137:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַ֥ל ־נַהֲר֨וֹת ׀ בָּבֶ֗ל שָׁ֣ם יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ גַּם ־בָּכִ֑ינוּ בְּ֝זׇכְרֵ֗נוּ אֶת ־צִיּֽוֹן ׃
τῷ Δαυιδ ἐπὶ τῶν ποταμῶν Βαβυλῶνος ἐκεῖ ἐκαθίσαμεν καὶ ἐκλαύσαμεν ἐν τῷ μνησθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς Σιων
Psalmus David , Jeremiae . Super flumina Babylonis illic sedimus et flevimus , cum recordaremur Sion .
ወእለሂ ፡ ይወስዱነ ፡ ይቤሉነ ፡ ኅልዩ ፡ ለነ ፡ እምኃልዪሃ ፡ ለጽዮን ።
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
137:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַֽל ־עֲרָבִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ ׃
ἐπὶ ταῖς ἰτέαις ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς ἐκρεμάσαμεν τὰ ὄργανα ἡμῶν
In salicibus in medio ejus suspendimus organa nostra :
ወእፈ ፡ ነኀሊ ፡ ማኅሌተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በምድረ ፡ ነኪር ።
On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.
137:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י שָׁ֨ם שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ שׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ דִּבְרֵי ־שִׁ֭יר וְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּ שִׂמְחָ֑ה שִׁ֥ירוּ לָ֝֗נוּ מִשִּׁ֥יר צִיּֽוֹן ׃
ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐπηρώτησαν ἡμᾶς οἱ αἰχμαλωτεύσαντες ἡμᾶς λόγους ᾠδῶν καὶ οἱ ἀπαγαγόντες ἡμᾶς ὕμνον ᾄσατε ἡμῖν ἐκ τῶν ᾠδῶν Σιων
quia illic interrogaverunt nos , qui captivos duxerunt nos , verba cantionum ; et qui abduxerunt nos : Hymnum cantate nobis de canticis Sion .
እመሰ ፡ ረሳዕኩኪ ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም ፡ ለትርስዐኒ ፡ የማንየ ።
For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
137:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֵ֗יךְ נָשִׁ֥יר אֶת ־שִׁיר ־יְהֹוָ֑ה עַ֝֗ל אַדְמַ֥ת נֵכָֽר ׃
πῶς ᾄσωμεν τὴν ᾠδὴν κυρίου ἐπὶ γῆς ἀλλοτρίας
Quomodo cantabimus canticum Domini in terra aliena ?
ወይጥጋዕ ፡ ልሳንየ ፡ በጕርዔየ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ኢተዘከርኩኪ ፤
How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?
137:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִֽם ־אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ יְֽרוּשָׁלָ֗͏ִם תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח יְמִינִֽי ׃
ἐὰν ἐπιλάθωμαί σου Ιερουσαλημ ἐπιλησθείη ἡ δεξιά μου
Si oblitus fuero tui , Jerusalem , oblivioni detur dextera mea .
ወለእመ ፡ ኢበፃእኩ ፡ ለኢየሩሳሌም ፡ በቀዳሚ ፡ ትፍሥሕትየ ።
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
137:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ תִּדְבַּֽק ־לְשׁוֹנִ֨י ׀ לְחִכִּי֮ אִם ־לֹ֢א אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי אִם ־לֹ֣א אַ֭עֲלֶה אֶת ־יְרוּשָׁלַ֑͏ִם עַ֝֗ל רֹ֣אשׁ שִׂמְחָתִֽי ׃
κολληθείη ἡ γλῶσσά μου τῷ λάρυγγί μου ἐὰν μή σου μνησθῶ ἐὰν μὴ προανατάξωμαι τὴν Ιερουσαλημ ἐν ἀρχῇ τῆς εὐφροσύνης μου
Adhaereat lingua mea faucibus meis , si non meminero tui ; si non proposuero Jerusalem in principio laetitiae meae .
ተዘከሮሙ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ለደቂቀ ፡ ኤዶም ፡ በዕለተ ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም ።
Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
137:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ זְכֹ֤ר יְהֹוָ֨ה ׀ לִבְנֵ֬י אֱד֗וֹם אֵת֮ י֤וֹם יְֽר֫וּשָׁלָ֥͏ִם הָ֭אֹ֣מְרִים עָ֤רוּ ׀ עָ֑רוּ עַ֝֗ד הַיְס֥וֹד בָּֽהּ ׃
μνήσθητι κύριε τῶν υἱῶν Εδωμ τὴν ἡμέραν Ιερουσαλημ τῶν λεγόντων ἐκκενοῦτε ἐκκενοῦτε ἕως ὁ θεμέλιος ἐν αὐτῇ
Memor esto , Domine , filiorum Edom , in die Jerusalem : qui dicunt : Exinanite , exinanite usque ad fundamentum in ea .
እለ ፡ ይብሉ ፡ ንሥቱ ፡ ንሥቱ ፡ እስከ ፡ መሰረታቲሃ ።
Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”
137:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ בַּת ־בָּבֶ֗ל הַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥ה אַשְׁרֵ֥י שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם ־לָ֑ךְ אֶת ־גְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ךְ שֶׁגָּמַ֥לְתְּ לָֽנוּ ׃
θυγάτηρ Βαβυλῶνος ἡ ταλαίπωρος μακάριος ὃς ἀνταποδώσει σοι τὸ ἀνταπόδομά σου ὃ ἀνταπέδωκας ἡμῖν
Filia Babylonis misera ! beatus qui retribuet tibi retributionem tuam quam retribuisti nobis .
ወለተ ፡ ባቢሎን ፡ ኅስርት ፤ ብፁዕ ፡ ዘይትቤቀለኪ ፡ በቀለ ፡ ተበቀልክነ ።
Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.
137:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓ז וְנִפֵּ֬ץ אֶֽת ־עֹלָלַ֗יִךְ אֶל ־הַסָּֽלַע ׃ {פ}
μακάριος ὃς κρατήσει καὶ ἐδαφιεῖ τὰ νήπιά σου πρὸς τὴν πέτραν
Beatus qui tenebit , et allidet parvulos tuos ad petram .
ብፁዕ ፡ ዘይእኅዞሙ ፡ ለደቂቅኪ ፡ ወይነፅኆሙ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኰኵሕ ።
Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.