Salme 137

1 Ved Babels Floder, der sad vi og græd, når Zion randt os i hu.

At [the] rivers of - Babylon there we sat also we wept when remembered we Zion.

2 Vi hængte vore Harper i Landets Pile.

On poplars in [the] midst of it we hung up harps our.

3 Thi de, der havde bortført os, bad os synge, vore Bødler bad os være glade: "Syng os af Zions Sange!"

For there they asked us captors our words of a song and mockers our gladness sing for us one of [the] song[s] of Zion.

4 Hvor kan vi synge HERRENs Sange på fremmed Grund?

How? will we sing [the] song of Yahweh on ground of foreignness.

5 Jerusalem, glemmer jeg dig, da visne min højre!

If I will forget you O Jerusalem may it forget right [hand] my.

6 Min Tunge hænge ved Ganen, om ikke jeg ihukommer dig, om ikke jeg sætter Jerusalem over min højeste Glæde!

May it cleave tongue my - to palate my if not I will remember you if not I will lift up Jerusalem above [the] chief of joy my.

7 HERRE, ihukom Edoms Sønner for Jerusalems Dag, at de råbte: "Nedbryd, nedbryd lige til Grunden!"

Remember O Yahweh - to [the] people of Edom [the] day of Jerusalem who were saying lay bare - lay bare to the foundation in it.

8 Du Babels Datter, du Ødelægger! Salig den, der gengælder dig, hvad du gjorde imod os!

O daughter of Babylon that is about to be destroyed how blessed! [is one] who he will repay to you dealing your that you dealt to us.

9 Salig den, der griber dine spæde og knuser dem mod Klippen!

How blessed! - [is one] who he will seize and he will smash children your to the rock.