Footprints in the Sand

沙灘上的腳印

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.

有一夜我夢見我和上帝走在海灘

Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

在我生命中有許多的場景一一的劃過天際

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.

在每一次的場景中，我注意到沙灘上的腳印

Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,

有時候有兩雙腳印

other times there were one set of footprints.

其他時候只有一雙腳印

This bothered me because I noticed

這讓我感到困惑，因為我注意到

that during the low periods of my life,

在我的生命中低潮的時候

when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat,

當我經歷痛苦、悲傷或失敗

I could see only one set of footprints.

我看到卻只有一雙腳印

So I said to the Lord,

所以我對上帝說

"You promised me Lord,

主啊! 你答應過我

that if I followed you,

如果我跟隨祢

you would walk with me always.

祢將與我同行

But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life

但我注意到在我生命最艱困的這段期間

there have only been one set of footprints in the sand.

沙灘上只有一雙腳印

Why, when I needed you most,

為什麼當我最需要祢的時候

you have not been there for me?"

祢卻沒有在我身邊?

The Lord replied,

上帝回答說

"The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand,

這些日子當你看到只有一雙腳印在沙灘上

is when I carried you."

是我抱你走過的

Author : Mary Stevenson