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].
Sa tabi ng mga ilog ng Babilonia, doo'y nangaupo tayo, oo, nagiyak tayo, nang ating maalaala ang 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].
Sa mga punong sauce sa gitna niyaon ating ibinitin ang ating mga alpa.
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!”
Sapagka't doo'y silang nagsibihag sa atin ay nagsihiling sa atin ng mga awit, at silang magpapahamak sa atin ay nagsihiling sa atin ng kasayahan, na nangagsasabi: Awitin ninyo sa amin ang sa mga awit ng Sion.
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!”
Paanong aawitin namin ang awit sa Panginoon sa ibang lupain?
5 If I forget about Jerusalem [APO], Iet my right hand wither [with the result that I will be unable to play my harp]
Kung kalimutan kita, Oh Jerusalem, kalimutan nawa ng aking kanan ang kaniyang kasanayan.
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.
Dumikit nawa ang aking dila sa ngalangala ng aking bibig, kung hindi kita alalahanin; kung hindi ko piliin ang Jerusalem ng higit sa aking pinakapangulong kagalakan.
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!”
Alalahanin mo Oh Panginoon, laban sa mga anak ni Edom ang kaarawan ng Jerusalem; na nagsabi, Sirain, sirain, pati ng patibayan niyaon.
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;
Oh anak na babae ng Babilonia, na sira; magiging mapalad siya, na gumaganti sa iyo na gaya ng iyong ginawa sa amin.
9 they will take your babies and completely smash them on the rocks.
Magiging mapalad siya, na kukuha at maghahagis sa iyong mga bata sa malaking bato.
