Salamo 56

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

Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

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

My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

3 Amy andro mampangebahebak’ ahy, Ihe ty hiatoako,

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

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 praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

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

All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

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

They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

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

Shall they escape by vain striving of iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

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

You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Are not they in your book?

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

Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, 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 Adonai, I will praise his word.

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

I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

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

Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.

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

For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.