Psalms 39

1 For victorie, to Iditum, the song of Dauid. I seide, Y schal kepe my weies; that Y trespasse not in my tunge. I settide kepyng to my mouth; whanne a synnere stood ayens me.

大衛的詩，交與伶長耶杜頓。 我曾說：我要謹慎我的言行， 免得我舌頭犯罪； 惡人在我面前的時候， 我要用嚼環勒住我的口。

2 I was doumb, and was mekid ful gretli, and was stille fro goodis; and my sorewe was renulid.

我默然無聲，連好話也不出口； 我的愁苦就發動了，

3 Myn herte was hoot with ynne me; and fier schal brenne out in my thenkyng.

我的心在我裏面發熱。 我默想的時候，火就燒起， 我便用舌頭說話。

4 I spak in my tunge; Lord, make thou myn eende knowun to me. And the noumbre of my daies what it is; that Y wite, what failith to me.

耶和華啊，求你叫我曉得我身之終！ 我的壽數幾何？ 叫我知道我的生命不長！

5 Lo! thou hast set my daies mesurable; and my substaunce is as nouyt bifor thee. Netheles al vanytee; ech man lyuynge.

你使我的年日窄如手掌； 我一生的年數，在你面前如同無有。 各人最穩妥的時候，真是全然虛幻。 (細拉)

6 Netheles a man passith in ymage; but also he is disturblid veynli. He tresorith; and he noot, to whom he `schal gadere tho thingis.

世人行動實係幻影。 他們忙亂，真是枉然； 積蓄財寶，不知將來有誰收取。

7 And now which is myn abiding? whether not the Lord? and my substaunce is at thee.

主啊，如今我等甚麼呢？ 我的指望在乎你！

8 Delyuere thou me fro alle my wickidnessis; thou hast youe me schenschip to the vnkunnynge.

求你救我脫離一切的過犯， 不要使我受愚頑人的羞辱。

9 I was doumbe, and openyde not my mouth; for thou hast maad,

因我所遭遇的是出於你， 我就默然不語。

10 remoue thou thi woundis fro me.

求你把你的責罰從我身上免去； 因你手的責打，我便消滅。

11 Fro the strengthe of thin hond Y failide in blamyngis; for wickidnesse thou hast chastisid man. And thou madist his lijf to faile as an yreyne; netheles ech man is disturblid in veyn.

你因人的罪惡懲罰他的時候， 叫他的笑容消滅，如衣被蟲所咬。 世人真是虛幻！ (細拉)

12 Lord, here thou my preier and my bisechyng; perseyue thou with eeris my teeris.

耶和華啊，求你聽我的禱告， 留心聽我的呼求！ 我流淚，求你不要靜默無聲！ 因為我在你面前是客旅， 是寄居的，像我列祖一般。

13 Be thou not stille, for Y am a comelyng at thee; and a pilgrime, as alle my fadris. Foryyue thou to me, that Y be refreischid, bifor that Y go; and Y schal no more be.

求你寬容我， 使我在去而不返之先可以力量復原。