Mga Awit 127

1Malibang itayo ng Panginoon ang bahay, walang kabuluhang nagsisigawa ang nagtatayo: malibang ingatan ng Panginoon ang bayan, walang kabuluhang gumigising ang bantay. 2Walang kabuluhan sa inyo na kayo'y magsibangong maaga, at magpahingang tanghali, at magsikain ng tinapay ng kapagalan: sapagka't binibigyan niyang gayon ng pagkakatulog ang kaniyang minamahal. 3Narito, ang mga anak ay mana na mula sa Panginoon: at ang bunga ng bahay-bata ay kaniyang ganting-pala. 4Kung paano ang mga pana sa kamay ng makapangyarihang lalake, gayon ang mga anak ng kabataan. 5Maginhawa ang lalake na pumuno ng kaniyang lalagyan ng pana ng mga yaon: sila'y hindi mapapahiya, pagka sila'y nakikipagsalitaan sa kanilang mga kaaway sa pintuang-bayan.

1Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. 2It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones. 3Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. 4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. 5Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

1Een lied Hammaaloth, van Salomo. Zo de HEERE het huis niet bouwt, tevergeefs arbeiden deszelfs bouwlieden daaraan; zo de HEERE de stad niet bewaart, tevergeefs waakt de wachter. 2Het is tevergeefs, dat gijlieden vroeg opstaat, laat opblijft, eet brood der smarten; het is alzo, dat Hij het Zijn beminden als in den slaap geeft. 3Ziet, de kinderen zijn een erfdeel des HEEREN; des buiks vrucht is een beloning. 4Gelijk de pijlen zijn in de hand eens helds, zodanig zijn de zonen der jeugd. 5Welgelukzalig is de man, die zijn pijlkoker met dezelve gevuld heeft; zij zullen niet beschaamd worden, als zij met de vijanden spreken zullen in de poort.