Salmi 126

1 Canto dei pellegrinaggi. Quando l’Eterno fece tornare i reduci di Sion, ci pareva di sognare.

When Yahweh brought [us Israeli people] back to Jerusalem (OR, enabled us Israelis to prosper again), [it was wonderful]; it seemed as though [SIM] we were dreaming.

2 Allora la nostra bocca fu piena di sorrisi, e la nostra lingua di canti d’allegrezza. Allora fu detto fra le nazioni: L’Eterno ha fatto cose grandi per loro.

We were extremely happy, and we [SYN] continued shouting joyfully. Then the [other] people-groups said about us, “Yahweh has done great things for them!”

3 L’Eterno ha fatto cose grandi per noi, e noi siamo nella gioia.

[And we say, “Yes], Yahweh [truly] has done great things for us, and we are [very] happy.”

4 O Eterno, fa tornare i nostri che sono in cattività, come tornano i rivi nella terra del Mezzodì.

Yahweh, when it rains, water flows in the streams again [after they were dry] [SIM]. Similarly, enable our nation to become great again like it was before.

5 Quelli che seminano con lagrime, mieteranno con canti di gioia.

We cried when we planted [seeds because it was hard work preparing the soil that had not been plowed for many years]; [now we want to] shout joyfully because we are gathering a [big] harvest.

6 Ben va piangendo colui che porta il seme da spargere, ma tornerà con canti di gioia quando porterà i suoi covoni.

Those who cried as they carried the [bags of] seeds [to the fields] will shout joyfully when they bring the crops [to their houses at harvest time].