Psalmów 137

1 Nad rzekami Babilonu, tam siedzieliśmy i płakaliśmy, wspominając Syjon.

When we [had been taken to] Babylonia, [far from Jerusalem], we sat down by the rivers there, and we cried when we thought about [the temple on] Zion [Hill in Jerusalem].

2 Na wierzbach tamtej krainy zawiesiliśmy nasze harfy;

On the willow trees [alongside the rivers] we hung our harps [because we did not want to play them any more because we were very sad].

3 Bo tam ci, którzy nas wzięli w niewolę, żądali od nas pieśni, a nasi ciemięzcy – radości, [mówiąc]: Śpiewajcie nam [którąś] z pieśni Syjonu.

The [soldiers] who had captured us [and taken us to Babylonia] told us to sing [for them]; they told us to (entertain them/make them happy), saying, “Sing for us one of the songs [that you previously sang in] Jerusalem!”

4 Jakże możemy śpiewać pieśń PANA na obcej ziemi?

But [we thought], “We [are sad because we have been punished by Yahweh and brought to this] foreign land, so we cannot [RHQ] sing songs about Yahweh while we are here!”

5 Jeśli zapomnę o tobie, Jeruzalem, niech sama o sobie zapomni moja prawica.

If I forget about Jerusalem [APO], Iet my right hand wither [with the result that I will be unable to play my harp]

6 Niech mi język przylgnie do podniebienia, jeśli nie będę pamiętał o tobie, jeśli nie postawię Jeruzalem ponad największą moją radość.

Do not allow me to sing again [MTY], if I forget about Jerusalem, if I do not consider that Jerusalem causes me to be more joyful than anything else does.

7 Pamiętaj, PANIE, synów Edomu [i] dzień Jeruzalem, gdy mówili: Zburzcie, zburzcie [je] aż do jego fundamentu.

Yahweh, [punish] the people of the Edom people-group for what they did on the day that the army of Babylon captured Jerusalem. Do not forget that they said, “Tear down all the buildings! Destroy them completely! Leave only the foundations!”

8 O córko Babilonu, i ty będziesz spustoszona. Błogosławiony, kto ci odpłaci [za] zło, jakie nam uczyniłaś.

And you people of Babylon, you will certainly be destroyed! Those who punish you in return for what you did to us will be happy;

9 Błogosławiony, kto schwyci i roztrzaska twe dzieci o skałę.

they will take your babies and completely smash them on the rocks.