Psalms 55
1 TO THE OVERSEER. WITH STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, And do not hide from my supplication.
Dawid “maskil” dwom. Ao Onyankopɔn, tie me mpaebɔ, mmu wʼani ngu me nkotosrɛ so,
2 Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my (meditation) and make a noise,
tie me na gye me so. Me dadwen haw me na ama mayɛ basaa,
3 Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger 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 pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.
Me koma wɔ ahoyeraw mu; na owu huboa aba me so.
5 Fear and trembling come to me, And horror covers me.
Ehu ne ahopopo akyekyere me. Ahodwiriw abu afa me so.
6 And I say, “Who gives to me a pinion as a dove?” I fly away and rest,
Mekae se, “Ao, sɛ mewɔ ntaban sɛ aburuburu a, anka metu akɔ ama me ho atɔ me,
7 Behold, I move far off, I lodge in a wilderness. (Selah)
anka metu akɔ akyirikyiri akɔtena sare so;
8 I hurry escape for myself, From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.
anka mɛyɛ ntɛm akɔ me hintabea, faako a mframahweam ne ahum mmɛn koraa.”
9 Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.
Awurade, ma amumɔyɛfo nyɛ basaa, na ma wɔn kasa ntoto, efisɛ mihu basabasayɛ ne aperepere wɔ kuropɔn no mu.
10 By day and by night they go around it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness [are] in its midst,
Awia ne anadwo wɔtetɛw nʼafasu ho; adwemmɔne ne asisi wɔ mu.
11 Mischiefs [are] in its midst. Fraud and deceit do not depart from its street.
Adesɛefo dɔm reyɛ adwuma wɔ kuropɔn no mu. Ahunahuna ne nnaadaa wɔ ne mmɔnten so daa.
12 For an enemy does not reproach me, or I bear [it], He who is hating me Has not magnified himself against me, Or I hide 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 you, a man—as my equal, My familiar friend, and my acquaintance.
Nanso ɛyɛ wo, ɔdesani te sɛ me, me yɔnko, mʼadamfo kann,
14 When together we sweeten counsel, We walk into 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 Desolations [are] on them, They go down [to] Sheol—alive, For wickedness [is] in their dwelling, in their midst. (Sheol h7585)
Ma owu mmɛfa mʼatamfo mpofirim; ma wɔnkɔ ɔda mu anikann, efisɛ bɔne te wɔn mu. (Sheol h7585)
16 I call to God, and YHWH saves me.
Nanso misu frɛ Onyankopɔn, na Awurade gye me nkwa.
17 Evening, and morning, and noon, I meditate, and make a noise, and He hears my voice,
Anwummere, anɔpa ne awia, mede mmɔborɔnne su frɛ no, na ɔte me nne.
18 He has ransomed my soul in peace From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were 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 hears and afflicts them, And He sits of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, and do not fear 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 has sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He has defiled his covenant.
Me yɔnko tow hyɛ ne nnamfonom so; na obu nʼapam so.
21 His mouth has been sweeter than honey, And his heart [is] war! His words have been softer than oil, And they [are] drawn [swords].
Ɔwɔ tɛkrɛmawo, nanso ɔtan wɔ ne koma mu. Nʼano asɛm dwudwo sen ngo, nanso ɛyɛ afoa a wɔatwe.
22 Cast on YHWH that which He has given you, And He sustains you, He does not permit the moving of the righteous forever.
Fa wo haw to Awurade so na ɔno na obegye wo; ɔremma ɔtreneeni nhwe ase.
23 And You, O God, bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit do not reach to half their days, And I trust in You!
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.
