Faarfannaa 103
1 Faarfannaa Daawit. Yaa lubbuu ko, Waaqayyoon eebbisi; keessi namummaa koo hundi maqaa isaa qulqulluu sana eebbisaa.
[I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh. I will praise him [MTY] with all of my inner being, [because] he [MTY] is holy.
2 Yaa lubbuu koo Waaqayyoon eebbisi; tola isaa hundas hin irraanfatin.
[I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh and never forget all the kind things he has done for me:
3 Inni cubbuu kee hundumaa siif dhiisa; dhukkuba kee hundumaa ni fayyisa;
He forgives all my sins, and he heals me from all my diseases/sicknesses;
4 jireenya kee boolla irraa ni baraara; jaalalaa fi gara laafinaan si gonfa;
he keeps me from dying [MTY], and blesses me by faithfully loving me and acting mercifully to me.
5 akka dargaggummaan kee akkuma risaa haaromfamuufis, inni fedhii kee waan gaariidhaan ni guuta.
He gives me good things during my entire life. He makes me feel young and strong like eagles.
6 Waaqayyo warra cunqurfaman hundaaf qajeelummaa fi murtii qajeelaa kenna.
Yahweh judges justly and (vindicates/does what is right for) all those who have been treated unfairly.
7 Inni karaa isaa Museetti, hojii isaa immoo saba Israaʼelitti beeksise.
[Long ago] he revealed to Moses what he planned to do; he showed to the [ancestors of us] Israeli people the mighty things that he was able to do.
8 Waaqayyo gara laafessaa fi arjaa dha; inni aaruuf hin ariifatu; jaalalli isaas baayʼee dha.
Yahweh acts mercifully and kindly; he does not quickly (get angry/punish us) [when we sin]; he is always [showing us that he] faithfully loves us.
9 Inni yeroo hunda hin dheekkamu; aarii isaa illee bara baraan hin kuufatu;
He will not keep rebuking us, and he will not remain angry forever.
10 inni akka cubbuu keenyaatti nu hin adabne; yookaan akka balleessaa keenyaatti nuuf hin deebifne.
He punishes us for our sins, but he does not punish us [severely] as we deserve [DOU]!
11 Akkuma samiiwwan lafa irraa ol fagaatan sana, jaalalli inni warra isa sodaataniif qabu akkasuma guddaa dha;
The skies are very high above the earth, and Yahweh’s faithful love for all those who revere him is just as great.
12 akkuma baʼi biiftuu lixa biiftuu irraa fagaatu, akkasuma inni balleessaa keenya nurraa haqeera.
He has taken away [the guilt for] [MTY] our sins, taking it as far from us as the east is from the west.
13 Akkuma abbaan ijoollee isaatiif garaa laafu, Waaqayyo warra isa sodaataniif garaa ni laafa;
Just like parents act mercifully toward their children, Yahweh is kind to those who revere him.
14 inni akka nu itti uumamne ni beekaatii; akka nu biyyoo taanes ni yaadata.
He knows what our bodies are like; he remembers that [he created us from] dirt, and so we quickly fail [to do what pleases him] [MET].
15 Barri namaa akkuma margaa ti; akka abaaboo dirrees ni misa;
We humans do not live forever [SIM]; we are like grass [SIM] [that withers and dies]. We are like wild flowers: They bloom [for a short while],
16 inni yeroo bubbeen itti bubbisutti ni bada; iddoon isaas deebiʼee isa hin yaadatu.
but then the [hot] wind blows over them, and they disappear; no one sees them again.
17 Jaalalli Waaqayyoo garuu bara baraa hamma bara baraatti warra isa sodaatan wajjin ni jiraata; qajeelummaan isaa immoo ijoollee ijoollee isaaniitti darba;
But Yahweh will faithfully keep loving forever all those who revere him. He will act fairly to our children and to their children;
18 warra kakuu isaa eeganitti, warra ajaja isaatti buluu yaadatanittis ni darba.
he will act that way to all those who obey the agreement he made with them [to bless them if they did what he told them to do], to all those who obey what he has commanded.
19 Waaqayyo teessoo isaa samii keessa dhaabbateera; mootummaan isaas waan hunda bulcha.
Yahweh made/caused the heavens to be the place where he rules [MTY]; from there he rules over everything.
20 Isin ergamoonni isaa, warri ajaja isaa eegdan jajjaboon, warri dubbii isaatiif ajajamtanis Waaqayyoon eebbisaa.
You angels who belong to Yahweh, praise him! You are powerful creatures/beings who do what he tells you to do; you obey what he commands.
21 Raayyaan isaa hundinuu, isin tajaajiltoonni isaa warri fedhii isaa guuttan Waaqayyoon eebbisaa.
Praise Yahweh, you armies/thousands of angels who serve him and do what he desires!
22 Uumamawwan bulchiinsa isaa jala lafa hunda jirtan hundi Waaqayyoon eebbisaa. Yaa lubbuu ko, Waaqayyoon eebbisi.
All you things that Yahweh has created, praise him; praise him in every place where he rules, everywhere! And I [also] will praise Yahweh!
