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Psalms 56 — 4 originals side by side

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← ch. 55ch. 57 →
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56:0
לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ׀ עַל־י֬וֹנַת אֵ֣לֶם רְ֭חֹקִים לְדָוִ֣ד מִכְתָּ֑ם בֶּאֱחֹ֨ז אוֹת֖וֹ פְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים בְּגַֽת׃
εἰς τὸ τέλος ὑπὲρ τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁγίων μεμακρυμμένου τῷ Δαυιδ εἰς στηλογραφίαν ὁπότε ἐκράτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι ἐν Γεθ
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For the Chief Musician; set to “Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A miktam by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
56:1
חׇנֵּ֣נִי אֱ֭לֹהִים כִּֽי־שְׁאָפַ֣נִי אֱנ֑וֹשׁ כׇּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם לֹחֵ֥ם יִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃
ἐλέησόν με κύριε ὅτι κατεπάτησέν με ἄνθρωπος ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν πολεμῶν ἔθλιψέν με
In finem, pro populo qui a sanctis longe factus est. David in tituli inscriptionem, cum tenuerunt eum Allophyli in Geth.
ፍጻሜ ፡ ዘበእንተ ፡ ሕዝብ ፡ እለ ፡ እምቅዱሳን ፡ ርሕቁ ፡ ዘዳዊት ፡ አርአያ ፡ መጽሐፍ ፤ ዘአመ ፡ አኀዝዎ ፡ ኢሎፍሊ ፡ በጌት ። ተሣሀለኒ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኬደኒ ፡ ሰብእ ፤ ወኵሎ ፡ አሚረ ፡ አስርሐኒ ፡ ቀትል ።
Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
56:2
שָׁאֲפ֣וּ שׁ֭וֹרְרַי כׇּל־הַיּ֑וֹם כִּֽי־רַבִּ֨ים לֹחֲמִ֖ים לִ֣י מָרֽוֹם׃
κατεπάτησάν με οἱ ἐχθροί μου ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ὅτι πολλοὶ οἱ πολεμοῦντές με ἀπὸ ὕψους
Miserere mei, Deus, quoniam conculcavit me homo ; tota die impugnans, tribulavit me.
ወኬዱኒ ፡ ፀርየ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ አሚረ ፡ በኑኀ ፡ ዕለት ፤ እስመ ፡ ብዙኃን ፡ እለ ፡ ፀብኡኒ ፡ ወፈራህኩ ።
My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.
56:3
י֥וֹם אִירָ֑א אֲ֝נִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֶבְטָֽח׃
ἡμέρας φοβηθήσομαι ἐγὼ δὲ ἐπὶ σοὶ ἐλπιῶ
Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die, quoniam multi bellantes adversum me.
ወአንሰ ፡ ኪያከ ፡ ተወከልኩ ፡ እግዚኦ ።
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
56:4
בֵּאלֹהִים֮ אֲהַלֵּ֢ל דְּבָ֫ר֥וֹ בֵּאלֹהִ֣ים בָּ֭טַחְתִּי לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בָשָׂ֣ר לִֽי׃
ἐν τῷ θεῷ ἐπαινέσω τοὺς λόγους μου ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐπὶ τῷ θεῷ ἤλπισα οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι σάρξ
Ab altitudine diei timebo : ego vero in te sperabo.
በእግዚአብሔር ፡ እሴብሕ ፡ ቃልየ ፤ ወበእግዚአብሔር ፡ ተወከልኩ ፡ ኢይፈርህ ፤ ምንተ ፡ ይሬስየኒ ፡ ዘሥጋ ።
In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
56:5
כׇּל־הַ֭יּוֹם דְּבָרַ֣י יְעַצֵּ֑בוּ עָלַ֖י כׇּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣ם לָרָֽע׃
ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν τοὺς λόγους μου ἐβδελύσσοντο κατ’ ἐμοῦ πάντες οἱ διαλογισμοὶ αὐτῶν εἰς κακόν
In Deo laudabo sermones meos ; in Deo speravi : non timebo quid faciat mihi caro.
ወኵሎ ፡ አሚረ ፡ ያስቆርሩኒ ፡ ዘነበብኩ ። ወላዕሌየ ፡ ይመክሩ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ እኩየ ።
All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
56:6
יָג֤וּרוּ׀ (יצפינו) [יִצְפּ֗וֹנוּ] הֵ֭מָּה עֲקֵבַ֣י יִשְׁמֹ֑רוּ כַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗ר קִוּ֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃
παροικήσουσιν καὶ κατακρύψουσιν αὐτοὶ τὴν πτέρναν μου φυλάξουσιν καθάπερ ὑπέμειναν τὴν ψυχήν μου
Tota die verba mea execrabantur ; adversum me omnes cogitationes eorum in malum.
ይጸንሑኒ ፡ ወይትኀብኡኒ ። ወእሙንቱሰ ፡ ሰኰናየ ፡ ያስተሓይጹኒ ፤
They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.
