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].

Un cántico para los peregrinos que van a Jerusalén. Un salmo de Salomón Si el Señor no es el que construye la casa, es inútil el trabajo de los albañiles. Si el Señor no guarda la ciudad, el trabajo de los guardias no tiene sentido.

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.

Es inútil levantarse temprano por la mañana e ir a trabajar, y quedarse hasta altas horas de la noche, preocupado por ganar lo suficiente para comer, cuando el Señor es el que da el descanso a los que ama.

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

Ciertamente los hijos son un regalo del Señor, porque la familia es una bendición.

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.

Como flechas en las manos de un guerrero son los hijos en la juventud.

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].

¡Feliz es el que llena su aljabau con ellos! Tales padres no se avergonzarán cuando enfrenten a sus enemigos en las puertas de la ciudad.