Faarfannaa 64

1 Dura buʼaa faarfattootaatiif. Faarfannaa Daawit. Yaa Waaqi, yommuu ani iyyadhu sagalee koo dhagaʼi; lubbuu koos doorsisuu diinaa duraa baasi.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

2 Marii jalʼootaa duraa, mala namoota hamoo duraas na dhoksi.

Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

3 Isaan arraba isaanii akka goraadee qaratan; dubbii hadhaaʼaas akkuma xiyyaatti qopheeffatu.

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

4 Isaan riphanii nama yakka hin qabnetti futtaasu; akkuma tasaas sodaa malee itti gad dhiisu.

ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

5 Kaayyoo jalʼinaa irratti wal jajjabeessu; waaʼee dhoksanii kiyyoo kaaʼuus ni mariʼatu; “Eenyutu isa arguu dandaʼa?” jedhaniis ni yaadu.

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

6 Isaanis jalʼina yaaduudhaan, “Nu mala hirʼina hin qabne malanneerra!” jedhu; yaadnii fi keessi garaa namaa gad fagoodhaatii.

They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

7 Waaqni garuu xiyya isaa isaanitti futtaasa; isaanis akkuma tasaa madaaʼu.

But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

8 Innis arrabuma isaaniin isaan balleessa; warri isaan argan hundinuu tuffiidhaan mataa raasu.

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

9 Namoonni hundinuu ni sodaatu; isaan hojii Waaqaa ni labsu; waan inni hojjete illee ni qalbeeffatu.

Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

10 Namni qajeelaan Waaqayyotti gammada; isattis kooluu gala; gara toleeyyiin hundinuu isaan ulfina argatu.

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.