< Salmenes 122 >
1 En sang ved festreisene; av David. Jeg gleder mig ved dem som sier til mig: Vi vil gå til Herrens hus.
A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
2 Våre føtter står i dine porter, Jerusalem!
Our feet stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem, du velbyggede, lik en by som er tett sammenføiet,
Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.
4 hvor stammene drar op, Herrens stammer, efter en lov for Israel, for å prise Herrens navn!
For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
5 For der er stoler satt til dom, stoler for Davids hus.
For there are set thrones for judgment, [even] thrones for the house of David.
6 Bed om fred for Jerusalem! La det gå dem vel som elsker dig!
Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love thee.
7 Der være fred innen din voll, ro i dine saler!
Let peace, I pray, be within thine host, and prosperity in thy palaces.
8 For mine brødres og mine venners skyld vil jeg si: Fred være i dig!
For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I have indeed spoken peace concerning thee.
9 For Herrens, vår Guds huses skyld vil jeg søke ditt beste.
Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought thy good.