Psalms 35
1 BY DAVID. Strive, YHWH, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,
Dawid dwom. Awurade wo ne wɔn a wɔne me di asi no nni asi; ko tia wɔn a wɔko tia me.
2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,
Fa wo nkatabo ne wʼakode; na sɔre bra bɛboa me.
3 And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, “I [am] your salvation.”
Twe peaw ne abonnua wɔ wɔn a wɔtaa me no so. Ka kyerɛ me kra se, “Mene wʼagyenkwa.”
4 They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.
Wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wokum me no, ma wɔn anim ngu ase; wɔn a wɔbɔ me sɛe ho pɔw no, ma wɔmfa aniwu nsan wɔn akyi.
5 They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of YHWH driving away.
Ma wɔnyɛ sɛ ntɛtɛ a mframa bɔ gu wɔn a Awurade bɔfo repam wɔn no.
6 Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of YHWH—their pursuer.
Ma wɔn akwan so nnuru sum na ɛso ɛnyɛ toro, na Awurade bɔfo ntaa wɔn.
7 For without cause they hid their net [in] a pit for me, Without cause they dug for my soul.
Esiane sɛ wɔde ɔtan sum me afiri kwa, na wotuu amoa maa me a menyɛɛ wɔn hwee no nti
8 Desolation meets him—he does not know, And his net that he hid catches him, He falls into it for desolation.
ma ɔsɛe mmefu wɔn mu na ɔtan no a wɔde hintaw no nyi wɔn, na ma wɔnhwe amoa no mu nsɛe.
9 And my soul is joyful in YHWH, It rejoices in His salvation.
Afei me kra ani begye wɔ Awurade mu na wasɛpɛw ne ho wɔ ne nkwagye mu.
10 All my bones say, “YHWH, who is like You, Delivering the poor from the [one] stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.”
Me nipadua nyinaa bɛteɛ mu aka se, “Hena na ɔte sɛ wo, Awurade? Wugye ohiani fi ahoɔdenfo nsam, ne nea onni bi fi apoobɔfo nsam.”
11 Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.
Adansekurumfo sɔre; wobisa me nneɛma a minnim ho hwee ho asɛm.
12 They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
Wɔde bɔne tua papa a meyɛ so ka na wɔma me kra yɛ basaa.
13 And I—in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, I have humbled my soul with fastings, And my prayer returns to my bosom.
Nanso bere a wɔyaree no, mifuraa atweaatam na mede akɔnkyen brɛɛ me ho ase. Bere a me mpaebɔ ho mmuae nnya mmae no,
14 As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I habitually walked, As a mourner for a mother, I have bowed down mourning.
mekɔɔ so twaa adwo, sɛnea meyɛ ma mʼadamfo anaa onuabarima. Mede awerɛhow sii me ti ase te sɛ nea meregyam me na.
15 And they have rejoiced in my halting, And have been gathered together, The strikers were gathered against me, And I have not known, They have torn, and they have not ceased;
Nanso bere a mihintiw no wɔde anigye boaa wɔn ho ano; afowfo twaa me ho hyiae a minnim, na wodii me ho nseku a wɔantwa so da.
16 With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing their teeth against me.
Wɔde adwemmɔne dii me ho fɛw te sɛ nnipa a wonni nyamesu, wɔtwɛree wɔn se guu me so.
17 Lord, how long do You behold? Keep my soul back from their desolations, My only one from young lions.
Awurade, wobɛhwɛ wɔn akosi da bɛn? Gye me nkwa fi wɔn sɛe mu, gye me nkwa a ɛsom bo no fi saa gyata yi nsam.
18 I thank You in a great assembly, I praise You among a mighty people.
Na mɛda wo ase wɔ guabɔ kɛse ase; wɔ nnipa dodow mu na mɛkamfo wo.
19 Do not let my enemies rejoice over me [with] falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.
Mma mʼatamfo a wɔtan me kwa no nhwɛ me haw nserew. Mma wɔn a menyɛɛ wɔn hwee nanso wɔtan me no mmfa adwene bɔne mmu me anikyiw.
20 For they do not speak peace, And against the quiet of the land, They devise deceitful words,
Wɔnnkasa asomdwoe so, na mmom, wɔde ntwatoso tia nnipa a wɔmpɛ wɔn ho asɛm wɔ asase yi so.
21 And they enlarge their mouth against me, They said, “Aha, aha, our eye has seen.”
Wɔhwɛ me haw ka se, “Yiw! Yiw, yɛde yɛn ankasa ani ahu.”
22 You have seen, O YHWH, Do not be silent, O Lord—do not be far from me,
Awurade, woahu na mmua wʼano. Ntwe wo ho nkɔ akyiri, Awurade.
23 Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.
Nyan, sɔre na bɛbɔ me ho ban! Ka bi ma me, me Nyankopɔn ne mʼAwurade.
24 Judge me according to Your righteousness, O YHWH my God, And they do not rejoice over me.
Di mʼasɛm ma me wɔ wo trenee no mu, Awurade me Nyankopɔn; mma wɔnnhwɛ me haw nserew.
25 They do not say in their heart, “Aha, our desire.” They do not say, “We swallowed him up.”
Mma wɔnnwene nka se, “Yiw, nea yɛpɛ ni!” anaa wɔnnka se, “Yɛanya no.”
26 They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.
Ma wɔn a wɔhwɛ me haw serew me wɔ mʼahohiahia mu no nyinaa anim ngu ase na wɔnyɛ basaa; ma wɔn a wodi me so akokurokosɛm no nhyɛ aniwu ne animguase atade.
27 They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they continually say, “YHWH is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.”
Ma wɔn a wodi ahurusi wɔ me bembu ho no mfa anigye ne ahosɛpɛw nteɛ mu bere nyinaa mu; ma wɔnka se, “Momma Awurade so, ɔno na nʼani gye ne somfo yiyedi ho.”
28 And my tongue utters Your righteousness, All the day Your praise!
Me tɛkrɛma bɛka wo trenee, ne wʼayeyi, da mu nyinaa.
