Psalm 17
1 [Sie Pre Lal David] O LEUM GOD, porongo ke nga kwafe sum ke nununku suwohs; Lipsre pang luk ke nga suk kasru sum! Porongeyu ke nga pre ke inse nasnas.
Yahweh, listen to me while I plead with you to act justly toward me. Hear me while I call out to you to help me. Pay attention to what I say while I pray because I am speaking [MTY] honestly/truthfully.
2 Lela tuh nununku lom in wo nu sik Mweyen kom etu ma pwaye.
You are the one who is able to declare that I (am innocent/have not done anything that was wrong) because you see/know that I am telling the truth.
3 Kom etu na insiuk. Kom sikme nu sik ke fong. Kom arulana suk ouiyuk Ac kom tia konauk kutena nunak koluk in nga. Nga tia fahk kutena ma koluk,
You know what I think, [even] at night; you have examined what I say and do, and you know that I have determined to never tell any lies.
4 oana ke mwet saya oru; Nga akos na ma sap lom Ac nga tia fahsr ke inkanek lun mwet sulallal.
I have not done like others do; I have always done what is right [IDM], and I have not acted cruelly toward others.
5 Nga fahsr ke inkanek lom in pacl nukewa, Ac tiana kuhfla liki.
I have always done what you told me to do [IDM], I have (never failed to do/always done) [LIT] those things.
6 Nga pre nu sum, O God, mweyen kom topukyu; Ke ma inge, forma nu sik ac porongo kas luk.
O God, I pray to you because you answer me; please listen [MTY] to what I am saying.
7 Akkalemye lungse wolana lom ac moliyula; Ke nga muta siskom nga moulla liki mwet lokoalok luk.
Show me that you faithfully love me. By your great power [MTY] rescue those who (run to/trust in) you to protect them from their enemies.
8 Karinginyu oana ke kom karingin atronmotom sifacna; Wikinyula ye lulin poum,
Protect me as people carefully protect their own eyes; protect me like [birds] protect [their babies] under their wings [MET].
9 Liki anwuk lun mwet koluk. Mwet lokoalok akmas elos rauniyula;
Do not allow wicked people to attack me; my enemies surround me, wanting to kill me.
10 Wangin pakomuta lalos ac elos kaskas filang.
They never pity [IDM] anyone, and they are always boasting.
11 Elos rauniyula yen nukewa nga forla nu we, Ac elos suk na pacl wo lalos in uniyuwi.
They have hunted/searched for me and found me. They surround me, watching for an opportunity to throw me to the ground.
12 Elos soaneyu oana kosro lion, Ac kena sreyuwi nu ke ip srisrik.
They are like lions [SIM] that are ready to tear apart the animals that they capture; they are like young lions that are hiding, waiting to pounce [on their prey].
13 Fahsru, O LEUM GOD! Lain mwet lokoalok luk ac kutangulosla! Moliyula liki mwet koluk ke cutlass nutum;
Yahweh, come and (oppose/fight against) my enemies and defeat them! Use your sword to save me from those wicked people!
14 Moliyula lukelos su eis insewowo lalos in moul se inge. Kaelos ke ongoiya su kom elosak nu selos; Oru in yohk tuh in sun pac tulik natulos, Ac in oasr pac ma lula nu sin tulik nutin tulik natulos!
Yahweh, by your power [MTY] rescue me from those people who are interested [only] in things here in this world. But you provide plenty of food for those whom you love dearly; their children also have many things that their grandchildren will inherit.
15 A funu nga, nga ac fah liye kom, mweyen nga tia oru ma koluk; Ac ke nga ngutalik, nga fah arulana engan ke sripen kom muta yuruk.
Yahweh, because I act righteously, I will [some day] see you [SYN]. When I awake, I will see you face-to-face, and then I will be happy.
