1 Virtojen varsilla Babyloniassa me istuimme ja itkimme, kun muistimme Siionia.

2 Rannan pajuihin me ripustimme lyyramme.

4 Kuinka voisimme laulaa Herran lauluja vieraalla maalla?

5 Jerusalem, jos sinut unohdan, kadotkoon käteni voima!

6 Tarttukoon kieleni kitalakeen, ellen sinua muista, ellen pidä ylimpänä ilonani sinua, Jerusalem!

8 Ja sinä Babylon, tuhoon tuomittu nainen! Hyvin tekee se, joka sinulle kostaa sen minkä meille teit.

9 Hyvin tekee se, joka tarttuu lapsiisi ja lyö ne murskaksi kallioon!

1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail {required} mirth, {saying,} Sing us {one} of the songs of Zion.

4 How should we sing a song of Jehovah's upon a foreign soil?

5 If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget {its skill};

6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to my palate: if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

7 Remember, O Jehovah, against the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, Lay {it} bare, Lay {it} bare, down to its foundation!

8 Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us.

9 Happy he that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock.