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137:1
ወእለሂ ፡ ይወስዱነ ፡ ይቤሉነ ፡ ኅልዩ ፡ ለነ ፡ እምኃልዪሃ ፡ ለጽዮን ።
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
我們曾在巴比倫的河邊坐下， 一追想錫安就哭了。
137:2
ወእፈ ፡ ነኀሊ ፡ ማኅሌተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በምድረ ፡ ነኪር ።
On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.
我們把琴掛在那裏的柳樹上；
137:3
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!”
因為在那裏，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吧！
137:4
ወይጥጋዕ ፡ ልሳንየ ፡ በጕርዔየ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ኢተዘከርኩኪ ፤
How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?
我們怎能在外邦唱耶和華的歌呢？
137:5
ወለእመ ፡ ኢበፃእኩ ፡ ለኢየሩሳሌም ፡ በቀዳሚ ፡ ትፍሥሕትየ ።
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
耶路撒冷啊，我若忘記你， 情願我的右手忘記技巧！
137:6
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.
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！
137:7
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!”