Psalms 49
1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. Hear this, all you peoples, Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world.
Korah ƒe viwo ƒe ha na hɛnɔ la. Mi anyigbadzitɔwo katã, mise esia; mi xexemetɔwo katã miƒu to anyi,
2 Both low and high, together rich and needy.
mi ame dzodzrowo kple amegãwo, ame dahewo kple kesinɔtɔwo siaa.
3 My mouth speaks wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding.
Nye nu agblɔ nunya ƒe nyawo, eye nya siwo ado tso nye dzi me la ahe gɔmesese vɛ.
4 I incline my ear to an allegory, I open my riddle with a harp:
Maƒu to anyi ɖe lododo ŋu, eye mato adzo kple nye kasaŋku.
5 Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters surrounds me.
Nu ka ta mavɔ̃ ne ŋkeke vɔ̃wo va, ne ame vɔ̃ɖi, ameblelawo ƒo xlãm,
6 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Show themselves foolish.
ame siwo ɖoa dzi ɖe woƒe kesinɔnuwo ŋu, eye wotsɔa woƒe nukpɔkpɔ gbogboawo nɔa adegbe ƒom ɖo?
7 A brother ransoms no one at all, He does not give to God his atonement.
Ame aɖeke mate ŋu aɖe nɔvia ƒe agbe alo atsɔ ga aƒle etae le Mawu gbɔ o.
8 And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it has ceased for all time.
Agbeƒlega menye ga sue o, eye ga home aɖeke made enu be
9 And still he lives forever, He does not see the pit.
amea nanɔ agbe tegbee, eye makpɔ ku o.
10 For he sees wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left their wealth to others.
Ame sia ame kpɔe be nunyala kuna; bometsilawo kple abunɛtɔwo siaa tsrɔ̃na, eye wogblea woƒe kesinɔnuwo ɖi na ame bubuwo.
11 Their heart [is that] their houses [are] for all time, Their dwelling places from generation to generation. They proclaimed their names over the lands.
Togbɔ be anyigbawo le wo si woŋlɔ woƒe ŋkɔwo ɖe wo dzi hã la, woƒe yɔdowo anye woƒe aƒe tegbee, eye woanye woƒe nɔƒe tso dzidzime yi dzidzime.
12 And man does not remain in honor, He has been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
Togbɔ be kesinɔnu geɖewo le amegbetɔ si hã la, manɔ agbe tegbee o, ɖeko wòle abe gbemelã siwo tsrɔ̃na ene.
13 This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity are pleased with their sayings. (Selah)
Esia nye nu si dzɔna ɖe ame siwo ɖo ŋu ɖe wo ɖokuiwo ŋu la dzi. Aleae wòanɔ na wo yomedzela siwo dea woƒe nyagbɔgblɔwo dzi. (Sela)
14 They have set themselves as sheep for Sheol, Death afflicts them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him. (Sheol h7585)
Woayi tsiẽƒe abe alẽwo ene, eye woanye nuɖuɖu na ku. Ame dzɔdzɔe aɖu wo dzi le ŋdi, woƒe ŋutilãwo aƒaƒã ɖe yɔdo me, eye woate ɖa xaa tso woƒe xɔ gã dranyiwo gbɔ. (Sheol h7585)
Ke Mawu aɖe nye agbe tso ku me, eye wòaxɔm ɖe eɖokui gbɔ. (Sela) (Sheol h7585)
16 Do not fear when one makes wealth, When the glory of his house is abundant,
Ne ame aɖe zu kesinɔtɔ la, megawɔ moya na wò o, ne eƒe aƒe ƒe atsyɔ̃ dzi ɖe edzi la, megawɔ nuku na wò o,
17 For at his death he receives nothing, His glory does not go down after him.
elabena ne eku la, matsɔ naneke ɖe asi o, eƒe atsyɔ̃ gɔ̃ hã mayi yɔ me kplii o.
18 For he blesses his soul in his life (And they praise you when you do well for yourself).
Togbɔ be ebu eɖokui ame si woyra, eye amewo kafui esi nu le edzi dzem nɛ hã la,
19 It comes to the generation of his fathers, They do not see the light forever.
ayi aɖawɔ ɖeka kple fofoa ƒe dzidzime si magakpɔ agbe ƒe kekeli akpɔ o.
20 Man in honor, who does not understand, Has been like the beasts, they have been cut off!
Ame si si kesinɔnuwo le, evɔ gɔmesese mele esi o la le abe gbemelã si tsrɔ̃ la ene.
