诗篇 122

1 大卫上行之诗。 人对我说：我们往耶和华的殿去， 我就欢喜。

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

2 耶路撒冷啊， 我们的脚站在你的门内。

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

3 耶路撒冷被建造， 如同连络整齐的一座城。

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

4 众支派，就是耶和华的支派，上那里去， 按以色列的常例称赞耶和华的名。

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 因为在那里设立审判的宝座， 就是大卫家的宝座。

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 你们要为耶路撒冷求平安！ 耶路撒冷啊，爱你的人必然兴旺！

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

7 愿你城中平安！ 愿你宫内兴旺！

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 因我弟兄和同伴的缘故，我要说： 愿平安在你中间！

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

9 因耶和华—我们 神殿的缘故， 我要为你求福！

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