መዝሙር ፷፪

1. Verse 1.፩

   መዝሙር ፡ ዘዳዊት ፤ አመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ገዳመ ፡ ኢዶምያስ ።

   A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Idumea.

2. Verse 2.፪

   አምላኪየ ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ እገይስ ፡ ኀቤከ ፤ ጸምአት ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ለከ ፤ እፎ ፡ እስፋሕ ፡ ለከ ፡ ሥጋየ ፡ በምደረ ፡ በድው ፡ ኀበ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዕፀ ፡ ወማየ ።

   My God, my God, I go early to you; my soul has thirsted for you. How shall I stretch out my flesh to you in a parched land, where there is no tree and no water?

3. Verse 3.፫

   ከመዝ ፡ በመቅደስከ ፡ አስተርአይኩከ ፤ ከመ ፡ ኣእምር ፡ ኀይለከ ፡ ወስብሐቲከ ።

   Thus in your sanctuary I have appeared before you, that I might know your power and your glory.

4. Verse 4.፬

   እስመ ፡ ይኄይስ ፡ እምሐይው ፡ ሣህልከ ፤ ከናፍሪየ ፡ ይሴብሓከ ።

   For your mercy is better than life; my lips shall praise you.

5. Verse 5.፭

   ከመዝ ፡ እባርከከ ፡ በሕይወትየ ፤ ወበስመ ፡ ዚአከ ፡ ኣነሥእ ፡ እደውየ ።

   Thus will I bless you in my life; and in your name I will lift up my hands.

6. Verse 6.፮

   ከመ ፡ ዘእምሥቡሕ ፡ ወእምአንጕዕ ፡ ጸግበት ፡ ነፍስይ ፤ ከናፍርየ ፡ ፍሡሓት ፡ ይሴብሓ ፡ ለስምከ ።

   As with fat and with marrow my soul is filled; my joyful lips shall praise your name.

7. Verse 7.፯

   ወበምስካብየኒ ፡ እዜክረከ ፤ ወጽባሕ ፡ ኣነብብ ፡ ለከ ።

   And on my bed I remember you; and at dawn I will speak to you.

8. Verse 8.፰

   እስመ ፡ ኮንከኒ ፡ ረዳእየ ፤ ወእትዌከል ፡ በጽላሎተ ፡ ክነፊከ ።

   For you have been my helper; and I will trust in the shadow of your wings.

9. Verse 9.፱

   ተለወት ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ድኅሬከ ፤ ሊተሰ ፡ ተወክፈተኒ ፡ የማንከ ።

   My soul has followed after you; and your right hand has taken hold of me.

10. Verse 10.፲

    እሙንቱሰ ፡ ለከንተ ፡ ኀሠሥዌ ፡ ለነፍስየ ፤ ለይባኡ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መዓምቅቲሃ ፡ ለምድር ።

    But they sought my soul in vain; let them go into the depths of the earth.

11. Verse 11.፲፩

    ወይግብኡ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እደ ፡ ሰይፍ ፤ ክፍለ ፡ ቈናጽል ፡ ለይኩኑ ።

    And they shall be given over into the hand of the sword; let them become the portion of foxes.

12. Verse 12.፲፪

    ወንጉሥሰ ፡ ይትፌሣሕ ፡ በእግዚአብሔር ፤ ወይከብር ፡ ኵሉ ዘይምሕል ፡ ኪያሁ ። እስመ ፡ ይትፈፀም ፡ አፍ ፡ ዘይነብብ ፡ ዐመፃ ።

    But the king shall rejoice in Yahweh; and everyone who swears by him shall be honored. For the mouth that speaks iniquity shall be stopped.

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.