Psalmi 127

1 Razen če Gospod ne zida hiše, se zaman trudijo, ki jo gradijo. Razen če Gospod ne varuje mesta, stražar le zaman bedi.

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

2 Zaman je zate, da vstajaš zgodaj, da hodiš pozno spat, da ješ kruh bridkosti, kajti tako on svojim ljubljenim daje spanje.

Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.

3 Glej! Otroci so dediščina od Gospoda in sad maternice je njegova nagrada.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah [are] sons, A reward [is] the fruit of the womb.

4 Kakor so puščice v roki mogočnega človeka, tako so otroci mladosti.

As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, So [are] the sons of the young men.

5 Srečen je človek, ki jih ima poln tul; ne bodo osramočeni, temveč bodo govorili s sovražniki pri velikih vratih.

O the happiness of the man Who hath filled his quiver with them, They are not ashamed, For they speak with enemies in the gate!