Chapter 49

49:1 [hgb]  （ 可 拉 后 裔 的 诗 ， 交 与 伶 长 。 ） 万 民 哪 ， 你 们 都 当 听 这 话 ， 世 上 一 切 的 居 民 ， 
    [kjv]  Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
    [bbe]  <Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.> Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.
49:2 [hgb]  无 论 上 流 下 流 ， 富 足 贫 穷 ， 都 当 留 心 听 。 
    [kjv]  Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
    [bbe]  High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.
49:3 [hgb]  我 口 要 说 智 慧 的 言 语 。 我 心 要 想 通 达 的 道 理 。 
    [kjv]  My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation¹ of my heart shall be of understanding.
    [bbe]  From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.
49:4 [hgb]  我 要 侧 耳 听 比 喻 ， 用 琴 解 谜 语 。 
    [kjv]  I will incline mine ear to a parable²: I will open my dark saying upon the harp³.
    [bbe]  I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
49:5 [hgb]  在 患 难 的 日 子 ， 奸 恶 随 我 脚 跟 ， 四 面 环 绕 我 ， 我 何 必 惧 怕 。 
    [kjv]  Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity⁴ of my heels shall compass me about?
    [bbe]  What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?
49:6 [hgb]  那 些 倚 仗 财 货 自 夸 钱 财 多 的 人 ， 
    [kjv]  They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
    [bbe]  Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.
49:7 [hgb]  一 个 也 无 法 赎 自 己 的 弟 兄 ， 也 不 能 替 他 将 赎 价 给 神 ， 
    [kjv]  None of them can by any means redeem⁵ his brother, nor give to God a ransom⁶ for him:
    [bbe]  Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;
49:8 [hgb]  叫 他 长 远 活 着 ， 不 见 朽 坏 。 因 为 赎 他 生 命 的 价 值 极 贵 ， 只 可 永 远 罢 休 。 
    [kjv]  (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
    [bbe]  (Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)
49:9 [hgb]  
    [kjv]  That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption⁷.
    [bbe]  So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.
49:10 [hgb]  他 必 见 智 慧 人 死 。 又 见 愚 顽 人 和 畜 类 人 ， 一 同 灭 亡 ， 将 他 们 的 财 货 留 给 别 人 。 
    [kjv]  For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
    [bbe]  For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.
49:11 [hgb]  他 们 心 里 思 想 ， 他 们 的 家 室 必 永 存 ， 住 宅 必 留 到 万 代 。 他 们 以 自 己 的 名 ， 称 自 己 的 地 。 
    [kjv]  Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling⁸ places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
    [bbe]  The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.
49:12 [hgb]  但 人 居 尊 贵 中 不 能 长 久 ， 如 同 死 亡 的 畜 类 一 样 。 
    [kjv]  Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
    [bbe]  But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
49:13 [hgb]  他 们 行 的 这 道 ， 本 为 自 己 的 愚 昧 。 但 他 们 以 后 的 人 ， 还 佩 服 他 们 的 话 语 。 （ 细 拉 ） 。 
    [kjv]  This their way is their folly⁹: yet their posterity¹⁰ approve their sayings. Selah.
    [bbe]  This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.)
49:14 [hgb]  他 们 如 同 羊 群 派 定 下 阴 间 。 死 亡 必 作 他 们 的 牧 者 。 到 了 早 晨 ， 正 直 人 必 管 辖 他 们 。 他 们 的 美 容 ， 必 被 阴 间 所 灭 ， 以 致 无 处 可 存 。 
    [kjv]  Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion¹¹ over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
    [bbe]  Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.
49:15 [hgb]  只 是 神 必 救 赎 我 的 灵 魂 ， 脱 离 阴 间 的 权 柄 ， 因 他 必 收 纳 我 。 （ 细 拉 ） 
    [kjv]  But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
    [bbe]  But God will get back my soul; for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah.)
49:16 [hgb]  见 人 发 财 家 室 增 荣 的 时 候 ， 你 不 要 惧 怕 。 
    [kjv]  Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
    [bbe]  Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased;
49:17 [hgb]  因 为 他 死 的 时 候 ， 什 么 也 不 能 带 去 。 他 的 荣 耀 不 能 随 他 下 去 。 
    [kjv]  For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend¹² after him.
    [bbe]  For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
49:18 [hgb]  他 活 着 的 时 候 ， 虽 然 自 夸 为 有 福 ， （ 你 若 利 己 ， 人 必 夸 奖 你 ） 。 
    [kjv]  Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
    [bbe]  Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,
49:19 [hgb]  他 仍 必 归 到 他 历 代 的 祖 宗 那 里 ， 永 不 见 光 。 
    [kjv]  He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
    [bbe]  He will go to the generation of his fathers; he will not see the light again.
49:20 [hgb]  人 在 尊 贵 中 ， 而 不 醒 悟 ， 就 如 死 亡 的 畜 类 一 样 。 
    [kjv]  Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
    [bbe]  Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.

1 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

2 parable   

n.寓言，比喻

参考例句：

• This is an ancient parable.这是一个古老的寓言。
• The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep.牧师讲道时用了亡羊的比喻。

3 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

4 iniquity   

n.邪恶；不公正

参考例句：

• Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
• The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.这笔交易的不公引起了普遍的愤怒。

5 redeem   

v.买回，赎回，挽回，恢复，履行（诺言等）

参考例句：

• He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
• The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。

6 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

7 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

8 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。

9 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

10 posterity   

n.后裔，子孙，后代

参考例句：

• Few of his works will go down to posterity.他的作品没有几件会流传到后世。
• The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.死者姓名都刻在教堂后面的一块石匾上以便后人铭记。

11 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。

12 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。