Faarfannaa 120

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

A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he listened to me.

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

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

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

What should be given to you, and what should be added to you, for [your] crafty tongue?

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

Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

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

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled among the tents 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.

I was peaceful among them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.