መዝሙር ፸፩

1. Verse 1.፩

   በእንተ ፡ ሰሎሞን ። እግዚኦ ፡ ኵነኔከ ፡ ሀቦ ፡ ለንጉሥ ፤ ወጽድቅከኒ ፡ ለወልደ ፡ ንጉሥ ።

   Concerning Solomon. O Yahweh, give your judgment to the king, and your righteousness to the king's son,

2. Verse 2.፪

   ከመ ፡ ይኰንኖሙ ፡ ለሕዝብከ ፡ በጽድቅ ፤ ወለነዳያኒከ ፡ በፍትሕ ።

   that he may judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

3. Verse 3.፫

   ይትወከፉ ፡ አድባር ፡ ወአውግር ፡ ሰላመ ፡ ሕዝብከ ።

   Let the mountains and the hills receive peace for your people.

4. Verse 4.፬

   ኰንን ፡ በጽድቅ ፡ ነዳያነ ፡ ሕዝብከ ፡ ወአድኅኖሙ ፡ ለደቂቀ ፡ ምስኪናኒከ ፤ ወአኅስሮ ፡ ለዕቡይ ።

   Judge the poor of your people with righteousness, and save the children of your needy ones; and bring low the proud one.

5. Verse 5.፭

   ወይጽናሕ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ፀሐይ ፤ እምቅድመ ፡ ወርኅ ፡ ለትውልደ ፡ ትውልድ ።

   And he shall endure as long as the sun, and before the moon, from generation to generation.

6. Verse 6.፮

   ወይወርድ ፡ ከመ ፡ ጠል ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፀምር ፤ ወከመ ፡ ነጠብጣብ ፡ ዘያንጠበጥብ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ።

   And he shall come down like dew upon the fleece, and like raindrops that drizzle upon the earth.

7. Verse 7.፯

   ወይሠርጽ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ በመዋዕሊሁ ፤ ወብዙኅ ፡ ሰላመ ፡ እስከ ፡ ይኀልፍ ፡ ወርኅ ።

   And righteousness shall spring up in his days, and abundance of peace, until the moon passes away.

8. Verse 8.፰

   ወይኴንን ፡ እምባሕር ፡ እስከ ፡ ባሕር ፤ ወእምአፍላግ ፡ እስከ ፡ አጽናፈ ፡ ዓለም ።

   And he shall reign from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the ends of the world.

9. Verse 9.፱

   ይገንዩ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ኢትዮጵያ ፤ ወጸላእቲሁ ፡ ሐመደ ፡ ይቀምሑ ።

   Ethiopia shall bow down before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

10. Verse 10.፲

    ነገሥተ ፡ ተርሴስ ፡ ወደሰያት ፡ አምኃ ፡ ያበውኡ ፤ ነገሥተ ፡ ሳባ ፡ ወዐረብ ፡ ጋዳ ፡ ያመጽኡ ።

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring tribute; the kings of Sheba and Arabia shall bring gifts.

11. Verse 11.፲፩

    ወይሰግዱ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ነገሥተ ፡ ምድር ፤ ወይትቀነዩ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ አሕዛብ ።

    And all the kings of the earth shall worship him, and all the nations shall serve him.

12. Verse 12.፲፪

    እስመ ፡ አድኀኖ ፡ ለነዳይ ፡ እምእደ ፡ ዘይትዔገሎ ፤ ለምስኪን ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ረዳኤ ።

    For he has delivered the poor from the hand of the one who oppresses him, and the needy one who has no helper.

13. Verse 13.፲፫

    ወይምሕክ ፡ ነዳየ ፡ ወምስኪነ ፤ ወያድኅን ፡ ነፍሰ ፡ ነዳያን ።

    And he shall have pity on the poor and the needy, and he shall save the souls of the poor.

14. Verse 14.፲፬

    እምርዴ ፡ ወእምትዕግልት ፡ ያድኅና ፡ ለነፍሶሙ ፤ ወክቡር ፡ ስሙ ፡ በቅድሜሆሙ ።

    From usury and from oppression he shall redeem their souls; and his name is precious in their sight.

15. Verse 15.፲፭

    ወየሐዩ ፡ ወይሁብዎ ፡ እምወርቀ ፡ ዐረብ ፤ ወዘልፈ ፡ ይጼልዩ ፡ በእንቲአሁ ፡ ወኵሎ ፡ አሚረ ፡ ይድሕርዎ ።

    And he shall live, and they shall give him of the gold of Arabia; and they shall always pray on his behalf, and every day they shall bless him.

16. Verse 16.፲፮

    ወይከውን ፡ ምስማከ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ምድር ፡ ውስተ ፡ አርእስተ ፡ አድባር ፤ ወኡነውኅ ፡ እምአርህ ፡ ፍሬሁ ፡ ወይበቍል ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ከመ ፡ ሣዕረ ፡ ምድር ።

    And he shall be a support for all the earth upon the tops of the mountains; and his fruit shall be exalted above [Lebanon], and they shall flourish in the city like the grass of the earth.

17. Verse 17.፲፯

    ወይከውን ፡ ቡሩከ ፡ ስሙ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ እምቅድመ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ስሙ ፤ ወይትባረኩ ፡ ቦቱ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ አሕዛበ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወያስተበፅእዎ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ሕዝብ ።

    And his name shall be blessed forever; before the sun his name endures; and in him all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, and all peoples shall call him blessed.

18. Verse 18.፲፰

    ይትባረክ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አምላከ ፡ እስራኤል ፤ ዘገብረ ፡ መንክረ ፡ ባሕቲቱ ።

    Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.

19. Verse 19.፲፱

    ወይትባረክ ፡ ስመ ፡ ስብሓቲሁ ፡ ልዓለም ፡ ወለዓለመ ፡ ዓለም ፤ ወይምላእ ፡ ስብሐቲሁ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ምድር ፤ ለይኩን ፡ ለይኩን ።

    And blessed be the name of his glory forever and ever, and let his glory fill all the earth. So be it, so be it.

20. Verse 19.፲፱

    ኀልቀ ፡ መኅልይ ፡ ዘዳዊት ፡ ዘወልደ ፡ ኤሳይ ።

    Ended are the songs of David, the son of Jesse.

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.