תהילים 122

1 שיר המעלות לדוד שמחתי באמרים לי בית יהוה נלך׃

I was glad/happy when people said to me, “We should go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]!”

2 עמדות היו רגלינו בשעריך ירושלם׃

And now we are here, standing inside the gates/city of [APO] Jerusalem.

3 ירושלם הבנויה כעיר שחברה לה יחדו׃

Jerusalem is a city that has been rebuilt, with the result that people can gather together in it.

4 ששם עלו שבטים שבטי יה עדות לישראל להדות לשם יהוה׃

We [people of the] tribes of Israel who belong to Yahweh can now go up there as Yahweh commanded that we should do, and we can thank him.

5 כי שמה ישבו כסאות למשפט כסאות לבית דויד׃

There the kings of Israel who were descendants of [King] David sit on their thrones and decide cases [fairly when the people have disputes].

6 שאלו שלום ירושלם ישליו אהביך׃

Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem; I desire that those who love Jerusalem will (prosper/live peacefully).

7 יהי שלום בחילך שלוה בארמנותיך׃

I desire that there will be peace inside the walls of the city and that [people who are] inside the palaces will be safe.

8 למען אחי ורעי אדברה נא שלום בך׃

For the sake of my relatives and friends, I say, “My desire is that that inside Jerusalem [people will live] peacefully.”

9 למען בית יהוה אלהינו אבקשה טוב לך׃

And because I love the temple of Yahweh our God, I pray that things will go well for the people who live [in Jerusalem].