One was a Pharisee. The other was a tax collector.

他們在聖殿裡禱告

The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed,

一個是法利賽人

I thank You, God, that I am not

一個是收稅的

greedy or dishonest or an adulterer like everybody else.

那法利賽人獨自一人站著禱告說

I thank You that I am not like that tax collector over there.

上帝啊 我感謝你

I fast twice a week, and I give You one tenth of all my income.

因為我不像別人那樣貪婪

But the tax collector stood at a distance

心存詭詐淫亂

and would not even raise his face to heaven.

我還要感謝你

But beat upon his breast and said,

因為我不像站在那邊的那個收稅的

God, have pity on me, a sinner.

我每星期禁食兩次

I tell you, the tax collector, not the Pharisee

我所得的 都奉獻十分之一給你

was in the right with God when he went home.

然而 那個收稅的卻站的遠遠的

For the man who exalts himself will be humbled,

不敢抬頭看天

and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

也只是痛悔地捶胸說