Parallel Verses
- New International Reader's Version - If the Lord doesn’t build a house, the work of the builders is useless. If the Lord doesn’t watch over a city, it’s useless for those on guard duty to stand watch over it.
- 新标点和合本 - 若不是耶和华建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然劳力； 若不是耶和华看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 若不是耶和华建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然劳力； 若不是耶和华看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 若不是耶和华建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然劳力； 若不是耶和华看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- 当代译本 - 若不是耶和华建造房屋， 建造的人都徒然劳力。 若不是耶和华看守城池， 看守的人都徒然守望。
- 圣经新译本 - 如果不是耶和华建造房屋， 建造的人就徒然劳苦； 如果不是耶和华看守城池， 看守的人就徒然警醒。（本节在《马索拉文本》包括细字标题）
- 中文标准译本 - 如果不是耶和华建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然劳苦； 如果不是耶和华看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- 现代标点和合本 - 若不是耶和华建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然劳力； 若不是耶和华看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 若不是耶和华建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然劳力； 若不是耶和华看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- New International Version - Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
- English Standard Version - Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
- New Living Translation - Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.
- The Message - If God doesn’t build the house, the builders only build shacks. If God doesn’t guard the city, the night watchman might as well nap. It’s useless to rise early and go to bed late, and work your worried fingers to the bone. Don’t you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves?
- Christian Standard Bible - Unless the Lord builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the Lord watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain.
- New American Standard Bible - Unless the Lord builds a house, They who build it labor in vain; Unless the Lord guards a city, The watchman stays awake in vain.
- New King James Version - Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.
- Amplified Bible - Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.
- American Standard Version - Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.
- King James Version - 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.
- New English Translation - If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.
- World English Bible - Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
- 新標點和合本 - 若不是耶和華建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然勞力； 若不是耶和華看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 若不是耶和華建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然勞力； 若不是耶和華看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 若不是耶和華建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然勞力； 若不是耶和華看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- 當代譯本 - 若不是耶和華建造房屋， 建造的人都徒然勞力。 若不是耶和華看守城池， 看守的人都徒然守望。
- 聖經新譯本 - 如果不是耶和華建造房屋， 建造的人就徒然勞苦； 如果不是耶和華看守城池， 看守的人就徒然警醒。（本節在《馬索拉文本》包括細字標題）
- 呂振中譯本 - 若不是永恆主建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然勞碌； 若不是永恆主看守城池， 看守的人就枉然儆醒。
- 中文標準譯本 - 如果不是耶和華建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然勞苦； 如果不是耶和華看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- 現代標點和合本 - 若不是耶和華建造房屋， 建造的人就枉然勞力； 若不是耶和華看守城池， 看守的人就枉然警醒。
- 文理和合譯本 - 非耶和華建屋宇、則匠人之經營徒然、非耶和華衛城邑、則守者之儆醒徒然、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 建築宮室、不蒙耶和華祐、俱為徒勞兮、謹守城垣、不賴耶和華助、亦為虛事兮、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 若非主建造房室、匠人勞苦、亦屬枉然、若非主保護城池、守者警醒、亦為無益、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 微主建爾屋。建屋徒自苦。微主守爾城。守城豈能固。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Si el Señor no edifica la casa, en vano se esfuerzan los albañiles. Si el Señor no cuida la ciudad, en vano hacen guardia los vigilantes.
- 현대인의 성경 - 여호와께서 집을 세우지 않으시면 건축자들의 수고가 헛되고 여호와께서 성을 지키지 않으시면 파수병이 보초를 서도 헛일이다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Песнь восхождения. Блажен всякий, боящийся Господа и ходящий Его путями.
- Восточный перевод - Благословен всякий, кто боится Вечного и ходит Его путями!
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Благословен всякий, кто боится Вечного и ходит Его путями!
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Благословен всякий, кто боится Вечного и ходит Его путями!
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Cantique pour la route vers la demeure de l’Eternel . De Salomon. Si l’Eternel ╵ne bâtit la maison, en vain les bâtisseurs travaillent. Si l’Eternel ╵ne garde pas la ville, en vain la sentinelle veille.
- リビングバイブル - 主が建てたものでなければ、家を建ててもむだです。 主に町を守っていただかないのなら、 見張りが立つ意味もありません。
- Nova Versão Internacional - Se não for o Senhor o construtor da casa, será inútil trabalhar na construção. Se não é o Senhor que vigia a cidade, será inútil a sentinela montar guarda.
