مزامیر 127

1 سرود زائران به هنگام بالا رفتن به اورشلیم. مزمور سلیمان. اگر خداوند خانه را بنا نکند، بناکنندگانش زحمت بیهوده می‌کشند؛ اگر خداوند شهر را نگهبانی نکند، نگهبانان بیهوده نگهبانی می‌کنند.

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 بیهوده است که شما برای امرار معاش، این همه زحمت می‌کشید، صبح زود بر می‌خیزید و شب دیر می‌خوابید؛ زیرا هنگامی که عزیزان خداوند در خوابند، او برای ایشان تدارک می‌بیند.

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.

3 فرزندان هدایایی هستند از جانب خداوند. آنها پاداشی هستند که خداوند به انسان می‌دهد.

Children are a gift [that comes to parents] from Yahweh; they are a reward/blessing from him.

4 پسرانی که برای مرد جوان متولد می‌شوند، همچون تیرهای تیزی هستند در دست او.

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 خوشا به حال کسی که ترکش خود را از چنین تیرهایی پر می‌کند! او در جدل با دشمنان هرگز مغلوب نخواهد شد.

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].