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 Yahweh had not been on our side,” let Israel say now,

2 utuu Waaqayyo garee keenya taʼuu baatee, yommuu namoonni nutti kaʼanitti,

“if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side when men rose up against us,

3 yommuu aariin isaanii nutti bobaʼetti, silaa isaan utuu nu lubbuun jirruu nu liqimsu turan;

then they would have swallowed us up alive when their anger raged against us.

4 lolaan nu liqimsee dhaʼaan bishaanii nurra yaaʼa ture;

The water would have swept us away; the torrent would have overwhelmed us.

5 bishaan hamaan nu fudhatee bada ture.

Then the raging waters would have drowned us.”

6 Waaqayyo akka nu ilkaan isaaniitiin cicciramnuuf dabarsee itti nu hin kennin sun haa eebbifamu.

Blessed be Yahweh, who has not allowed us to be torn by 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 out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

8 Gargaarsi keenya maqaa Waaqayyoo, Uumaa samii fi lafa sanaa ti.

Our help is in Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.