Zion, the City of God
1 The Lord is great and is to be highly praised
in the city of our God, on his sacred hill.
2 Zion, the mountain of God, is high and beautiful;
the city of the great king brings joy to all the world.
3 God has shown that there is safety with him
inside the fortresses of the city.
4 The kings gathered together
and came to attack Mount Zion.
5 But when they saw it, they were amazed;
they were afraid and ran away.
6 There they were seized with fear and anguish,
like a woman about to bear a child,
7 like ships tossing in a furious storm.
8 We have heard what God has done,
and now we have seen it
in the city of our God, the Lord Almighty;
he will keep the city safe forever.
9 Inside your Temple, O God,
we think of your constant love.
10 You are praised by people everywhere,
and your fame extends over all the earth.
You rule with justice;
11 let the people of Zion be glad!
You give right judgments;
let there be joy in the cities of Judah!
12 People of God, walk around Zion and count the towers;
13 take notice of the walls and examine the fortresses,
so that you may tell the next generation:
14 “This God is our God forever and ever;
he will lead us for all time to come.”
Sions, Elob di ǃāse
ǁNaetsanas. Koraxi ôagu di Psalms
1 ǃKhūb ge a kai, tsî koahesa anu;
sada Elob di ǃās ǃnâ, ǁîb di ǃanu ǃhommi ai.
2 Îsab a ǀgapib âb ai, hoaraga ǃhūbaib di ǃgâiaǂgaob;
Sionǃhommi di, ǃnū ǀapas ǃnâ, gao-aob di kai ǃās ge a ǁî.
3 Elob ge ǁîs di ǁkhui-omgu ǃnâ hâ
tsîb ge sâuǃkhaise ge ǂhaiǂhaisen.
4 Mû re gao-aogu ge ǀhû
tsî ǀguipa ge ǃgoaxa i.
5 Mû gu ge, o gu ge ge buru;
ǃao tsî gu ge ge ǃkhoeni.
6 ǁNāpa gu ge ǀkhūb xa ge ǃnamiǂgāhe;
ǃaob xa, ǁora ra tarekhoes khami.
7 Aiǂoas di ǂoab ǀkhats ge Tarsis di ǂgaude ra hîkākā.
8 ǁNâu da ge khami da ge
ge mû Elob ge dī xūna,
sada Elob, ǃKhūb Hoaǀgaixab di ǃās,
ǁîsab ǁaposa ǃkhaise ǀamosib kōse ge mâis ǃnâ.
9 Sa hâhâ ra ǀnammi
xa da ge sa Tempeli ǃnâ ra ǂâi, Elotse.
10 Sa ǀons khamis ge sa koasa hoaraga ǃhūbaib ai ra sī Elotse,
sa amǀkhāb ǁôab ge ǂhanu-aisib xa ǀoa hâ.
11 Sionǃhommi ge ra ǃgâiaǂgao,
Judab ǃādi ge ra dâ
sa ǀgoraǃgâdi ǂama.
12 Sionsa ǃgûǂnami,
ǁîs ǂnamipe ǃgû,
î ǁîs di ǂgō-omga ǃgôa re.
13 ǁÎs di ǁkhui-omgu ai ǂgaob âtsa ǃammâi,
î ǁîs di toro-omga ǃgûǃnâǃganu;
egats nî ǁîsa sao ra suriba ǂhôase.
14 Nē Elob ge ǀamos kōse a sada Eloba,
tsîb ge ǁîba ǀamos kōse sada nî ǂgaeǂgui.
