Psalmi 129

1 Hodočasnička pjesma. “Mnogo su me od mladosti tlačili” - neka rekne sad Izrael!

A song of ascents. ‘Sore have they vexed me from youth’ thus let Israel say

2 “Mnogo su me od mladosti tlačili, ali me ne svladaše.

‘Sore have they vexed me from youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

3 Po leđima su mojim orači orali, duge brazde povlačili.

‘The ploughers ploughed on my back, they made their furrows long.

4 Al' Jahve pravedni isiječe užeta zlikovcima!”

But the Lord, who is righteous, has cut the cords of the wicked.’

5 Nek' se postide i uzmaknu svi koji mrze Sion!

Let all who are haters of Zion be put to shame and defeated.

6 Nek' budu k'o trava na krovu što povene prije nego je počupaju.

May they be as the grass on the house-top, which withers before it shoots up;

7 Žetelac njome ne napuni ruku ni naručje onaj koji veže snopove.

which fills not the arms of the reaper, nor the lap of the binder of sheaves

8 A prolaznici nek' ne reknu: “Blagoslov Jahvin nad vama! Blagoslivljamo vas imenom Jahvinim!”

whereof no one says as they pass, ‘The blessing of God be upon you.’ In the name of the Lord we bless you.