Psalms 137

1 When we [had been taken to] Babylonia, [far from Jerusalem], we sat down by the rivers there, and we cried when we thought about [the temple on] Zion [Hill in Jerusalem].

當我們坐在巴比倫河畔，一起想熙雍即淚流滿面。

2 On the willow trees [alongside the rivers] we hung our harps [because we did not want to play them any more because we were very sad].

在那地的楊柳間，掛起我們的琴絃。

3 The [soldiers] who had captured us [and taken us to Babylonia] told us to sing [for them]; they told us to (entertain them/make them happy), saying, “Sing for us one of the songs [that you previously sang in] Jerusalem!”

因那些俘虜我們的，要我們唱歌，那些迫害我們的，還要我們奏樂：快些來給我們唱一支熙雍的歌!

4 But [we thought], “We [are sad because we have been punished by Yahweh and brought to this] foreign land, so we cannot [RHQ] sing songs about Yahweh while we are here!”

但我們身處外鄉異域，怎能謳唱上主的歌曲？

5 If I forget about Jerusalem [APO], Iet my right hand wither [with the result that I will be unable to play my harp]

耶路撒冷！我如果將您忘掉，願我的右手枯焦！

6 Do not allow me to sing again [MTY], if I forget about Jerusalem, if I do not consider that Jerusalem causes me to be more joyful than anything else does.

我若不懷念您，不以耶路撒冷為喜樂，就寧願我的舌頭緊緊貼在我的上顎！

7 Yahweh, [punish] the people of the Edom people-group for what they did on the day that the army of Babylon captured Jerusalem. Do not forget that they said, “Tear down all the buildings! Destroy them completely! Leave only the foundations!”

上主，求您記住厄東的子民，在耶路撒冷蒙難的時辰，他們曾喊叫說：拆毀，拆毀！夷為平地，一直見到基礎，

8 And you people of Babylon, you will certainly be destroyed! Those who punish you in return for what you did to us will be happy;

您只知破壞的巴比倫女子！誰若依照您加給我們的災痍，也焄樣報復於您，他就得福祺。

9 they will take your babies and completely smash them on the rocks.

誰若抓起您的嬰兒幼子，摔在盤石上，他就得福祺。