Psalmi 129

1 Pogosto so me prizadeli od moje mladosti, naj sedaj reče Izrael,

Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,

2 pogosto so me prizadeli od moje mladosti, vendar niso prevladali zoper mene.

Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 Orači so orali na mojem hrbtu; svoje brazde so naredili dolge.

The plowers plowed upon my back. They made long their furrows.

4 Gospod je pravičen; razsekal je vrvi zlobnih.

Jehovah is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

5 Naj bodo zbegani in obrnjeni nazaj vsi, ki sovražijo Sion.

Let them be put to shame and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

6 Naj bodo kakor trava na hišnih strehah, ki ovene preden zraste,

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

7 s čimer kosec ne napolni svoje roke niti kdor veže snope svojega naročja.

with which the reaper fills not his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.

8 [Naj] niti tisti, ki gredo mimo, ne rečejo: »Nad vami naj bo Gospodov blagoslov. Blagoslavljamo vas v Gospodovem imenu.«

Neither do those who go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you. We bless you in the name of Jehovah.