Ieprieca asarās.
1 Svētceļnieku dziesma. Kad tas Kungs atveda atpakaļ Ciānas cietumnie-kus, tad mēs bijām kā tādi, kas sapņus redz.
2 Tad mūsu mute bija pilna smieklu un mūsu mēle pilna gaviļu; tad pagāni runāja savā starpā: „Tas Kungs lielas lietas viņu vidū ir darījis!“
3 Tiešām, tas Kungs ir darījis lielas lietas, par to mēs priecājamies.
4 Atved, Kungs, atpakaļ mūsu cietumniekus, kā lietus liek atgriezties savās gultnēs upēm dienvidu zemēs!
5 Kas ar asarām sēj, tie ar gavilēm pļaus:
6 Viņi aiziet un raud, dārgu sēklu sējai nesdami, bet tiešām—ar prieku viņi atkal nāks un nesīs mājup savus kūlīšus.
(A song for worship.)
Celebrating the Harvest
1 It seemed like a dream
when the Lord brought us back
to the city of Zion.
2 We celebrated with laughter
and joyful songs.
In foreign nations it was said,
“The Lord has worked miracles
for his people.”
3 And so we celebrated
because the Lord had indeed
worked miracles for us.
4 Our Lord, we ask you to bless
our people again,
and let us be like streams
in the Southern Desert.
5 We cried as we went out
to plant our seeds.
Now let us celebrate
as we bring in the crops.
6 We cried on the way
to plant our seeds,
but we will celebrate and shout
as we bring in the crops.
