Psalms 55
1 To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Dawid “maskil” dwom. Ao Onyankopɔn, tie me mpaebɔ, mmu wʼani ngu me nkotosrɛ so,
2 Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,
tie me na gye me so. Me dadwen haw me na ama mayɛ basaa,
3 Because of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
esiane nea me tamfo reka, esiane omumɔyɛfo ahunahuna nti; efisɛ wɔde amanehunu ba me so; na wofi wɔn abufuw mu kum me.
4 My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Me koma wɔ ahoyeraw mu; na owu huboa aba me so.
5 Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Ehu ne ahopopo akyekyere me. Ahodwiriw abu afa me so.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest;
Mekae se, “Ao, sɛ mewɔ ntaban sɛ aburuburu a, anka metu akɔ ama me ho atɔ me,
7 Behold, I would flee afar off, I would lodge in the wilderness; (Selah)
anka metu akɔ akyirikyiri akɔtena sare so;
8 I would hasten my escape from the stormy wind, from the tempest.
anka mɛyɛ ntɛm akɔ me hintabea, faako a mframahweam ne ahum mmɛn koraa.”
9 Swallow [them] up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Awurade, ma amumɔyɛfo nyɛ basaa, na ma wɔn kasa ntoto, efisɛ mihu basabasayɛ ne aperepere wɔ kuropɔn no mu.
10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; and iniquity and mischief are in the midst of it.
Awia ne anadwo wɔtetɛw nʼafasu ho; adwemmɔne ne asisi wɔ mu.
11 Perversities are in the midst thereof; and oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.
Adesɛefo dɔm reyɛ adwuma wɔ kuropɔn no mu. Ahunahuna ne nnaadaa wɔ ne mmɔnten so daa.
12 For it is not an enemy that hath reproached me — then could I have borne it; neither is it he that hateth me that hath magnified [himself] against me — then would I have hidden myself from him;
Sɛ ɛyɛɛ ɔtamfo na ɔresopa me a, anka metumi agyina ano; sɛ ɛyɛɛ ɔtamfo na ɔrema ne ho so atia me a, anka metumi de me ho ahintaw no.
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, mine intimate, my familiar friend. ...
Nanso ɛyɛ wo, ɔdesani te sɛ me, me yɔnko, mʼadamfo kann,
14 We who held sweet intercourse together. To the house of God we walked amid the throng.
a kan no na me ne no wɔ ayɔnkofa a mu yɛ den bere a yɛn nyinaa bɔɔ mu yuu kɔɔ Onyankopɔn fi na yɛka asomfo no ho no.
15 Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst. (Sheol h7585)
Ma owu mmɛfa mʼatamfo mpofirim; ma wɔnkɔ ɔda mu anikann, efisɛ bɔne te wɔn mu. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, unto God will I call; and Jehovah will save me.
Nanso misu frɛ Onyankopɔn, na Awurade gye me nkwa.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and moan aloud; and he will hear my voice.
Anwummere, anɔpa ne awia, mede mmɔborɔnne su frɛ no, na ɔte me nne.
18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me: for there were many about me.
Ɔde ne ho bɔ afɔre ma minya me ti didi mu wɔ ako a wodi tia me no mu, mpo dodow na wɔsɔre tia me.
19 God will hear, and afflict them: he that is seated of old, (Selah) ...because there is no change in them, and they fear not God.
Onyankopɔn a wɔasi no hene afebɔɔ no, ɔbɛte wɔn nka na wahaw wɔn, ɔbɛhaw nnipa a wɔnsakra wɔn akwan da na wonsuro Onyankopɔn nso.
20 He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.
Me yɔnko tow hyɛ ne nnamfonom so; na obu nʼapam so.
21 Smooth were the milky [words] of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.
Ɔwɔ tɛkrɛmawo, nanso ɔtan wɔ ne koma mu. Nʼano asɛm dwudwo sen ngo, nanso ɛyɛ afoa a wɔatwe.
22 Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Fa wo haw to Awurade so na ɔno na obegye wo; ɔremma ɔtreneeni nhwe ase.
23 And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee.
Nanso wo, Onyankopɔn, wobɛbrɛ amumɔyɛfo ase ama wɔakɔ ɔporɔw amoa mu; mogyapɛfo ne nnaadaafo renni wɔn nkwanna mu fa. Nanso me de, mede me ho to wo so. Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo. Wɔto no sɛnea wɔto “Aburuburu a osi Akyirikyiri Odum so,” nne so.
