Psalms 58
1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
Dawid “miktam” dwom. So mo asodifo, ampa ara sɛ, moka asɛm a ɛteɛ ana? Mubu atɛntrenee wɔ nnipa mu ana?
2 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
Dabi da! Modwene ntɛnkyew wɔ mo koma mu na mo nsa de akakabensɛm ba asase so.
3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
Amumɔyɛfo fom kwan fi awo mu; wɔyɛ mmaratofo fi awotwaa mu na wodi atoro.
4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
Wɔn ano bɔre te sɛ ɔwɔ de, ɛte sɛ ɔprammiri a wawɛn nʼaso,
5 refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
a ɔnte ntafowayifo dwom, na ne dwom dɛdɛ no mpo mfa ne ho.
6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
Ao Onyankopɔn, bubu ɛse a egu wɔn anom, Awurade, tutu gyata no sebɔmmɔfo no gu!
7 May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
Ma wontwa mu nkɔ sɛ sunsuan; sɛ wɔtwe wɔn agyan a, ma wɔn bɛmma no ano nwu.
8 Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
Ma wɔnyɛ sɛ nwaw horɔdɔhorɔdɔ bi a ɔrenan agu wɔ bere a ɔretene no. Ma wɔnyɛ sɛ ɔba a owu wɔ awoe a onhu owia koraa.
9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
Ansa na mo nkuku bɛte nsɔe ano yaw, sɛ ɛyɛ amono anaa awo no, wɔbɛpra amumɔyɛfo akɔ.
10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Sɛ wɔtɔ were ma atreneefo a wɔn ani begye, na wɔbɛhohoro wɔn anan ho wɔ amumɔyɛfo mogya mu.
11 Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
Afei nnipa bɛka se, “Ampa ara atreneefo kɔ so nya wɔn akatua; na ampa ara Onyankopɔn bi wɔ hɔ a obu wiase atɛn.” Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo.
