翻译认领：《牧羊人之歌》

David had many fierce battles to fight for King SAUL against the enemies of Israel, and he won them all. Then, later, he had to fight against the king's own soldiers, to save himself, for King SAUL grew wickedly jealous of David's fame as a soldier, and tried to kill him. Twice, when David had a chance to kill the king, he let him go safe; but even then, SAUL kept on trying to take his life, and David was kept away from his home and land as if he were an enemy.

大卫为所罗王效命，与以色列的敌人进行过许多次激烈的战争，并且把他们全都打败了。后来，他却不得不为了自己的性命，与所罗王的军队打仗。因为所罗王嫉妒大卫的威望，而要杀害他。大卫曾有两次机会可以杀掉国王，可他都让他安全离去。即使是这样，所罗还是想要他的命，大卫不得不背井离乡，好像他倒成了敌人一样。
   But when King SAUL died, the people chose David for their king, because there was no one so brave, so wise, or so faithful to God. King David lived a long time, and made his people famous for victory and happiness; he had many troubles and many wars, but he always trusted that God would help him, and he never deserted  his own people in any hard place.
不过所罗王死后，以色列的人民拥戴大卫为王，因为再没有人比他更勇敢，更睿智，更忠于上帝。大卫王活了很久，在他统治期间，他的人民以争胜和快乐而闻名。他经历了很多磨难，打过很多场仗，可以他始终坚信上帝会帮助他，无论在什么样的艰难险阻面前，他都没有放弃过自己的人民。
   After a battle, or when it was a holiday, or when he was very thankful for something, King David used to make songs, and sing them before the people. Some of these songs were so beautiful that they have never been forgotten. After all these hundreds and hundreds of years, we sing them still; we call them Psalms.
每逢战争结束，或是过节的时候，或是他满怀感恩之情时，大卫王都会编一些歌，唱给他的人民听。其中的一些歌非常优美，人们听后再也难以忘怀。几百年后的今天，我们仍然传唱着这些歌曲，这就是《圣经》中的《诗篇》。
   Often, after David had made a song, his chief musician would sing with him, as the people gathered to worship God. Sometimes the singers were divided into two great choruses, and went to the service in two processions; then one chorus would sing a verse of David's song, and the other procession would answer with the next, and then both would sing together; it was very beautiful to hear. Even now, we sometimes do that with the songs of David in our churches.
通常，大卫创作完一首歌曲，会在人们聚在一起敬拜上帝的时候，带着他的音乐师和他一起唱。有时，歌者分为两个合唱队，列成两队歌唱。一个合唱队先唱一节大卫的歌曲，另一队接着唱下一节，然后两队歌者再一起唱。这样的歌声听起来非常美。即使是现在，我们还能在教堂里听到人们这样唱大卫的歌。
   One of the Psalms that everybody loves is a song that David made when he remembered the days before he came to SAUL's camp. He remembered the days and nights he used to spend in the fields with the sheep, when he was just a shepherd boy; and he thought to himself that God had taken care of him just as carefully as he used to care for the little lambs. It is a beautiful song; I wish we knew the music that David made for it, but we only know his words. I will tell it to you now, and then you may learn it, to say for yourselves.
《诗篇》中有一首歌，是我们每一个人都很喜爱的。大卫在创作这首歌曲时，回想起了他跟随所罗王以前的岁月。他想起了当他还是个牧童时，在草原上，陪着他的羊儿度过的日日夜夜。他想到上帝照顾他，就像他曾经照顾小羊羔那样细致。这是一首优美的歌曲，我多希望我们还能知道大卫创作的曲谱，不过如今只有歌词流传了下来。现在我会告诉你这个歌词，等你学会了，就可以念给自己听。
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
耶和华是我的牧者，我必不致缺乏。
他使我躺卧在青草地上，领我至可安歇的水边。
他使我的灵魂苏醒，为自己的名引导我走义路。
我虽然行过死荫的幽谷，也不怕遭害，因为你与我同在；你的仗，你的竿，都安慰我。
在我敌人面前，你为我摆设宴席。你用油膏了我的头，且使我的福杯满溢。
我一生一世，必有恩惠慈爱随着我，我且要住在耶和华的殿中，直到永远。

注：文中的诗是《圣经》中《诗篇》的第23篇，此文直接引用了《圣经》译文，非我本人翻译。