1 A Song of the going up. When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.

2 Then our mouths were full of laughing, and our tongues gave a glad cry; they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them.

3 The Lord has done great things for us; because of which we are glad.

4 Let our fate be changed, O Lord, like the streams in the South.

5 Those who put in seed with weeping will get in the grain with cries of joy.

6 Though a man may go out weeping, taking his vessel of seed with him; he will come again in joy, with the corded stems of grain in his arms.

1 Cantique de Maaloth. Quand l'Éternel ramena les captifs de Sion, nous étions comme ceux qui font un rêve.

2 Alors notre bouche fut pleine de cris de joie, et notre langue de chants de triomphe. Alors on disait parmi les nations: L'Éternel a fait de grandes choses à ceux-ci.

3 L'Éternel nous a fait de grandes choses; nous en avons été joyeux.

4 Éternel, ramène nos captifs, comme les ruisseaux au pays du midi!

5 Ceux qui sèment avec larmes, moissonneront avec chants de triomphe.

6 Celui qui porte la semence pour la répandre, marche en pleurant; mais il reviendra en chantant de joie, quand il portera ses gerbes.