139:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר יְהֹוָ֥ה חֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִי וַתֵּדָֽע ׃
εἰς τὸ τέλος ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυιδ κύριε ἐδοκίμασάς με καὶ ἔγνως με
In finem , psalmus David . Domine , probasti me , et cognovisti me ;
— Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.
139:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַתָּ֣ה יָ֭דַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּ֣י וְקוּמִ֑י בַּ֥נְתָּה לְ֝רֵעִ֗י מֵרָחֽוֹק ׃
σὺ ἔγνως τὴν καθέδραν μου καὶ τὴν ἔγερσίν μου σὺ συνῆκας τοὺς διαλογισμούς μου ἀπὸ μακρόθεν
tu cognovisti sessionem meam et resurrectionem meam .
— You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.
139:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ אׇרְחִ֣י וְרִבְעִ֣י זֵרִ֑יתָ וְֽכׇל ־דְּרָכַ֥י הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה ׃
τὴν τρίβον μου καὶ τὴν σχοῖνόν μου σὺ ἐξιχνίασας καὶ πάσας τὰς ὁδούς μου προεῖδες
Intellexisti cogitationes meas de longe ; semitam meam et funiculum meum investigasti :
— You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
139:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין מִ֭לָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י הֵ֥ן יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ ׃
ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν λόγος ἐν γλώσσῃ μου
et omnes vias meas praevidisti , quia non est sermo in lingua mea .
— For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.
139:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ אָח֣וֹר וָקֶ֣דֶם צַרְתָּ֑נִי וַתָּ֖שֶׁת עָלַ֣י כַּפֶּֽכָה ׃
ἰδού κύριε σὺ ἔγνως πάντα τὰ ἔσχατα καὶ τὰ ἀρχαῖα σὺ ἔπλασάς με καὶ ἔθηκας ἐπ’ ἐμὲ τὴν χεῖρά σου
Ecce , Domine , tu cognovisti omnia , novissima et antiqua . Tu formasti me , et posuisti super me manum tuam .
— You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
139:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ (פלאיה ) [פְּלִ֣יאָֽה ] דַ֣עַת מִמֶּ֑נִּי נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗ה לֹא ־א֥וּכַֽל לָֽהּ ׃
ἐθαυμαστώθη ἡ γνῶσίς σου ἐξ ἐμοῦ ἐκραταιώθη οὐ μὴ δύνωμαι πρὸς αὐτήν
Mirabilis facta est scientia tua ex me ; confortata est , et non potero ad eam .
— This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.
139:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ אָ֭נָֽה אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ וְ֝אָ֗נָה מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ אֶבְרָֽח ׃
ποῦ πορευθῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός σου καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου ποῦ φύγω
Quo ibo a spiritu tuo ? et quo a facie tua fugiam ?
— Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?
139:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־אֶסַּ֣ק שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑תָּה וְאַצִּ֖יעָה שְּׁא֣וֹל הִנֶּֽךָּ ׃
ἐὰν ἀναβῶ εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν σὺ εἶ ἐκεῖ ἐὰν καταβῶ εἰς τὸν ᾅδην πάρει
Si ascendero in caelum , tu illic es ; si descendero in infernum , ades .
— If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!
139:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶשָּׂ֥א כַנְפֵי ־שָׁ֑חַר אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית יָֽם ׃
ἐὰν ἀναλάβοιμι τὰς πτέρυγάς μου κατ’ ὄρθρον καὶ κατασκηνώσω εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα τῆς θαλάσσης
Si sumpsero pennas meas diluculo , et habitavero in extremis maris ,
— If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea,
139:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּם ־שָׁ֭ם יָדְךָ֣ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִי יְמִינֶֽךָ ׃
καὶ γὰρ ἐκεῖ ἡ χείρ σου ὁδηγήσει με καὶ καθέξει με ἡ δεξιά σου
etenim illuc manus tua deducet me , et tenebit me dextera tua .
— even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
139:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ וָ֭אֹמַר אַךְ ־חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה א֣וֹר בַּעֲדֵֽנִי ׃
καὶ εἶπα ἄρα σκότος καταπατήσει με καὶ νὺξ φωτισμὸς ἐν τῇ τρυφῇ μου
Et dixi : Forsitan tenebrae conculcabunt me ; et nox illuminatio mea in deliciis meis .
— If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”
139:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּם ־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ לֹא ־יַחְשִׁ֢יךְ מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ וְ֭לַיְלָה כַּיּ֣וֹם יָאִ֑יר כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה כָּאוֹרָֽה ׃
ὅτι σκότος οὐ σκοτισθήσεται ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ νὺξ ὡς ἡμέρα φωτισθήσεται ὡς τὸ σκότος αὐτῆς οὕτως καὶ τὸ φῶς αὐτῆς
Quia tenebrae non obscurabuntur a te , et nox sicut dies illuminabitur : sicut tenebrae ejus , ita et lumen ejus .
