Psalms 129

1 A Song of Degrees. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

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

2 Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me.

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

3 The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their iniquity.

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

4 The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.

Gospod je pravičen; razsekal je vrvi zlobnih.

5 Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.

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

6 Let them be as the grass of the housetops, which withers before it is plucked up.

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

7 Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom.

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

8 Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.

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