Psalmorum 137

1 Psalmus David, Ieremiæ. Super flumina Babylonis, illic sedimus et flevimus: cum recordaremur Sion:

At [the] rivers of - Babylon there we sat also we wept when remembered we Zion.

2 In salicibus in medio eius, suspendimus organa nostra.

On poplars in [the] midst of it we hung up harps our.

3 Quia illic interrogaverunt nos, qui captivos duxerunt nos, verba cantionum: Et qui abduxerunt nos: Hymnum cantate nobis de canticis Sion.

For there they asked us captors our words of a song and mockers our gladness sing for us one of [the] song[s] of Zion.

4 Quomodo cantabimus canticum Domini in terra aliena?

How? will we sing [the] song of Yahweh on ground of foreignness.

5 Si oblitus fuero tui Ierusalem, oblivioni detur dextera mea.

If I will forget you O Jerusalem may it forget right [hand] my.

6 Adhæreat lingua mea faucibus meis, si non meminero tui: Si non proposuero Ierusalem, in principio lætitiæ meæ.

May it cleave tongue my - to palate my if not I will remember you if not I will lift up Jerusalem above [the] chief of joy my.

7 Memor esto Domine filiorum Edom, in die Ierusalem: Qui dicunt: Exinanite, exinanite usque ad fundamentum in ea.

Remember O Yahweh - to [the] people of Edom [the] day of Jerusalem who were saying lay bare - lay bare to the foundation in it.

8 Filia Babylonis misera: beatus, qui retribuet tibi retributionem tuam, quam retribuisti nobis.

O daughter of Babylon that is about to be destroyed how blessed! [is one] who he will repay to you dealing your that you dealt to us.

9 Beatus, qui tenebit, et allidet parvulos tuos ad petram.

How blessed! - [is one] who he will seize and he will smash children your to the rock.