2 Samuel 22
1 And David speaks the words of this song to YHWH in the day YHWH has delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
Bere a Awurade gyee Dawid fii nʼatamfo nyinaa ne Saulo nsam akyi no, ɔtoo saa dwom yi de yii Awurade ayɛ.
2 and he says: “YHWH [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
Nsɛm a ɛwɔ dwom no mu ni: “Awurade yɛ me botan, mʼaban ne mʼagyenkwa;
3 My God [is] my rock—I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Savior, You save me from violence!
me Nyankopɔn yɛ me botan; ne mu na minya guankɔbea. Ɔyɛ me kyɛm, me nkwagye mu ahoɔden, mʼabandennen, mʼagyenkwa, nea ogye me fi basabasayɛ mu.
4 I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies.
“Misu frɛ Awurade; ɔno na ayeyi sɛ no, efisɛ ogye me fi mʼatamfo nsam.
5 When the breakers of death surrounded me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
Owu asorɔkye twaa me ho hyiae; ɔsɛe yiri faa me so.
Ɔda mu hama kyekyeree me; mihyiaa owu mfiri. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my adversity I call on YHWH, And I call to my God, And He hears my voice from His temple, And my cry [is] in His ears,
“Na mʼamanehunu mu no, misu frɛɛ Awurade. Yiw, mefrɛɛ me Nyankopɔn pɛɛ mmoa. Ɔtee me nne fii ne kronkronbea. Me sufrɛ duu nʼasom.
8 And the earth shakes and trembles, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He has wrath!
Na asase wosowee na ehinhimii; ɔsoro fapem wosowee; wɔwosowee, nʼabufuw nti.
9 Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it.
Wusiw fii ne hwene mu; ogyaframa fii nʼanom; na nnyansramma dɛw fii mu.
10 And He inclines the heavens and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
Ofii ɔsoro baa fam; na omununkum kabii duruu nʼanan ase.
11 And He rides on a cherub and flies, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
Ɔte kerubim so tui; gyaagyaa ne ho wɔ mframa ntaban so.
12 And He sets darkness around Him [for His] dwelling places, Darkness of waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
Ɔde sum kataa ne ho hyiae, ɔde osu mununkum dii nʼanim kan.
13 From the brightness before Him Brands of fire were kindled!
Hann kɛse hyerɛn wɔ nʼanim, na anyinam pa fii mu.
14 YHWH thunders from the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice.
Awurade bobɔɔ mu fi ɔsoro; Ɔsorosoroni no teɛɛ mu dennen.
15 And He sends forth arrows, and scatters them; Lightning, and troubles them;
Ɔtow nʼagyan maa nʼatamfo hwetee; anyinam twa ma wɔyɛɛ basaa.
16 And the streams of the sea are seen, [The] foundations of the world are revealed, By the rebuke of YHWH, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.
Awurade kasae, na wiase nnyinaso no nyinaa daa hɔ. Wotumi huu ɛpo ase, na asase fapem ho daa hɔ.
17 He sends from above—He takes me, He draws me out of many waters.
“Ofi ɔsoro baa fam besoo me mu; ɔtwee me fii asu a emu dɔ mu.
18 He delivers me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than me.
Ogyee me fii mʼatamfo a wɔyɛ den nsam, atamfo a wokyi me na wɔn ho yɛ den pa ara sen me.
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And YHWH is my support,
Wɔbaa me so wɔ mʼamanehunu da, nanso Awurade pagyaw me.
20 And He brings me out to a large place, He draws me out for He delighted in me.
Ɔde me baa baabi a bammɔ wɔ; ogyee me, efisɛ nʼani kum me ho.
21 YHWH repays me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He returns to me.
“Awurade atua me papayɛ so ka; me bem a midi no, wahyɛ me anan mu.
22 For I have kept the ways of YHWH, And have not done wickedly against my God.
Efisɛ manantew Awurade akwan so; mentwee me ho mfii me Nyankopɔn ho nkɔyɛɛ bɔne.
23 For all His judgments [are] before me, As for His statutes, I do not turn from them.
Ne mmara nyinaa gu mʼanim; mentwee me ho mfii ne nhyehyɛe ho.
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from my iniquity.
Me ho nni asɛm wɔ Onyankopɔn anim; matwe me ho afi bɔne ho.
25 And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
Awurade tuaa me papayɛ so ka, efisɛ minni fɔ wɔ nʼanim.
26 With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
“Woda wo ho adi sɛ ɔnokwafo kyerɛ wɔn a wodi nokware, wɔn a wodi mu nso wo kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wodi mu.
