| 聖詠集 |
Psalms |
| 1請你們向上主讚頌，因為他是美善寬仁，他的仁慈永遠常存。 |
1 "Give thanks to the LORD who is good, whose love endures forever!" |
| 2歌詠此曲的人們是：上主親身所救贖的，由敵人手中救出的， |
2Let that be the prayer of the LORD'S redeemed, those redeemed from the hand of the foe, |
| 3從各地召集來的，東西南北聚來的。 |
3Those gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south. |
| 4他們在曠野和沙漠中漂流，找不到往安居之城的道路。 |
4Some had lost their way in a barren desert; found no path toward a city to live in. |
| 5他們口渴而又腹饑，生命已經奄奄一息； |
5They were hungry and thirsty; their life was ebbing away. |
| 6他們於急難中一哀求上主，上主即拯救他們脫離困苦， |
6In their distress they cried to the LORD, who rescued them in their peril, |
| 7引領他們走入正道，走入可安居的城廓。 |
7Guided them by a direct path so they reached a city to live in. |
| 8願他們感謝上主的仁慈，稱頌他給人子顯的奇蹟。 |
8Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals. |
| 9因為他使饑渴的人得到飽飫，他使肚餓的人享盡美物。 |
9For he satisfied the thirsty, filled the hungry with good things. |
| 10他們坐在黑暗與死影裏，盡為痛苦與鐵鍊所縛繫， |
10Some lived in darkness and gloom, in prison, bound with chains, |
| 11因為背棄了天主的命令，又輕視了至高者的叮嚀。 |
11Because they rebelled against God's word, scorned the counsel of the Most High, |
| 12因此，他以苦難折磨了他們的心神，他們跌倒了，卻沒有人來扶持他們。 |
12Who humbled their hearts through hardship; they stumbled with no one to help. |
| 13他們於急難中一哀求上主，上主即拯救他們脫離困苦， |
13In their distress they cried to the LORD, who saved them in their peril, |
| 14領他們擺脫死影與黑暗，把他們的銬鐐完全弄斷。 |
14Led them forth from darkness and gloom and broke their chains asunder. |
| 15願他們感謝上主的仁慈，稱頌他給人子顯的奇蹟。 |
15Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals. |
| 16因為他把銅門摧毀，又把鐵閂擊碎。 |
16For he broke down the gates of bronze and snapped the bars of iron. |
| 17他們因行為邪惡而病重，因犯罪而遭受苦痛； |
17Some fell sick from their wicked ways, afflicted because of their sins. |
| 18他們厭棄各樣的食物，快已接近死亡的門戶。 |
18They loathed all manner of food; they were at the gates of death. |
| 19他們於急難中一哀求上主，上主即拯救他們脫離困苦。 |
19In their distress they cried to the LORD, who saved them in their peril, |
| 20主發一言就將他們病除，且拯救他們脫離了陰府。 |
20Sent forth the word to heal them, snatched them from the grave. |
| 21願他們感謝上主的仁慈，稱頌他給人子顯的奇蹟。 |
21Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals. |
| 22願他們獻上感恩的祭獻，將他的工程歡樂地宣傳。 |
22Let them offer a sacrifice in thanks, declare his works with shouts of joy. |
| 23他們乘船，下海行航，在大洋中往來經商， |
23Some went off to sea in ships, plied their trade on the deep waters. |
| 24他們看見過上主的奇異作為，遇到過他行於汪洋中的奇蹟： |
24They saw the works of the LORD, the wonders of God in the deep. |
| 25他一發命，風浪狂掀，海中波濤頓時高翻， |
25He spoke and roused a storm wind; it tossed the waves on high. |
| 26時而忽躍沖天，時而忽墜深淵；處此危急之中，他們膽戰心寒， |
26They rose up to the heavens, sank to the depths; their hearts trembled at the danger. |
| 27恍惚且暈眩，有如醉漢，一切的經驗，全部紊亂。 |
27They reeled, staggered like drunkards; their skill was of no avail. |
| 28他們於急難中一哀求上主，上主即拯救他們脫離困苦。 |
28In their distress they cried to the LORD, who brought them out of their peril, |
| 29他化風暴為平靜，海濤頓時便安定； |
29Hushed the storm to a murmur; the waves of the sea were stilled. |
| 30他使風平浪靜，大家個個歡忭，他領他們登上了渴望的海岸。 |
30They rejoiced that the sea grew calm, that God brought them to the harbor they longed for. |
| 31願他們感謝上主的仁慈，稱頌他給人子顯的奇蹟， |
31Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals. |
| 32在人民的集會中頌揚他，在長老的議席上讚美他。 |
32Let them praise him in the assembly of the people, give thanks in the council of the elders. |
| 33上主使河域變為荒灘，使清水泉源變成乾川， |
33 God changed rivers into desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, |
| 34使肥沃土地變為鹹田，都因當地居民的罪愆。 |
34Fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its people. |
| 35他又能使沙漠變成水源，使旱地變成水泉。 |
35He changed the desert into pools of water, arid land into springs of water, |
| 36把饑餓的人徙置在那地，使他們興建安居的城邑； |
36And settled the hungry there; they built a city to live in. |
| 37耕田種地，開闢了葡萄園，因此收穫果實，豐富出產。 |
37They sowed fields and planted vineyards, brought in an abundant harvest. |
| 38上主祝福了他們人口繁衍，賞賜他們的牲畜有增無減。 |
38God blessed them, they became very many, and their livestock did not decrease. |
| 39其後因慘遭災患苦難，人口減少而被棄如前。 |
39But he poured out contempt on princes, made them wander the trackless wastes, |
| 40但上主卻使權貴遭受恥辱，任他們徊徘歧途無路可走。 |
40Where they were diminished and brought low through misery and cruel oppression, |
| 41但拯救貧窮人脫離災難，使他家屬多如羊群一般。 |
41While the poor were released from their affliction; their families increased like their flocks. |
| 42正直的人見到必然歡忭，但邪惡的人卻啞口無言。 |
42The upright saw this and rejoiced; all wickedness shut its mouth. |
| 43那一位賢哲詳察此事，並能體會上主的仁慈！ |
43Whoever is wise will take note of these things, will ponder the merciful deeds of the LORD. |
