Псалми 122

1 Обрадовах се кад ми рекоше: Хајдемо у дом Господњи!

I was glad/happy when people said to me, “We should go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]!”

2 Ево, стоје ноге наше на вратима твојим, Јерусалиме!

And now we are here, standing inside the gates/city of [APO] Jerusalem.

3 Јерусалим је изидан, као град сливен у једну зграду.

Jerusalem is a city that has been rebuilt, with the result that people can gather together in it.

4 Онамо иду племена, племена Господња, по наредби Израиљевој да славе име Господње.

We [people of the] tribes of Israel who belong to Yahweh can now go up there as Yahweh commanded that we should do, and we can thank him.

5 Онде стоје престоли судски, престоли дома Давидовог.

There the kings of Israel who were descendants of [King] David sit on their thrones and decide cases [fairly when the people have disputes].

6 Иштите мира Јерусалиму; нека буде добро онима који љубе Тебе!

Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem; I desire that those who love Jerusalem will (prosper/live peacefully).

7 Нека буде мир око зидова твојих, и честитост у дворима твојим!

I desire that there will be peace inside the walls of the city and that [people who are] inside the palaces will be safe.

8 Ради браће своје, и пријатеља својих говорим: Мир ти!

For the sake of my relatives and friends, I say, “My desire is that that inside Jerusalem [people will live] peacefully.”

9 Ради дома Господа Бога нашег желим ти добро.

And because I love the temple of Yahweh our God, I pray that things will go well for the people who live [in Jerusalem].