1.让我们现在称颂有名望的人和我们祖辈的一代。Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers in their generations.
2.主从起初就将伟大的荣耀，和他的威严赐给他们。The Lord apportioned to them great glory, his majesty from the beginning.
3.他们在各自的国度里掌权，是以权力著称的男子，凭着自己的智慧给予建议，并宣扬预言；There were those who ruled in their kingdoms, and were men renowned for their power, giving counsel by their understanding, and proclaiming prophecies;
4.百姓的领袖，在他们的商议和百姓的学习理解中，智慧地用言语教导；leaders of the people in their deliberations and in understanding of learning for the people, wise in their words of instruction;
5.那些谱写音乐曲调的人和把诗句写下的人；those who composed musical tunes, and set forth verses in writing;
6.富有的人拥有资源，在他们的住所中和平地生活——rich men furnished with resources, living peaceably in their habitations—
7.这些人在各自的世代中都受到尊敬，并成为他们那个时代的光辉。all these were honored in their generations, and were the glory of their times.
8.他们中有一些人留下了名字，以便人们称赞他们。There are some of them who have left a name, so that men declare their praise.
9.也有些人没有遗迹，仿佛他们从未活过，他们变得仿佛他们从未出生，他们的子孙后代也是如此。And there are some who have no memorial, who have perished as though they had not lived; they have become as though they had not been born, and so have their children after them.
10.但这些人是仁慈的人，他们的义行没有被忘记；But these were men of mercy, whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten;
11.他们的繁荣将留给他们的后代，他们的遗产将传给他们的子子孙孙。their prosperity will remain with their descendants, and their inheritance to their children’s children.
12.他们的后代坚守盟约，他们的子孙也为他们的缘故这样做。Their descendants stand by the covenants; their children also, for their sake.
13.他们的后代将永远存在，他们的荣耀不会被抹去。Their posterity will continue for ever, and their glory will not be blotted out.
14.他们的尸体被安葬于平安之中，他们的名字世世代代长存。Their bodies were buried in peace, and their name lives to all generations.
15.各族的人都要宣告他们的智慧，众会也宣扬他们的赞美。Peoples will declare their wisdom, and the congregation proclaims their praise.
16.以诺以诺得蒙主喜悦，就被接去，他成为世世代代的悔改典范。Enoch Enoch pleased the Lord, and was taken up; he was an example of repentance to all generations.
17.诺亚是完全公义的，在愤怒的日子里，他代替众人受罚，所以当洪水来到的时候，地上仍剩下一些人。Noah Noah was found perfect and righteous; in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange; therefore a remnant was left to the earth when the flood came.
18.与他立了永远的约，凡有血肉的，不再被洪水毁灭。Everlasting covenants were made with him that all flesh should not be blotted out by a flood.
19.亚伯拉罕是许多国家的伟大父亲，没有人能与他相比，荣耀中无人能及他；Abraham Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and no one has been found like him in glory;
20.他遵守了至高者的律法，并与他立约，他在自己的身体上确定了这约，当他受试验的时候，显出他是忠诚的。he kept the law of the Most High, and was taken into covenant with him; he established the covenant in his flesh, and when he was tested he was found faithful.
21.因此，主向他起誓，要使万国因他的后裔得福，要使他的后裔像地上的尘土那样繁多，像天上的星星那样将他的后裔升高，并使他们从这海到那海，从这河到地极承受为业。Therefore the Lord assured him by an oath that the nations would be blessed through his posterity; that he would multiply him like the dust of the earth, and exalt his posterity like the stars, and cause them to inherit from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
22.以撒和雅各 以撒也是因他父亲亚伯拉罕的缘故，神也给了他同样的应许。Isaac and Jacob To Isaac also he gave the same assurance for the sake of Abraham his father.
23.万民的福气和他所立的约都归于雅各的头上，他承认他，赐福给他，又将产业赐给他，划出地界，分给以色列十二支派。The blessing of all men and the covenant he made to rest upon the head of Jacob; he acknowledged him with his blessings, and gave him his inheritance; he determined his portions, and distributed them among twelve tribes.