2 Samuel 22
1 And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
David dzi ha sia na Yehowa le esime wòɖee tso Saul kple eƒe futɔ bubuawo ƒe asi me.
2 He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
Egblɔ be: “Yehowae nye nye agakpe, nye mɔ kple nye xɔnametɔ.
3 My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
Nye Mawu nye nye agakpe, eyae mesi tso, nye akpoxɔnu kple ɖeɖe ƒe ŋusẽ. Nye mɔ sesẽ, nye sitsoƒe kple nye ɖela èɖem le nye futɔwo katã ƒe asi me.
4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
“Meyɔ Yehowa, ame si dze na kafukafu, eɖem tso nye futɔwo katã ƒe asi me.
5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Ku ƒe ƒutsotsoewo ƒo xlãm, vɔ̃ ƒe tɔɖɔɖɔwo gbã ɖe dzinye.
Tsiẽƒe ƒe kawo blam eye ku ƒe mɔtetrewo ɖi kpem. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
“Ke meyɔ Yehowa le nye xaxa me, medo ɣli na nye Mawu be wòaɖem. Ese nye gbe tso eƒe gbedoxɔ me ke eye nye ɣlidodo ɖo egbɔ, ge ɖe eƒe to me.
8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Tete anyigba dzo nyanyanya eye wòʋuʋu; dziƒo ƒe agunuwo ke hã ʋuʋu heyeheye eye wodzo kpekpekpe elabena dzi kui.
9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
Dzudzɔ do tso eƒe ŋɔtime; dzo ƒe aɖewo do tso eƒe nu me eye dzoka xɔxɔwo kplɔe ɖo.
10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
Ema dziŋgɔli ɖe eve, wòto eme ɖi va anyi eye lilikpo do blukɔ le eƒe afɔ te.
11 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Ede Kerubiwo dzi eye wòdzo dzo. Eɖo asagba ɖe ya ƒe aʋalawo dzi.
12 He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
Ewɔ viviti nɔ eme abe agbadɔ ene eye lilikpo yibɔ si dzaa tsi lae ƒo xlãe
13 From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
dzoka xɔxɔwo do tso eƒe keklẽ me le eŋgɔ.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
Yehowa ɖe gbe tso dziƒo; eye Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la na wose eƒe gbe.
15 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
Eda eƒe aŋutrɔ eye wòkaka eƒe futɔwo, eɖo dzikedzo ɖa eye wòtɔtɔ wo.
16 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
Atsiaƒu ƒe balimewo dze gaglãa eye anyigba ƒe gɔmeɖoɖo tsi ƒuƒlu le Yehowa ƒe nyaheɖeameŋu kple gbɔgbɔ si do tso eƒe ŋɔtime ta.
17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
“Edo asi ɖa tso dziƒo lém, heɖem tso tɔ goglowo me;
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
tso nye futɔ ŋusẽtɔwo ƒe asi me, tso nye ketɔwo ƒe asi me, ame siwo sẽ wum akpa la ƒe asi me.
19 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
Woƒo ɖe dzinye le nye dzɔgbevɔ̃egbe gake Yehowa nye nye kpeɖeŋutɔ.
20 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
Eɖem tsɔ da ɖe teƒe gbadza; eɖem elabena nye nu nyo eŋu.
21 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
“Yehowa nɔ kplim le nye dzɔdzɔenyenye nu eye wòwɔ nyui nam le esi nye asi me dza ta.
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Melé Yehowa ƒe mɔwo me ɖe asi. Nyemewɔ vɔ̃ hetrɔ le nye Mawu yome o;
23 For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
Eƒe sewo katã le ŋkunye me; eye nyemetrɔ le eƒe ɖoɖowo yome o.
24 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
Nyemeɖi fɔ le eŋkume o eye mete ɖokuinye ɖa tso nu vɔ̃ gbɔ.
25 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
Eya ta Yehowa wɔ nyui nam le nye dzɔdzɔenyenye kple esi nye asi me dza le eŋkume la ta.
26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
“Èwɔa nuteƒe na nuteƒewɔla eye nèfiaa ɖokuiwò fɔmaɖilae na ame si ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o.
