(א) שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת
בְּשׁ֣וּב יְ֭הֹוָה אֶת־שִׁיבַ֣ת צִיּ֑וֹן הָ֝יִ֗ינוּ כְּחֹלְמִֽים׃
(ב) אָ֤ז יִמָּלֵ֪א שְׂח֡וֹק פִּינוּ֮ וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֢נוּ רִ֫נָּ֥ה אָ֭ז יֹאמְר֣וּ בַגּוֹיִ֑ם הִגְדִּ֥יל יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עִם־אֵֽלֶּה׃
(ג) הִגְדִּ֣יל יְ֭הֹוָה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עִמָּ֗נוּ הָיִ֥ינוּ שְׂמֵחִֽים׃
(ד) שׁוּבָ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה אֶת־[שְׁבִיתֵ֑נוּ] (שבותנו) כַּאֲפִיקִ֥ים בַּנֶּֽגֶב׃
(ה) הַזֹּרְעִ֥ים בְּדִמְעָ֗ה בְּרִנָּ֥ה יִקְצֹֽרוּ׃
(ו) הָ֘ל֤וֹךְ יֵלֵ֨ךְ ׀ וּבָכֹה֮ נֹשֵׂ֢א מֶשֶׁךְ־הַ֫זָּ֥רַע בֹּא־יָבֹ֥א בְרִנָּ֑ה נֹ֝שֵׂ֗א אֲלֻמֹּתָֽיו׃ {פ}
(1) A song of ascents.
When the LORD restores the fortunes of Zion we were like dreamers.
(2) our mouths shall be filled with laughter, our tongues, with songs of joy. Then shall they say among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them!”
(3) The LORD will do great things for us and we shall rejoice.
(4) Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like watercourses in the Negeb.
(5) They who sow in tears shall reap with songs of joy.
(6) Though he goes along weeping, carrying the seed-bag, he shall come back with songs of joy, carrying his sheaves.
הָ֝יִ֗ינוּ כְּחֹלְמִֽים׃ \\ כַּאֲפִיקִ֥ים בַּנֶּֽגֶב׃
(ב) אָ֤ז יִמָּלֵ֪א שְׂח֡וֹק פִּינוּ֮ \\ (ה) הַזֹּרְעִ֥ים בְּדִמְעָ֗ה
וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֢נוּ רִ֫נָּ֥ה \\ בְּרִנָּ֥ה יִקְצֹֽרוּ׃
אָ֭ז יֹאמְר֣וּ בַגּוֹיִ֑ם \\ (ו) הָ֘ל֤וֹךְ יֵלֵ֨ךְ ׀ וּבָכֹה֮
הִגְדִּ֥יל יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עִם־אֵֽלֶּה׃ \\ נֹשֵׂ֢א מֶשֶׁךְ־הַ֫זָּ֥רַע
(ג) הִגְדִּ֣יל יְ֭הֹוָה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עִמָּ֗נוּ \\ בֹּא־יָבֹ֥א בְרִנָּ֑ה
הָיִ֥ינוּ שְׂמֵחִֽים׃ \\ נֹ֝שֵׂ֗א אֲלֻמֹּתָֽיו׃
we were like dreamers. // like watercourses in the Negeb.
(2) our mouths shall be filled with laughter, // (5) They who sow in tears
our tongues, with songs of joy. // shall reap with songs of joy.
Then shall they say among the nations, // (6) Though he goes along weeping,
“The LORD has done great things for them!” // carrying the seed-bag,
(3) The LORD will do great things for us // he shall come back with songs of joy,
and we shall rejoice. // carrying his sheaves.