Faarfannaa 78
1 Maskiilii Asaaf. Yaa saba ko, barsiisa koo dhagaʼaa; dubbii afaan koo dhaggeeffadhaa.
“A psalm of Asaph.” Give ear, O my people, to my instruction! Incline your ears to the words of my mouth!
2 Ani fakkeenyaan afaan koo nan banadha; waan durumaa jalqabee dhokfames nan dubbadha.
I will open my mouth in a psalm; I will utter sayings of ancient times.
3 Kunis waanuma nu dhageenyee fi waanuma nu beeknu, waan abbootiin keenya nutti himanii dha.
What we have heard and learned, And our fathers have told us,
4 Nus waan kana ijoollee isaanii duraa hin dhoksinu; hojii Waaqayyoo ulfina qabeessa sana, humna isaatii fi dinqii inni hojjete, dhaloota itti aanutti ni himna.
We will not hide from their children; Showing to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, His might, and the wonders he hath wrought.
5 Inni Yaaqoobiif sirna dhaabe; Israaʼeliif immoo seera kenne; waan kana illee akka isaan ijoollee isaanii barsiisaniif, abbootii keenya ajaje;
For he appointed statutes in Jacob, And established a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers To make known to their children;
6 kunis akka dhaloonni itti aanu beeku, akka ijoolleen amma iyyuu hin dhalatin beekan, isaanis akka ijoollee isaaniitti dabarsanii himaniif.
So that the generation to come might know them; The children, which should be born, and rise up, Who should declare them to their children;
7 Yoos isaan Waaqa amanatu; ajaja isaas ni eegu malee hojii isaa hin irraanfatan.
That they might put their trust in God, And not forget his deeds, But keep his commandments;
8 Isaan akka abbootii isaanii, akka dhaloota mata jabeessaa fi fincilaa, warra garaan isaanii Waaqaaf hin ajajamnee, akka warra hafuurri isaanii isaaf hin amanamin sanaa hin taʼan.
And might not be, like their forefathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, —A generation whose heart was not fixed upon God, And whose spirit was not steadfast toward the Almighty.
9 Namoonni Efreem xiyya qabatanii turan; taʼus gaafa lolaa duubatti deebiʼan.
The children of Ephraim were like armed bowmen, Who turn their backs in the day of battle.
10 Isaan kakuu Waaqaa hin eegne; seera isaattis buluu didan.
They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law;
11 Isaan hojii inni hojjete, dinqii inni isaanitti argisiises ni irraanfatan.
And forgot his mighty deeds, And the wonders he had shown them.
12 Inni fuula abbootii isaanii duratti, biyya Gibxi kutaa Zooʼaanitti waan nama dinqisiisu hojjete.
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
13 Inni galaana gargar qoodee gidduun isaan dabarse; bishaan sanas akkuma keenyan manaa dhaabachiise.
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; Yea, he made the waters to stand as a heap.
14 Guyyaa duumessaan, halkan guutuu immoo ifa ibiddaatiin isaan geggeesse.
By day he led them by a cloud, And all the night by a light of fire.
15 Inni gammoojjii keessatti kattaa dayyaasee bishaan akka galaanaa baayʼatu isaanii kenne.
He clave the rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink, as from the great deep.
16 Kattaa keessaa burqaa burqisiisee akka bishaan akkuma lagaatti yaaʼu godhe.
From the rock he brought flowing streams, And made water to run down like rivers.
17 Isaan garuu gammoojjii keessatti Waaqa Waan Hundaa Oliitti fincilan; ittuma fufaniis isatti cubbuu hojjetan.
Yet still they sinned against him, And provoked the Most High in the desert.
18 Isaan nyaata dharraʼanii, “Fidi” jechuudhaan beekumsa Waaqaa qoran.
They tempted God in their hearts, By asking food for their delight.
19 Akkana jedhanii Waaqa hamatan; “Waaqni gammoojjii keessatti maaddii qopheessuu dandaʼaa?
Yea, they spake against God, and said, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
20 Inni kattaa rukunnaan bishaan humnaan keessaa burqe; burqaan guutee irraan dhangalaʼe. Garuu inni nyaata nuu kennuu dandaʼaa? Saba isaatiifis foon kennuu dandaʼaa?”
Behold! he smote the rock, and the water flowed, And streams gushed forth: Is he also able to give bread? Can he provide flesh for his people?”
21 Waaqayyo yommuu waan kana dhagaʼetti baayʼee aare; Yaaqoob irratti ibiddi isaa ni qabsiifame; dheekkamsi isaas Israaʼelitti dhufe;
When, therefore, the LORD heard this, he was wroth: So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger arose against Israel.
22 isaan Waaqa hin amananneetii; fayyisuu isaattis hin amanne.
Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in his aid.
23 Inni garuu samii gubbaatiif ajaja kenne; balbala samiis ni bane;
Yet he had commanded the clouds above, And had opened the doors of heaven;
24 akka isaan nyaataniif mannaa gad roobseef; midhaan samiis isaaniif kenne.
