Psalms

我們曾在巴比倫的河邊坐下，一追想錫安就哭了。

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

我們把琴掛在那裡的柳樹上；

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

因為在那裡，擄掠我們的要我們唱歌，搶奪我們的要我們作樂，說：給我們唱一首錫安歌罷！

For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us {required of us} mirth, {saying}, Sing us {one} of the songs of Zion. {a song: Heb. the words of a song} {wasted...: Heb. laid us on heaps}

我們怎能在外邦唱耶和華的歌呢？

How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? {strange...: Heb. land of a stranger?}

耶路撒冷啊，我若忘記你，情願我的右手忘記技巧！

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget {her cunning}.

我若不記念你，若不看耶路撒冷過於我所最喜樂的，情願我的舌頭貼於上膛！

If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. {my chief...: Heb. the head of my joy}

耶路撒冷遭難的日子，以東人說：拆毀！拆毀！直拆到根基！耶和華啊，求你記念這仇！

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase {it}, rase {it, even} to the foundation thereof. {Rase it: Heb. Make bare}

將要被滅的巴比倫城啊（城：原文是女子），報復你像你待我們的，那人便為有福！

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy {shall he be}, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. {destroyed: Heb. wasted} {rewardeth...: Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst to us}

拿你的嬰孩摔在磐石上的，那人便為有福！

Happy {shall he be}, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. {the stones: Heb. the rock}