المَزامِير 132

١ 1 تَرْنِيمَةُ الْمَصَاعِدِ اذْكُرْ يَا رَبُّ دَاوُدَ وَكُلَّ مُعَانَاتِهِ.

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. Lord, remember David, and all that he went through.

٢ 2 اذْكُرْ كَيْفَ أَقْسَمَ لِلرَّبِّ وَنَذَرَ لإِلَهِ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَدِيرِ:

He made a promise to the Lord, a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

٣ 3 «لَنْ أَدْخُلَ بَيْتَ سُكْنَايَ، وَلَنْ أَعْلُوَ فِرَاشِي،

“I will not go home, I will not go to bed,

٤ 4 وَلَنْ أُعْطِيَ عَيْنَيَّ نَوْماً وَلَا أَجْفَانِي نُعَاساً،

I will not go to sleep, I will not take a nap,

٥ 5 حَتَّى أَبْنِيَ مَقَاماً لِتَابُوتِ الرَّبِّ، وَمَسْكِناً لإِلَهِ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَدِيرِ».

until I find a place where the Lord can live, a home for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

٦ 6 فِي أَفْرَاتَةَ سَمِعْنَا بِهِ، وَفِي حُقُولِ الْوَعْرِ وَجَدْنَاهُ،

In Ephrathah we received information about the Ark of Agreement, and we found it in fields near Jaar.

٧ 7 فَقُلْنَا: «لِنَدْخُلْ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، وَلْنَسْجُدْ عِنْدَ مَوْطِئِ قَدَمَيْهِ».

Let's go to the place where the Lord lives and bow down at his feet in worship.

٨ 8 عُدْ إِلَى هَيْكَلِكَ يَا رَبُّ، أَنْتَ وَتَابُوتُ عِزَّتِكَ.

Come, Lord, and enter your home, together with your Ark of your power.

٩ 9 لِيَرْتَدِ كَهَنَتُكَ البِرَّ ثَوْباً، وَلِيَهْتِفْ أَتْقِيَاؤُكَ فَرَحاً.

May your priests wear goodness like clothing; may your faithful people shout for joy.

١٠ 10 مِنْ أَجْلِ دَاوُدَ عَبْدِكَ لَا تَرْفُضْ طَلَبَ مَلِكِكَ الْمَمْسُوحِ.

For the sake of your servant David, don't reject the king you have chosen.

١١ 11 قَدْ أَقْسَمَ الرَّبُّ لِدَاوُدَ قَسَماً صَادِقاً لَا يَرْجِعُ عَنْهُ: «مِنْ ثَمَرَةِ بَطْنِكَ أُقِيمُ مَلِكاً عَلَى عَرْشِكَ.

The Lord made a solemn promise to David, one he will never cancel—“I will put one of your descendants on your throne.

١٢ 12 إِذَا حَفِظَ بَنُوكَ عَهْدِي وَشَهَادَاتِي الَّتِي أُعَلِّمُهُمْ إِيَّاهَا، يَجْلِسُ بَنُوهُمْ أَيْضاً عَلَى عَرْشِكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ».

If your sons keep to my agreement and my laws that I will teach them, then their sons will always occupy your throne.”

١٣ 13 لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدِ اخْتَارَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَرَغِبَ أَن تَكُونَ لَهُ مَسْكَناً.

For the Lord has chosen Zion, wanting to make his home there, saying:

١٤ 14 وَقَالَ: «هَذِهِ مَقَرُّ رَاحَتِي إِلَى الأَبَدِ، فِيهَا أَسْكُنُ لأَنِّي أَحْبَبْتُهَا.

“This will always be my home; this is where I want to live.

١٥ 15 أُبَارِكُ غَلَّاتِهَا بَرَكَةً جَزِيلَةً، وَأُشْبِعُ مَسَاكِينَهَا خُبْزاً.

I will provide the people of the city with all they need; I will feed the poor.

١٦ 16 أُلْبِسُ كَهَنَتَهَا ثَوْبَ الْخَلاصِ، فَيَهْتِفُ قِدِّيسُوهَا مُتَرَنِّمِينَ.

I will clothe its priests with salvation; and its faithful people will shout for joy.

١٧ 17 أُقِيمُ هُنَاكَ مَلِكاً عَظِيماً مِنْ أَصْلِ دَاوُدَ، وَأُعِدُّ سِرَاجاً مُنِيراً لِمَنْ أَمْسَحُهُ.

I will make the line of David even more powerful. I have prepared a lamp for my chosen king.

١٨ 18 أَكْسُو أَعْدَاءَهُ خِزْياً. أَمَّا هُوَ، فَعَلَى رَأْسِهِ يَتَأَلَّقُ تَاجُهُ».

I will humiliate his enemies, but the crown he wears will shine brightly.”