Psalmorum 137

1 David Hieremiae 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 Hierusalem oblivioni detur dextera mea

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

6 adhereat lingua mea faucibus meis si non meminero tui si non praeposuero Hierusalem in principio laetitiae meae

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 diem Hierusalem 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 adlidet parvulos tuos ad petram

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