መዝሙር ፻፳፬
The Psalms 124 · Geʽez & English
- Verse 1.
ማኅሌት ፡ ዘበመዓርጊሁ ። እለ ፡ ተወከሉ ፡ በእግዚአብሔር ፡ ከመ ፡ ደብረ ፡ ጽዮን ፤ ኢይትሀወክ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ ዘየኀድር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም ።
A Song of the Ascents. Those who trust in Yahweh are like Mount Zion; he who dwells in Jerusalem shall never be shaken.
- Verse 2.
አድባር ፡ የዐውዳ ፤ ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይሜግብ ፡ ሕዝቦ ፡ እምይእዜ ፡ ወእስከ ፡ ለዓለም ።
Mountains surround her, and Yahweh shall protect his people, from now and forever.
- Verse 3.
እስመ ፡ ኢየኀድግ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በትረ ፡ ኃጥኣን ፡ ዲበ ፡ መክፈልተ ፡ ጻድቃን ፤ ከመ ፡ ኢያንሥኡ ፡ እደዊሆሙ ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ በዐመፃ ።
For Yahweh will not leave the rod of the wicked upon the lot of the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to iniquity.
- Verse 4.
አሠኒ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ለኄራን ፡ ወለርቱዓነ ፡ ልብ ።
Do good, O Yahweh, to the good and to the upright in heart.
- Verse 5.
ወእለሰ ፡ ይትመየጡ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፁግ ፤ ይወስዶሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ምስለ ፡ ገበርተ ፡ ዐመፃ ። ሰላም ፡ ላዕለ ፡ እስራኤል ።
But those who turn aside into crooked ways, Yahweh shall lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
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.