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1 A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
שִׁ֥יר
šîr
A song
הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת
ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ
of ascents .
לִשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה
liš·lō·mōh
Of Solomon .
אִם־
’im-
Unless
לֹא־
lō-
. . .
יְהוָ֤ה׀
Yah·weh
the LORD
יִבְנֶ֬ה
yiḇ·neh
builds
בַ֗יִת
ḇa·yiṯ
the house ,
בוֹנָ֣יו
ḇō·w·nāw
its builders
עָמְל֣וּ
‘ā·mə·lū
labor
בּ֑וֹ
bōw
in
שָׁ֤וְא׀
šāw
vain ;
אִם־
’im-
unless
לֹֽא־
lō-
. . .
יְהוָ֥ה
Yah·weh
the LORD
יִשְׁמָר־
yiš·mār-
protects
עִ֝֗יר
‘îr
the city ,
שׁוֹמֵֽר׃
šō·w·mêr
its watchmen
שָׁקַ֬ד
šā·qaḏ
stand guard
שָׁ֤וְא׀
šāw
in vain .
2 In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.
שָׁ֤וְא
šāw
In vain
לָכֶ֨ם׀
lā·ḵem
you
ק֡וּם
qūm
rise
מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי
maš·kî·mê
early
שֶׁ֗בֶת
še·ḇeṯ
and stay up
מְאַֽחֲרֵי־
mə·’a·ḥă·rê-
late ,
הָעֲצָבִ֑ים
hā·‘ă·ṣā·ḇîm
toiling
לֶ֣חֶם
le·ḥem
for bread
אֹ֭כְלֵי
’ō·ḵə·lê
to eat —
כֵּ֤ן
kên
for
יִתֵּ֖ן
yit·tên
He gives
שֵׁנָֽא׃
šê·nā
sleep
לִֽידִיד֣וֹ
lî·ḏî·ḏōw
to His beloved .
3 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
בָּנִ֑ים
bā·nîm
Children
הִנֵּ֤ה
hin·nêh
are indeed
נַחֲלַ֣ת
na·ḥă·laṯ
a heritage
יְהוָ֣ה
Yah·weh
from the LORD ,
פְּרִ֣י
pə·rî
[and] the fruit
הַבָּֽטֶן׃
hab·bā·ṭen
of the womb
שָׂ֝כָ֗ר
ḵār
[is His] reward .
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.
כְּחִצִּ֥ים
kə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm
Like arrows
בְּיַד־
bə·yaḏ-
in the hand
גִּבּ֑וֹר
gib·bō·wr
of a warrior ,
כֵּ֝֗ן
kên
so [are]
בְּנֵ֣י
bə·nê
children
הַנְּעוּרִֽים׃
han·nə·‘ū·rîm
[born in] one’s youth .
5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
אַשְׁרֵ֤י
’aš·rê
Blessed
הַגֶּ֗בֶר
hag·ge·ḇer
is the man
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
’ă·šer
whose
אַשְׁפָּת֗וֹ
’aš·pā·ṯōw
quiver
מִלֵּ֥א
mil·lê
is full
אֶת־
’eṯ-
-
מֵ֫הֶ֥ם
mê·hem
of them .
לֹֽא־
lō-
He will not
יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ
yê·ḇō·šū
be put to shame
כִּֽי־
kî-
when
יְדַבְּר֖וּ
yə·ḏab·bə·rū
he confronts
אֶת־
’eṯ-
-
אוֹיְבִ֣ים
’ō·wy·ḇîm
the enemies
בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃
baš·šā·‘ar
at the gate .