詩篇 127

1 所羅門上行之詩。 若不是耶和華建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然勞力； 若不是耶和華看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。

A Song of degrees. Of Solomon. Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:

2 你們清晨早起，夜晚安歇， 吃勞碌得來的飯，本是枉然； 惟有耶和華所親愛的，必叫他安然睡覺。

It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.

3 兒女是耶和華所賜的產業； 所懷的胎是他所給的賞賜。

Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, [and] the fruit of the womb a reward.

4 少年時所生的兒女 好像勇士手中的箭。

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

5 箭袋充滿的人便為有福； 他們在城門口和仇敵說話的時候， 必不至於羞愧。

Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.