A Prayer for Protection
1 I am in trouble, God—listen to my prayer!
I am afraid of my enemies—save my life!
2 Protect me from the plots of the wicked,
from mobs of evil people.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like arrows.
4 They are quick to spread their shameless lies;
they destroy good people with cowardly slander.
5 They encourage each other in their evil plots;
they talk about where they will place their traps.
“No one can see them,” they say.
6 They make evil plans and say,
“We have planned a perfect crime.”
The human heart and mind are a mystery.
7 But God shoots his arrows at them,
and suddenly they are wounded.
8 He will destroy them because of those words;
all who see them will shake their heads.
9 They will all be afraid;
they will think about what God has done
and tell about his deeds.
10 All righteous people will rejoice
because of what the Lord has done.
They will find safety in him;
all good people will praise him.
Khākhoena xu sâuhes di ǀgores
ǁNaeǃnans ǂgaeǂgui-aob ǃoa
Davidi Psalms
1 ǁNâu re Elotse ti ǀhâisa;
khākhoeb di ǃaoba xu ti ûiba sâu re.
2 ǂKhaba khoen di ǀapede xu gaugau te re;
ǁnān ǂkhababa ra sîsenna xu.
3 Namdi âna gôab khami ǀāǀā
tsî au mîde ǂāb khami ra ǂgaeǃnâna.
4 ǀHapio khoena ǂganǃgâsa ǃkhaidi ai nî ǁkhâuse
tsîn ge ǃnapetamase ra ǁkhâu bi, ǃao tamase.
5 ǂKhaba ǀapedi ǃnân ra ǂgaoǂgaoǃnâgu;
ǁîn ge ǁnoade ra gaugau,
“Tari-e ǁîde nî mû ti mî tsî.”
6 ǁÎn ge ǂhanuoǃnâsiga ǀape tsî ra mî:
“Sida ge ǃgâi ǀhôagao ǀapesa go ǂâiǂui.”
Khoe-i di ǃnākhoesib tsî ǂgaob ge a gāxaǃnâ.
7 Elob ge ǂāb ǀkha ǁîna nî ǁkhâu
tsîn ge ǃhaese nî tsûtsûhe.
8 Tsîs ge nams âna ǁîn di ǁnāsa ra ǃaroma
tsî nēsa ga mûn hoan ge nî ǃnabindana.
9 On ge hoa khoena ǃaob xa ǀoa tsî
Elob di sîsenga ǂhôa tsî
ǁîb sîsenna nî ǁnâuǃā.
10 ǂHanu-ain ge ǃKhūb ǃnâ ǃgâiǃgâisen
tsî ǁîb ǃnâ nî sâusen.
Hoan hîa ǂgaogu ân ǃnâ ǂhauǃnân
ge ǁîb xa nî koasen.
