Psalms 127

إِنْ لَمْ يَبْنِ الرَّبُّ الْبَيْتَ، فَبَاطِلاً يَتْعَبُ الْبَنَّاؤُونَ. إِنْ لَمْ يَحْفَظِ الرَّبُّ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَبَاطِلاً يَسْهَرُ الْحَارِسُ.

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

بَاطِلٌ هُوَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تُبَكِّرُوا إِلَى الْقِيَامِ، مُؤَخِّرِينَ الْجُلُوسَ، آكِلِينَ خُبْزَ الأَتْعَابِ. لكِنَّهُ يُعْطِي حَبِيبَهُ نَوْمًا.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

هُوَذَا الْبَنُونَ مِيرَاثٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ، ثَمَرَةُ الْبَطْنِ أُجْرَةٌ.

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

كَسِهَامٍ بِيَدِ جَبَّارٍ، هكَذَا أَبْنَاءُ الشَّبِيبَةِ.

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

طُوبَى لِلَّذِي مَلأَ جَعْبَتَهُ مِنْهُمْ. لاَ يَخْزَوْنَ بَلْ يُكَلِّمُونَ الأَعْدَاءَ فِي الْبَابِ.

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.