1 The virtue of God's blessing. 3 Good children are his gift.
שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת לִשְׁלֹמֹה אִם־יְהוָה לֹא־יִבְנֶה בַיִת שָׁוְא עָמְלוּ בוֹנָיו בּוֹ אִם־יְהוָה לֹא־יִשְׁמָר־עִיר שָׁוְא שָׁקַד שׁוֹמֵר
127:1 shiyr haMaálôt lish'lomoh im-y'hwäh lo-yiv'neh vayit shäw' äm'lû vônäyw Bô im-y'hwäh lo-yish'mär-iyr shäw' shäqad shômër
127:1 ¶ [[A Song 7892 of degrees 4609 for Šælömò שְׁלֹמֹה.]] 8010 Except x518 x3808 Yähwè יָהוֶה 3068 build 1129 z8799 the house, 1004 they labour 5998 z8804 in vain 7723 that build 1129 z8802 it: except x518 x3808 Yähwè יָהוֶה 3068 keep 8104 z8799 the city, 5892 the watchman 8104 z8802 waketh 8245 z8804 [but] in vain. 7723
שָׁוְא לָכֶם מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם מְאַחֲרֵי־שֶׁבֶת אֹכְלֵי לֶחֶם הָעֲצָבִים כֵּן יִתֵּן לִידִידוֹ שֵׁנָא
127:2 shäw' läkhem mash'Kiymëy qûm m'achárëy-shevet okh'lëy lechem häátzäviym Kën yiTën liydiydô shënä
127:2 [It is] vain 7723 for you to rise up 6965 z8800 early, 7925 z8688 to sit up 3427 z8800 late, 309 z8764 to eat 398 z8802 the bread 3899 of sorrows: 6089 [for] so x3651 he giveth 5414 z8799 his beloved 3039 sleep. 8142
הִנֵּה נַחֲלַת יְהוָה בָּנִים שָׂכָר פְּרִי הַבָּטֶן
127:3 hiNëh nachálat y'hwäh Bäniym säkhär P'riy haBäţen
127:3 Lo, x2009 children 1121 [are] an heritage 5159 of Yähwè יָהוֶה: 3068 [and] the fruit 6529 of the womb 990 [is his] reward. 7939
כְּחִצִּים בְּיַד־גִּבּוֹר כֵּן בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים
127:4 K'chiTZiym B'yad-GiBôr Kën B'nëy haN'ûriym
127:4 As arrows 2671 [are] in the hand 3027 of a mighty x1368 man; y1368 so x3651 [are] children 1121 of the youth. 5271
אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא אֶת־אַשְׁפָּתוֹ מֵהֶם לֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ כִּי־יְדַבְּרוּ אֶת־אוֹיְבִים בַּשָּׁעַר
127:5 ash'rëy haGever ásher miLë et-ash'Pätô mëhem lo-yëvoshû Kiy-y'daB'rû et-ôy'viym BaSHäar
127:5 Happy 835 [is] the man 1397 that x834 hath x853 his quiver 827 full 4390 z8765 of x4480 them: they shall not x3808 be ashamed, 954 z8799 but x3588 they shall speak 1696 z8762 with x854 the enemies 341 z8802 in the gate. 8179
