Liber Psalmorum

Psalmus David, Jeremiæ. Super flumina Babylonis illic sedimus et flevimus, cum recordaremur Sion.

Upon the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept: when we remembered Sion:

Psalmo Davide, de Ieremia. Super flumines de Babylone ibi sede et fle, cum Sione recordor.

In salicibus in medio ejus suspendimus organa nostra:

On the willows in the midst thereof we hung up our instruments.

In salices in medio de illo suspende orgos nostro:

quia illic interrogaverunt nos, qui captivos duxerunt nos, verba cantionum; et qui abduxerunt nos: Hymnum cantate nobis de canticis Sion.

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.

Quia ibi interroga nos, qui duc captivas nos, verbos de cantiones; et qui abduce nos: hymno canta ad nos de canticos Sione.

Quomodo cantabimus canticum Domini in terra aliena?

How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a strange land?

Quomodo canta cantico de Domino in terra aliena?

Si oblitus fuero tui, Jerusalem, oblivioni detur dextera mea.

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.

Si oblina es tuo, Ierusalem, ad oblivione dextera meo da.

Adhæreat lingua mea faucibus meis, si non meminero tui; si non proposuero Jerusalem in principio lætitiæ meæ.

Let my tongue cleave to my jaws, if I do not remember thee: If I make not Jerusalem the beginning of my joy.

Lingua meo adhaere fauces meo, si non mene tuo; si non propone Ierusalem in principio de laetitia meo.

Memor esto, Domine, filiorum Edom, in die Jerusalem: qui dicunt: Exinanite, exinanite usque ad fundamentum in ea.

Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem: Who say: Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

Memore es, Domino, de filios Edome, in die Ierusalem: qui dic: exina, exina usque ad fundamento in illa.

Filia Babylonis misera! beatus qui retribuet tibi retributionem tuam quam retribuisti nobis.

O daughter of Babylon, miserable: blessed shall he be who shall repay thee thy payment which thou hast paid us.

Filia de Babylone misero! Beato qui retribue ad te retributione tuo quam retribue ad nos.

Beatus qui tenebit, et allidet parvulos tuos ad petram.

Blessed be he that shall take and dash thy little ones against the rock.

Beato qui tene, et allide parvulo tuo ad petra.