Psalms 44
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. We haue heard with our eares, O God: our fathers haue tolde vs the workes, that thou hast done in their dayes, in the olde time:
Korah ƒe viwo ƒe nufiameha na hɛnɔ la. O! Mawu, míawo ŋutɔ míesee kple míaƒe towo, nu siwo mía fofowo gblɔ na mí tso nu siwo nèwɔ na wo le woƒe ɣeyiɣiwo me le blema.
2 Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, and planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, and caused them to grow.
Ètsɔ wò asi nya dukɔwo, eye nètsɔ mía fofowo ɖo wo teƒe. Ègbã dukɔwo gudugudu, ke èna mía fofowo ya dzi ɖe edzi.
3 For they inherited not the lande by their owne sworde, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme and the light of thy countenance, because thou didest fauour them.
Anyigba mesu wo si to woawo ŋutɔ ƒe yi dzi loo, alo woawo ŋutɔ ƒe alɔe ɖu dzi na wo o, ke boŋ wò nuɖusi, wò alɔ kple wò mo ƒe kekelie xɔ na wo, elabena èlɔ̃ wo.
4 Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
Wòe nye nye Fia kple nye Mawu, wòe he dziɖuɖuwo vɛ na Yakob.
5 Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.
To dziwò míetutu míaƒe futɔwo do ɖe megbe, eye to wò ŋkɔ me míenya avuzi le míaƒe futɔwo dzi.
6 For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
Nyemeɖo ŋu ɖe nye aŋutrɔ ŋu o, eye nye yi mehe dziɖuɖu vɛ nam o,
7 But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.
ke boŋ èna míeɖu míaƒe ketɔwo dzi, eye nèna ŋukpe lé míaƒe adikatɔwo.
8 Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
Míetsɔ Mawu ƒo adegbe ŋkeke blibo la, eye míakafu wò ŋkɔ tegbetegbe. (Sela)
9 But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
Ke azɔ la, ègbe mí, eye nèbɔbɔ mí ɖe anyi; azɔ la, mègadona kple míaƒe aʋakɔwo o.
10 Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
Èna míegbugbɔ ɖe megbe le míaƒe futɔwo ŋgɔ, eye míaƒe ketɔwo ha mí.
11 Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
Ètsɔ mí na be woavuvu mí abe alẽwo ene, eye nèkaka mí ɖe dukɔwo dome.
12 Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
Ètsɔ wò dukɔ la dzra ho kpɔtsɔe eye mèkpɔ naneke le wo dzadzra me o.
13 Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.
Ètsɔ mí wɔ vlodonu na míaƒe aƒelikawo, eye míezu alɔmeɖenu kple nu ɖikokoe na ame siwo ƒo xlã mí.
14 Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
Ètsɔ mí wɔ lodonu le dukɔwo dome, eye amewo ʋuʋua ta ɖe mía ŋu ne wokpɔ mí.
15 My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,
Nye vlododo le ŋkunye me ŋkeke blibo la, eye ŋukpe tsyɔa mo nam,
16 For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.
ne vlodolawo, fewuɖulawo le nunye ɖiam, elabena futɔ la ɖoe kplikpaa be yeabia hlɔ̃m.
17 All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.
Togbɔ be míeŋlɔ wò be, alo da alakpa le wò nubabla la me o hã la, èna nu siawo katã va mía dzi.
18 Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
Míaƒe dziwo metrɔ le yowòme o, eye míaƒe afɔwo hã metra le wò mɔ dzi o.
19 Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.
Gake ègbã mí gudugudu hegble mí ɖe amegaxiwo dome, eye nètsɔ viviti tsiɖitsiɖi tsyɔ mía dzi.
20 If wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,
Nenye ɖe míeŋlɔ míaƒe Mawu ŋkɔ be, alo ke míaƒe abɔwo na dzromawu aɖe la,
21 Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.
ɖe Mawu manya esi wònya dzimenu ɣaɣlawo katã oa?
22 Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
Gake le tawò la, míekpɔa ku ŋkeke blibo la, eye wobua mí abe alẽ siwo wokplɔ yina wuwu ge la ene.
23 Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
Nyɔ, O Aƒetɔ! Nu ka ta nèle alɔ̃ dɔm ɖo? Fɔ! Mègagbe mí ɖikaa o.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
Nu ka ta nèɣla wò mo, eye nèŋlɔ míaƒe hiãkame kple teteɖeanyi be ɖo?
25 For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.
Wohe mí ƒu ke me, eye míaƒe ŋutilã lé ɖe anyigba.
26 Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
Tso, nàxɔ na mí, ɖe mí le wò lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la ta.
