स्तोत्रसंहिता 127
1 १ परमेश्वर जर घर बांधीत नाही, तर तो जे बांधतो ते काम व्यर्थ आहे. जर परमेश्वर नगर रक्षित नाही, तर पहारेकरी उभे राहून रक्षण करतात ते व्यर्थ आहे.
If people are building a house without [knowing whether] it is Yahweh’s [will to build it], they are building it in vain. [Similarly], if Yahweh does not protect a city, it is useless for guards/sentries to stay awake [to tell people if their enemies come to attack it].
2 २ तुम्ही पहाटे लवकर उठता, रात्री उशीराने घरी येता, किंवा कठोर परिश्रम करून भाकर खाता हे सर्व व्यर्थ आहे कारण परमेश्वर आपल्या प्रियजनास लागेल ते झोपेतही देतो.
It is [also] useless to arise very early and go to sleep late at night in order that you can work hard [all day] to [earn money to buy] food, because Yahweh gives food to those whom he loves.
Children are a gift [that comes to parents] from Yahweh; they are a reward/blessing from him.
If a man has sons while he is still young, [when they grow up, they will be able to help him defend his family] like [SIM] a soldier [can defend himself if] he has [a bow and] arrows in his hand.
5 ५ ज्या मनुष्याचा भाता अशांनी भरला आहे, तो धन्य! तो वेशीवर शत्रूंशी त्याची बोलाचाली होत असता, ते फजीत होणार नाहीत.
A man [who has many sons] is [very] happy, like [MET] [a soldier who has many arrows] in his quiver is very happy. If a man [with his many grown sons is taken] by his enemies to the place where they decide matters, his enemies will never be able to defeat that man, [because his sons will help to defend him].