27 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
Ame si dza le eƒe dzi me la, èɖea ɖokuiwò fianɛ be èdza eye nèfiaa ɖokuiwò ayetɔe ɖe ayetɔ la ŋu.
28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
Èɖea ame siwo bɔbɔa wo ɖokui ke wò ŋku le dadalawo ŋu, be nabɔbɔ wo ɖe anyi.
29 For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
Wò, Yehowa, wòe nye nye akaɖi! Ènana nye viviti trɔna zua kekeli.
30 For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
Mate ŋu alũ ɖe aʋakɔ dzi to wò kpekpeɖeŋu me eye le nye Mawu ta mate ŋu ati kpo aflɔ gli.
31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
“Mawu ya ƒe mɔwo de blibo, Yehowa ƒe nya nye nyateƒe sɔŋ. Enye akpoxɔnu na ame siwo tsɔe wɔ sitsoƒee.
32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
Elabena ame kae ganye Mawu kpe ɖe Yehowa ŋu? Ame kae ganye Agakpe? Ɖe menye míaƒe Mawu la koe oa?
33 God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.
Mawue nye nye mɔ sesẽ, eyae na nye mɔ zu gbadzaa.
34 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Ewɔ nye afɔwo abe zi tɔwo ene eye wòna metea ŋu tsia tsitre ɖe teƒe kɔkɔwo.
35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Efia aʋawɔwɔ nye asiwo eye nye asiwo ate ŋu abɔ dati si wowɔ kple akɔbli.
36 You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
Ètsɔ wò dziɖuɖu ƒe akpoxɔnu la nam. Ebɔbɔ ɖokuiwò be nàdo kɔkɔm.
37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Èkeke mɔ le tenye, be nye klowo magli le tenye o.
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
“Meti nye futɔwo yome eye metsrɔ̃ wo; nyemetrɔ le wo yome o, va se ɖe esime wotsrɔ̃.
39 I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
Metsrɔ̃ wo gudugudu eye ɖeke magate ŋu afɔ o. Wodze anyi ɖe nye afɔ nu
40 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
elabena wòe na ŋusẽm hena aʋa la wɔwɔ, èna mebɔbɔ ame siwo katã tso ɖe ŋunye la ɖe anyi.
41 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
Èna nye futɔwo trɔ megbe dem helé du tsɔ eye metsrɔ̃ nye futɔwo.
42 They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
Wodo ɣli be Yehowa naxɔ na yewo gake ame aɖeke mexɔ na wo o elabena Yehowa metɔ na wo o.
43 I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
Metu wo, wozu abe ke ene. Megbã wo, wokaka abe ʋuʋudedi si le ablɔwo dzi ene.
44 You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
“Èɖem tso ame siwo va dze dzinye la si me, èkpɔ tanye abe dukɔwo ƒe fia ene; eye ame siwo nyemenya o la dzie meɖu fia ɖo.
45 Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
Ne wose ŋkɔnye ko la, woɖoa tom eye du bubu me tɔwo gɔ̃ hã dzona nyanyanya le nye ŋkume.
46 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
Dzi ɖena le wo katã ƒo eye wotsɔa dzodzo nyanyanya hedoa goe le woƒe mɔ sesẽwo me.
47 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
“Yehowa li tegbee! Woakafu nye Agakpe la! Woado Mawu, nye Xɔla la ɖe dzi bobobo!
48 the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
Eyae nye Mawu, ame si bia hlɔ̃ nam. Etsɔ dukɔwo de nye afɔ te.
49 who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
Èɖeam tso nye futɔwo ƒe asi me, ɛ̃, èkɔm gbɔ nye futɔwo ta eye nèɖem tso ŋutasẽlawo ƒe asi me,
50 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
eya ta ele be makafu wò, Oo Yehowa, le dukɔwo katã dome eye madzi kafukafuha na wò ŋkɔ.
51 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
“Ena dziɖuɖu geɖe eƒe fia la, eye wòvea eƒe amesiamina David kple eƒe dzidzimeviwo nu tegbee.”
