Faarfannaa 113

1 Haalleluuyaa. Yaa tajaajiltoota Waaqayyoo, galata galchaa; maqaa Waaqayyoo jajadhaa.

Hallelujah. Praise the Lord, you his servants, praise the name of the Lord.

2 Ammaa hamma bara baraatti maqaan Waaqayyoo haa eebbifamu.

The name of the Lord be blessed from now and for evermore.

3 Baʼa biiftuutii hamma lixa biiftuutti, maqaan Waaqayyoo haa jajamu.

From sunrise to sunset is the name of the Lord to be praised.

4 Waaqayyo saba hundaa ol jira; ulfinni isaas samiiwwanii ol.

High is the Lord above all nations, above the heavens is his glory.

5 Kan akka Waaqayyo Waaqa keenya isa gubbaa teessoo isaa irra taaʼu sanaa eenyu?

Who is like the Lord our God, seated on high?

6 Kan gad jedhee samii fi lafa ilaalu eenyu?

He bends down to look at the heavens and earth.

7 Inni hiyyeessa awwaara keessaa ni kaasa; rakkataas tuulaa daaraa keessaa ol fuudha;

He raises the weak from the dust, he lifts the poor from the dunghill,

8 inni bulchitoota gidduu, bulchitoota saba isaa gidduus isaan teessisa.

and sets them beside the princes, even the princes of his people.

9 Inni akkuma haadha ijoollee kan gammachuudhaan jiraattuutti, dubartii maseena mana ishee keessa ni jiraachisa. Haalleluuyaa.

He gives the childless woman a home, and makes her the happy mother of children. Hallelujah.