Psalms 124

1 A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

Faarfannaa ol baʼuu. Faarfannaa Daawit. Israaʼel akkana haa jedhu: Utuu Waaqayyo garee keenya taʼuu baatee,

2 if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

utuu Waaqayyo garee keenya taʼuu baatee, yommuu namoonni nutti kaʼanitti,

3 perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

yommuu aariin isaanii nutti bobaʼetti, silaa isaan utuu nu lubbuun jirruu nu liqimsu turan;

4 perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

lolaan nu liqimsee dhaʼaan bishaanii nurra yaaʼa ture;

5 Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

bishaan hamaan nu fudhatee bada ture.

6 Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

Waaqayyo akka nu ilkaan isaaniitiin cicciramnuuf dabarsee itti nu hin kennin sun haa eebbifamu.

7 Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

Akkuma simbirri kiyyoo adamsituu jalaa baatu, nu isaan jalaa baaneerra; kiyyoon ni ciccite; nus jalaa baane.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Gargaarsi keenya maqaa Waaqayyoo, Uumaa samii fi lafa sanaa ti.