መዝሙር ፵፪

1. Verse 1.፩

   መዝሙር ፡ ዘዳዊት ። ፍታሕ ፡ ሊተ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ወተበቀል ፡ በቀልየ ፡ እምሕዝብ ፡ ውፁኣን ፡ እምጽድቅ ፤ እምብእሲ ፡ ዐማፂ ፡ ወጽልሕው ፡ ባልሐኒ ፡

   A psalm of David. Judge me, O Yahweh, and avenge my cause against a people that are not holy; from a man unjust and deceitful deliver me;

2. Verse 2.፪

   እስመ ፡ አንተ ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ ወኀይልየ ፡ ለምንት ፡ ተኀድገኒ ፤ ወለምንት ፡ ትኩዝየ ፡ ኣንሶሱ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ያመነድቡኒ ፡ ፀርየ ።

   For you are my God and my strength; why do you forsake me? And why do I go about mourning while my foes oppress me?

3. Verse 3.፫

   ፈኑ ፡ ብርሃነከ ፡ ወጽድቀከ ፡ እማንቱ ፡ ይምርሓኒ ፤ ወይስዳኒ ፡ ደብረ ፡ መቅደስከ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ አብያቲከ ፡ እግዚኦ ።

   Send forth your light and your truth; they shall lead me, and they shall bring me to the mountain of your sanctuary and into your dwellings, O Yahweh.

4. Verse 4.፬

   ወእበውእ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ምሥዋዒሁ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ኀበ ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ ዘአስተፈሥሓ ፡ ለውርዙትየ ፤

   And I shall go in to the altar of Yahweh, to my God who gladdens my youth;

5. Verse 5.፭

   እገኒ ፡ ለከ ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ በመሰንቆ ። ለምንት ፡ ትቴክዚ ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ወለምንት ፡ ተሀውክኒ ፤ እመኒ ፡ በእግዚአብሔር ፡ ከመ ፡ እገኒ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ወድኀኔ ፡ ገጽየ ፡ አምላኪየ ።

   I will confess to you, O my God, with the harp. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why do you trouble me? Trust in Yahweh, for I shall yet confess to him; the salvation of my countenance is my God.

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.