Psalmi 129

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

A Song of Ascents. Many a time, have they harassed me from my youth, well may Israel say:

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

Many a time, have they harassed me from youth, yet have they not prevailed against me.

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

Upon my back, have ploughmen ploughed, They have lengthened their furrow!

4 Gospod je pravičen; razsekal je vrvi zlobnih.

Yahweh, is righteous, He hath cut asunder the cords of the lawless.

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

Let all who hate Zion, be ashamed and shrink back:

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

Let them become like the grass of housetops, which, before it is pulled up, hath withered;

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

Wherewith no reaper, hath filled his hand, nor binder, his bosom:

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

Neither have the passers-by ever said, The blessing of Yahweh, be unto you, —We have blessed you in the Name of Yahweh.