- Hoffnung für alle - Ein Lied von Salomo für Festbesucher, die nach Jerusalem hinaufziehen. Wenn der Herr nicht das Haus baut, dann ist alle Mühe der Bauleute umsonst. Wenn der Herr nicht die Stadt bewacht, dann wachen die Wächter vergeblich.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nếu Chúa Hằng Hữu không xây nhà, người xây cất tốn công vô ích. Nếu Chúa Hằng Hữu không giữ thành, người canh gác thức đêm hoài công.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - หากองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าไม่ได้ทรงสร้างบ้าน ผู้สร้างลงแรงไปก็เหนื่อยเปล่า หากองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าไม่ได้ทรงพิทักษ์รักษานคร คนยามยืนเฝ้าอยู่ก็เหนื่อยเปล่า
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าพระผู้เป็นเจ้าไม่ได้เป็นผู้สร้างบ้าน ผลงานของพวกช่างก่อสร้างก็ไร้ประโยชน์ ถ้าพระผู้เป็นเจ้าไม่ได้เฝ้ารักษาเมืองไว้ ผู้เฝ้ายามก็ตื่นอยู่โดยเปล่าประโยชน์
Cross Reference
- Psalm 72:1 - God, give the king the ability to judge fairly. He is your royal son. Help him to do what is right.
- Song of Songs 5:7 - Those on guard duty found me as they were walking around in the city. They beat me. They hurt me. Those on guard duty at the walls took my coat away from me.
- Jeremiah 51:31 - One messenger after another comes to the king of Babylon. All of them announce that his entire city is captured.
- Isaiah 21:5 - In my vision the Babylonians set the tables. They spread out the rugs. They eat and drink. Get up, you officers! Rub your shields with oil!
- Isaiah 21:6 - The Lord said to me, “Go. Put a guard on duty on Jerusalem’s walls. Have him report what he sees.
- Isaiah 21:7 - Tell him to watch for chariots that are pulled by teams of horses. Tell him to watch for men riding on donkeys or camels. Make sure he stays awake. Make sure he stays wide awake.”
- Isaiah 21:8 - “My master!” the guard shouts back. “Day after day I stand here on the lookout tower. Every night I stay here on duty.
- Isaiah 21:9 - Look! Here comes a man in a chariot! It’s being pulled by a team of horses. He’s calling out the news, ‘Babylon has fallen! It has fallen! All the statues of its gods lie broken in pieces on the ground!’ ”
- Isaiah 21:10 - My people, you have been crushed like grain on a threshing floor. But now I’m telling you the good news I’ve heard. It comes from the Lord who rules over all. He is the God of Israel.
- Isaiah 21:11 - Here is a prophecy against Edom that the Lord gave me. Someone is calling out to me from the land of Seir. He says, “Guard, when will the night be over? Guard, how soon will it end?”
- Isaiah 21:12 - The guard answers, “Morning is coming, but the night will return. If you want to ask again, come back and ask.”
- Song of Songs 3:3 - Those on guard duty found me as they were walking around in the city. ‘Have you seen the one my heart loves?’ I asked.
- Isaiah 27:3 - “I am the Lord. I watch over my vineyard. I water it all the time. I guard it day and night. I do it so no one can harm it.
- Isaiah 56:10 - Israel’s prophets are blind. They don’t know the Lord. All of them are like watchdogs that can’t even bark. They just lie around and dream. They love to sleep.
- Ezekiel 33:2 - “Son of man, speak to your people. Tell them, ‘Suppose I send enemies against a land. And its people choose one of their men to stand guard.
- Ezekiel 33:3 - He sees the enemies coming against the land. He blows a trumpet to warn the people.
- Ezekiel 33:4 - Someone hears the trumpet. But they do not pay any attention to the warning. The enemies come and kill them. Then what happens to them will be their own fault.
- Ezekiel 33:5 - They heard the sound of the trumpet. But they did not pay any attention to the warning. So what happened to them was their own fault. If they had paid attention, they would have saved themselves.
- Ezekiel 33:6 - But suppose the guard sees the enemies coming. And he does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. The enemies come and kill one of them. Then their life has been taken away from them because they sinned. But I will hold the guard responsible for their death.’
- Ezekiel 33:7 - “Son of man, I have appointed you as a prophet to warn the people of Israel. So listen to my message. Give them a warning from me.
- Ezekiel 33:8 - Suppose I say to a sinful person, ‘You can be sure that you will die.’ And suppose you do not try to get them to change their ways. Then they will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.
- Ezekiel 33:9 - But suppose you do warn that sinful person. You tell them to change their ways. But they do not change. Then they will die because they have sinned. But you will have saved yourself.
