美国语文第五册 第35期:圣经节选(1)

 　　O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the people. 哦，感谢尊贵的耶和华，呼唤它的名字；让其恩泽在世间流传；

　　Sing unto him; sing psalms¹ unto him; talk ye of all his wondrous² works. 为你歌唱，为你呈献美好诗篇；传播你的奇妙功绩；

　　Glory ye in his holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 赞叹你的神圣荣光；让信奉神的万民欣喜若狂；

　　Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments³ of his mouth. 铭记你无所不能的作为；你摧枯拉朽的奇迹，以及金口烁言的判断。

　　O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 哦，耶和华，万民的上帝。你的圣名在世界每一个角落传诵。谁将你至高无上的荣光撒满天穹；

　　When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained⁴; 抬头瞭望夜空，你遣命月转星移；

　　what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 那里留下你神迹的伟大。人是什么？你警觉着人的贪欲；你是否眷顾人的儿子圣子？

　　For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. 你让他与天使般圣洁，你将荣誉与光耀的皇冠赐予他。

　　Thou madest him to have dominion⁵ over the work of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet. 你令他担当你的职责，让他具有俯瞰众生的从容和力量。

　　O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! 哦，耶和华，万民的上帝。你的圣名在世界每一个角落传诵。

　　I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress⁶, my God; in him will I trust. 我会谈论耶和华的神圣，你是我心灵的庇护和堡垒，我信任尊贵的上帝。

　　Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 因为，你将你的爱施加于我，我要传诵你的神圣，并永远景仰。你洞悉我的名字，

　　He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. 并呼唤我，我要回应你的呼唤；与你一起度过艰难时世；我要传诵你的神圣，并景仰你。

　　With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation⁷. 我将终生让你欢欣，向你袒露我灵魂的皈依。

　　O come, let us sing unto the Lord, let us heartily⁸ rejoice in the strength of our salvation. 哦，来吧！让我们歌颂耶和华，让我们尽情地狂欢发自内心的拯救力量。

　　Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. 让我们以感恩之情来到你的身边，用诗歌表达欢畅。

　　For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 耶和华伟大兹此，万神之神！

　　O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe⁹ of him. 我们以圣洁的美为你祈祷；让世界敬畏你的存在。

　　For he cometh, for he cometh, to judge the earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth. 耶和华降临于世，降临到这个世界，你以公义正直以及信任审判万物。

1 psalms   

n.赞美诗( psalm的名词复数 )；圣诗；圣歌；(中的)

参考例句：

• the Book of Psalms 《〈圣经〉诗篇》
• A verse from Psalms knifed into Pug's mind: "put not your trust in princes." 《诗篇》里有一句话闪过帕格的脑海：“不要相信王侯。” 来自辞典例句

2 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

3 judgments   

判断( judgment的名词复数 )； 鉴定； 评价； 审判

参考例句：

• A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life. 他对现代生活的批评带着一种特殊的苛刻。
• He is swift with his judgments. 他判断迅速。

4 ordained   

v.任命（某人）为牧师( ordain的过去式和过去分词 )；授予（某人）圣职；（上帝、法律等）命令；判定

参考例句：

• He was ordained in 1984. 他在一九八四年被任命为牧师。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was ordained priest. 他被任命为牧师。 来自辞典例句

5 dominion   

n.统治，管辖，支配权；领土，版图

参考例句：

• Alexander held dominion over a vast area.亚历山大曾统治过辽阔的地域。
• In the affluent society,the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion.在富裕社会里，当局几乎无需证明其统治之合理。

6 fortress   

n.堡垒，防御工事

参考例句：

• They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
• The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。

7 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。

8 heartily   

adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很

参考例句：

• He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。
• The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。

9 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。