Salamo 56

1 Tretrezo iraho ry Andrianañahare; fa lialia’ ondatio; forekeke’e amañ’aly handro am-pohatse.

For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

2 Te handialia ahy lomoñandro o mivoñoñ’ ahikoo; amy te maro ty mifandrava amako, ry Andindimoneñey.

Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.

3 Amy andro mampangebahebak’ ahy, Ihe ty hiatoako,

What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

4 Aman’Andrianañahare —handrengeako o tsara’eo— fa iatoako t’i Andrianañahare, tsy ho hemban-draho; inoñe ty hanoe’ o nofotseo amako.

In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?

5 Embere’ iereo lomoñandro o fitoloñakoo; fikitrohan-draty avao ty ereñeren-tro’iareo.

All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 Mifañosoñe iereo, mietake, mitinoñe ty liako; mandiñe hitsepake ty fiaiko.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

7 Ty hatsivokara’ iareo—tsy hipoliotse. Aretsaho an-kaviñerañe ondatio, ry Andrianañahare.

Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

8 Fa vinolili’o o firererereakoo; apoho an-jonjò’o ao o ranomasokoo; tsy amy boke’oy hao irezay?

Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?

9 Hitolike amy zao o rafelahikoo, amy andro kanjiekoy, Zao ty rendreko, te mpañimb’ ahy t’i Andrianañahare,

Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.

10 I Andrianañahare ro andrengeako o tsara’eo, Iehovà ro añonjonako o saontsi’eo.

In God (I will praise [his] word), In Jehovah (I will praise [his] word),

11 I Andrianañahare ro fiatoako, tsy ho hemban-draho, inoñe ty hanoe’ ondaty amako.

In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?

12 Havahako o nifantàkoo, ry Andrianañahare; hañenga fañandriañañe ama’o.

Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee.

13 Amy te vinotso’o ty fiaiko tsy hikenkañe; Eka! o tomboko tsy hitsikapy, ie hijelanjelañe añatrefan’Añahare eo an-kazavan-kaveloñe.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?