Faarfannaa 120

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

In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.

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

O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue.

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

What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue.

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

The sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals that lay waste.

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

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged! I have dwelt with the inhabitants of cedar:

6 Warra nagaa jibban gidduu, ani yeroo dheeraa jiraadheera.

My soul hath been long a sojourner.

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

With them that hate peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause.