Psalms 127

1 If people are building a house without [knowing whether] it is Yahweh’s [will to build it], they are building it in vain. [Similarly], if Yahweh does not protect a city, it is useless for guards/sentries to stay awake [to tell people if their enemies come to attack it].

आराधना के लिए यात्रियों का गीत. शलोमोन की रचना. यदि गृह-निर्माण याहवेह द्वारा न किया गया हो तो, श्रमिकों का परिश्रम निरर्थक होता है. यदि नगर की सुरक्षा याहवेह न करें, तो रखवाले द्वारा की गई चौकसी व्यर्थ होती है.

2 It is [also] useless to arise very early and go to sleep late at night in order that you can work hard [all day] to [earn money to buy] food, because Yahweh gives food to those whom he loves.

तुम्हारा सुबह जाग उठना देर तक जागे रहना, संकटपूर्ण श्रम का भोजन करना व्यर्थ है; क्योंकि याहवेह द्वारा नींद का अनुदान उनके लिए है, जिनसे वह प्रेम करते हैं.

3 Children are a gift [that comes to parents] from Yahweh; they are a reward/blessing from him.

संतान याहवेह के दिए हुए निज भाग होते हैं, तथा बालक उनका दिया हुआ उपहार.

4 If a man has sons while he is still young, [when they grow up, they will be able to help him defend his family] like [SIM] a soldier [can defend himself if] he has [a bow and] arrows in his hand.

युवावस्था में उत्पन्‍न हुई संतान वैसी ही होती है, जैसे योद्धा के हाथों में बाण.

5 A man [who has many sons] is [very] happy, like [MET] [a soldier who has many arrows] in his quiver is very happy. If a man [with his many grown sons is taken] by his enemies to the place where they decide matters, his enemies will never be able to defeat that man, [because his sons will help to defend him].

कैसा धन्य होता है वह पुरुष, जिसका तरकश इन बाणों से भरा हुआ है! नगर द्वार पर शत्रुओं का प्रतिकार करते हुए उन्हें लज्जित नहीं होना पड़ेगा.