Psalms 55
1 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 hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
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 wrath they hate 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 sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Me koma wɔ ahoyeraw mu; na owu huboa aba me so.
5 Fearfulness 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! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Mekae se, “Ao, sɛ mewɔ ntaban sɛ aburuburu a, anka metu akɔ ama me ho atɔ me,
7 Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. (Selah)
anka metu akɔ akyirikyiri akɔtena sare so;
8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
anka mɛyɛ ntɛm akɔ me hintabea, faako a mframahweam ne ahum mmɛn koraa.”
9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: 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: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
Awia ne anadwo wɔtetɛw nʼafasu ho; adwemmɔne ne asisi wɔ mu.
11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Adesɛefo dɔm reyɛ adwuma wɔ kuropɔn no mu. Ahunahuna ne nnaadaa wɔ ne mmɔnten so daa.
12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid 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, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
Nanso ɛyɛ wo, ɔdesani te sɛ me, me yɔnko, mʼadamfo kann,
14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
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, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. (Sheol h7585)
Ma owu mmɛfa mʼatamfo mpofirim; ma wɔnkɔ ɔda mu anikann, efisɛ bɔne te wɔn mu. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.
Nanso misu frɛ Onyankopɔn, na Awurade gye me nkwa.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Anwummere, anɔpa ne awia, mede mmɔborɔnne su frɛ no, na ɔte me nne.
18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with 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 shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, therefore 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 be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
Me yɔnko tow hyɛ ne nnamfonom so; na obu nʼapam so.
21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were 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 the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Fa wo haw to Awurade so na ɔno na obegye wo; ɔremma ɔtreneeni nhwe ase.
23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust 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.
