¹ Lord, The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” you have been our dwelling place for all generations.

¹ Irikoy bora Musa adduwa fo no. Ya ay Koyo, nin no ga ti iri nangora za zamaney kulu ra.

¹A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations.

²Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

² Za i mana tondi kuukey fattandi, Za ni mana laabo da ndunnya taka, Za doŋ-doŋ kaŋ sinda me ka koy hal abada abadin, Nin no ga ti Irikoy.

²Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

³You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.”

³ Ni ga boro bare k'a ciya kusa. Ni ga ne mo: «Ya Adam-izey, wa ye ka ye.»

³Thou turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return, ye children of men.

⁴For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night.

⁴ Zama jiiri zambar fo ga hima ni se sanda bi kaŋ bisa, Danga cin ra batuyaŋ alwaati folloŋ.

⁴For a thousand years in thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.

⁵You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.

⁵ Ni g'i hibandi danga hari-yaa* no, i ga jirbi, Susubay mo i ga hima subu kaŋ go ga fun:

⁵Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

⁶In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.

⁶ Susubay a ga zaada, a ga beeri, Wiciri kambu mo i g'a wi, a ga koogu.

⁶In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

⁷For we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath.

⁷ Zama ni futa ra no ni na iri ŋwa, Ni futay korna ra mo, ni n'iri laakal tunandi.

⁷For we are consumed in thine anger, And in thy wrath are we troubled.

⁸You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

⁸ Ni n'iri laala daŋ ni jine, Iri zunubi tugantey mo, Ni n'i daŋ ni moyduma kaaro ra.

⁸Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

⁹For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

⁹ Zama iri jirbey kulu bisa ni futa ra, Iri na iri jiirey ban sanda ciinay jinde cine.

⁹For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

¹⁰The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.

¹⁰ Iri fundey jirbey kulu, jiiri wayye no. Da boro gaaham gonda gaabi no, a ga to jiiri wahakku, I fooma ya taabi nda bine saray day no. Zama a ga bisa da waasi, iri ga tun ka deesi mo.

¹⁰The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow; For it is soon gone, and we fly away.

¹¹Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?

¹¹ May no ga faham da ni futa hina? Ni futay korna da ni humburando ga saba nda care.

¹¹Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?

¹²So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

¹² M'iri dondonandi iri m'iri jirbey kabu, Kaŋ ga naŋ iri ma du bine kaŋ gonda laakal.

¹²So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

¹³Relent, Yahweh! “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. How long? Have compassion on your servants!

¹³ Ya Rabbi, kala waatifo no ni ga ye ka kaa? Ma bakar mo ni tamey se.

¹³Return, O Jehovah; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

¹⁴Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

¹⁴ M'iri kungandi susubay da ni baakasinay suujo, Zama iri ma doon farhã sabbay se, Iri ma te bine kaani mo iri jirbey kulu ra.

¹⁴Oh satisfy us in the morning with thy lovingkindness, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

¹⁵Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

¹⁵ M'iri biney kaanandi jirbey kaŋ ni na iri taabandi baayaŋo me, Da jiirey kaŋ ra iri di laala mo hina me.

¹⁵Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, And the years wherein we have seen evil.

¹⁶Let your work appear to your servants; your glory to their children.

¹⁶ Ma naŋ ni goyo ma bangay ni tamey se, Ni darza mo i izey se.

¹⁶Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory upon their children.

¹⁷Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands.

¹⁷ Rabbi, iri Irikoyo booriyaŋo ma goro iri boŋ. M'iri kambe goyey tabbatandi iri se. Oho, iri kambe goyey, m'i tabbatandi.

¹⁷And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.