詩篇 127

若不是耶和華建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然勞力； 若不是耶和華看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。

ruò bú shì yē hé huá jiàn zào fáng wū ， jiàn zào de rén jiù wǎng rán láo lì ； ruò bú shì yē hé huá kān shǒu chéng chí ， kān shǒu de rén jiù wǎng rán jǐng xǐng 。

Unless the LORD builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

你們清晨早起，夜晚安歇， 吃勞碌得來的飯，本是枉然； 惟有耶和華所親愛的，必叫他安然睡覺。

nǐ men qīng chén zǎo qǐ ， yè wǎn ān xiē ， chī láo lù dé lái de fàn ， běn shì wǎng rán ； wéi yǒu yē hé huá suǒ qīn ài de ， bì jiào tā ān rán shuì jiào 。

It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

兒女是耶和華所賜的產業； 所懷的胎是他所給的賞賜。

ér nǚ shì yē hé huá suǒ cì de chǎn yè ； suǒ huái de tāi shì tā suǒ gěi de shǎng cì 。

Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

少年時所生的兒女 好像勇士手中的箭。

shào nián shí suǒ shēng de ér nǚ hǎo xiàng yǒng shì shǒu zhōng de jiàn 。

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

箭袋充滿的人便為有福； 他們在城門口和仇敵說話的時候， 必不至於羞愧。

jiàn dài chōng mǎn de rén biàn wéi yǒu fú ； tā men zài chéng mén kǒu hé chóu dí shuō huà de shí hou ， bì bú zhì yú xiū kuì 。

Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.