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. Mo sodifoɔ, ampa ara, moka asɛm a ɛtene anaa? Mobu atɛntenenee wɔ nnipa mu anaa?
2 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
Dabi! Modwene ntɛnkyea wɔ mʼakomam na mo nsa de akakabensɛm ba asase so.
3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
Amumuyɛfoɔ fom kwan firi awoɔ mu; wɔyɛ mmaratofoɔ firi awotwaa mu na wɔdi atorɔ.
4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
Wɔn ano ɛborɔ te sɛ ɔwɔ deɛ. Ɛte sɛ ɔprammire a watɛn nʼaso,
5 refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
a ɔnte ntafowayifoɔ dwom, na ne dwom dɛɛdɛ 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 ɛgu wɔn anom, Ao Awurade, tutu agyata no sebɔmmɔfoɔ no gu!
7 May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
Ma wɔntwa mu nkɔ sɛ nsunsuan; 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 nwa pɛkyɛpɛkyɛ bi a ɔretene kɔ. Ma wɔnyɛ sɛ ɔba a ɔwu wɔ awoeɛ na ɔnhunu owia.
9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
Ansa na mo nkukuo bɛte nkasɛɛ ano yea, sɛ ɛyɛ mono anaa deɛ awo no, wɔbɛpra amumuyɛfoɔ akɔ.
10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Sɛ wɔtua amumuyɛfoɔ ka a, ateneneefoɔ ani bɛgye, na wɔbɛhohoro wɔn nan ho wɔ amumuyɛfoɔ 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 sɛ, “Ampa ara, ateneneefoɔ kɔ so nya wɔn akatua; na ampa ara Onyankopɔn bi wɔ hɔ a ɔbu ewiase atɛn.” Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ.
