Salamo 124

1 Naho tsy Iehovà ty nañimba antika —ano ty hoe r’Israele—

A Song of the going up. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);

2 Naho tsy nañolotse’ antika t’Iehovà, ie naname an-tikañe ondatio,

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;

3 le ho nagodra’ iereo veloñe ami’ty fisolebaran-kabosehañe;

They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:

4 le ho ­nandempotse antika o ranoo, ho nisorotombak’ amo ain-tikañeo i torahañey,

We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;

5 Eka ho nalipo’ o rano mitroñeo o ain-tikañeo,

Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.

6 Andriaño t’Iehovà, fa tsy napò’e tika ho fitsatsàm-pamotsi’ iareo.

Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.

7 Niborofotse tika hoe voroñe am-­bitsom-pitsindro-boroñe, nipototse i fandrikey, le nibotafotse tika.

Our soul has gone free like a bird out of the net of those who would take her: the net is broken, and we are free.

8 Fañimbàn-tikañe ty tahina’ Iehovà, Andrianamboatse i likerañey naho ty tane toy.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.