flourish in the cities like the grass of the field.
田地裏所出產的五穀百果必將豐盈，山嶺上的收成也要富饒有如黎巴嫩，城市的人必要昌盛有如地上的草茵。
17 May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun; may people be blessed in him; may all nations call him blessed.
祂的名號常存，永受讚揚；祂的名號永留，與日爭光。萬邦要因祂而得福，萬民要稱祂為有福。
18 May Yahweh God, the God of Israel, be blessed, who alone does wonderful things.
願上主天主，以色列的天主享受讚頌，因為只有上主作出了奇妙的化工。
19 May his glorious name be blessed forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
願上主光榮的名號永受讚美，願上主的榮耀充滿整個大地！阿們！阿們！
20 The prayers of David son of Jesse are finished.
葉瑟之子達味的祈禱終。
