KG	Babilon folyóvizeinél, ott ültünk és sírtunk, mikor a Sionról megemlékezénk.
AS	By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
KJV	By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

KG	A fűzfákra, közepette, oda függesztettük hárfáinkat,
AS	Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.
KJV	We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

KG	Mert énekszóra nógattak ott elfogóink, kínzóink pedig víg dalra, mondván: Énekeljetek nékünk a Sion énekei közül!
AS	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.
KJV	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.

KG	Hogyan énekelnők az Úrnak énekét idegen földön?!
AS	How shall we sing Jehovah's song In a foreign land?
KJV	How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?

KG	Ha elfelejtkezem rólad, Jeruzsálem, felejtkezzék el rólam az én jobbkezem!
AS	If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget `her skill'.
KJV	If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

KG	Nyelvem ragadjon az ínyemhez, ha meg nem emlékezem rólad; ha nem Jeruzsálemet tekintem az én vígasságom fejének!
AS	Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.
KJV	If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

KG	Emlékezzél meg, Uram, az Edom fiairól, akik azt mondták Jeruzsálem napján: Rontsátok le, rontsátok le fenékig!
AS	Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom The day of Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof.
KJV	Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

KG	Babilon leánya, te pusztulóra vált! Áldott legyen aki megfizet néked gonoszságodért, amelylyel te fizettél nékünk!
AS	O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us.
KJV	O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

KG	Áldott legyen, aki megragadja és sziklához paskolja kisdedeidet!
AS	Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock. Psalm 138 A `Psalm' of David.
KJV	Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.