詩篇 122

1 我喜歡，因為有人向我說：我們要進入上主的聖殿。

I was glad/happy when people said to me, “We should go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]!”

2 耶路撒冷！我們的雙足已經站立在您的門口。

And now we are here, standing inside the gates/city of [APO] Jerusalem.

3 耶路撒冷的建築好似京城，確是內部劃一整齊的京城。

Jerusalem is a city that has been rebuilt, with the result that people can gather together in it.

4 各支派，上主的各支派都齊聚在那裡，按照以色列的法律讚頌上主的名字。

We [people of the] tribes of Israel who belong to Yahweh can now go up there as Yahweh commanded that we should do, and we can thank him.

5 那裡設立了執政者的座席，那裡有達味王室的寶位。

There the kings of Israel who were descendants of [King] David sit on their thrones and decide cases [fairly when the people have disputes].

6 請為耶路撒冷祈禱和平；願愛慕您的人獲享安寧，

Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem; I desire that those who love Jerusalem will (prosper/live peacefully).

7 願在您的城垣內有平安，願在您的堡壘中有安全。

I desire that there will be peace inside the walls of the city and that [people who are] inside the palaces will be safe.

8 為了我的兄弟和同伴們，我要向您說：祝您平安！

For the sake of my relatives and friends, I say, “My desire is that that inside Jerusalem [people will live] peacefully.”

9 為了上主我們天主的殿宇，我為您懇切祈禱，祝您幸福。

And because I love the temple of Yahweh our God, I pray that things will go well for the people who live [in Jerusalem].