Byעַלthe riversנַהֲרוֹתof Babylon,בָּבֶלthereשָׁםwe satיָשַׁבְנוּand alsoגַּםweptבָּכִינוּwhen we rememberedבְּזָכְרֵנוּZion.אֶת צִיּוֹן
Onעַלthe willowsעֲרָבִיםin its midstבְּתוֹכָהּwe hungתָּלִינוּour lyres.כִּנֹּרוֹתֵינוּ
Forכִּיthereשָׁםour captorsשׁוֹבֵינוּasked usשְׁאֵלוּנוּfor wordsדִּבְרֵיof song,שִׁירand those who tormented usוְתוֹלָלֵינוּfor joy:שִׂמְחָה“Singשִׁירוּfor usלָנוּone of the songsמִשִּׁירof Zion.”צִיּוֹן
Howאֵיךְshall we singנָשִׁירthe songאֶת שִׁירof YHWHיְהוָהonעַלforeignנֵכָרsoil?אַדְמַת
IfאִםI forget you,אֶשְׁכָּחֵךְJerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםmay my right handיְמִינִיforget.תִּשְׁכַּח
May my tongueלְשׁוֹנִיclingתִּדְבַּקto my palateלְחִכִּיifאִםI do notלֹאremember you,אֶזְכְּרֵכִיifאִםI do notלֹאsetאַעֲלֶהJerusalemאֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַםaboveעַלmy highestרֹאשׁjoy.שִׂמְחָתִי
Remember,זְכֹרYHWH,יְהוָהagainst the sonsלִבְנֵיof Edomאֱדוֹםthe dayאֵת יוֹםof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםthose who said,הָאֹמְרִים“Raze it,עָרוּraze it,עָרוּdown toעַדits foundations.”הַיְסוֹד בָּהּ
Daughterבַּתof Babylon,בָּבֶלthe devastated one,הַשְּׁדוּדָהhappy isאַשְׁרֵיhe who repaysשֶׁיְשַׁלֶּםyouלָךְyour recompenseאֶת גְּמוּלֵךְthat you dealtשֶׁגָּמַלְתְּto us.לָנוּ
Happy isאַשְׁרֵיhe who seizesשֶׁיֹּאחֵזand dashesוְנִפֵּץyour little onesאֶת עֹלָלַיִךְagainstאֶלthe rock.הַסָּלַע