Psalm 137
Contemporary English Version
A Prayer for Revenge
1 Beside the rivers of Babylon
we thought about Jerusalem,
and we sat down and cried.
2 We hung our small harps
on the willow[a] trees.
3 Our enemies had brought us here
as their prisoners;
now they wanted us to sing
and entertain them.
They insulted us and shouted,
“Sing about Zion!”
4 Here in a foreign land,
how can we sing
about the Lord?
5 Jerusalem, if I forget you,
let my right hand go limp.
6 Let my tongue stick
to the roof of my mouth,
if I don't think about you
above all else.
7 Our Lord, punish the Edomites!
On the day Jerusalem fell,
they shouted,
“Completely destroy the city!
Tear down every building!”
8 (A) Babylon, you are doomed!
I pray the Lord's blessings
on anyone who punishes you
for what you did to us.
9 May the Lord bless everyone
who beats your children
against the rocks!
Footnotes
- 137.2 willow: Or “poplar.”
Psalm 137
King James Version
137 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
4 How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Salmos 137
Nova Versão Transformadora
137 Junto aos rios da Babilônia, sentamos e choramos,
ao nos lembrarmos de Sião.
2 Pusemos de lado nossas harpas
e as penduramos nos galhos dos salgueiros.
3 Os que nos levaram cativos queriam que cantássemos;
nossos opressores exigiam uma canção alegre:
“Cantem para nós uma das canções de Sião!”.
4 Mas como poderíamos cantar as canções do Senhor
estando em terra estrangeira?
5 Se eu me esquecer de ti, ó Jerusalém,
que minha mão direita perca sua habilidade.
6 Que minha língua se prenda ao céu da boca
se eu não me lembrar de ti,
se não fizer de Jerusalém minha maior alegria.
7 Ó Senhor, lembra-te do que os edomitas fizeram
no dia em que Jerusalém foi conquistada.
Disseram: “Destruam-na!
Arrasem-na até o chão!”.
8 Ó Babilônia, você será destruída;
feliz é aquele que lhe retribuir
por tudo que fez contra nós.
9 Feliz aquele que pegar suas crianças
e as esmagar contra a rocha.
Psaumes 137
Segond 21
Souffrance des exilés
137 Sur les bords des fleuves de Babylone,
nous étions assis et nous pleurions en nous souvenant de Sion.
2 Nous avions suspendu nos harpes
aux saules du voisinage.
3 Là, ceux qui nous avaient déportés nous demandaient des chants,
nos oppresseurs nous demandaient de la joie:
«Chantez-nous quelques-uns des chants de Sion!»
4 Comment chanterions-nous les chants de l’Eternel
sur une terre étrangère?
5 Si je t’oublie, Jérusalem,
que ma main droite m’oublie!
6 Que ma langue reste collée à mon palais,
si je ne me souviens plus de toi,
si je ne place pas Jérusalem
au-dessus de toutes mes joies!
7 Eternel, souviens-toi des Edomites!
Le jour de la prise de Jérusalem,
ils disaient: «Rasez-la, rasez-la
jusqu’aux fondations!»
8 Toi, ville de Babylone, tu seras dévastée.
Heureux celui qui te rendra
le mal que tu nous as fait!
9 Heureux celui qui prendra tes enfants
pour les écraser contre un rocher!
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