Mazmur 127

1 Nyanyian Salomo. Kalau bukan TUHAN yang membangun rumah, sia-sialah tukang-tukangnya bekerja. Kalau bukan TUHAN yang melindungi kota, sia-sialah para pengawal berjaga.

A Canticle in steps: of Solomon. Unless the Lord has built the house, those who build it have labored in vain. Unless the Lord has guarded the city, he who guards it watches in vain.

2 Percuma saja bekerja keras mencari nafkah, bangun pagi-pagi dan tidur larut malam; sebab TUHAN menyediakannya bagi mereka yang dikasihi-Nya, sementara mereka sedang tidur.

It is in vain that you rise before daylight, that you rise up after you have sat down, you who chew the bread of sorrow. Whereas, to his beloved, he will give sleep.

3 Anak-anak adalah pemberian Allah, sesungguhnya, mereka itu anugerah.

Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb.

4 Anak-anak lelaki yang diperoleh di masa muda seperti anak panah di tangan ksatria.

Like arrows in the hand of the powerful, so are the sons of those who have been cast out.

5 Berbahagialah orang yang mempunyai persediaan panah-panah yang demikian! Ia tidak akan dikalahkan, waktu menghadapi musuh di pengadilan.

Blessed is the man who has filled his desire from these things. He will not be confounded when he speaks to his enemies at the gate.