Faarfannaa 120

1 Faarfannaa Ol baʼuu. Ani rakkina koo keessatti Waaqayyotti nan iyyadha; innis deebii naa kenna.

A Canticle in steps. When troubled, I cried out to the Lord, and he heard me.

2 Yaa Waaqayyo, afaan sobuu fi arraba nama gowwoomsu jalaa na baasi.

O Lord, free my soul from lips of iniquity and from the deceitful tongue.

3 Yaa arraba gowwoomsituu nana, maaltu siif kennama? Kana caalaas maal godhamta?

What will be given to you, or what will be added to you, for a deceitful tongue?:

4 Inni xiyya loltootaa kan qarameen, barbadaa ibiddaa qacamaatiin si adaba.

the sharp arrows of the powerful, along with the burning coals of desolation.

5 Ani waanan Meshek keessa taaʼee dunkaanota Qeedaar gidduu jiraadhuuf, anaaf wayyoo!

Woe to me, for my sojourning has been prolonged. I have lived with the inhabitants of Kedar.

6 Warra nagaa jibban gidduu, ani yeroo dheeraa jiraadheera.

My soul has long been a sojourner.

7 Ani nama nagaa barbaadu dha; isaan garuu yeroo ani dubbadhu lolaaf kakaʼan.

With those who hated peace, I was peaceful. When I spoke to them, they fought against me without cause.