1Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.
1 Dawda wane no. Ya Rabbi, ma gurjay da borey kaŋ yaŋ ga gurjay da ay. Ma wongu nda ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga wongu ay.
2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
2 Ma sambu koray kayna nda koray beeri, Ma te garbas ay gaakasinay sabbay se,
3Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”
3 Ma yaaji da allag sambu beene, K'ay fundo kankamkoy fonda kosaray. Ma ne ay fundo se: «Ay no ga ti ni faaba.»
4Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.
4 Ngey kaŋ goono g'ay fundo ceeci ma kayna haŋ, I ma haaw mo. Borey kaŋ yaŋ g'ay ceeci hasaraw se mo ma bare, I boŋ ma haw.
5Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh’s angel driving them on.
5 I ma ciya sanda du kaŋ go haw jine, Rabbi malayka goono g'i gaaray.
6Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them.
6 I fonda ma te kubay, a ma te tansi mo, Rabbi malayka goono g'i gaarayyaŋo kankamandi.
7For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
7 Zama i na ngey asuuta tugu guusu ra ay se sabaabu kulu si, I na guusu fansi ay fundo se sabaabu kulu si.
8Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.
8 Halaciyaŋ ma kaŋ i boŋ jirsiyaŋ ra. Asuuta kaŋ i tugu din m'i cey di. Halaciyaŋo kaŋ i soola din, i ma kaŋ a ra.
9My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
9 Ay fundo mo ga farhã Rabbi ra, A ga farhã gumo a faaba ra.
10All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
10 Ay biriyey kulu ga ne: «Ya Rabbi, may no ga hima nin kaŋ ga taabante faaba boro kaŋ bis'a gaabi kambe ra?» Oho, taabante da laamikoy, A g'i faaba ngey komkoy kambe ra.
11Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.
11 Ay zaari sambukoy tun ka tangari seeda te. I goono g'ay hã da haŋ kaŋ ay si bay.
12They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
12 I goono ga laala bana ay se booriyaŋ nangu ra, K'ay fundo hasara.
13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.
13 Amma ay wo, waati kaŋ i goono ga zaŋay, Ay bankaarayey ya zaara-zaarayaŋ no. Ay n'ay fundo kaynandi nda mehaw, Ay soobay ka adduwa te mo ay bina ra.
14I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.
14 Alhaalo kaŋ ay cabe, sanda day ay coro no, Wala mo ay nya-ize. Ay sooli, ay goono ga bu hẽeni te, Sanda boro kaŋ goono ga nga nya bu baray te.
15But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.
15 Amma ngey wo, waati kaŋ ay simbar, Kal i soobay ka farhã, i margu mo. Karkoy kulu margu ay gaa, ay sinda baaru mo. I soobay k'ay tooru-tooru, i mana naŋ.
16Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.
16 Sanda borey kaŋ yaŋ si Irikoy gana, Kaŋ ga hahaaray ngey batey ra, Yaadin cine no i na ngey hinjey kaama ay gaa.
17Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.
17 Ya ay Koyo, waatifo no ni ga gunayaŋ hinne naŋ? M'ay fundo faaba ka kaa i halacandiyaŋo ra! M'ay fundi follonka mo faaba muusu beerey gaa!
18I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.
18 Ay ga ni saabu marga bambata ra, Ay ga ni sifa mo jama gaabikooni ra.
19Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.
19 Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga wangu ay yaamo-yaamo ma si farhã ay boŋ. Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga konna ay sabaabu kulu si ma si du ka baa mo kar.
20For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
20 Zama i mana baani sanni te bo, Amma i goono ga zamba sanniyaŋ soola ka dake bine-baani-koyey boŋ laabo ra.
21Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”
21 Daahir i na ngey meyey feeri gumo. I ne: «Ahãa, ahãa, iri moy di a!»
22You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.
22 Ya Rabbi, ni di woodin. Ma si dangay. Ya ay Koyo, ma si mooru ay.
23Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
23 Ya ay Irikoyo, ay Koy Beero, ma tun ka kay, Ma mo hay ay cimo d'ay sanno gaa.
24Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me.
24 Ya Rabbi ay Irikoyo, Ma ciiti ay se ni adilitara boŋ. I ma si du ka farhã ay boŋ.
25Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
25 I ma si ne ngey biney ra: «Ahãa, yaawo no iri ga ba!» I ma si ne: «Iri n'a gon sukutum.»
26Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
26 Ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga farhã d'ay hasarawo ma haaw, I ma butugu care banda. Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga ngey boŋ beerandi ay boŋ, Haawi nda kayna m'i daabu.
27Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, “Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
27 Amma borey kaŋ yaŋ ga maa ay cimo kaani ma cilili bine kaani sabbay se, i ma farhã mo. Duumi i ma soobay ka ne: «Rabbi ma beeri, Nga kaŋ ga maa nga tamo albarka kaani.»
28My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.
28 Ay deena mo ga ni adilitara sanni te. Zaari me-a-me a ga ni sifa mo.