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].
Vid Babels floder, där sutto vi och gräto, när vi tänkte på Sion.
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].
I pilträden som där voro hängde vi upp våra harpor.
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!”
Ty de som höllo oss fångna bådo oss där att sjunga, och våra plågare bådo oss vara glada: "Sjungen för oss en av Sions sånger."
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!”
Huru skulle vi kunna sjunga HERRENS sång i främmande land?
5 If I forget about Jerusalem [APO], Iet my right hand wither [with the result that I will be unable to play my harp]
Nej, om jag förgäter dig, Jerusalem, så förgäte min högra hand sin tjänst.
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 tunga låde vid min gom, om jag upphör att tänka på dig, om jag icke låter Jerusalem vara min allra högsta glädje.
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!”
Tänk, HERRE, på Jerusalems dag, och straffa Edoms barn, dem som ropade: "Riven ned, riven ned det ända till grunden."
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;
Dotter Babel, du ödeläggelsens stad, säll är den som får vedergälla dig allt vad du har gjort oss.
9 they will take your babies and completely smash them on the rocks.
Säll är den som får gripa dina späda barn och krossa dem mot klippan.