— even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
139:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־אַ֭תָּה קָנִ֣יתָ כִלְיֹתָ֑י תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי בְּבֶ֣טֶן אִמִּֽי ׃
ὅτι σὺ ἐκτήσω τοὺς νεφρούς μου κύριε ἀντελάβου μου ἐκ γαστρὸς μητρός μου
Quia tu possedisti renes meos ; suscepisti me de utero matris meae .
— For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
139:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ אוֹדְךָ֗ עַ֤ל כִּ֥י נוֹרָא֗וֹת נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי נִפְלָאִ֥ים מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יֹדַ֥עַת מְאֹֽד ׃
ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ὅτι φοβερῶς ἐθαυμαστώθην θαυμάσια τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ ἡ ψυχή μου γινώσκει σφόδρα
Confitebor tibi , quia terribiliter magnificatus es ; mirabilia opera tua , et anima mea cognoscit nimis .
— I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
139:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹֽא ־נִכְחַ֥ד עׇצְמִ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ אֲשֶׁר ־עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ ׃
οὐκ ἐκρύβη τὸ ὀστοῦν μου ἀπὸ σοῦ ὃ ἐποίησας ἐν κρυφῇ καὶ ἡ ὑπόστασίς μου ἐν τοῖς κατωτάτοις τῆς γῆς
Non est occultatum os meum a te , quod fecisti in occulto ; et substantia mea in inferioribus terrae .
— My frame wasn’t hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.
139:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ גׇּלְמִ֤י ׀ רָ֘א֤וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וְעַֽל ־סִפְרְךָ֮ כֻּלָּ֢ם יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ יָמִ֥ים יֻצָּ֑רוּ (ולא ) [וְל֖וֹ ] אֶחָ֣ד בָּהֶֽם ׃
τὸ ἀκατέργαστόν μου εἴδοσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον σου πάντες γραφήσονται ἡμέρας πλασθήσονται καὶ οὐθεὶς ἐν αὐτοῖς
Imperfectum meum viderunt oculi tui , et in libro tuo omnes scribentur . Dies formabuntur , et nemo in eis .
— Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.
139:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְלִ֗י מַה ־יָּקְר֣וּ רֵעֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑ל מֶ֥ה עָ֝צְמ֗וּ רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם ׃
ἐμοὶ δὲ λίαν ἐτιμήθησαν οἱ φίλοι σου ὁ θεός λίαν ἐκραταιώθησαν αἱ ἀρχαὶ αὐτῶν
Mihi autem nimis honorificati sunt amici tui , Deus ; nimis confortatus est principatus eorum .
ፍጻሜ ፡ መዝሙር ፡ ዘዳዊት ። እግዚኦ ፡ አመከርከኒ ፡ ወኣእመርከኒ ። አንተ ፡ ታአምር ፡ ንብረትየ ፡ ወተንሥኦትየ ፤
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!
139:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶ֭סְפְּרֵם מֵח֣וֹל יִרְבּ֑וּן הֱ֝קִיצֹ֗תִי וְעוֹדִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ ׃
ἐξαριθμήσομαι αὐτούς καὶ ὑπὲρ ἄμμον πληθυνθήσονται ἐξηγέρθην καὶ ἔτι εἰμὶ μετὰ σοῦ
Dinumerabo eos , et super arenam multiplicabuntur . Exsurrexi , et adhuc sum tecum .
ወአንተ ፡ ታአምር ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ሕሊና ፡ ልብየ ፡ እምርሑቅ ። ፍኖትየ ፡ ወአሰርየ ፡ አንተ ፡ ቀጻዕከ ፤
If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.
139:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־תִּקְטֹ֖ל אֱל֥וֹהַּ ׀רָשָׁ֑ע וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י דָ֝מִ֗ים ס֣וּרוּ מֶֽנִּי ׃
ἐὰν ἀποκτείνῃς ἁμαρτωλούς ὁ θεός ἄνδρες αἱμάτων ἐκκλίνατε ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ
Si occideris , Deus , peccatores , viri sanguinum , declinate a me :
ወኵሉ ፡ ፍናውየ ፡ አንተ ፡ አቅደምከ ፡ ኣእምሮ ። ከመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ዐመፃ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልሳንየ ፤
If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
139:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹ֭מְרוּךָ לִמְזִמָּ֑ה נָשׂ֖וּא לַשָּׁ֣וְא עָרֶֽיךָ ׃
ὅτι ἐρεῖς εἰς διαλογισμόν λήμψονται εἰς ματαιότητα τὰς πόλεις σου
quia dicitis in cogitatione : Accipient in vanitate civitates tuas .
ናሁ ፡ አንተ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ኣእመርከ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ዘቀዳሚ ፡ ወዘደኃሪ ። አንተ ፡ ፈጠርከኒ ፡ ወወደይከ ፡ እዴከ ፡ ላዕሌየ ።
For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.
139:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲלֽוֹא ־מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ יְהֹוָ֥ה ׀אֶשְׂנָ֑א וּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָ אֶתְקוֹטָֽט ׃
οὐχὶ τοὺς μισοῦντάς σε κύριε ἐμίσησα καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου ἐξετηκόμην
Nonne qui oderunt te , Domine , oderam , et super inimicos tuos tabescebam ?
