A songשִׁירof the ascents.הַמַּעֲלוֹתOf David.לְדָוִדI was gladשָׂמַחְתִּיwith those who saidבְּאֹמְרִיםto me,לִי“To the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהwe will go.”נֵלֵךְ
Our feetרַגְלֵינוּwereהָיוּstandingעֹמְדוֹתwithin your gates,בִּשְׁעָרַיִךְJerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםthe one builtהַבְּנוּיָהas a cityכְּעִירthat is joinedשֶׁחֻבְּרָה לָּהּtogether,יַחְדָּו
whereשֶׁשָּׁםthe tribesשְׁבָטִיםwent up,עָלוּthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Yah,יָהּa testimonyעֵדוּתfor Israel,לְיִשְׂרָאֵלto give thanksלְהֹדוֹתto the nameלְשֵׁםof YHWH.יְהוָה
Forכִּיthereשָׁמָּהthronesכִסְאוֹתwere setיָשְׁבוּfor judgment,לְמִשְׁפָּטthronesכִּסְאוֹתfor the houseלְבֵיתof David.דָּוִיד
Ask forשַׁאֲלוּthe peaceשְׁלוֹםof Jerusalem:יְרוּשָׁלִָםmay those who love youאֹהֲבָיִךְbe tranquil;יִשְׁלָיוּ
may there beיְהִיpeaceשָׁלוֹםwithin your wall,בְּחֵילֵךְtranquilityשַׁלְוָהwithin your palaces.בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָיִךְ
For the sake ofלְמַעַןmy brothersאַחַיand my companionsוְרֵעָיlet me sayאֲדַבְּרָהnow,נָּא“Peace beשָׁלוֹםwithin you.”בָּךְ
For the sake ofלְמַעַןthe houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהour ElohimאֱלֹהֵינוּI will seekאֲבַקְשָׁהyour good.טוֹב לָךְ