Faarfannaa 140
1 Dura Buʼaa faarfattootaatiif. Faarfannaa Daawit. Yaa Waaqayyo, namoota hamoo jalaa na baasi; namoota finciltoota
To the leader. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, Lord, from evil people; from the violent guard me
2 warra garaa isaanii keessatti hammina yaadanii guyyaa hunda waraana kaasan narraa eegi.
from those who plot evil in their heart, and stir up war continually:
3 Isaan arraba isaanii akkuma bofaa qaratu; hadhaan buutii hidhii isaanii jala jira.
who make their tongue as sharp as a serpent’s, and under whose lips is the poison of adders. (Selah)
4 Yaa Waaqayyo, harka hamootaa narraa eegi; namoota finciltoota warra miilla koo kiyyootti galchuu yaadan jalaa na baasi.
Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the violent guard me from those who are plotting to trip up my feet.
5 Of tuultonni dhoksanii kiyyoo na dura kaaʼaniiru; ribuu kiyyoo isaanii diriirsaniiru; karaa koo irras kiyyoo isaanii kaaʼaniiru.
The proud have hidden a trap for me, cords they have spread as a net for my feet: snares they have set at the side of my track. (Selah)
6 Yaa Waaqayyo, ani, “Ati Waaqa koo ti” siin nan jedha. Yaa Waaqayyo, waammata koo dhagaʼi.
I have said to the Lord, ‘My God are you; attend, Lord, to my loud plea.
7 Yaa Waaqayyo Gooftaa, fayyisaa koo jabaa, ati guyyaa waraanaatti gaachana mataa naa taate.
O Lord my Lord, my saviour mighty, you did cover my head in the day of battle.
8 Yaa Waaqayyo, akka fedhiin hamootaa fiixaan baʼu hin godhin; akka isaan of hin tuulleef, akka karoorri isaanii milkaaʼu hin godhin.
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; and what they have purposed, promote you not.’ (Selah)
9 Mataan warra na marsanii, hammina afaan isaaniitii baʼuun haa haguugamu.
Let them not lift up their heads against me. May the mischief they prate bring themselves to destruction,
10 Barbadaan ibiddaa isaan irra haa buʼu; isaan ibiddatti illee haa darbataman; akka lammata hin kaaneefis boolla qileetti haa darbataman.
may he rain upon them coals of fire, may he strike them down swiftly, to rise no more,
11 Maqa balleessitoonni lafa irra hin jiraatin; namni jalʼaan waan hamaadhaan haa badu.
no place in the land may there be for the slanderer: may the violent be hunted from sorrow to sorrow.
12 Waaqayyo rakkattootaaf falmee hiyyeeyyiif illee murtii qajeelaa akka kennu ani beeka.
I know that the Lord will do right by the weak, and will execute justice for those who are needy.
13 Dhugumaan namni qajeelaan maqaa kee ni galateeffata; namni tolaanis fuula kee dura ni jiraata.
Surely the righteous shall praise your name, and they who are upright shall live in your presence.
