Salme 129

1 De trængte mig haardt fra min Ungdom af — saa sige Israel! —

[I say that] my enemies have (afflicted/caused trouble for) me ever since I was young. [Now I ask you, my fellow] Israelis, to repeat those same words:

2 de trængte mig haardt fra min Ungdom af; dog kunde de ikke overvælde mig.

“Our enemies have afflicted us since our nation began, but they have not defeated us!

3 Plovmændene pløjede paa min Ryg, de droge deres Furer lange.

[Our enemies struck us with whips] that cut into our backs [MET] like a [farmer uses a] plow to cut deep furrows into the ground.”

4 Herren er retfærdig, han overhuggede de ugudeliges Reb.

[But] Yahweh is righteous, and he has freed [me] from being a slave [MTY] of wicked [people].

5 De skulle beskæmmes og vige tilbage, alle de, som hade Zion.

I wish/hope that all those who hate Jerusalem/Israel will be ashamed because of being defeated.

6 De skulle blive som Græs paa Tagene, som tørres, førend nogen oprykker det;

I hope/wish that they will be [of no value], like grass that grows on the roofs of houses that dries up and does not grow tall;

7 af hvilket Høstmanden ikke fylder sin Haand, ej heller den, som binder Neg, sin Arm.

[as a result] no one [cuts it and] puts it in bundles and carries it away.

8 Og de, som gaa forbi, sige ikke: Herrens Velsignelse være over eder! Vi velsigne eder i Herrens Navn.

People who pass by [and see men harvesting grain usually greet them by saying to them], “We wish/hope that Yahweh will bless you!” But this will not happen [to those who hate Israel]. We, acting as Yahweh’s representatives, bless you [Israelis.]