- Psalm 78:69 - There he built his holy place as secure as the heavens. He built it to last forever, like the earth.
- Psalm 123:1 - I look up and pray to you. Your throne is in heaven.
- Galatians 4:11 - I am afraid for you. I am afraid that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.
- Psalm 126:1 - Our enemies took us away from Zion. But when the Lord brought us home, it seemed like a dream to us.
- Psalm 122:1 - I was very glad when they said to me, “Let us go up to the house of the Lord.”
- Zechariah 2:4 - He said to him, “Run! Tell that young man Zechariah, ‘Jerusalem will be a city that does not have any walls around it. It will have huge numbers of people and animals in it.
- Zechariah 2:5 - And I myself will be like a wall of fire around it,’ announces the Lord. ‘I will be the city’s glory.’
- Psalm 125:1 - Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. They will always be secure. They will last forever.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11 - Here’s something else I’ve seen on this earth. Races aren’t always won by those who run fast. Battles aren’t always won by those who are strong. Wise people don’t always have plenty of food. Clever people aren’t always wealthy. Those who have learned a lot aren’t always successful. God controls the timing of every event. He also controls how things turn out.
- Psalm 120:1 - I call out to the Lord when I’m in trouble, and he answers me.
- 1 Chronicles 29:19 - Help my son Solomon serve you with all his heart. Then he will keep your commands and rules. He will do what you require. He’ll do everything to build the grand and wonderful temple I’ve provided for.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:10 - He will build a house for my Name. He will be my son. And I will be his father. I will make his kingdom secure over Israel. It will last forever.’
- 1 Chronicles 22:11 - “My son, may the Lord be with you. May you have success. May you build the house of the Lord your God, just as he said you would.
- Psalm 121:1 - I look up to the mountains. Where does my help come from?
- 1 Corinthians 15:14 - And if Christ has not been raised, what we preach doesn’t mean anything. Your faith doesn’t mean anything either.
- 1 Chronicles 28:20 - David also said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and brave. Get to work. Don’t be afraid. Don’t lose hope. The Lord God is my God. He is with you. He won’t fail you. He won’t desert you until all the work for serving in the Lord’s temple is finished.
- 1 Chronicles 28:10 - Think about it. The Lord has chosen you to build a house as a holy place where he can live. So be strong. Get to work.”
- Psalm 124:1 - Here is what Israel should say. Suppose the Lord had not been on our side.
- Isaiah 62:6 - Jerusalem, I have stationed guards on your walls. They must never be silent day or night. You who call out to the Lord must not give yourselves any rest.
- Jeremiah 51:12 - Lift up a banner! Attack Babylon’s walls! Put more guards on duty! Station more of them to watch over you! Hide and wait to attack them! I will do what I have planned. I will do what I have decided to do against the people of Babylon.
- Psalm 121:3 - He won’t let your foot slip. He who watches over you won’t get tired.
- Psalm 121:4 - In fact, he who watches over Israel won’t get tired or go to sleep.
- Psalm 121:5 - The Lord watches over you. The Lord is like a shade tree at your right hand.
- Psalm 33:16 - A king isn’t saved just because his army is big. A soldier doesn’t escape just because he is very strong.
- Psalm 33:17 - People can’t trust a horse to save them either. Though it is very strong, it can’t save them.
- Psalm 33:18 - But the Lord looks with favor on those who respect him. He watches over those who put their hope in his faithful love.
- Proverbs 21:30 - No wisdom, wise saying or plan can succeed against the Lord.
- Proverbs 21:31 - You can prepare a horse for the day of battle. But the power to win comes from the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 3:7 - So the one who plants is not important. The one who waters is not important. It is God who makes things grow. He is the important one.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9 - We work together to serve God. You are like God’s field. You are like his building.
- 1 Corinthians 3:10 - God has given me the grace to lay a foundation as a wise builder. Now someone else is building on it. But each one should build carefully.
- 1 Corinthians 3:11 - No one can lay any other foundation than what has already been laid. That foundation is Jesus Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 3:12 - A person may build on it using gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay or straw.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13 - But each person’s work will be shown for what it is. On judgment day it will be brought to light. It will be put through fire. The fire will test how good each person’s work is.
- 1 Corinthians 3:14 - If the building doesn’t burn up, God will give the builder a reward for the work.
- 1 Corinthians 3:15 - If the building burns up, the builder will lose everything. The builder will be saved, but only like one escaping through the flames.
- Proverbs 16:9 - In their hearts human beings plan their lives. But the Lord decides where their steps will take them.