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].
Kami ay naupo sa tabi ng ilog ng Babilonia at umiyak nang aming naisip ang tungkol sa 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 puno ng alamo namin isinabit ang aming 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!”
Doon ang aming mga manlulupig ay pinakanta kami, at silang mga nangutya sa amin ay inatasan kaming maging masaya, sinasabing, “Awitan niyo kami ng isa 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!”
Paano kami makakakanta ng isang awitin tungkol kay Yahweh sa isang dayuhang 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]
Jerusalem, kung aking babalewalain ang alaala mo, hayaan mo ang aking kanang kamay na makalimutan ang kaniyang kakayahan.
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.
Hayaan mo ang aking dila na kumapit sa aking ngalangala kung hindi na kita muling iisipin pa, kung hindi ko gugustuhin na ang Jerusalem ang maging aking pinakadakilang kasiyahan.
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, Yahweh, kung ano ang ginawa ng mga Edomita noong araw na bumagsak ang Jerusalem. Sinabi nila, “Wasakin ito, wasakin ito hanggang sa pundasyon nito.”
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;
Anak na babae ng Babilonia, na malapit na ang pagkawasak— nawa ang tao ay pagpalain, kung sinuman ang magbalik ng kabayaran sa kung ano ang iyong ginawa sa amin.
9 they will take your babies and completely smash them on the rocks.
Nawa ang taong iyon ay pagpalain, sinuman ang kumuha at nagpira-piraso ng inyong maliliit na anak sa bato.
