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3:1
አሌፍ። አነ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘይሬኢ፡ ተፅናሰ፡ በበትረ፡ መዐቱ።
I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
我是因耶和華忿怒的杖， 遭遇困苦的人。
3:2
ነሥአኒ፡ ወወሰደኒ፡ ውስተ፡ ጽልመት፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ብርሃን።
He has led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light.
他引導我，使我行在黑暗中， 不行在光明裏。
3:3
ወሜጠ፡ እዴሁ፡ ኀቤየ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዕለተ።
Surely he turns his hand against me again and again all day long.
他真是終日再三反手攻擊我。
3:4
በልየ፡ ሥጋየ፡ ወማእስየ፡ ወተቀጥቀጠ፡ አዕፅምትየ።
He has made my flesh and my skin old. He has broken my bones.
他使我的皮肉枯乾； 他折斷 我的骨頭。
3:5
ቤት። ሐነጸ፡ ጥቅመ፡ ላዕለ፡ ርእስየ። ወሰርሐ፡ ፍኖተ፡ ሕማም፡ ላዕሌየ።
He has built against me, and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
他築壘攻擊我， 用苦楚 和艱難圍困我。
3:6
ወውስተ፡ ጽልመት፡ አንበረኒ፡ ከመ፡ ምዉተ፡ ትካት።
He has made me dwell in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
他使我住在幽暗之處， 像死了許久的人一樣。
3:7
ወነደቀ፡ ላዕሌየ፡ ወኢይወፅእ፡ ወአክበደ፡ ብርትየ።
He has walled me about, so that I can’t go out. He has made my chain heavy.
他用籬笆圍住我，使我不能出去； 他使我的銅鍊沉重。
3:8
ጋሜል። እጸርሕ፡ ወአአወዩ፡ እስመ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ ጸሎትየ።
Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.
我哀號求救； 他使我的禱告不得上達。
3:9
ዳሌጥ። ወሐነጸ፡ ፍኖትየ፡ በኰኵሕ፡ ወዐጸወ፡ ፍኖትየ።
He has walled up my ways with cut stone. He has made my paths crooked.
他用鑿過的石頭擋住我的道； 他使我的路彎曲。
3:10
ድብ፡ እንተ፡ ትንዑ፡ ውእቱ፡ ሊተ፡ ወከመ፡ አንበሳ፡ ጽሚተ።
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in hiding.
他向我如熊埋伏， 如獅子在隱密處。
3:11
ዴገነኒ፡ ወአኅለቀኒ፡ ወረሰየኒ፡ ገዳመ።
He has turned away my path, and pulled me in pieces. He has made me desolate.
他使我轉離正路， 將我撕碎，使我淒涼。
3:12
ሄ። ወሰቀ፡ ቀስቶ፡ ወአቀመኒ፡ ከመ፡ መጠራ፡ ለሐፅ።
He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
他張弓將我當作箭靶子。
3:13
ወነደፈኒ፡ ውስተ፡ ኵልያትየ፡ በአሕፃሁ።
He has caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my kidneys.
他把箭袋中的箭射入我的肺腑。
3:14
ወኮንኩ፡ ሰሐቀ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ሕዝብየ፡ ወየኀልዩኒ፡ ኵሎ፡ አሚረ።
I have become a derision to all my people, and their song all day long.
我成了眾民的笑話； 他們終日以我為歌曲。
3:15
ዋው። አጽገበኒ፡ ሕምዘ፡ ወአርወየኒ፡ ሐሞተ።
He has filled me with bitterness. He has stuffed me with wormwood.
他用苦楚充滿我，使我飽用茵蔯。
3:16
ወሰበረ፡ ስነንየ፡ በኆጻ፡ ወአቅምሐኒ፡ ሐመደ።
He has also broken my teeth with gravel. He has covered me with ashes.
他又用沙石磣斷我的牙， 用灰塵將我蒙蔽。
3:17
ቀብጸት፡ ነፍስየ፡ ሰላመ፡ ወረሳዕክዋ፡ ለሠናይት።
You have removed my soul far away from peace. I forgot prosperity.
你使我遠離平安， 我忘記好處。
3:18
ወሐጐልኩ፡ ተስፋየ፡ ወትውክልትየ፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
I said, “My strength has perished, along with my expectation from Yahweh.”
我就說：我的力量衰敗； 我在耶和華那裏毫無指望！
3:19
ዛይ። ተዘከርኩ፡ ተፅናስየ፡ ወተሰዶትየ፡ ወምረተ፡ ሕምዝየ።
Remember my affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the bitterness.
耶和華啊，求你記念我 如茵蔯和苦膽的困苦窘迫。
3:20
ወዐንበዘት፡ ነፍስየ፡ በላዕሌየ።
My soul still remembers them, and is bowed down within me.
我心想念這些， 就在裏面憂悶。
3:21
ወአነብር፡ ውስተ፡ ልብየ፡ በእተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ እትዔገሥ።
This I recall to my mind; therefore I have hope.
我想起這事， 心裏就有指望。
3:22
ሔት። ምሕረተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እስመ፡ ኢኀልቀ፡ ወኢተፈጸመ፡ ሣህሉ።
It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail.
我們不致消滅， 是出於耶和華諸般的慈愛； 是因他的憐憫不致斷絕。
3:23
ሐዳሳት፡ ለለ፡ ጽባሕ፡ ብዝኀ፡ ጽድቅከ።
They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.
每早晨，這都是新的； 你的誠實極其廣大！
3:24
ክፍልየ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ትቤ፡ ነፍስየ፡ በእንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ እጸንሕ።
“Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”
我心裏說：耶和華是我的分， 因此，我要仰望他。
3:25
ጤት። ኄር፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለእለ፡ ይትዔገሥዎ።
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.