Psalms 69
1 For the music director. To the tune “Lilies.” A psalm of David. God, please save me, because the water is up to my neck!
Dawid dwom. Ao, Onyankopɔn, gye me nkwa na nsu no abɛdeda me kɔn mu.
2 I'm sinking deeper into the mud—there's no solid ground for me to stand. I find myself in deep water; floods wash over me.
Meremem wɔ dontori a mu dɔ mu, wɔ baabi a mʼanan nnya sibea. Madu bun mu na nsu abu afa me so.
3 I'm so tired of screaming out for help my throat is totally raw. My eyes are worn out looking for my God to help me.
Mafrɛ abrɛ rehwehwɛ mmoa. Me mene mu ayow. Mʼani so ayɛ kusuu, na merehwehwɛ me Nyankopɔn.
4 Those who hate me for no reason are more than the number of hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me by telling lies. How can I give back what I didn't steal?
Wɔn a wɔtan me kwa no dɔɔso sen me ti so nwi; wɔn a wɔtan me kwa no dɔɔso, wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɛsɛe me no. Wɔhyɛ me sɛ mennan nea minnwiae no mma.
5 God, you know how foolish I am! My sins are not hidden from you.
Wo, Onyankopɔn, nim me nkwaseasɛm; mʼafɔdi nhintaw wo.
6 Don't let those who trust you be ashamed because of me, Lord God Almighty. Don't let those who follow you be disgraced because of me, God of Israel.
Awurade, Awurade Tweduampɔn, mma wɔn a wɔn ani da wo so no, anim ngu ase esiane me nti, Awurade, Asafo Awurade; Israel Nyankopɔn, mma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ wo no anim ngu ase esiane me nti.
7 For your sake I put up with the insults; my face shows my embarrassment.
Wo nti migyina animka ano, na aniwu kata mʼanim.
8 I have become a foreigner to my brother Israelites; a stranger to my very own brothers.
Mete sɛ ɔhɔho wɔ me nuanom mu, mete sɛ ɔmamfrani wɔ me na mmabarima mu,
9 My devotion for your house is burning me up inside; the insults of those who insulted you have fallen on me.
na wo fi ho mmɔdemmɔ hyɛ me so, wɔn a wɔbɔ wo ahohora no animtiaabu bɛda me so.
10 I wept and I fasted, but they mocked me;
Sɛ mitwa adwo na midi mmuada a wɔbɔ me ahohora;
11 I mourned in sackcloth, but they laughed at me.
sɛ mifura atweaatam a nnipa de me yɛ aserewde.
12 People sitting by the town gate gossip about me. I'm the subject of rude songs sung by drunks.
Wɔn a wɔtete ɔpon no ano no serew me, na akɔwensafo de me din to dwom.
13 But my prayer is to you, Lord, believing this is a good time to respond to me. God, in your wonderful trustworthy love, answer me with your sure salvation.
Nanso mɛbɔ wo mpae, Awurade, wɔ wʼadom bere mu; wɔ wʼadɔe kɛse no nti, Ao, Onyankopɔn, fa wo nokware nkwagye no gye me so.
14 Please rescue me from the mud—don't let me sink! Save me from those who hate me and from drowning in the deep waters!
Yi me fi dontori no mu, mma memmem wɔ mu; gye me fi wɔn a wɔtan me no nsam, ne nsu bun mu.
15 Don't let the flood waters wash over me. Don't let the deep waters pull me down. Don't let the grave close over me.
Mma nsu nnyiri mmfa me anaa bun mmene me anaa amoa nkata me so.
16 Please answer my prayers, Lord, for you are good and love me with your trustworthy love; because of your kindness, please help me.
Awurade, gye me so fi wʼadɔe a eye no mu; wʼadom nti, dan bɛhwɛ me.
17 Don't turn away from me, your servant. Please answer me quickly because I'm in trouble.
Mfa wʼanim nhintaw wo somfo; gye me so ntɛm, na mewɔ ɔhaw mu.
