Faarfannaa 121

1 Faarfannaa Ol baʼuu. Ani ija koo gara tulluuwwaniitti ol nan qabadha; gargaarsi koo eessaa dhufa?

A Song of Degrees. I lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, whence my help shall come.

2 Gargaarsi koo Waaqayyo samii fi lafa uume biraa dhufa.

My help [shall come] from the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth.

3 Inni akka miilli kee mucucaatu hin godhu; kan si eegu hin mugu;

Let not thy foot be moved; and let not thy keeper slumber.

4 dhugumaan inni Israaʼelin eegu hin mugu; hin rafus.

Behold, he that keeps Israel shall not slumber nor sleep.

5 Waaqayyo si eega; Waaqayyo karaa mirga keetiitiin gaaddisa siif taʼa;

The Lord shall keep thee: the Lord is thy shelter upon thy right hand.

6 guyyaa aduun si hin gubu; halkanis jiʼi si hin miidhu.

The sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night.

7 Waaqayyo miidhaa hunda irraa si eega; inni lubbuu kee ni eega;

May the Lord preserve thee from all evil: the Lord shall keep thy soul.

8 Waaqayyo ammaa jalqabee hamma bara baraatti, baʼuu fi galuu kee ni eega.

The Lord shall keep thy coming in, and thy going out, from henceforth and even for ever.