< Faarfannaa 124 >

1 Faarfannaa ol baʼuu. Faarfannaa Daawit. Israaʼel akkana haa jedhu: Utuu Waaqayyo garee keenya taʼuu baatee,
A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—
2 utuu Waaqayyo garee keenya taʼuu baatee, yommuu namoonni nutti kaʼanitti,
if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
3 yommuu aariin isaanii nutti bobaʼetti, silaa isaan utuu nu lubbuun jirruu nu liqimsu turan;
when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
4 lolaan nu liqimsee dhaʼaan bishaanii nurra yaaʼa ture;
then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
5 bishaan hamaan nu fudhatee bada ture.
then the raging waters would have swept us away.
6 Waaqayyo akka nu ilkaan isaaniitiin cicciramnuuf dabarsee itti nu hin kennin sun haa eebbifamu.
Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
7 Akkuma simbirri kiyyoo adamsituu jalaa baatu, nu isaan jalaa baaneerra; kiyyoon ni ciccite; nus jalaa baane.
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
8 Gargaarsi keenya maqaa Waaqayyoo, Uumaa samii fi lafa sanaa ti.
Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

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