Psalms 126

1 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.

Als Jahwe Zions Wandrer in die Heimat führte, / Waren wir wie Träumende.

2 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!”

Damals war unser Mund voll Lachens / Und unsre Zunge voll Jubels. / Damals sagte man unter den Heiden: / "Großes hat Jahwe an ihnen getan!"

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

Ja, Großes hat Jahwe an uns getan: / Darüber waren wir fröhlich.

4 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.

Wende nun, Jahwe, auch unser Geschick / Gleich Regenbächen im Mittagsland.

5 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.

Die mit Tränen säen, / Werden mit Jubel ernten.

6 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].

Wohl geht man jetzt mit Weinen dahin, / Indem man den Samen zur Aussaat trägt. / Aber man kommt mit Jubel an, / Indem man trägt seine Garben.