And had rained down upon them manna for food, And had given them the corn of heaven.
25 Namoonni buddeena ergamoota Waaqayyoo nyaatan; inni waan isaan nyaatanii quufan ergeef.
Every one ate the food of princes; He sent them bread to the full.
26 Inni akka bubbeen baʼa biiftuu samii keessaa bubbisu godhe; bubbee kibbaas humna ofii isaatiin oofe.
Then he caused a strong wind to blow in the heavens, And by his power he brought a south wind;
27 Foon akkuma awwaaraatti, simbirroota barrisanis akkuma cirracha galaanaatti gad isaaniif roobse.
He rained down flesh upon them as dust, And feathered fowls as the sand of the sea.
28 Innis akka isaan qubata isaanii keessatti naannoo dunkaanota isaaniitti gad harcaʼan godhe.
He caused them to fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations.
29 Isaanis nyaatanii quufan; inni waan isaan dharraʼan isaaniif kenneeraatii.
So they did eat, and were filled; For he gave them their own desire.
30 Garuu utuu isaan nyaata dharraʼan sana hin quufin, utuma nyaanni sun afaan isaanii keessa jiruu,
Their desire was not yet satisfied, And their meat was yet in their mouths,
31 dheekkamsi Waaqaa isaanitti dhufe; innis isaan keessaa warra jajjabeeyyii galaafate; dargaggeeyyii Israaʼelis ni fixe.
When the wrath of God came upon them, And slew their strong men, And smote down the chosen men of Israel.
32 Isaan waan kana hunda irra darbanii cubbuu hojjechuutti fufan; dinqii isaattis hin amanne.
For all this they sinned still, And put no trust in his wondrous works.
33 Kanaafuu inni akka barri isaanii faayidaa malee darbu, akka waggoonni isaaniis sodaadhaan dhuman godhe.
Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, And their years in sudden destruction.
34 Yeroo Waaqni isaan ajjeese kamitti iyyuu, isaan isa barbaaddatan; isaan ammas fedhiidhaan gara isaatti deebiʼan.
When he slew them, they sought him; They returned, and sought earnestly for God;
35 Akka Waaqni Kattaa isaanii taʼe, akka Waaqni Waan Hundaa Olii Furii isaanii taʼe yaadatan.
And remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High their redeemer.
36 Isaan garuu afaan isaaniitiin isa saadan; arraba isaaniitiinis isa soban;
But they only flattered him with their mouths, And spake falsely to him with their tongues.
37 garaan isaanii isaaf amanamaa hin turre; isaan kakuu isaatiif hin amanamne.
For their hearts were not true to him, Nor were they steadfast in his covenant.
38 Inni garuu araara qabeessa waan taʼeef, cubbuu isaanii ni dhiiseef malee isaan hin fixne. Inni yeroo yerootti aarii isaa ittifate; dheekkamsa isaa hundaas hin kakaafne.
Yet, being full of compassion, he forgave their iniquity, And would not utterly destroy them; Often he restrained his indignation, And stirred not up all his anger.
39 Innis akka isaan nama duʼa hin oolle, qilleensuma darbu kan deebiʼee hin dhufne taʼan yaadate.
He remembered that they were but flesh, —A breath, that passeth and cometh not back.
40 Isaan hammam gammoojjii keessatti isatti fincilanii gammoojjii keessattis isa gaddisiisan
How often did they provoke him in the wilderness! How often did they anger him in the desert!
41 Isaan ammumaa amma Waaqa qoran; Qulqullicha Israaʼel sanas ni aarsan.
Again and again they tempted God, And offended the Holy One of Israel.
42 Isaan humna isaa yookaan guyyaa inni itti diinota isaanii jalaa isaan baase hin yaadanne.
They remembered not his hand, Nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy;
43 Guyyaa inni itti biyya Gibxi keessatti mallattoo isaa, kutaa Zooʼaan keessatti immoo dinqii isaa argisiise isaan hin yaadanne.
What signs he had wrought in Egypt, And what wonders in the fields of Zoan.
44 Inni lageen isaanii dhiigatti geeddare; isaanis burqaawwan isaanii dhuguu hin dandeenye.
He turned their rivers into blood, So that they could not drink of their streams.
45 Innis tuuta tisiisaa kan isaan balleessu, fattee isaan barbadeessu itti erge.
He sent amongst them flies, which devoured them, And frogs, which destroyed them.
46 Midhaan isaanii ilmaan hawwaannisaatiif, buʼaa dadhabbii isaanii immoo hawwaannisaaf kenne.
He gave also their fruits to the caterpillar, And their labor to the locust.
47 Muka wayinii isaanii cabbiidhaan, harbuu isaanii immoo dhaamocha hamaan dhaʼe.
He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycamore-trees with frost.
