भजनसंग्रह 127

1 परमप्रभुले नै घर बनाउनुभएन भने, त्‍यसलाई बनाउनेहरूले व्यर्थमा काम गर्छन् । परमप्रभुले नै सहरको रक्षा गर्नुभएन भने, रक्षकले व्यर्थमा रक्षा गर्छ ।

A Song of the going up. Of Solomon. If the Lord is not helping the builders, then the building of a house is to no purpose: if the Lord does not keep the town, the watchman keeps his watch for nothing.

2 बिहान सबेरै उठ्नु, घर ढिला आउनु वा कडा परिश्रमको रोटी खानु तिम्रो निम्ति व्यार्थ हुन्‍छ, किनकि परमप्रभुका प्रियजन सुत्‍दा, उहाँले तिनीहरूला जुटाउनुहुन्छ ।

It is of no use for you to get up early, and to go late to your rest, with the bread of sorrow for your food; for the Lord gives to his loved ones in sleep.

3 हेर, छोराछोरी परमप्रभुबाट प्राप्‍त उत्तराधिकार हुन् र गर्भको फल उहाँको इनाम हो ।

See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.

4 योद्धाको हातका काँडहरूझैं जवानी अवस्थाका छोराछोरी हुन्छन् ।

Like arrows in the hand of a man of war, are the children of the young.

5 त्यो मानिस धन्यको हो, जसको ठोक्रो काँडहरूले भरिएको छ । त्यसले ढोकामा त्यसका शत्रुहरूको सामना गर्दा त्यो लज्‍जित हुनेछैन ।

Happy is the man who has a good store of them; he will not be put to shame, but his cause will be supported by them against his haters.