第49篇
財富的虛幻
可拉後裔的詩，交給樂長。
1萬民啊，你們要聽！
世人啊，要側耳聽！
2不論貴賤貧富，都要留心聽！
3因為我口出智慧，我心思明智。
4我要側耳聽箴言，
彈琴解釋謎語。
5危難來臨，四面被奸詐之徒包圍時，我何必懼怕？
6他們倚靠金錢、誇耀財富，
7卻不能救贖自己的生命，
也無法向上帝付生命的贖價。
8因為生命的贖價高昂，
無人付得起，
9以致可以永遠活著，不進墳墓。
10誠如所見，即使智者也要死去，
愚人和庸者也要滅亡，
將他們的財富留給別人。
11儘管他們用自己的名字來為產業命名，
墳墓卻是他們永遠的歸宿，
世代的住處。
12人不能長享富貴，
終必死去，與獸無異。
13這就是愚昧人及其追隨者的下場！（細拉）
14他們註定要死，與羊無異，
死亡是他們的牧者；
到了早晨，
他們必被正直人管轄。
他們的軀體必爛在陰間，
遠離自己的豪宅。
15但上帝必救贖我的生命脫離陰間的權勢，
並接我到祂身邊。（細拉）
16當他人財富增多，日益奢華，
不要害怕。
17因為他們死時什麼也帶不走，
他們的榮華不會跟進墳墓。
18他們活著時自以為有福，
人們都讚揚他們的成就，
19到頭來他們還是要歸到祖先那裡，
再也看不見光明。
20人有財富，卻無明智的心，
無異於必死的獸類。
Psalm 49In Hebrew texts 49:1-20 is numbered 49:2-21.
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who live in this world,
2both low and high,
rich and poor alike:
3My mouth will speak words of wisdom;
the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
4I will turn my ear to a proverb;
with the harp I will expound my riddle:
5Why should I fear when evil days come,
when wicked deceivers surround me—
6those who trust in their wealth
and boast of their great riches?
7No one can redeem the life of another
or give to God a ransom for them—
8the ransom for a life is costly,
no payment is ever enough—
9so that they should live on forever
and not see decay.
10For all can see that the wise die,
that the foolish and the senseless also perish,
leaving their wealth to others.
11Their tombs will remain their houses49:11 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew In their thoughts their houses will remain forever,
their dwellings for endless generations,
though they had49:11 Or generations, / for they have named lands after themselves.
12People, despite their wealth, do not endure;
they are like the beasts that perish.
13This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,
and of their followers, who approve their sayings.49:13 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 15.
14They are like sheep and are destined to die;
death will be their shepherd
(but the upright will prevail over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
far from their princely mansions.
15But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;
he will surely take me to himself.
16Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
when the splendor of their houses increases;
17for they will take nothing with them when they die,
their splendor will not descend with them.
18Though while they live they count themselves blessed—
and people praise you when you prosper—
19they will join those who have gone before them,
who will never again see the light of life.
20People who have wealth but lack understanding
are like the beasts that perish.
