< Salmos 120 >
1 Cântico dos degraus: Em minha angústia clamei ao SENHOR, e ele me respondeu.
A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. I called out to the Lord for help in all my troubles, and he answered me.
2 Ó SENHOR, livra minha alma dos lábios mentirosos, da língua enganadora.
Lord, please save me from liars and cheats!
3 O que ele te dará, e o que ele fará contigo, ó língua enganadora?
What will the Lord do to you, you liars? How will he punish you?
4 Flechas afiadas de um guerreiro, com brasas de zimbro.
With the sharp arrows of a warrior and burning coals made from a broom tree.
5 Ai de mim, que peregrino em Meseque, [e] habito nas tendas de Quedar!
I'm sorry for myself, because I live as a foreigner in Meshech, or among the tent-dwellers of Kedar.
6 Minha alma morou [tempo] demais com os que odeiam a paz.
I have lived for far too long among people who hate peace.
7 Eu sou da paz; mas quando falo, eles [entram] em guerra.
I want peace, but when I talk of peace, they want war.