2 Samuel 22
1 And David spoke unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul;
Ɛberɛ a Awurade gyee Dawid firii nʼatamfoɔ nyinaa ne Saulo nsam akyi no, ɔtoo saa dwom yi de yii Awurade ayɛ.
2 and he said: The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
Nsɛm a ɛwɔ dwom no mu nie: “Awurade yɛ me botan, mʼaban ne mʼagyenkwa;
3 The God who is my rock, in Him I take refuge; my shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; my saviour, Thou savest me from violence.
me Onyankopɔn yɛ me botan; ne mu na menya banbɔ. Ɔyɛ me kyɛm, me nkwagyeɛ mu ahoɔden ne me banbɔeɛ, mʼabantenten, mʼagyenkwa, deɛ ɔgye me firi basabasayɛ mu.
4 Praised, I cry, is the LORD, and I am saved from mine enemies.
“Mesu frɛ Awurade; ɔno na ayɛyie sɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔgye me firi mʼatamfoɔ nsam.
5 For the waves of Death compassed me. The floods of Belial assailed me.
Owuo asorɔkye twaa me ho hyiaeɛ; ɔsɛeɛ yiri faa me so.
Damena nhoma kyekyeree me; owuo ankasa too me anihaa. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, yea, I called unto my God; and out of His temple He heard my voice, and my cry did enter into His ears.
“Na mʼamanehunu mu no, mesu mefrɛɛ Awurade. Aane, mefrɛɛ me Onyankopɔn pɛɛ mmoa. Ɔtee me nne firii ne kronkronbea. Me sufrɛ duruu nʼasom.
8 Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.
Na asase wosoeɛ na ɛhinhimeɛ; ɔsoro fapem wosoeɛ; wɔwosoeɛ, nʼabufuo enti.
9 Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.
Wisie firii ne hwene mu; ogyaframa firii nʼanom; na egyasramma dɛre firii mu.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.
Ɔfirii ɔsoro baa fam; na omununkum kabii duruu ne nan ase.
11 And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
Ɔte Kerubim so tuiɛ; gyaagyaa ne ho wɔ mframa ntaban so.
12 And He made darkness pavilions round about Him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Ɔde sum kataa ne ho hyiaeɛ, ɔde osuo omununkum dii nʼanim ɛkan.
13 At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.
Hann kɛseɛ hyerɛn wɔ nʼanim, na anyinam pa firi mu.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High gave forth His voice.
Awurade bobɔɔ mu firi soro; Ɔsorosoroni no teaam denden.
15 And He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
Ɔtoo nʼagyan maa nʼatamfoɔ hweteeɛ; anyinam dwaeɛ ma wɔyɛɛ basaa.
16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
Awurade kasaeɛ, na ewiase nnyinasoɔ no nyinaa daa hɔ. Wɔtumi hunuu ɛpo ase, na asase fapem ho daa hɔ.
17 He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters;
“Ɔfiri ɔsoro baa ɛfam bɛsɔɔ me mu; ɔtwee me firii nsuo a emu dɔ mu.
18 He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
Ɔgyee me firii mʼatamfoɔ a wɔyɛ den nsam, atamfoɔ a wɔkyiri me na wɔn ho yɛ den pa ara ma me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.
Wɔbaa me so wɔ mʼamanehunu da mu, nanso Awurade pagyaa me.
20 He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.
Ɔde me baa baabi a banbɔ wɔ; ɔgyee me, ɛfiri sɛ, nʼani ku me ho.
21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.
“Awurade ne me adi no sɛdeɛ me tenenee teɛ; wahwɛ me nsa a ɛho teɛ so atua me ka.
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Ɛfiri sɛ, manante Awurade akwan so; Mentwee me ho mfirii me Onyankopɔn ho nkɔyɛɛ bɔne.
23 For all His ordinances were before me; and as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
Ne mmara nyinaa gu mʼanim; mentwee me ho mfirii ne nhyehyɛeɛ ho.
24 And I was single-hearted toward Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Me ho nni asɛm wɔ Onyankopɔn anim; matwe me ho afiri bɔne ho.
25 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His eyes.
Awurade tuaa me papayɛ so ka, ɛfiri sɛ menni fɔ wɔ nʼanim.
26 With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright,
“Woda wo ho adi sɛ ɔnokwafoɔ kyerɛ wɔn a wɔdi nokorɛ, wɔn a wɔdi mu nso wo kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wodi mu.
27 With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
Woyi wo kronkronyɛ kyerɛ ɔkronkronni, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ deɛ wokyiri wɔn.
28 And the afflicted people Thou dost save; but Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them.
Wogye ahobrɛasefoɔ, nanso wʼani kɔ ahantanfoɔ so sɛ wobɛbrɛ wɔn ase.
29 For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; and the LORD doth lighten my darkness.
Ao Awurade, woyɛ me kanea. Aane, Awurade woma me sum dane hann.
30 For by Thee I run upon a troop; by my God do I scale a wall.
Wʼahoɔden a wode ma me enti, metumi ka akodɔm gu; me Onyankopɔn enti, metumi foro ɔfasuo.
31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.
“Onyankopɔn deɛ, nʼakwan yɛ pɛ; Awurade bɔhyɛ nyinaa ba mu. Ɔyɛ akokyɛm ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ banbɔ wɔ ne mu.
32 For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a Rock, save our God?
Hwan ne Onyankopɔn, gye sɛ Awurade? Hwan ne ɔbotantim no, gye sɛ yɛn Onyankopɔn?
33 The God who is my strong fortress, and who letteth my way go forth straight;
Onyankopɔn ne mʼaban a ɛyɛ den; wagye me, na wama me kwan so ayɛ pɛ.
34 Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places;
Ɔma mʼanammɔn ho yɛ hare sɛ ɔforoteɛ deɛ; Ɔma me gyina sorɔnsorɔmmea.
35 Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
Ɔsiesie me ma ɔko; na mʼabasa tumi kuntunu kɔbere mfrafraeɛ tadua.
36 Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation; and Thy condescension hath made me great.
Woama me wo nkwagyeɛ kyɛm. Wo mmoa ama mayɛ ɔkɛseɛ.
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
Woabɔ ɛkwan tɛtrɛɛ ama me nan sɛdeɛ ɛrenwatiri.
38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
“Metaa mʼatamfoɔ so sɛee wɔn; mannyina kɔsii sɛ wɔdii nkoguo.
39 And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they cannot arise; yea, they are fallen under my feet.
Meyamoo wɔn, mebɔɔ wɔn hwee fam, na wɔantumi ansɔre; wɔhwehwee ase wɔ me nan ase.
40 For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Wohyɛɛ me ahoɔden maa ɔko; woaka mʼatamfoɔ ahyɛ me nan ase.
41 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me; yea, them that hate me, that I might cut them off.
Womaa wɔdanee wɔn ani dwaneeɛ, na mesɛe wɔn a wɔtan me nyinaa.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.
Wɔsu pɛɛ mmoa, nanso obiara ammɛgye wɔn. Wɔsu frɛɛ Awurade, nanso wannye wɔn so.
43 Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did tread them down.
Meyamoo wɔn ma wɔyɛɛ sɛ asase so mfuturo; mepraa wɔn guu nsuka mu sɛ wira.
44 Thou also hast delivered me from the contentions of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations; a people whom I have not known serve me.
“Womaa me nkonimdie wɔ wɔn a wɔbɔ me kwaadu so. Woahwɛ sɛ mɛyɛ amanaman sodifoɔ; na nnipa a mennim wɔn som me.
45 The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
Ananafoɔ brɛ wɔn ho ase ma me; wɔte me nka pɛ ara a, wɔde wɔn ho ma me.
46 The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places.
Wɔn nyinaa bɔ huboa, na wɔde ahopopoɔ firi wɔn nsraban mu ba.
47 The LORD liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, my Rock of salvation;
“Awurade te ase! Ayɛyi nka me botan, ma wɔmma Onyankopɔn, me nkwagyeɛ botan so.
48 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and bringeth down peoples under me,
Ɔno ne Onyankopɔn a ɔtɔ wɔn a wɔha me so awere; ɔka amanaman no hyɛ mʼase
49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
na ɔgye me firi mʼatamfoɔ nsam. Wode me si baabi a mʼatamfoɔ nnuru, wogye me firi atutupɛfoɔ a wɔtia me nsam.
50 Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name.
Ao Awurade yei enti, mɛkamfo wo wɔ amanaman mu nyinaa; na mɛto ayɛyie nnwom ama wo edin.
51 A tower of salvation is He to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
“Wode nkonimdie akɛseɛ ama wo ɔhene; woda ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da adi kyerɛ deɛ woasra no ngo, wode kyerɛ Dawid, ne nʼasefoɔ afebɔɔ.”
