Psaltaren 122

1 En vallfartssång; av David. Jag gladdes, när man sade till mig: »Vi skola gå till HERRENS hus.»

I was glad/happy when people said to me, “We should go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]!”

2 Våra fötter fingo träda in i dina portar, Jerusalem,

And now we are here, standing inside the gates/city of [APO] Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem, du nyuppbyggda stad, där hus sluter sig väl till hus,

Jerusalem is a city that has been rebuilt, with the result that people can gather together in it.

4 dit stammarna draga upp, HERRENS stammar, efter lagen för Israel, till att prisa HERRENS namn.

We [people of the] tribes of Israel who belong to Yahweh can now go up there as Yahweh commanded that we should do, and we can thank him.

5 Ty där äro ställda domarstolar, stolar för Davids hus.

There the kings of Israel who were descendants of [King] David sit on their thrones and decide cases [fairly when the people have disputes].

6 Önsken Jerusalem frid; ja, dem gånge väl, som älska dig.

Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem; I desire that those who love Jerusalem will (prosper/live peacefully).

7 Frid vare inom dina murar, välgång i dina palats!

I desire that there will be peace inside the walls of the city and that [people who are] inside the palaces will be safe.

8 För mina bröders och vänners skull vill jag tillsäga dig frid.

For the sake of my relatives and friends, I say, “My desire is that that inside Jerusalem [people will live] peacefully.”

9 För HERRENS, vår Guds, hus' skull vill jag söka din välfärd.

And because I love the temple of Yahweh our God, I pray that things will go well for the people who live [in Jerusalem].