Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

I rejoiced with those who said to me,
    “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Our feet are standing
    in your gates, Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built like a city
    that is closely compacted together.
That is where the tribes go up—
    the tribes of the Lord
to praise the name of the Lord
    according to the statute given to Israel.
There stand the thrones for judgment,
    the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love(A) you be secure.
May there be peace(B) within your walls
    and security within your citadels.(C)
For the sake of my family and friends,
    I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will seek your prosperity.(D)

Psalmul 122

O cântare a treptelor.

Un psalm al lui David

Mă bucur când mi se zice;
„Haidem(A) la Casa Domnului!”
Picioarele mi se opresc
în porţile tale, Ierusalime!
Ierusalime, tu eşti zidit
ca o cetate făcută(B) dintr-o bucată!
Acolo(C) se suie seminţiile, seminţiile Domnului,
după legea(D) lui Israel,
ca să laude Numele Domnului.
Căci(E) acolo sunt scaunele de domnie pentru judecată,
scaunele de domnie ale casei lui David.
Rugaţi-vă(F) pentru pacea Ierusalimului!
Cei ce te iubesc să se bucure de odihnă.
Pacea să fie între zidurile tale
şi liniştea, în casele tale domneşti!
Din pricina fraţilor şi a prietenilor mei,
doresc pacea în sânul tău.
Din pricina Casei Domnului, Dumnezeului nostru,
fac urări pentru fericirea(G) ta.

The Joy of Going to the House of the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

122 I was glad when they said to me,
(A)“Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
Our feet have been standing
Within your gates, O Jerusalem!

Jerusalem is built
As a city that is (B)compact together,
(C)Where the tribes go up,
The tribes of the Lord,
[a]To (D)the Testimony of Israel,
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.
(E)For thrones are set there for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.

(F)Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,
Prosperity within your palaces.”
For the sake of my brethren and companions,
I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
Because of the house of the Lord our God
I will (G)seek your good.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 122:4 Or As a testimony to

為耶路撒冷禱告

大衛上聖殿朝聖之詩。

122 人們對我說:
「讓我們去耶和華的殿吧!」
我感到歡喜。
耶路撒冷啊,
我們踏進你的城門了。
耶路撒冷是一座整齊堅固的城。
以色列各支派,耶和華的子民,
都遵照祂賜的法度去那裡稱謝祂。
那裡有審判的王座,
就是大衛家的王座。
要為耶路撒冷的和平禱告,
願愛這城的人亨通。
耶路撒冷啊!
願你城內有平安,
你的宮裡有安寧,
為了我的親人和朋友,
我要祈求平安臨到你。
為了我們的上帝耶和華的殿,
我要為你求福祉。