Psalmorum 122

1 canticum graduum huic David laetatus sum in his quae dicta sunt mihi in domum Domini ibimus

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

2 stantes erant pedes nostri in atriis tuis Hierusalem

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

3 Hierusalem quae aedificatur ut civitas cuius participatio eius in id ipsum

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

4 illic enim ascenderunt tribus tribus Domini testimonium Israhel ad confitendum nomini Domini

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 quia illic sederunt sedes in iudicium sedes super domum David

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 rogate quae ad pacem sunt Hierusalem et abundantia diligentibus te

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

7 fiat pax in virtute tua et abundantia in turribus tuis

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 propter fratres meos et proximos meos loquebar pacem de te

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

9 propter domum Domini Dei nostri quaesivi bona tibi

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