Chapter 122
1שִׁיר הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת לְדָוִד שָׂמַחְתִּי בְּאֹמְרִים לִי בֵּית יְהֹוָה נֵלֵֽךְA song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, “We are going to the House of GOD.”Shir hamaalot ledavid samachti beomrim li beyt Adonai nelech
2עֹמְדוֹת הָיוּ רַגְלֵינוּ בִּשְׁעָרַיִךְ יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִםOur feet stood inside your gates, O Jerusalem,Omdot hayu ragleynu bisharayich yerushalam
3יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם הַבְּנוּיָה כְּעִיר שֶׁחֻבְּרָה־לָּהּ יַחְדָּֽוJerusalem built up, a city knit together,Yerushalam habnuyah keir shechubrah-lah yachdav
4שֶׁשָּׁם עָלוּ שְׁבָטִים שִׁבְטֵי־יָהּ עֵדוּת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְהֹדוֹת לְשֵׁם יְהֹוָֽהto which tribes would make pilgrimage, the tribes of Yah, as was enjoined upon Israel— to praise GOD’s name.Shesham alu shevatim shivtey-yah edut leyisrael lehodot leshem yehovah
5כִּי שָׁמָּה יָשְׁבוּ כִסְאוֹת לְמִשְׁפָּט כִּסְאוֹת לְבֵית דָּוִֽדThere the thrones of judgment stood, thrones of the house of David.Ki shamah yashvu chisot lemishpat kisot leveyt david
6שַׁאֲלוּ שְׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹהֲבָֽיִךְPray for the well-being of Jerusalem; “May those who love you be at peace.Shaalu shelom yerushalam yishlayu ohavayich
7יְהִי־שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילֵךְ שַׁלְוָה בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְMay there be well-being within your ramparts, peace in your citadels.”Yehi-shalom becheylech shalvah bearmnotayich
8לְמַעַן אַחַי וְרֵעָי אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּא שָׁלוֹם בָּֽךְFor the sake of my kin and friends, I pray for your well-being;Lemaan achay vereay adabrah-na shalom bach
9לְמַעַן בֵּית־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲבַקְשָׁה טוֹב לָֽךְfor the sake of the house of the ETERNAL our God, I seek your good.Lemaan beyt-Adonai eloheynu avakshah tov lach