Svētīts tas nams, ko Kungs uzceļ
1 Sālamana augšupceļa dziesma.
Ja Kungs neuzceļ namu,
veltīgi pūlas tā celtnieki,
ja Kungs nesargā pilsētu,
veltīgi nomodā sargs!
2 Veltīgi jūs ceļaties agri
un vēlu mitējaties strādāt,
jūs, kas ēdat bēdu maizi, –
saviem mīļajiem viņš tikpat daudz dos miegā!
3 Redzi, balva no Kunga – dēli,
alga no viņa – klēpja augļi!
4 Kā bultas stiprinieka delnā,
tā dēli, dzemdēti jaunībā!
5 Svētīts vīrs, kam tādu pilns bultu maks!
Viņš nebūs kaunā,
kad runās ar naidniekiem savos vārtos!
In Praise of God's Goodness
1 If the Lord does not build the house,
the work of the builders is useless;
if the Lord does not protect the city,
it does no good for the sentries to stand guard.
2 It is useless to work so hard for a living,
getting up early and going to bed late.
For the Lord provides for those he loves,
while they are asleep.
3 Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a real blessing.
4 The sons a man has when he is young
are like arrows in a soldier's hand.
5 Happy is the man who has many such arrows.
He will never be defeated
when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment.
