Faarfannaa 120

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

A Song of the Ascents. Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me.

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

O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!

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

What doth He give to thee? And what doth He add to thee? O deceitful tongue!

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

Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.

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

Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.

6 Warra nagaa jibban gidduu, ani yeroo dheeraa jiraadheera.

Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.

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

I [am] peace, and when I speak they [are] for war!