መዝሙር ፻፲፬

1. Verse 1.፩

   ሀሌሉያ ። አፍቀርኩ ፡ እስመ ፡ ሰምዐኒ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ቃለ ፡ ስእለትየ ።

   Hallelujah. I have loved, because Yahweh has heard the voice of my supplication.

2. Verse 2.፪

   ወአፅምአ ፡ እዝኖ ፡ ኀቤየ ፤ ወጸዋዕክዎ ፡ በመዋዕልየ ።

   And he inclined his ear to me; and I called upon him in my days.

3. Verse 3.፫

   አኀዘኒ ፡ ጻዕረ ፡ ሞት ፡ ወረከበኒ ፡ ሕማመ ፡ ሲኦል ፤ ሕማም ፡ ወምንዳቤ ፡ ረከበኒ ።

   The pangs of death seized me, and the perils of Sheol found me; affliction and distress found me.

4. Verse 4.፬

   ወጸዋዕኩ ፡ ስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፤ እግዚኦ ፡ ባልሓ ፡ ለነፍስየ ።

   And I called upon the name of Yahweh: O Yahweh, deliver my soul.

5. Verse 5.፭

   መሓሪ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወጻድቅ ፤ ወአምላክነሂ ፡ መስተሣህል ።

   Merciful is Yahweh, and righteous; and our God is compassionate.

6. Verse 6.፮

   የዐቅብ ፡ ሕፃናተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፤ ተመንደብኩሂ ፡ ወአድኀነኒ ።

   Yahweh guards the little ones; I was brought low, and he saved me.

7. Verse 7.፯

   ግብኢ ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዕረፍትኪ ፤ እስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ረዳኢኪ ።

   Return, O my soul, to your rest; for Yahweh is your helper.

8. Verse 8.፰

   እስመ ፡ አድኀና ፡ ለነፍስየ ፡ እሞት ፤ ወለአዕይንትየኒ ፡ እምአንብዕ ፡ ወለእገርየኒ ፡ እምዳኅፅ ።

   For he has delivered my soul from death, and my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

9. Verse 9.፱

   ከመ ፡ አሥምሮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ በብሔረ ፡ ሕያዋን ።

   That I may be well-pleasing to Yahweh in the land of the living.

Geʽez transcribed from the manuscripts; the English is a literal back-translation — a reading aid, not a replacement for the Geʽez. Free to read, copy, and share.