Faarfannaa 121

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

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2 Gargaarsi koo Waaqayyo samii fi lafa uume biraa dhufa.

My help cometh from YHWH, which made heaven and earth.

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

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4 dhugumaan inni Israaʼelin eegu hin mugu; hin rafus.

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

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

YHWH is thy keeper: YHWH is thy shade upon thy right hand.

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

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

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

YHWH shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

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

YHWH shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.