The Bible

O Hiarn Yee dy my haualtys, ta mee er n'eamagh laa as oie kiongoyrt rhyts: O lhig da my phadjer cheet stiagh ayns yn enish ayd's, croym dty chleaysh gys m'eam;

O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: O let my prayer enter into thy presence, incline thine ear unto my calling..

Son ta m'annym lane dy heaghyn: as ta my vioys tayrn er-gerrey gys yn oaie.

For my soul is full of trouble: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

Ta mee coontit myr fer jeusyn ta goll sheese 'syn ooig as ta mee er ve dy jarroo myr dooinney nagh vel veg y vree ayn.

I am counted as one of them that go down into the pit: and I have been even as a man that hath no strength.

Er my scarrey mastey ny merriu, goll roosyn ta guint dy baase, as ta nyn lhie 'syn oaie: ta ass cooinaghtyn, as ta giarit ersooyl veih dty laue.

Free among the dead, like unto them that are wounded, and lie in the grave: who are out of remembrance, and are cut away from thy hand.

T'ou er my choyrt 'sy lhag s'inshilley: ayns boayl dy ghorraghys, as ayns y diunid.

Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit: in a place of darkness, and in the deep.

Ta dty yymmoose lhie dy trome orrym: as t'ou er my heaghney lesh ooilley dty sterymyn.

Thine indignation lieth hard upon me: and thou hast vexed me with all thy storms.

T'ou er choyrt m'ainjys foddey voym: as er chur orrym dy ve feohdoil daue.

Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me: and made me to be abhorred of them.

Ta mee cha shickyr ayns pryssoon: nagh voddym geddyn ass.

I am so fast in prison: that I cannot get forth.

Ta my hoilshey gaase moal lesh eer seaghyn: Hiarn, ta mee er n'eamagh orts gagh laa, ta mee er heeyney magh my laueyn hoods.

My sight faileth for very trouble: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched forth my hands unto thee.

Vel uss soilshaghey yindyssyn mastey ny merriu: ny jean ny merriu girree seose reesht, as uss y voylley?

Dost thou shew wonders among the dead: or shall the dead rise up again, and praise thee?

Bee dty chenjallys-ghraihagh er ny hoilshaghey 'syn oaie: ny dty irrinys ayns toyrt-mow?

Shall thy loving-kindness be shewed in the grave: or thy faithfulness in destruction?

Bee dt'obbraghyn yindyssagh er nyn gronnaghey 'sy dorraghys: as dty chairys 'sy cheer raad ta dy chooilley nhee er ny yarrood?

Shall thy wondrous works be known in the dark: and thy righteousness in the land where all things are forgotten?

Hood's ta mee er n'eamagh, O Hiarn: as dy moghey hig my phadjer kiongoyrt rhyt.

Unto thee have I cried, O Lord: and early shall my prayer come before thee.

Hiarn, Cre'n-fa t'ou treigeil m'annym: as follaghey dt'eddin voym?

Lord, why abhorrest thou my soul: and hidest thou thy face from me?

Ta mee ayns treihys, as goll rishyn ta raad y vaaish: dy jarroo veih m'aegid derrey nish dt'atchimyn ta mee er hurranse lesh aigney seaghnit.

I am in misery, and like unto him that is at the point to die: even from my youth up thy terrors have I suffered with a troubled mind.

Ta dty yymmoose lhie dy trome orrym: as ta'n aggle t'orrym royds er my chraghey.

Thy wrathful displeasure goeth over me: and the fear of thee hath undone me.

Haink ad cruinn mygeayrt-y-moom gagh laa myr thooilley: as ren ad m'y hionney cooidjagh er dy chooilley heu.

They came round about me daily like water: and compassed me together on every side.

My chaarjyn graihagh as my gheiney mooinjerey t'ou er choyrt ersooyl voym: as er vollaghey m'ainjys ass my hilley.

My lovers and friends hast thou put away from me: and hid mine acquaintance out of my sight.