Lamentations 3
1 I am the man that has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
Mene ɔbarima a mahu amane wɔ nʼabufuw abaa ano.
2 He has led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light.
Wapam me afi ne ho ama manantew sum mu na ɛnyɛ hann mu;
3 Surely against me he turns his hand again and again all the day.
Ampa ara wama nsa so atia me mpɛn bebree, da mu nyinaa.
4 My flesh and my skin he has made old; he has broken my bones.
Wama me were ne me nam anyin Na wabubu me nnompe.
5 He has built against me, and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
Waka me ahyɛ mu, na watua me ano ɔde nweenwen ne ahokyere atwa me ho ahyia.
6 He has made me to dwell in dark places, like those that have been long dead.
Wama matena sum mu sɛ wɔn a wɔawuwu dedaw no.
7 He has walled me in, so I can't escape; he has made my chains heavy.
Wato ɔfasu atwa me ho ahyia enti mintumi nguan; wagu me nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn ama matɔ beraw.
8 Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.
Mpo sɛ mefrɛ anaasɛ mebɔ mpae srɛ mmoa a osiw me mpaebɔ ano.
9 He has walled up my ways with cut stone; he has made my paths crooked.
Ɔde abotan asiw me kwan; wama mʼakwan ayɛ kɔntɔnkye.
10 He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in hiding.
Te sɛ sisi a ɔda hɔ retwɛn, te sɛ gyata a watɛw,
11 He has obstructed my path, and torn me in pieces; he has made me desolate.
ɔtwee me fii ɔkwan no mu bebaree me na ogyaw me a minni mmoa biara.
12 He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Okuntun ne ta mu na ɔde ne bɛmma kyerɛɛ me so.
13 He has caused the arrows of his quiver to pierce my inward parts.
Ɔde bɛmma a efi ne kotoku mu hwirew me koma mu.
14 I have become a laughingstock to all peoples, and their song all the day.
Meyɛɛ akyiwade maa me nkurɔfo nyinaa; wɔto akutia nnwom de di me ho fɛw da mu nyinaa.
15 He has filled me with bitterness, he has given me in full measure wormwood.
Ɔde nhaban nweenwen ahyɛ me ma. Wama me bɔnwoma anom.
16 He has also broken my teeth with gravel; he has pressed me down in the dust.
Ɔde mmosea abubu me se; na watiatia me so wɔ mfutuma mu.
17 You have removed my soul far away from peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
Wɔama asomdwoe abɔ me; na me werɛ afi yiyedi.
18 And I said, "My strength and my hope has perished from the LORD."
Enti mise, “Mʼanuonyam asa, nea mede mʼani too so Awurade mu no nyinaa.”
19 Remember my affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
Mekae mʼamanehunu wɔ mʼakyinkyinakyinkyin mu, nweenwen ne bɔnwoma mu.
20 My soul considers them, and is depressed.
Mekae yiye, na me kra abotow wɔ me mu.
21 But this I call to my mind; therefore I have hope:
Nanso midwen eyi ho; saa nti mewɔ anidaso.
22 The LORD's faithful love does not cease; his compassion does not fail.
Awurade dɔ kɛse nti yɛnsɛee ɛ. Nʼayamhyehye nni huammɔ.
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Ɛyɛ foforo anɔpa biara; wo nokwaredi yɛ kɛse.
24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."
Meka kyerɛ me ho se, “Awurade yɛ me kyɛfa, enti mɛtwɛn no.”
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
Awurade ye ma wɔn a wɔn anidaso wɔ ne mu, onipa a ɔhwehwɛ no no;
26 It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Eye sɛ wɔyɛ komm de twɛn Awurade nkwagye.
27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke while he is young.
Eye ma ɔbarima sɛ ɔsoa konnua no wɔ ne mmerantebere mu.
28 Let him sit alone and keep silence when he is disciplining him.
Ma ɔntena ase komm, efisɛ Awurade de ato ne so.
29 Let him put his mouth to the dust, there may yet be hope.
Ma ɔmfa nʼanim nsie wɔ mfutuma mu, ebia anidaso wɔ hɔ.
30 Let him give his cheek to him who strikes him; let him be filled with insults.
Ma ɔmfa nʼafono mma nea ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔbɔ no no na ɔnhyɛ no aniwu.
31 For the LORD will not reject forever.
Na Awurade ntow onipa biara nkyene koraa.
32 For though he may cause grief, yet he will have compassion according to the abundance of his loving kindness.
Ɛwɔ mu, ɔde awerɛhow ba de, nanso obenya ayamhyehye. Ne dɔ kɛse no to rentwa da.
33 For he is not predisposed to bring affliction or suffering to human beings.
Ofi amemenemfe mu de amanehunu anaa awerɛhow brɛ nnipa mma.
