PSA 137:3 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (PSA 136:3) Ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐπηρώτησαν ἡμᾶς οἱ αἰχμαλωτεύσαντες ἡμᾶς, λόγους ᾠδῶν, καὶ οἱ ἀπαγαγόντες ἡμᾶς, ὕμνον· ᾄσατε ἡμῖν ἐκ τῶν ᾠδῶν Σιών.
(Hoti ekei epaʸrōtaʸsan haʸmas hoi aiⱪmalōteusantes haʸmas, logous ōdōn, kai hoi apagagontes haʸmas, humnon; asate haʸmin ek tōn ōdōn Siōn.)

BrTr (PSA 136:3) For there they that had taken us captive asked of us the words of a song; and they that had carried us away asked a hymn, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Sion.

ULT For there our captors requested of us
⇔ words of a song,
⇔ and our tormentors, joy: “Sing for us from a song of Zion.”

UST We did that because those who had captured us and taken us there demanded that we sing for them.
⇔ They tormented us and told us to sing a joyful song. They said, “Sing for us one of the songs about Zion!”

BSB & MSB for there our captors requested a song;
⇔ our tormentors demanded songs of joy:
⇔ “Sing us a song of Zion.”

OEB For there our captors called for a song:
⇔ our tormentors, rejoicing, saying:
⇔ ‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion.’

WEBBE & WMBB For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs.
⇔ Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy:
⇔ “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

NET for there our captors ask us to compose songs;
⇔ those who mock us demand that we be happy, saying:
⇔ “Sing for us a song about Zion!”

LSV For there our captors asked us the words of a song,
And our spoilers—joy: “Sing to us of a song of Zion.”

FBV For those who had taken us captive asked us for a song—our tormentors wanted us to sing a happy song from Jerusalem.

T4T The soldiers who had captured us and taken us to Babylonia told us to sing for them;
⇔ they told us to ◄entertain them/make them happy►, saying,
⇔ “Sing for us one of the songs that you previously sang in Jerusalem!”

LEB • For there our captors asked of us
• words of a song,
• and our tormentors[fn] asked of us jubilation,
• “Sing for us from a song of Zion.”

137:? Only occurring once in the MT, this interpretation is uncertain. The LXX’s “carried us captive” is a guess. If related to the Hebrew root yll it might have the idea of “mockers/yammerers”

BBE For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

Moff when our tyrants asked for a song;
⇔ those who had harried us bade us be merry,
⇔ “Sing us a song of Sion,” they said.

JPS For there they that led us captive asked of us words of song, and our tormentors asked of us mirth: 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.'

ASV For there they that led us captive required of us songs,
⇔ And they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying,
⇔ Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

DRA (PSA 136:3) For there they that led us into captivity required of us the words of songs. And they that carried us away, said: Sing ye to us a hymn of the songs of Sion.

YLT For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers — joy: 'Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.'

Drby For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail [required] mirth, [saying,] Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion.

RV For there they that led us captive required of us songs, and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

SLT For there they carrying us away captive asked us the words of a song; and they heaping us up gladness; Sing to us from the song of Zion.

Wbstr For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying , Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

KJB-1769 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.[fn][fn]

137.3 a song: Heb. the words of a song

137.3 wasted…: Heb. laid us on heaps

KJB-1611 For there they that carried vs away captiue, required of vs [fn]a song, and they that [fn]wasted vs, required of vs mirth: saying, Sing vs one of the songs of Zion.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

137:3 Heb. the words of a song.

137:3 Heb. layd vs on heapes.

Bshps For there they that led vs away captiue required of vs some matter of a song: and for our waylynges myrth, saying sing vs one of the songes of Sion.
(For there they that led us away captive required of us some matter of a song: and for our wailings mirth, saying sing us one of the songs of Zion.)

Gnva Then they that ledde vs captiues, required of vs songs and mirth, when wee had hanged vp our harpes, saying, Sing vs one of the songs of Zion.
(Then they that led us captives, required of us songs and mirth, when we had hanged up our harps, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.)

Cvdl The, they that led vs awaye captyue, requyred of vs a songe and melody in or heuynes: synge vs one of the songes of Sion.
(The, they that led us away captive, required of us a song and melody in or heaviness: sing us one of the songs of Zion.)

Wycl (PSA 136:3) For thei that ledden vs prisoners; axiden vs there the wordis of songis. And thei that ledden awei vs seiden; Synge ye to vs an ympne of the songis of Syon.
(For they that led us prisoners; asked us there the words of songs. And they that led away us said; Sing ye/you_all to us an hymn of the songs of Zion.)

Luth Denn daselbst hießen uns singen, die uns gefangen hielten, und in unserm Heulen fröhlich sein: Lieber, singet uns ein Lied von Zion!
(Because there they_were_called us/to_us/ourselves sing, the us/to_us/ourselves caught held/kept, and in ours cry/wail cheerful be: love(n)r, sing us/to_us/ourselves a song from Zion!)

ClVg (PSA 136:3) quia illic interrogaverunt nos, qui captivos duxerunt nos, verba cantionum; et qui abduxerunt nos: Hymnum cantate nobis de canticis Sion.[fn]
(because there they_asked us, who/which prisoners they_married/led_away us, words songs; and who/which they_took_away us: Hymn sing us from/about songs Sion.)

136.3 Verba cantionum. AUG. Vel, canticorum, ut quid prodest Christus? vel, quæ est alia vita? Sed, hic qui pleni sunt malis, non debemus percutere organum, ut sonet, sed suspendere. ID. Diabolus astute quærit ut irrideat, etc., usque ad et constrinxit se juramento, dicens: Si oblitus fuero, etc.

136.3 Words songs. AUG. Or, of_songs, as what benefit Christ/Messiah? or, which it_is other life? But, this/here who/which full are bad_things, not/no we_must to_strike organ, as may_sound, but to_hang_up. ID. The_devil astute seeks as may_mock, etc., until to and bound_fast himself by_oath, saying: When/But_if forgotten I_will_be, etc.

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