Psalms 49

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,

1 万民啊，你们要听！ 世人啊，要侧耳听！

2 both low and high, rich and poor alike.

2 不论贵贱贫富，都要留心听！

3 My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.

3 因为我口出智慧，我心思明智。

4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:

4 我要侧耳听箴言， 弹琴解释谜语。

5 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?

5 危难来临，四面被奸诈之徒包围时，我何必惧怕？

6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

6 他们倚靠金钱、夸耀财富，

7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

7 却不能救赎自己的生命， 也无法向上帝付生命的赎价。

8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,

8 因为生命的赎价高昂， 无人付得起，

9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.

9 以致可以永远活着，不进坟墓。

10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

10 诚如所见，即使智者也要死去， 愚人和庸者也要灭亡， 将他们的财富留给别人。

11 Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.

11 尽管他们用自己的名字来为产业命名， 坟墓却是他们永远的归宿， 世代的住处。

12 But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

12 人不能长享富贵， 终必死去，与兽无异。

13 This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

13 这就是愚昧人及其追随者的下场！（细拉）

14 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

14 他们注定要死，与羊无异， 死亡是他们的牧者； 到了早晨， 他们必被正直人管辖。 他们的躯体必烂在阴间， 远离自己的豪宅。

15 But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah

15 但上帝必救赎我的生命脱离阴间的权势， 并接我到祂身边。（细拉）

16 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.

16 当他人财富增多，日益奢华， 不要害怕。

17 For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.

17 因为他们死时什么也带不走， 他们的荣华不会跟进坟墓。

18 Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—

18 他们活着时自以为有福， 人们都赞扬他们的成就，

19 he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.

19 到头来他们还是要归到祖先那里， 再也看不见光明。

20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

20 人有财富，却无明智的心， 无异于必死的兽类。