1 Woe to you, Ariel, Ariel,

the city where David settled!

Add year to year

and let your cycle of festivals go on.

1 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt!

Add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.

1 “What sorrow awaits Ariel, the City of David.

Year after year you celebrate your feasts.

1 “Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt!

Add year to year;

Let feasts come around.

1 How terrible it will be for you, Jerusalem,

the city where David camped.

Your festivals have continued

year after year.

1 Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! add ye year to year; let the feasts come round:

1 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city of David’s encampment! Add ye year to year; let the feasts come round.

1 How horrible it will be for you Ariel, Ariel,

the city where David camped. 

Let year after year go by. 

Let your annual festivals go on. 

1 Woe to Ariel, Ariel,

the city where David camped!

Continue year after year;

let the festivals recur.

1 Ah, Ariel, Ariel,

the city where David encamped!

Add year to year;

let the festivals run their round.

1 Ah! Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped!

Add year to year,

let festivals recur.

1 Jerusalem, how terrible it will be for you!

Ariel, you are the city where David settled.

The years will come and go.

Keep on celebrating your regular feasts.

1 Woe, O Ariel, Ariel the city where David once camped!

Add year to year, observe your feasts on schedule.