Salmos 137
1 Junto dos rios de Babylonia, ali nos assentámos e chorámos, quando nos lembrámos de Sião:
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 Sobre os salgueiros que ha no meio d'ella, pendurámos as nossas harpas.
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 Pois lá aquelles que nos levaram captivos, nos pediam uma canção; e os que nos destruiram, que os alegrassemos, dizendo; Cantae-nos uma das canções de Sião
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 Como cantaremos a canção do Senhor em terra estranha?
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 Se eu me esquecer de ti, ó Jerusalem, esqueça-se a minha direita da sua destreza.
If I forget about Jerusalem [APO], Iet my right hand wither [with the result that I will be unable to play my harp]
6 Se me não lembrar de ti, apegue-se-me a lingua ao meu paladar; se não prefiro Jerusalem á minha maior alegria.
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 Lembra-te, Senhor, dos filhos de Edom no dia de Jerusalem, que diziam: Descobri-a, descobri-a até aos seus alicerces.
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 Ah! filha de Babylonia, que vaes ser assolada; feliz aquelle que te retribuir o pago que tu nos pagaste a nós.
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 Feliz aquelle que pegar em teus filhos e der com elles pelas pedras.
they will take your babies and completely smash them on the rocks.
