መዝሙር ፳፱

1. Verse 1.፩

   ፍጻሜ ፡ መዝሙር ፡ ማኅሌት ፡ ለተሐድሶ ፡ ቤቱ ፡ ለዳዊት ።

   The conclusion. A Psalm, a song for the dedication of the house, of David.

2. Verse 2.፪

   ኣአኵተከ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ እስመ ፡ ተወከፍክኒ ፤ ወስላተ ፡ ጸላኢየ ፡ ኢረሰይከኒ ።

   I give thanks to you, O Yahweh, for you have received me; and you have not made me a mockery to my enemy.

3. Verse 3.፫

   እግዚኦ ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ ጸራኅኩ ፡ ኀቤከ ፡ ወተሣሀልከኒ ።

   O Yahweh my God, I cried out to you, and you had mercy on me.

4. Verse 4.፬

   እግዚኦ ፡ አውፃእካ ፡ እምሲኦል ፡ ለነፍስየ ፤ ወአድኀንከኒ ፡ እምእለ ፡ ይወርዱ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ግብ ።

   O Yahweh, you brought up my soul from Sheol; and you saved me from those who go down into the pit.

5. Verse 5.፭

   ዘምሩ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ጻድቃኑ ፤ ወግነዩ ፡ ለዝክረ ፡ ቅድሳቱ ።

   Sing to Yahweh, you his righteous ones; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

6. Verse 6.፮

   እስመ ፡ መቅሠፍት ፡ እመዐቱ ፡ ወሐይው ፡ እምፈቅዱ ፤ በምሴት ፡ ይደምፅ ፡ ብካይ ፡ ወበጽባሕ ፡ ፍሥሓ ።

   For chastisement is from his wrath, and life from his good will; at evening weeping lodges, and at morning, gladness.

7. Verse 7.፯

   አንሰ ፡ እቤ ፡ በትድላየ ፤ ኢይትሀወክ ፡ ለዓለም ።

   But I, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be shaken.

8. Verse 8.፰

   እግዚኦ ፡ በሥምረትከ ፡ ሀባ ፡ ኀይለ ፡ ለሕይወትየ ፤ ሜጥከሰ ፡ ገጸከ ፡ ወኮንኩ ፡ ድንጉፀ ።

   O Yahweh, by your favor you gave strength to my life; but you turned away your face, and I became dismayed.

9. Verse 9.፱

   ኀቤከ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ጸራኅኩ ፡ ኀበ ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ እስእል ።

   To you, O Yahweh, I cried out; to my God I make my supplication.

10. Verse 10.፲

    ምንተ ፡ ያሰልጥ ፡ ደምየ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ወረድኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሙስና ፤ መሬትኑ ፡ የአምነከ ፡ ወይነግር ፡ ጽድቀከ ።

    What profit is there in my blood, if I go down into corruption? Shall the dust confess you, and declare your truth?

11. Verse 11.፲፩

    ሰምዐ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወተሠሀለኒ ፤ ወኮነኒ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ረዳኢየ ።

    Yahweh heard and had mercy on me; and Yahweh became my helper.

12. Verse 12.፲፪

    ሜትከ ፡ ላሕየ ፡ ወአስተፈሣሕከኒ ፤ ሰጠጥከ ፡ ሠቅየ ፡ ወሐሤተ ፡ አቅነትከኒ ።

    You turned my mourning into [gladness] for me, and made me rejoice; you tore off my sackcloth, and girded me with joy.

13. Verse 13.፲፫

    ከመዝ ፡ እዜምር ፡ ለከ ፡ ክብርየ ፡ ወኢይደንግፅ ፤ እግዚኦ ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ እገኒ ፡ ለከ ፡ ለዓለም ።

    Thus my glory will sing to you, and will not be dismayed; O Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

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.