Zaburi 137

1 Kando ya mito ya Babeli tuliketi, tukaomboleza tulipokumbuka Sayuni.

upon river Babylon there to dwell also to weep in/on/with to remember we [obj] Zion

2 Kwenye miti ya huko tulitundika vinubi vyetu,

upon willow in/on/with midst her to hang lyre our

3 kwa maana huko hao waliotuteka walitaka tuwaimbie nyimbo, watesi wetu walidai nyimbo za furaha; walisema, “Tuimbieni wimbo mmoja kati ya nyimbo za Sayuni!”

for there to ask us to take captive us word: because song and tormentor our joy to sing to/for us from song Zion

4 Tutaimbaje nyimbo za Bwana, tukiwa nchi ya kigeni?

how? to sing [obj] song LORD upon land: soil foreign

5 Nikikusahau wewe, ee Yerusalemu, basi mkono wangu wa kuume na usahau ujuzi wake.

if to forget you Jerusalem to forget right my

6 Ulimi wangu ushikamane na kaakaa la kinywa changu kama sitakukumbuka wewe, kama nisipokufikiri Yerusalemu kuwa furaha yangu kubwa.

to cleave tongue my to/for palate my if not to remember you if not to ascend: establish [obj] Jerusalem upon head: top joy my

7 Kumbuka, Ee Bwana, walichokifanya Waedomu, siku ile Yerusalemu ilipoanguka. Walisema, “Bomoa, Bomoa mpaka kwenye misingi yake!”

to remember LORD to/for son: descendant/people Edom [obj] day Jerusalem [the] to say to uncover to uncover till [the] foundation in/on/with her

8 Ee binti Babeli, uliyehukumiwa kuangamizwa, heri yeye atakayekulipiza wewe kwa yale uliyotutenda sisi:

daughter Babylon [the] to ruin blessed which/that to complete to/for you [obj] recompense your which/that to wean to/for us

9 yeye ambaye atawakamata watoto wako wachanga na kuwaponda juu ya miamba.

blessed which/that to grasp and to shatter [obj] infant your to(wards) [the] crag