Psalms 87

1 The city that Yahweh established is on his sacred hill.

Hátt á hinu heilaga fjalli, stendur Jerúsalem, borg Guðs –

2 He loves that city, Jerusalem, more than he loves any other city in Israel.

borgin sem hann elskar öllum borgum framar.

3 [You people in] [APO] the city that God (owns/lives in), people say wonderful things about your city.

Vel er um þig talað, þú borg Guðs!

4 [Some of those who know about God are the people of] Egypt and Babylonia, and also [the people of] Philistia and Tyre and Ethiopia; [some day they all] will say, “[Although I was not born in Jerusalem], [because I belong to Yahweh, it is as though] I was born there.”

Ef ég í vinahópi minnist á Egyptaland eða Babýlon, Filisteu eða Týrus eða hið fjarlæga Bláland, þá hrósa þeir sér sem fæddir eru á þessum stöðum.

5 And concerning Jerusalem, people will say [“It is as though] everyone was born there, and Almighty God will cause that city to remain strong/safe/secure.”

En mestur heiður fylgir Jerúsalem! Hún er móðirin og gott er að vera fæddur þar! Hann, hinn hæsti Guð, mun sjálfur vernda hana.

6 Yahweh will write a list of [the names of] the people of various groups [who belong to him], and he will say that [he considers them] all to be citizens of Jerusalem.

Þegar Drottinn lítur yfir þjóðskrárnar, mun hann merkja við þá sem hér eru fæddir!

7 They will all dance and sing, saying, “Jerusalem is the source of all our blessings.”

Á hátíðum og tyllidögum munu menn syngja: „Jerúsalem, uppsprettur lífs míns eru í þér!“