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].
Επί των ποταμών Βαβυλώνος, εκεί εκαθίσαμεν και εκλαύσαμεν, ότε ενεθυμήθημεν την Σιών.
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].
Επί τας ιτέας εν μέσω αυτής εκρεμάσαμεν τας κιθάρας ημών.
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!”
Διότι οι αιχμαλωτίσαντες ημάς εκεί εζήτησαν παρ' ημών λόγους ασμάτων· και οι ερημώσαντες ημάς ύμνον, λέγοντες, Ψάλατε εις ημάς εκ των ωδών της Σιών.
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!”
Πως να ψάλωμεν την ωδήν του Κυρίου επί ξένης γης;
5 If I forget about Jerusalem [APO], Iet my right hand wither [with the result that I will be unable to play my harp]
Εάν σε λησμονήσω, Ιερουσαλήμ, ας λησμονήση η δεξιά μου
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.
Ας κολληθή η γλώσσα μου εις τον ουρανίσκον μου, εάν δεν σε ενθυμώμαι· εάν δεν προτάξω την Ιερουσαλήμ εις την αρχήν της ευφροσύνης μου
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!”
Μνήσθητι, Κύριε, των υιών Εδώμ, οίτινες την ημέραν της Ιερουσαλήμ έλεγον, Κατεδαφίσατε, κατεδαφίσατε αυτήν έως των θεμελίων αυτής.
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;
Θυγάτηρ Βαβυλώνος, η μέλλουσα να ερημωθής, μακάριος όστις σοι ανταποδώση την ανταμοιβήν των όσα έπραξας εις ημάς
9 they will take your babies and completely smash them on the rocks.
Μακάριος όστις πιάση και ρίψη τα νήπιά σου επί την πέτραν