ተነክረ ፡ ኣእምሮትከ ፡ በላዕሌየ ፤ ጸንዐተኒ ፡ ወኢይክል ፡ ምስሌሃ ።
Yahweh, don’t I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?
139:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ תַּכְלִ֣ית שִׂנְאָ֣ה שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים לְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗ים הָ֣יוּ לִֽי ׃
τέλειον μῖσος ἐμίσουν αὐτούς εἰς ἐχθροὺς ἐγένοντό μοι
Perfecto odio oderam illos , et inimici facti sunt mihi .
አይቴኑ ፡ አሐውር ፡ እመንፈስከ ፤ ወአይቴኑ ፡ እጐይይ ፡ እምቅድመ ፡ ገጽከ ።
I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies.
139:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ חׇקְרֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל וְדַ֣ע לְבָבִ֑י בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי וְדַ֣ע שַׂרְעַפָּֽי ׃
δοκίμασόν με ὁ θεός καὶ γνῶθι τὴν καρδίαν μου ἔτασόν με καὶ γνῶθι τὰς τρίβους μου
Proba me , Deus , et scito cor meum ; interroga me , et cognosce semitas meas .
እመኒ ፡ ዐረጉ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ህየኒ ፡ አንተ ፤ ወእመኒ ፡ ወረድኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቀላይ ፡ ህየኒ ፡ ሀሎከ ።
Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.
139:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּרְאֵ֗ה אִם ־דֶּֽרֶךְ ־עֹ֥צֶב בִּ֑י וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עוֹלָֽם ׃ {פ}
καὶ ἰδὲ εἰ ὁδὸς ἀνομίας ἐν ἐμοί καὶ ὁδήγησόν με ἐν ὁδῷ αἰωνίᾳ
Et vide si via iniquitatis in me est , et deduc me in via aeterna .
ወእመኒ ፡ ነሣርኩ ፡ ክንፈ ፡ ከመ ፡ ንስር ፤ ወሠረርኩ ፡ እስከ ፡ ማሕለቅተ ፡ ባሕር ። ህየኒ ፡ እዴከ ፡ ትመርሐኒ ፤ ወታነብረኒ ፡ የማንከ ። ወእቤ ፡ ጽልመትኑ ፡ እንጋ ፡ ኬደኒ ፤ ወሌሊትኒ ፡ ብሩህ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ትፍሥሕትየ ። እስመ ፡ ጽልመትኒ ፡ ኢይጸልም ፡ በኀቤከ ፤ ወሌሊትኒ ፡ ብሩህ ፡ ከመ ፡ መዐልት ፤ በአምጣነ ፡ ጽልመታ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ብርሃነ ። እስመ ፡ አንተ ፡ ፈጠርከ ፡ ኵልያትየ ፡ እግዚኦ ፤ ወተወከፍከኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኣእምር ። እገኒ ፡ ለከ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ እስመ ፡ ግሩመ ፡ ተሰባሕከ ፤ መንክር ፡ ግብርከ ፡ ወነፍስየ ፡ ትጤይቆ ፡ ጥቀ ። ወኢይትኀባእ ፡ እምኔከ ፡ አዕጽምትየ ፡ ዘገበርከ ፡ በኅቡእ ፤ ወኢአካልየ ፡ በመትሕት ፡ ምድር ። ወዘሂ ፡ ኢገበርኩ ፡ ርእያ ፡ አዕይንቲከ ፡ ወኵሊ ፡ ይጸሐፍ ፡ ወስተ ፡ መጽሐፍከ ፤ መዐልተ ፡ ይትፈጠሩ ፡ ወኢይሄሉ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ እምኔሆሙ ። ወበኀቤየሰ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ ክቡራን ፡ አዕርክቲከ ፡ እግዚኦ ፤ ወፈድፋደ ፡ ጸንዑ ፡ እምቀደምቶሙ ። ወእኌልቆሙ ፡ እምኆፃ ፡ ይበዝኁ ፤ ተንሣእኩሂ ፡ ወዓዲ ፡ ሀሎኩ ፡ ምስሌከ ። እመሰ ፡ ቀተልኮሙ ፡ ለኃጥኣን ፡ እግዚኦ ፤ ዕድወ ፡ ደም ፡ ተገሐሠ ፡ እምኔየ ። እስመ ፡ ይዜሀሩ ፡ በሕሊናሆሙ ፤ ወይነሥእዎን ፡ ለአህጉሪከ ፡ በከንቱ ። አኮኑ ፡ ጸላእተከ ፡ ጸላእኩ ፡ እግዚኦ ፤ ወተመንሰውኩ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ፀርከ ። ፍጹመ ፡ ጽልአ ፡ ጸላእክዎሙ ፤ ወኮኑኒ ፡ ፀርየ ። ፍትነኒ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ወአመክር ፡ ልብየ ፤ አመክረኒ ፡ ወርኢ ፡ ፍናውየ ። ወርኢ ፡ እመ ፡ ትረክብ ፡ ዐመፃ ፡ በላዕሌየ ፤ ወምርሐኒ ፡ ፍኖተ ፡ ዘለዓለም ።
See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.