Psalmowo 121

1 Mɔzɔha. Mewu mo dzi ɖe togbɛawo ŋu, afi ka nye xɔname atso ava?

[When we travel toward Jerusalem], I look up toward the hills [and I ask myself], “Who will help me?”

2 Nye xɔname atso Yehowa, ame si wɔ dziƒo kple anyigba la gbɔ.

[And my answer is] that Yahweh is the one who helps me; he is the one who made heaven and the earth.

3 Mana wò afɔ naɖiɖi o, eya ame si dzɔa ŋuwò la madɔ akɔlɔ̃e o.

He will not allow us to fall/stumble; God, who protects us, will not fall asleep.

4 Vavã, eya ame si dzɔa Israel ŋu la, madɔ akɔlɔ̃e loo, alo adɔ alɔ̃ o.

The one who protects us Israeli people never gets sleepy, nor does he sleep [LIT].

5 Yehowae nye tawòkpɔla, Yehowae nye wò vɔvɔli le wò nuɖusime

Yahweh watches over us; he is like the shade [MET] [that protects us from the sun].

6 eya ta ɣe maɖu wò le ŋkeke me loo, alo ɣleti le zã me o.

[He will not allow] the sun to harm us during the day, and [he will not allow] the moon to harm us during the night.

7 Yehowa aɖe wò le vɔ̃wo katã me, eye wòakpɔ wò agbe ta.

Yahweh will protect us from being harmed in any manner; he will keep us safe.

8 Yehowa adzɔ wò vava kple wò dzodzo ŋuti, fifia yi ɖase mavɔmavɔ me.

He will protect us from the time that we leave [our houses in the morning] until we return [in the evening]; he will protect us now, and he will protect us forever.