48 Loon isaanii cabbiif, horii isaanii immoo bakakkaaf dabarsee kenne.
He also gave up their cattle to hail, And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
49 Inni ergamoota badiisa fidan isaanitti erguudhaan aarii isaa sodaachisaa, dheekkamsa isaa, dallansuu isaatii fi rakkoo isaanitti gad lakkise.
He sent against them the fierceness of his anger, Wrath, indignation, and woe, —A host of angels of evil.
50 Inni aarii isaatiif daandii qopheesse; lubbuu isaanii dabarsee dhaʼichatti kenne malee duʼa isaan hin oolchine.
He made a way for his anger, He spared them not from death, But gave up their lives to the pestilence.
51 Hangafoota Gibxi hunda, ilmaan jalqabatti dhalatanis dunkaana Haam keessatti dhaʼe.
He smote all the firstborn in Egypt; The first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52 Saba isaa garuu akkuma nama bushaayee bobbaasuutti achii baase; akkuma hoolaas gammoojjii keessa isaan geggeesse.
But he led forth his own people like sheep, And guided them like a flock in the wilderness.
53 Inni nagaadhaan isaan geggeesse; kanaafuu isaan homaa hin sodaanne; diinota isaanii garuu galaanatu liqimse.
He led them on safely, so that they feared not, While the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54 Innis gara daarii biyya isaa qulqulluutti, gara biyya gaaraa kan harki isaa mirgaa fudhateetti isaan galche.
He brought them to his own sacred border, Even to this mountain which his right hand had gained.
55 Inni ormoota isaan duraa ariʼe; lafa jaraas dhaala godhee isaanii qoode; gosa Israaʼelis dunkaana isaanii keessa qubachiise.
He cast out the nations before them, And divided their land by a measuring-line, as an inheritance, And caused the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
56 Isaan garuu Waaqa qoran; Waaqa Waan Hundaa Oliitti fincilan; ajaja isaas hin eegne.
Yet they tempted and provoked God, the Most High, And kept not his statutes;
57 Akkuma abbootii isaanii duubatti deebiʼan; amanamuus ni didan; akka iddaa micciiramaattis jajalʼatan.
Like their fathers they were faithless, and turned back; They turned aside, like a deceitful bow.
58 Isaan iddoowwan sagadaa isaanii kanneen gaarran irraatiin isa aarsan; waaqota isaanii tolfamoodhaanis hinaaffaadhaaf isa kakaasan.
They provoked his anger by their high places, And stirred up his jealousy by their graven images.
59 Waaqnis yeroo isaan dhagaʼetti akka malee dheekkame; guutumaan guutuuttis Israaʼelin gate.
God saw this, and was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel;
60 Innis iddoo jireenya isaa kan Shiiloo keessaa, dunkaana inni namoota gidduu dhaabbate sanas ni dhiise.
So that he forsook the habitation at Shiloh, The tabernacle where he dwelt among men,
61 Humna isaa boojuutti, ulfina isaa immoo harka diinaatti dabarsee kenne.
And delivered his strength into captivity, And his glory into the hand of the enemy.
62 Saba isaa dabarsee goraadeef kenne; handhuuraa isaattis akka malee dheekkame.
His own people he gave up to the sword, And was wroth with his own inheritance.
63 Dargaggoota isaanii ibiddatu fixe; durboota isaaniitiifis sirbi heerumaa hin sirbamne;
Fire consumed their young men, And their maidens did not bewail them.
64 luboonni isaanii goraadeedhaan dhuman; niitonni dhirsoonni irraa duʼan immoo booʼuu hin dandeenye.
Their priests fell by the sword, And their widows made no lamentation.
65 Gooftaanis akkuma waan hirribaa dammaquutti, akkuma goota sababii wayiniitiin iyyuuttis dammaqe.
But at length the Lord awaked as from sleep, As a hero who had been overpowered by wine;
66 Inni diinota isaa rukutee duubatti deebise; qaanii bara baraa keessas isaan buuse.
He smote his enemies, and drove them back, And covered them with everlasting disgrace.
67 Dunkaanota Yoosef ni tuffate; gosa Efreemis hin filanne;
Yet he rejected the tents of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim;
68 inni garuu gosa Yihuudaa, Tulluu Xiyoon kan jaallatu sana ni filate.
But chose the tribe of Judah, The Mount Zion which he loved;
69 Mana qulqullummaa isaa akka samii ol dheeraatti, akka lafa bara baraan hundeesseettis ijaare.
Where he built, like the heavens, his sanctuary; Like the earth, which he hath established for ever.
70 Inni Daawit garbicha isaa ni filate; dallaa hoolotaa keessaas isa waammate;
And he chose David, his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds;
71 akka inni saba isaa Yaaqoobin, handhuuraa isaa Israaʼelin tiksuuf jedhee hoolota tiksuu irraa isa fide.
From tending the suckling ewes he brought him To feed Jacob his people, And Israel his inheritance.
72 Daawitis garaa qajeelaadhaan isaan tikse; ogummaa harka isaatiinis isaan dura buʼe.
He fed them with an upright heart, And guided them with skilful hands.
