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].
Ved Babylons elver, der satt vi og gråt når vi kom Sion i hu.
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].
På vidjene der hengte vi våre harper;
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!”
for der krevde våre fangevoktere sanger av oss, våre plagere at vi skulde være glade: Syng for oss av Sions sanger!
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!”
Hvorledes skulde vi synge Herrens sang på fremmed jord?
5 If I forget about Jerusalem [APO], Iet my right hand wither [with the result that I will be unable to play my harp]
Glemmer jeg dig, Jerusalem, da glemme mig min høire hånd!
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.
Min tunge henge fast ved min gane om jeg ikke kommer dig i hu, om jeg ikke setter Jerusalem over min høieste glede!
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!”
Kom Jerusalems dag i hu, Herre, så du straffer Edoms barn, dem som sa: Riv ned, riv ned, like til grunnen i den!
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;
Babels datter, du ødelagte! Lykksalig er den som gir dig gjengjeld for den gjerning du gjorde mot oss.
9 they will take your babies and completely smash them on the rocks.
Lykksalig er den som griper og knuser dine spede barn imot klippen.