27 With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.
Wuyi wo kronkronyɛ kyerɛ ɔkronkronni, nanso amumɔyɛfo de wukyi wɔn.
28 And You save the poor people, But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.
Wugye ahobrɛasefo, nanso wʼani kɔ ahantanfo so sɛ wobɛbrɛ wɔn ase.
29 For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, And YHWH lightens my darkness.
Wo Awurade, woyɛ me kanea. Yiw, Awurade woma me sum dan hann.
30 For by You I run [against] a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
Wʼahoɔden mu, metumi aka asraafokuw agu; me Nyankopɔn nti, mitumi foro ɔfasu.
31 God—His way [is] perfect, The saying of YHWH is tried, He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.
“Onyankopɔn de, nʼakwan yɛ pɛ; Awurade bɔhyɛ nyinaa ba mu. Ɔyɛ nkatabo ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ bammɔ wɔ ne mu.
32 For who is God except YHWH? And who [is the] Rock except our God?
Hena ne Onyankopɔn, gye sɛ Awurade? Hena ne ɔbotantim no, gye sɛ yɛn Nyankopɔn?
33 God—my bulwark, [my] strength, And He makes my way perfect;
Onyankopɔn ne mʼaban a ɛyɛ den; wagye me, na wama me kwan so ayɛ pɛ.
34 Making my feet like does, And causes me to stand on my high places,
Ɔma mʼanammɔn ho yɛ hare sɛ ɔforote de; Ɔma me gyina sorɔnsorɔmmea.
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,
Osiesie me ma ɔko; na me basa tumi kuntun kɔbere mfrafrae tadua.
36 And You give the shield of Your salvation to me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
Woama me wo nkwagye kyɛm. Wo mmoa ama mayɛ ɔkɛse.
37 You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
Woabɔ kwan tɛtrɛɛ ama mʼanan sɛnea me nkotodwe rengurow.
38 I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn until they are consumed.
“Metaa mʼatamfo sɛee wɔn; mannyina kosii sɛ wodii nkogu.
39 And I consume them, and strike them, And they do not rise, and fall under my feet.
Meyam wɔn, mebɔɔ wɔn hwee fam, na wɔantumi ansɔre; wɔhwehwee ase wɔ mʼanan ase.
40 And You gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
Wohyɛɛ me ahoɔden maa ɔko; woaka mʼatamfo ahyɛ mʼanan ase.
41 And my enemies—You give to me the neck, Those hating me—and I cut them off.
Womaa wɔdan wɔn ani guanee, na mesɛe wɔn a wɔtan me nyinaa.
42 They look, and there is no savior; To YHWH, and He has not answered them.
Wosu pɛɛ mmoa, nanso obiara ammegye wɔn. Wosu frɛɛ Awurade, nanso wannye wɔn so.
43 And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out!
Meyam wɔn ma wɔyɛɛ sɛ asase so mfutuma; mepraa wɔn guu suka mu sɛ wura.
44 And You deliver me From the strivings of my people, You place me for a head of nations; A people I have not known serve me.
“Womaa me nkonimdi wɔ wɔn a wɔbɔ me kwaadu so. Woahwɛ sɛ mɛyɛ amanaman sodifo; na nnipa a minnim wɔn som me.
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
Ananafo brɛ wɔn ho ase ma me; wɔte me nka pɛ ara a, wɔde wɔn ho ma me.
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
Wɔn nyinaa bɔ huboa, na wɔde ahopopo fi wɔn nsraban mu ba.
47 YHWH lives, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God—The Rock of my salvation.
“Awurade te ase! Ayeyi nka me botan, ma wɔmma Onyankopɔn, me nkwagye botan so.
48 God—who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
Ɔno ne Onyankopɔn a ɔtɔ wɔn a wɔhaw me so were; ɔka amanaman no hyɛ mʼase
49 And bringing me forth from my enemies, Indeed, You raise me up above my withstanders. You deliver me from a man of violence.
na ogye me fi mʼatamfo nsam. Wode me si baabi a mʼatamfo nnu, wugye me fi atutuwpɛfo a wotia me nsam.
50 Therefore I confess You, O YHWH, among nations, And I sing praise to Your Name.
Awurade eyi nti, mɛkamfo wo wɔ amanaman mu, Ao Awurade. Mɛto ayeyi dwom ama wo din.
51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!”
“Wode nkonimdi akɛse ama wo hene; woda ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da adi kyerɛ nea woasra no ngo, wode kyerɛ Dawid, ne nʼasefo afebɔɔ.”
