Psalmen 126

1 Een bedevaartslied. Toen Jahweh Sion uit de ballingschap bracht, Was het ons als een droom;

When Yahweh brought [us Israeli people] back to Jerusalem (OR, enabled us Israelis to prosper again), [it was wonderful]; it seemed as though [SIM] we were dreaming.

2 Toen werd onze mond met lachen gevuld, Onze tong met gejubel. Toen zei men onder de volken: "Jahweh heeft hun grote dingen gedaan!"

We were extremely happy, and we [SYN] continued shouting joyfully. Then the [other] people-groups said about us, “Yahweh has done great things for them!”

3 Ja, grote dingen heeft Jahweh ons gedaan; En daarom zijn wij verheugd!

[And we say, “Yes], Yahweh [truly] has done great things for us, and we are [very] happy.”

4 Ach Jahweh, wend ons lot weer ten beste, Als voor de dorre greppels van Négeb:

Yahweh, when it rains, water flows in the streams again [after they were dry] [SIM]. Similarly, enable our nation to become great again like it was before.

5 Die nu zaaien met tranen, Laat ze maaien met jubel!

We cried when we planted [seeds because it was hard work preparing the soil that had not been plowed for many years]; [now we want to] shout joyfully because we are gathering a [big] harvest.

6 Met geween trekt men op, Om het zaad uit te strooien: Maar met gejuich keert men terug, Met schoven beladen!

Those who cried as they carried the [bags of] seeds [to the fields] will shout joyfully when they bring the crops [to their houses at harvest time].