诗篇 12
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
祈求 神保護脫離是非
大衛的詩，交給詩班長，調用“舍明尼”。
12 耶和華啊！求你施行拯救，因為虔誠人沒有了，
在世人中的信實人也不見了。
2 他們彼此說謊，
用諂媚的嘴唇說話，口是心非。
3 願耶和華剪除一切說諂媚話的嘴唇，
和說誇大話的舌頭。
4 他們曾說：“我們必能以舌頭取勝；
我們的嘴唇是自己的，誰能作我們的主呢？”
5 耶和華說：“因為困苦人的冤屈和貧窮人的歎息，
我現在要起來，把他們安置在他們渴望的穩妥之中。”
6 耶和華的言語是純淨的言語，
好像銀子在泥爐中煉過，精煉過七次一樣。
7 耶和華啊！求你保守我們，
保護我們（《馬索拉文本》，“我們……我們”作“他們……他”；現參照其他抄本及《七十士譯本》翻譯）永遠脫離這世代的人。
8 惡人到處橫行，
邪惡在世人中被高舉。
Psalm 12
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Plea for Help in Evil Times
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
12 Help, Lord; for there is no longer any that is godly;
for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.
2 Every one utters lies to his neighbor;
with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
the tongue that makes great boasts,
4 those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail,
our lips are with us; who is our master?”
5 “Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan,
I will now arise,” says the Lord;
“I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
6 The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure,
silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.
7 Do thou, O Lord, protect us,
guard us ever from this generation.
8 On every side the wicked prowl,
as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Psalm 12
New King James Version
Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy
To the Chief Musician. (A)On [a]an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.
12 Help,[b] Lord, for the godly man (B)ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
2 (C)They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and [c]a double heart they speak.
3 May the Lord [d]cut off all flattering lips,
And the tongue that speaks [e]proud things,
4 Who have said,
“With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own;
Who is lord over us?”
5 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
6 The words of the Lord are (D)pure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.
7 You shall keep them, O Lord,
You shall preserve them from this generation forever.
8 The wicked prowl on every side,
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Footnotes
- Psalm 12:1 Heb. sheminith
- Psalm 12:1 Save
- Psalm 12:2 An inconsistent mind
- Psalm 12:3 destroy
- Psalm 12:3 great
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