56:7
עַל־אָ֥וֶן פַּלֶּט־לָ֑מוֹ בְּ֝אַ֗ף עַמִּ֤ים׀ הוֹרֵ֬ד אֱלֹהִֽים׃
ὑπὲρ τοῦ μηθενὸς σώσεις αὐτούς ἐν ὀργῇ λαοὺς κατάξεις ὁ θεός
Inhabitabunt, et abscondent ; ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt. Sicut sustinuerunt animam meam,
ወዘልፈ ፡ ይጸንሕዋ ፡ ለነፍስየ ። ወኢታድኅኖሙ ፡ ወኢበምንትኒ ፤ ወታጸድፎሙ ፡ ለአሕዛብ ፡ በመዐትከ ።
Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.
56:8
נֹדִי֮ סָפַ֢רְתָּ֫ה אָ֥תָּה שִׂ֣ימָה דִמְעָתִ֣י בְנֹאדֶ֑ךָ הֲ֝לֹ֗א בְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃
τὴν ζωήν μου ἐξήγγειλά σοι ἔθου τὰ δάκρυά μου ἐνώπιόν σου ὡς καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐπαγγελίᾳ σου
pro nihilo salvos facies illos ; in ira populos confringes.
አምላኪየ ፡ እነግረከ ፡ ሕይወትየ ፤ ወአንበርኩ ፡ አንብዕየ ፡ ቅድሜከ ፡ በከመ ፡ አዘዝከ ።
You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?
56:9
אָ֨ז יָ֘שׁ֤וּבוּ אוֹיְבַ֣י אָ֭חוֹר בְּי֣וֹם אֶקְרָ֑א זֶֽה־יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים לִֽי׃
ἐπιστρέψουσιν οἱ ἐχθροί μου εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω ἐν ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπικαλέσωμαί σε ἰδοὺ ἔγνων ὅτι θεός μου εἶ σύ
Deus, vitam meam annuntiavi tibi ; posuisti lacrimas meas in conspectu tuo, sicut et in promissione tua :
ለይግብኡ ፡ ፀርየ ፡ ድኅሬሆሙ ፡
Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.
56:10
בֵּ֭אלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּ֣ל דָּבָ֑ר בַּ֝יהֹוָ֗ה אֲהַלֵּ֥ל דָּבָֽר׃
ἐπὶ τῷ θεῷ αἰνέσω ῥῆμα ἐπὶ τῷ κυρίῳ αἰνέσω λόγον
tunc convertentur inimici mei retrorsum. In quacumque die invocavero te, ecce cognovi quoniam Deus meus es.
አመ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ እጼውዐከ ፤ ናሁ ፡ ኣእመርኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ አንተ ።
In God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word.
56:11
בֵּאלֹהִ֣ים בָּ֭טַחְתִּי לֹּ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה אָדָ֣ם לִֽי׃
ἐπὶ τῷ θεῷ ἤλπισα οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος
In Deo laudabo verbum ; in Domino laudabo sermonem. In Deo speravi : non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.
በእግዚአብሔር ፡ እሴብሕ ፡ ቃልየ ፤ በእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይከብር ፡ ዘነበብኩ ። ወበእግዚአብሔር ፡ ተወከልኩ ፡ ኢይፈርህ ፤ ምንተ ፡ ይሬስየኒ ፡ ሰብእ ።
I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
56:12
עָלַ֣י אֱלֹהִ֣ים נְדָרֶ֑יךָ אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם תּוֹדֹ֣ת לָֽךְ׃
ἐν ἐμοί ὁ θεός αἱ εὐχαὶ ἃς ἀποδώσω αἰνέσεώς σοι
In me sunt, Deus, vota tua, quae reddam, laudationes tibi :
እምኀቤይ ፡ እሁብ ፡ ብፅአትየ ፡ ለስብሓቲከ ።
Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
56:13
כִּ֤י הִצַּ֪לְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֡י מִמָּוֶת֮ הֲלֹ֥א רַגְלַ֗י מִ֫דֶּ֥חִי לְ֭הִֽתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים בְּ֝א֗וֹר הַחַיִּֽים׃ {פ}
ὅτι ἐρρύσω τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐκ θανάτου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου ἐξ ὀλισθήματος τοῦ εὐαρεστῆσαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν φωτὶ ζώντων
quoniam eripuisti animam meam de morte, et pedes meos de lapsu, ut placeam coram Deo in lumine viventium.
እስመ ፡ አድኀንካ ፡ እሞት ፡ ለነፍስየ ፡ ወለአዕይንትየኒ ፡ እምአንብዕ ፤ ወለእገርየኒ ፡ እምዳኅፅ ። ከመ ፡ ኣሥምሮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ በብሔረ ፡ ሕያዋን ።
For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
← ch. 55ch. 57 →
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