Psalms 35
1 Strive thou, O Jehovah, with those who strive with me. Fight thou against those who fight against me.
Dawid dwom. Ao Awurade wo ne wɔn a wɔne me di asie no nni asie; ko tia wɔn a wɔko tia me.
2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
Fa wʼakokyɛm ne wo nkatanimu; na sɔre bra bɛboa me.
3 Draw out the spear also, and stop the way against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, I am thy salvation.
Twe pea ne abonnua wɔ wɔn a wɔtaa me so ka kyerɛ me kra sɛ, “Mene wʼagyenkwa.”
4 Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor who seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and confounded who devise my hurt.
Wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔkum me no ma wɔn anim ngu ase; wɔn a wɔbɔ me sɛeɛ ho pɔ no ma wɔmfa aniwuo nsane wɔn akyi.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, and the agent of Jehovah driving them on.
Ma wɔnyɛ sɛ ntɛtɛ a mframa bɔ guo wɔn a Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ repam wɔn.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and the agent of Jehovah pursuing them.
Ma wɔn akwan so nnuru sum na ɛso nyɛ toro, na Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ ntaa wɔn so.
7 For without cause they have hid their net for me in a pit. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
Esiane sɛ wɔde atena sum me afidie kwa na wɔtuu amena maa me a menyɛɛ wɔn hwee no enti
8 Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net that he has hid catch himself. Let him fall in it with destruction.
ma ɔsɛeɛ mmɛfu wɔn mu na atena no a wɔde hintaaeɛ nyi wɔn, na ma wɔnhwe amena no mu nsɛe.
9 And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
Afei me kra ani bɛgye wɔ Awurade mu na wasɛpɛ ne ho wɔ ne nkwagyeɛ mu.
10 All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like thee, who delivers a poor man from him who is too strong for him, yea, a poor and needy man from him who robs him?
Me onipadua nyinaa bɛteam aka sɛ, “Hwan na ɔte sɛ wo, Ao Awurade? Wogye ohiani firi ahoɔdenfoɔ nsam ne deɛ ɔnnibie firi apoobɔfoɔ nsam.”
11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up, they ask me of things that I know not.
Adansekurumfoɔ sɔre; wɔbisa me nneɛma a mennim ho hwee ho asɛm.
12 They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
Wɔde bɔne tua papa a meyɛ so ka na wɔma me kra yɛ basaa.
13 But as for me, when they were sick my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into my own bosom.
Nanso, ɛberɛ a wɔyareeɛ no, mefiraa ayitoma na mede akɔnkyene brɛɛ me ho ase. Ɛberɛ a me mpaeɛbɔ ho mmuaeɛ nnya mmaeɛ no,
14 I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who bewails his mother.
mekɔɔ so twaa adwo sɛdeɛ meyɛ ma mʼadamfo anaa onuabarima. Mede awerɛhoɔ sii me ti ase te sɛ deɛ meregyam me maame.
15 But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The wretches gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not. They tore me, and ceased not.
Nanso, ɛberɛ a mesuntiiɛ no, wɔde anigyeɛ boaa wɔn ho ano; ntohyɛsofoɔ twaa me ho hyiaaɛ a mennim na wɔdii me ho nsekuro a wɔantwa so da.
16 Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Wɔde adwemmɔne dii me ho fɛ te sɛ nnipa a wɔnni nyamesu; wɔtwɛree wɔn se guu me so.
17 Lord, how long will thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
Ao Awurade, wobɛhwɛ wɔn akɔsi da bɛn? Gye me nkwa firi wɔn sɛeɛ mu, gye me nkwa a ɛsom bo no firi saa agyata yi nsam.
18 I will give thee thanks in the great assembly. I will praise thee among much people.
Na mɛda wo ase wɔ dwabɔ kɛseɛ ase; wɔ nnipa dodoɔ mu na mɛkamfo woɔ.
19 Let not those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me. Neither let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.
Mma mʼatamfoɔ a wɔtane me kwa no nhwɛ me haa nsere. Mma wɔn a menyɛɛ wɔn hwee nso wɔtane me no mmfa adwene bɔne mmu me anikyeɛ.
20 For they speak not peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
Wɔnnkasa asomdwoeɛ so, na mmom, wɔde ntwatosoɔ tia nnipa a wɔmpɛ wɔn ho asɛm wɔ asase yi so.
21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.
Wɔhwɛ me haa ka sɛ, “Aane! Aane, yɛde yɛn ankasa ani ahunu.”
22 Thou have seen it, O Jehovah. Keep not silence. O Lord, be not far from me.
Ao Awurade, wahunu na mmua wʼano. Nte wo ho nkɔ akyiri, Ao Awurade.
23 Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice to me, to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Nyane, sɔre na bɛbɔ me ho ban! Ka bi ma me, me Onyankopɔn ne mʼAwurade.
24 Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.
Di mʼasɛm ma me wɔ wo tenenee no mu, Ao Awurade me Onyankopɔn; mma wɔn nhwɛ me haa nsere.
25 Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Mma wɔnnwene nka sɛ, “Aane, deɛ yɛpɛ ni!” anaa wɔnnka sɛ, “Yɛanya no.”
26 Let them be put to shame and confounded together who rejoice at my hurt. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
Ma wɔn a wɔhwɛ me haa sere me wɔ mʼahohiahia mu no nyinaa anim ngu ase na wɔnyɛ basaa; ma wɔn a wɔdi me so akokurokosɛm no nhyɛ aniwuo ne animguaseɛ atadeɛ.
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Ma wɔn a wɔdi ahurisie wɔ me bembuo ho no mfa anigyeɛ ne ahosɛpɛ nteam ɛberɛ nyinaa mu ma wɔnka sɛ, “Momma Awurade so, ɔno na nʼani gye ne ɔsomfoɔ yiedie ho.”
28 And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
Me tɛkrɛma bɛka wo tenenee ne wʼayɛyie da mu nyinaa. Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ.
