Psalm 125

1 ᾨδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. ΕΝ Τ† ἐπιστρέψαι Κύριον τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν Σιὼν ἐγενήθημεν ὡσεὶ παρακεκλημένοι.

1 (126) A Song of Degrees. When the Lord turned the captivity of Sion, we became as comforted ones.

2 τότε ἐπλήσθη χαρᾶς τὸ στόμα ἡμῶν καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα ἡμῶν ἀγαλλιάσεως. τότε ἐροῦσιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν· ἐμεγάλυνε Κύριος τοῦ ποιῆσαι μετ᾿ αὐτῶν.

2 Then was our mouth filled with joy, and our tongue with exultation: then would they say amongst the Gentiles,

3 ἐμεγάλυνε Κύριος τοῦ ποιῆσαι μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν, ἐγενήθημεν εὐφραινόμενοι.

3 The Lord has done great things amongst them. The Lord has done great things for us, we became joyful.

4 ἐπίστρεψον, Κύριε, τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν ἡμῶν ὡς χειμάρρους ἐν τῷ νότῳ.

4 Turn, O Lord, our captivity, as the streams in the south.

5 οἱ σπείροντες ἐν δάκρυσιν ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει θεριοῦσι.

5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

6 πορευόμενοι ἐπορεύοντο καὶ ἔκλαιον βάλλοντες τὰ σπέρματα αὐτῶν· ἐρχόμενοι δὲ ἥξουσιν ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει αἴροντες τὰ δράγματα αὐτῶν.

6 They went on and wept as they cast their seeds; but they shall surely come with exultation, bringing their sheaves [with them].