መዝሙር ፻፲፱

1. Verse 1.፩

   ማኅሌት ፡ ዘበመዓርጊሁ ። ኀቤከ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ጸራኅኩ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ተመንደብኩ ፡ ወሰማዕከኒ ።

   A Song of the Ascents. To you, O Yahweh, I cried out when I was afflicted, and you heard me.

2. Verse 2.፪

   እግዚኦ ፡ አድኅና ፡ ለነፍስየ ፡ እምከናፍረ ፡ ዐመፃ ፤ ወእምልሳነ ፡ ጽልሑት ።

   O Yahweh, deliver my soul from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.

3. Verse 3.፫

   ምንተ ፡ ይሁብከ ፡ ወምንተ ፡ ይዌስኩከ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ከናፍረ ፡ ጕሕሉት ።

   What shall be given to you, and what shall be added to you, on account of treacherous lips?

4. Verse 4.፬

   አሕጻሁ ፡ ለኀያል ፡ ስሑል ፤ ከመ ፡ አፍሓመ ፡ ሐቅል ።

   The sharpened arrows of the mighty one, like the coals of the wilderness.

5. Verse 5.፭

   ሴልየ ፡ ዘርሕቀ ፡ ማኅደርየ ፤ ወኀደርኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አዕጻዳተ ፡ እለ ፡ ቄዳር ።

   Woe is me, for my sojourning has been prolonged; and I have dwelt among the tents of Kedar.

6. Verse 6.፮

   ብዙኀ ፡ ተዐገሠት ፡ ነፍስየ ፤

   Long has my soul endured;

7. Verse 7.፯

   ምስለ ፡ እለ ፡ ይጸልኡ ፡ ሰላመ ። እንዘ ፡ ሰላማዊ ፡ አነ ፤ ወሶበ ፡ እትነገሮሙ ፡ ይፀብኡኒ ፡ በከንቱ ።

   with those who hate peace. While I am peaceable, and when I speak to them, they make war against me without cause.

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.