Psalms 124

1 A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:

Oluyimba nga balinnya amadaala. Lwa Dawudi. Isirayiri agamba nti, singa Katonda teyali ku ludda lwaffe,

2 If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?

singa Katonda teyali ku ludda lwaffe abalabe baffe bwe baatulumba,

3 They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.

banditusaanyizzaawo mu kaseera buseera, obusungu bwabwe bwe bwatubuubuukirako.

4 Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.

Amataba g’obusungu bwabwe ganditusaanyizzaawo, ne mukoka n’atukulukutirako;

5 They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.

amazzi ag’obusungu bwabwe agayira ganditukuluggusizza.

6 Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.

Mukama atenderezebwe atatugabuddeeyo ne tutaagulwataagulwa amannyo gaabwe.

7 We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!

Tuwonye ng’ekinyonyi bwe kiva ku mutego gw’abatezi; omutego gukutuse, naffe tuwonye!

8 Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Okubeerwa kwaffe kuli mu linnya lya Mukama, eyakola eggulu n’ensi.