Psalms 124

1 A Song of degrees. Of David. If it had not been Jehovah who was for us — oh let Israel say —

今イスラエルはいふべし ヱホバもしわれらの方にいまさず

2 If it had not been Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us,

人々われらにさからひて起りたつとき ヱホバもし我儕のかたに在さざりしならんには

3 Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;

かれらの怒のわれらにむかひておこりし時 われらを生るままにて呑しならん

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul;

また水はわれらをおほひ 流はわれらの霊魂をうちこえ

5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

高ぶる水はわれらの霊魂をうちこえしならん

6 Blessed be Jehovah, who gave us not up a prey to their teeth!

ヱホバはほむべきかな我儕をかれらの歯にわたして噛くらはせたまはざりき

7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped.

我儕のたましひは捕鳥者のわなをのがるる鳥のごとくにのがれたり 羅はやぶれてわれらはのがれたり

8 Our help is in the name of Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth.

われらの助は天地をつくりたまへるヱホバの名にあり