< Psalmowo 120 >
1 Mɔzɔha. Meyɔ Yehowa le nye xaxa me, eye wòtɔ nam.
A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. I have called to YHWH in my distress, And He answers me.
2 O! Yehowa, ɖem, tso aʋatsonuyiwo kple alakpaɖewo ƒe asi me.
O YHWH, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!
3 O! Alakpaɖe, nu ka wòawɔ na wò, eye nu ka wòatsɔ akpee na wò?
What does He give to you? And what does He add to you? O deceitful tongue!
4 Atsɔ aʋawɔla ƒe aŋutrɔ ɖaɖɛwo ahe to na wòe kpe ɖe yɔkuti ƒe dzoka xɔxɔwo ŋuti.
Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with coals of broom trees.
5 Baba nam be mele Mesek, eye mele Kedar ƒe agbadɔwo me!
Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.
6 Menɔ ame siwo lé fu ŋutifafa la dome wòdidi fũu akpa.
My soul has dwelt too much with him who is hating peace.
7 Ŋutifafamee menye, gake ne meƒo nu la, woawo kpea aʋa.
I—peace, and when I speak they [are] for war!