18 Come here and rescue me; set me free from my enemies.
Twiw bɛn me na gye me; gye me nkwa, mʼatamfo nti.
19 You—you know my shame, my disgrace, my humiliation. You see everything my enemies are doing.
Wunim sɛnea wɔkasa tia me, gu mʼanim ase na wotiatia mʼanim; wʼani tua mʼatamfo nyinaa.
20 Insults have broken my heart—I am so sick there is no cure. I looked for some sympathy, but there was no one! Nobody showed me any compassion.
Kasatia ahyɛ me koma so ama mayɛ sɛ obi a onni ɔboafo; mepɛɛ awerɛkyekye, nanso mannya bi, mepɛɛ ɔwerɛkyekyefo, nanso manhu bi.
21 Instead they gave me bitter herbs to eat and vinegar to drink.
Wɔde bɔnwoma guu mʼaduan mu, osukɔm dee me no, wɔmaa me nsa nwenweenwen.
22 May the table set before them become a trap for them, a net that catches them, bringing punishment.
Ma wɔn didipon a esi wɔn anim nyi wɔn sɛ afiri; ma ɛnyɛ akatua ne afide mma wɔn.
23 May their eyes become blind so they cannot see, and may their backs always be bent low in dejection.
Ma wɔn ani so nyɛ wɔn kusuu na wɔanhu ade, na ma wɔn akyi nkuntun afebɔɔ.
24 Pour out your judgment on them; chase them down in your fierce anger.
Hwie wʼabufuwhyew gu wɔn so; na ma wʼabufuw huhuhuhu no mmra wɔn so.
25 Let the places where they live be deserted. Let their homes be abandoned.
Ma wɔn fi nyɛ amamfo; mma obiara ntena wɔn ntamadan mu.
26 For they persecute those you have punished, and make it even more painful for those you have disciplined.
Wɔtaa wɔn a wupira wɔn no, wɔka wɔn a wupira wɔn no yawdi ho asɛm.
27 Punish them for the evil they have done. Don't acquit them.
Fa amumɔyɛ mu amumɔyɛ ho sobo bɔ wɔn; mma wonnya wo nkwagye mu kyɛfa.
28 Blot out their names from the Book of Life. Don't let them be listed with those who do right.
Pepa wɔn din fi nkwa nhoma no mu, mfa wɔn din nka atreneefo de ho.
29 But I am suffering and in physical pain. God, please save me and keep me safe.
Mewɔ ɔyaw ne ahohiahia mu; Onyankopɔn, ma wo nkwagye no mmɔ me ho ban.
30 I will praise God's character in song; I will say how incredible he is and how thankful I am.
Mede dwonto beyi Onyankopɔn din ayɛ na mede aseda ahyɛ no anuonyam.
31 The Lord is happier with this than with offering animals as sacrifices: cattle, or bulls with horns and hooves.
Eyi bɛsɔ Awurade ani yiye asen nantwi, asen nantwinini a otua mmɛn na ɔwɔ tɔte.
32 The humble will see this and be happy. May God encourage everyone who comes to him.
Mmɔborɔni behu na nʼani agye, mo a mohwehwɛ Onyankopɔn no koma benya nkwa.
33 God hears the poor, and he does not ignore his people who are in prison.
Awurade tie wɔn a ade ahia wɔn, na ommu ne nkurɔfo nneduafo animtiaa.
34 Praise him heaven and earth, the seas and everything that lives in them!
Ma ɔsoro ne asase nkamfo no, po ne nea ɛkeka ne ho wɔ mu nyinaa,
35 For God will save Zion, and rebuild the cities of Judah. They will live there and own the land.
efisɛ Onyankopɔn begye Sion nkwa na wakyekye Yuda nkuropɔn no bio. Afei nnipa bɛtena mu na ayɛ wɔn de;
36 The descendants of those who follow him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there.
Nʼasomfo asefo na wɔbɛfa hɔ, na wɔn a wɔdɔ ne din no bɛtena hɔ. Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo.
