Psalms 69
1 To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.
David ƒe ha na hɛnɔ la. Woadzii ɖe “Dzogbenya” ƒe gbeɖiɖi nu. Mawu, ɖem, elabena tsi ɖɔ ɖe ŋunye va se ɖe nye kɔgbɔ ke.
2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me.
Meɖo ba yi ɖe tome ke, afi si afɔɖoƒe mele o. Meɖo tɔ goglowo me; tsi ɖɔ to tanye.
3 I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Medo ɣli be woaxɔ nam, ale nu ti kɔ nam, eye nye ve me hã ƒu kplakplakpla. Mekpɔ mɔ na Mawu ʋuu, eye ɖeɖi te nye ŋkuwo ŋu.
4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
Ame siwo lé fum ɖe nanekemawɔmawɔ ta la sɔ gbɔ wu nye taɖa. Amewo lé fum yakatsyɔ, eye woti yonyeme be woatsrɔ̃m. Ale meɖo nu si nyemefi o la eteƒe dzizizitɔe.
5 Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee.
O! Mawu, ènya nye bometsitsi, eye nye fɔɖiɖi mele ɣaɣla ɖe wò o.
6 Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.
O! Aƒetɔ, Yehowa Ŋusẽkatãtɔ, mègana ame siwo ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ le mewò la naɖu ŋukpe le tanye o. O! Israel ƒe Mawu, ame siwo le diwòm la, mègana ŋu nakpe wo le tanye o.
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.
Tawòe wodo vlom ɖo, eye ŋukpe tsyɔ mo nam.
8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons;
Menye amedzro na nye ŋutɔ nɔvinye ŋutsuwo kple ame manyamanya na danyevi ŋutsuwo.
9 For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
Elabena lɔlɔ̃ na wò aƒe zu dzo ge ɖe menye, eye ame siwo dzu wò la ƒe dzudzu va dzinye.
10 And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; —
Esi mefa avi, tsi nu dɔ la, vlododo boŋ wozu nam;
11 And I made sackcloth my garment: then I became a proverb to them.
esi meta akpanya la, mezu nu ɖikokoe na amewo.
12 They that sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.
Ame siwo nɔ anyi ɖe agbo nu la ɖe alɔme le ŋunye, eye ahamulawo kekeake hã kpa ha dem.
13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation:
O! Yehowa, medo gbe ɖa na wò le wò amenuveɣi; O! Mawu, le wò lɔlɔ̃ gã la ta, tɔ nam kple wò xɔname si medana le edzi o.
14 Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters.
Ɖem tso agbi me, mègana mayi to o, ɖem le ame siwo lé fum la ƒe asi me, tso tɔ goglowo me.
15 Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
Mègana tsi naɖɔ to tanye, alo gogloƒe namim, eye ʋe globo natu eƒe nu ɖe dzinye o.
16 Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;
O! Yehowa, tɔ nam, le wò lɔlɔ̃ deto la ta, eye trɔ ɖe ŋutinye le wò nublanuikpɔkpɔ gã la ta.
17 And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.
Mègaɣla wò mo ɖe wò dɔla o; ke boŋ tɔ nam kaba, elabena meɖo xaxa me.
18 Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemer; ransom me because of mine enemies.
Te ɖe ŋunye, eye nàxɔ nam, ɖem le nye ketɔwo ta.
19 Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
Ènya ale si wodo vlom, ɖi gbɔ̃m, eye wodo ŋu kpem; nye futɔwo katã le ŋkuwò me.
20 Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Vlododo na nye dzi gbã, eye mezu xɔnamemanɔsitɔ; mekpɔ mɔ na babadoname, gake ɖeke meli o. Mekpɔ mɔ na akɔfalawo, gake nyemekpɔ ɖeke o.
21 Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Wotsɔ veve de nye nuɖuɖu me, eye esi tsikɔ wum la, wotsɔ aha tsitsi nam be mano.
22 Let their table become a snare before them, and their very welfare a trap;
Woƒe kplɔ̃ si woɖo na wo la nezu mɔ na wo; nezu teƒeɖoɖo kple mɔ na wo.
23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.
Woƒe ŋkuwo dzi nedo viviti be, womagate ŋu akpɔ nu o, eye na woƒe dzi me naɖo kpo tegbee.
24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them.
Trɔ wò dziku kɔ ɖe wo dzi, eye nàna wò dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ nalé wo.
25 Let their habitation be desolate; let there be no dweller in their tents.
Woƒe nɔƒe neɖi gbɔlo; mègana be ame aɖeke neganɔ woƒe agbadɔwo me o.
26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and they talk for the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.
Elabena woti ame siwo ŋu nède abii la yome, eye wole nu ƒom le ame siwo nèwɔ nuvevii la ƒe vevesese ŋu.
27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.
Bu fɔ wo, eye nàgabu fɔ wo ɖe edzi; mègana woakpɔ gome le wò xɔname me o.
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.
Tutu woƒe ŋkɔwo ɖa le agbegbalẽ la me, eye mègana woaŋlɔ woƒe ŋkɔ ɖe ame dzɔdzɔewo dome o.
29 But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.
Mele vevesese kple nuxaxa me; O! Mawu, na wò xɔname natɔ kpɔ ƒo xlãm.
30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving;
Matsɔ hadzidzi akafu Mawu ƒe ŋkɔ, eye madoe ɖe dzi kple akpedada.
31 And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, — a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs.
Esia adze Yehowa ŋu wu nyi, eye wòado dzidzɔ nɛ wu nyitsu kple eƒe dzowo kpakple eƒe afɔkliwo.
32 The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live.
Hiãtɔwo akpɔe ahatso aseye, eye mi ame siwo dia Mawu la, míaƒe dziwo nenɔ agbe ɖaa!
33 For Jehovah heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners.
Yehowa ɖoa to hiãtɔwo, eye medoa vlo eƒe ame siwo le aboyome o.
34 Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein.
Dziƒo kple anyigba nekafui, atsiaƒuwo kple nu siwo katã ʋãna le wo me,
35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it:
elabena Mawu aɖe Zion, eye wòagbugbɔ Yuda ƒe duwo atso. Ekema amewo aɖanɔ afi ma, axɔe wòazu wo tɔ;
36 And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
eƒe dɔlawo ƒe viwo atsɔe anyi domee, eye ame siwo lɔ̃ eƒe ŋkɔ la anɔ afi ma.
