Faarfannaa 112

1 Haalleluuyaa. Namni Waaqayyoon sodaatu, kan ajaja isaatti baayʼee gammadu eebbifamaa dha.

Praise Yahweh! (Happy are/He is pleased with) those who revere him, those who happily obey his commands.

2 Sanyiin isaa lafa irratti jabaa taʼa; dhaloonni tolootaa ni eebbifama.

Their children will prosper in their land; and their descendants will be blessed [by God].

3 Qabeenyii fi badhaadhummaan mana isaa keessa jira; qajeelummaan isaas bara baraan jiraata.

Their families [MTY] will be very wealthy [DOU], and [the results of] their righteous deeds will endure forever.

4 Nama tolaa fi arjaadhaaf, gara laafessaa fi qajeelaaf, dukkana keessatti iyyuu ifni ni baʼa.

Godly/Righteous people are [like] lights [SIM] that shine in the darkness on those who are kind, merciful and righteous.

5 Nama arjaa fi nama waa namaa liqeessuuf, nama hojii isaa qajeelummaadhaan adeemsifatuuf waan gaariitu taʼa.

Things [will] go well for those who generously lend money to others and who conduct their businesses honestly.

6 Dhugumaan inni gonkumaa hin raafamu; namni qajeelaan bara baraan yaadatama.

Righteous people will not be overwhelmed/worried/distressed [because of their troubles], and they will never be forgotten [by other people].

7 Inni oduu hamaa hin sodaatu; garaan isaas Waaqayyoon amanachuudhaan jabaatee dhaabata.

They are not afraid of [receiving] bad news; they confidently/completely trust in Yahweh.

8 Garaan isaa hin raafamu; hin sodaatus; dhuma irrattis diinota isaa moʼata.

They are confident and not afraid, because they know that they will see [God defeat] their enemies.

9 Inni ni bittinneesse; hiyyeeyyiifis ni kenne; qajeelummaan isaa bara baraan ni jiraata; gaanfi isaas ulfinaan ol qabama.

They give things generously to poor/needy [people]; [the results of] their kind deeds will endure forever, and they [will] be exalted and honored.

10 Namni hamaan waan kana argee aara; ilkaan isaa qara; baqees ni bada; hawwiin hamootaa faayidaa malee hafa.

Wicked people see those things and are angry; they gnash their teeth [angrily], but they [will] disappear [and die]. The [wicked] things that they want to do [will] never happen.