34 To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth;
Sɛ wɔde wɔn nan dwerɛw nneduafo a wɔwɔ asase no so a,
35 to deprive a man of justice before the face of the Most High,
sɛ wotiatia obi ahofadi so wɔ Ɔsorosoroni no anim a,
36 to subvert a man in his cause, the LORD does not approve.
anaa sɛ wobu obi ntɛnkyew a, Awurade renhu saa nneɛma yi ana?
37 Who can speak a thing and have it come to pass, unless the LORD has commanded it?
Hena na obetumi aka na wama aba mu wɔ bere a ɛnyɛ Awurade na ɔhyɛe?
38 Doesn't both calamity and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?
Ɛnyɛ Ɔsorosoroni no anom na mmusu ne nnepa fi ana?
39 Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔteasefo nwiinwii bere a wɔatwe nʼaso wɔ ne bɔne ho?
40 Let us examine and search our ways, and return to the LORD.
Momma yɛnhwehwɛ yɛn akwan mu na yɛnsɔ nhwɛ, na yɛnsan nkɔ Awurade nkyɛn.
41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.
Momma yɛmma yɛn koma ne yɛn nsa so, nkyerɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ ɔsoro, na yɛnka se:
42 We have transgressed and have rebelled, and you have not forgiven.
“Yɛayɛ bɔne, na yɛatew atua na wamfa ankyɛ.
43 You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us; you killed without sparing.
“Wode abufuw akata wo ho ataa yɛn; na woakunkum a woannya ahummɔbɔ.
44 You have covered yourself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through.
Wode wo ho asie omununkum mu nti mpaebɔ biara nnu wo nkyɛn.
45 You have made us rubbish and refuse in the midst of the peoples.
Woayɛ yɛn atantanne ne nwura wɔ amanaman no mu.
46 All our enemies have opened their mouth wide against us.
“Yɛn atamfo nyinaa abaa wɔn anom tɛtrɛɛ de tia yɛn.
47 Fear and the pit have come on us, devastation and destruction.
Yɛabrɛ ne ahunahuna ne akukuruhwease, mmubui ne ɔsɛe.”
48 Streams of tears run down from my eyes because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Me nusu sen sɛ asuten efisɛ wɔasɛe me nkurɔfo.
49 My tears flow and do not cease, without respite,
Me nusu bɛsen ara, na ɛrennyae,
50 until the LORD looks down and sees from heaven.
kosi sɛ Awurade bɛhwɛ afi ɔsoro, na wahu.
51 My eyes bring my soul grief, because of all the daughters of my city.
Nea mihu no ma me kra werɛ how, me kuropɔn no mu mmea nyinaa nti.
52 They have chased me relentlessly like a bird, those who are my enemies without cause.
Mʼatamfo a menyɛɛ wɔn hwee pampam me sɛ anomaa.
53 They have cut off my life in a pit, and have cast a stone on me.
Wɔpɛɛ sɛ wotwa me nkwa so na wosiw me abo wɔ amoa mu;
54 Waters flowed over my head; I said, 'I am finished.'
nsu bu faa me ti so, na ɛyɛɛ me sɛnea wɔrewie me.
55 I called on your name, LORD, out of the depths of the pit.
Mebɔɔ wo din, Awurade fii amoa no ase tɔnn.
56 You heard my voice; do not hide your ear at my sighs, to my cry.
Wotee me sufrɛ: “Nsiw wʼaso wɔ me gye sufrɛ ho.”
57 You drew near in the day that I called on you; you said, "Do not be afraid."
Wutwiw bɛn me bere a mefrɛɛ wo no, na wokae se, “Nsuro.”
58 LORD, you have taken up the case for my soul; you have redeemed my life.
Wo Awurade, wudii mʼasɛm maa me; na wugyee me nkwa.
59 You have seen, LORD, the wrong done to me; judge my case.
Woahu bɔne a wɔayɛ me, Awurade. Di mʼasɛm ma me!
60 You have seen all their vengeance and all their plots against me.
Woahu wɔn aweretɔ no mu den, wɔn pɔw a wɔbɔ tia me no nyinaa.
61 You have heard their insults, LORD, and all their plots against me.
Awurade, woate wɔn ntwirii, wɔn pɔw a wɔbɔ tia me no nyinaa,
62 The lips of those that rose up against me, and their plots against me all day long.
nea mʼatamfo ka no asomsɛm na wɔka no brɛoo de tia me da mu nyinaa.
63 Look their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their mocking song.
Hwɛ wɔn! Sɛ wogyinagyina hɔ anaasɛ wɔtete hɔ, wɔto akutia nnwom de di me ho fɛw.
64 You will render to them what they deserve, LORD, according to the work of their hands.
Fa nea ɛfata tua wɔn so ka, Awurade, nea wɔn nsa ayɛ nti.
65 You will give them hardness of heart as your curse to them.
Pirim wɔn koma, na ma wo nnome mmra wɔn so.
66 You will pursue them in anger, and destroy them from under the heavens of the LORD.
Fa abufuw taa wɔn, na sɛe wɔn fi Awurade ɔsorosoro ase.
