Psalms 102
1 A prayer from someone who is suffering and is tired out, pouring out their troubles to the Lord. Lord please hear my prayer, my cry for help!
困苦人發昏的時候，在耶和華面前吐露苦情的禱告。 耶和華啊，求你聽我的禱告， 容我的呼求達到你面前！
2 Don't hide your face from me in my time of trouble! Turn and listen to me, and answer me quickly when I call.
我在急難的日子，求你向我側耳； 不要向我掩面！ 我呼求的日子，求你快快應允我！
3 My life is disappearing like smoke; my body feels like it's on fire!
因為，我的年日如煙雲消滅； 我的骨頭如火把燒着。
4 I'm like grass that's dried up, withered away—I even forget to eat!
我的心被傷，如草枯乾， 甚至我忘記吃飯。
5 All my groaning has worn me out; my bones show through my skin.
因我唉哼的聲音， 我的肉緊貼骨頭。
6 I'm like a desert owl, like a little owl among the ruins.
我如同曠野的鵜鶘； 我好像荒場的鴞鳥。
7 I can't sleep. I'm like a lonely bird on a rooftop.
我警醒不睡； 我像房頂上孤單的麻雀。
8 My enemies taunt me all day long. They mock me and swear at me.
我的仇敵終日辱罵我； 向我猖狂的人指着我賭咒。
9 Ashes are the food I eat; my tears drip into my drink,
我吃過爐灰，如同吃飯； 我所喝的與眼淚攙雜。
10 because of your anger and hostility, for you have picked me up and tossed me away.
這都因你的惱恨和忿怒； 你把我拾起來，又把我摔下去。
11 My life is fading away like a shadow that lengthens—I'm withering away like grass.
我的年日如日影偏斜； 我也如草枯乾。
12 But you, Lord, reign forever, your fame will last for all generations.
惟你－耶和華必存到永遠； 你可記念的名也存到萬代。
13 You will take action and have pity on Jerusalem, for it's time to be kind to the city, the time has come.
你必起來憐恤錫安， 因現在是可憐她的時候， 日期已經到了。
14 For the people who follow you love its stones; they value even its dust!
你的僕人原來喜悅她的石頭， 可憐她的塵土。
15 Then the nations will be in awe of who you are, Lord; all the kings of the earth will be in awe of your glory.
列國要敬畏耶和華的名； 世上諸王都敬畏你的榮耀。
16 For the Lord will rebuild Jerusalem; he will appear in glory.
因為耶和華建造了錫安， 在他榮耀裏顯現。
17 He will pay attention to the prayers of the homeless; he will not disregard their requests.
他垂聽窮人的禱告， 並不藐視他們的祈求。
18 Let this be recorded for generations to come, so that people yet to be born may praise the Lord:
這必為後代的人記下， 將來受造的民要讚美耶和華。
19 The Lord looked down from above, from the heights of his holy place; he looked down from heaven to the earth,
因為，他從至高的聖所垂看； 耶和華從天向地觀察，
20 to respond to the groans of prisoners, to set free the children of death.
要垂聽被囚之人的歎息， 要釋放將要死的人，
21 As a result the wonderful nature of the Lord will be celebrated with praise in Jerusalem,
使人在錫安傳揚耶和華的名， 在耶路撒冷傳揚讚美他的話，
22 when the people of many kingdoms gather together to worship the Lord.
就是在萬民和列國 聚會事奉耶和華的時候。
23 But as for me, he broke my health while I was still young, cutting my life short.
他使我的力量中道衰弱， 使我的年日短少。
24 I cried out, “My God, don't take my life while I'm young! You are the one who lives forever.
我說：我的上帝啊， 不要使我中年去世。 你的年數世世無窮！
25 Long ago you created the earth; you made the heavens.
你起初立了地的根基； 天也是你手所造的。
26 They will come to an end, but you will not. They will all wear out, like clothes—you will change them, and throw them away.
天地都要滅沒，你卻要長存； 天地都要如外衣漸漸舊了。 你要將天地如裏衣更換， 天地就都改變了。
27 But you are the one who always is; your years never come to an end.
惟有你永不改變； 你的年數沒有窮盡。
28 Our children will live with you, and our children's children will grow in your presence.”
你僕人的子孫要長存； 他們的後裔要堅立在你面前。
