Salmenes 126

1 En sang ved festreisene. Da Herren lot Sions fanger vende tilbake, var vi som drømmende;

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. When the Lord brought his people back from captivity to Zion, it was as if we were dreaming!

2 da fyltes vår munn med latter, og vår tunge med jubel, da sa de iblandt hedningene: Store ting har Herren gjort imot disse.

We laughed so much, we sang for joy. The other nations said, “The Lord has done wonderful things for these people.”

3 Store ting har Herren gjort imot oss; vi blev glade.

The Lord certainly has done wonderful things for us. How happy we were!

4 Herre, la våre fanger vende tilbake likesom bekker i sydlandet!

Please return and help us again, Lord. Renew us like streams of water that renew the Negev desert.

5 De som sår med gråt, skal høste fryderop.

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy!

6 De går gråtende og bærer den de strør ut; de kommer hjem fryderop og bærer sine kornbånd.

Those who weep as they go out to sow their seed will be singing in celebration when they carry the harvest home.