Psalms 58
1 [For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David.] Do you rulers indeed speak righteousness? Do you judge blamelessly, you descendants of Adam?
Dawid “miktam” dwom. Mo sodifoɔ, ampa ara, moka asɛm a ɛtene anaa? Mobu atɛntenenee wɔ nnipa mu anaa?
2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
Dabi! Modwene ntɛnkyea wɔ mʼakomam na mo nsa de akakabensɛm ba asase so.
3 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Amumuyɛfoɔ fom kwan firi awoɔ mu; wɔyɛ mmaratofoɔ firi awotwaa mu na wɔdi atorɔ.
4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; like a deaf viper that stops its ear,
Wɔn ano ɛborɔ te sɛ ɔwɔ deɛ. Ɛte sɛ ɔprammire a watɛn nʼaso,
5 which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
a ɔnte ntafowayifoɔ dwom, na ne dwom dɛɛdɛ no mpo mfa ne ho.
6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD.
Ao Onyankopɔn, bubu ɛse a ɛgu wɔn anom, Ao Awurade, tutu agyata no sebɔmmɔfoɔ no gu!
7 Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
Ma wɔntwa mu nkɔ sɛ nsunsuan; sɛ wɔtwe wɔn agyan a, ma wɔn bɛmma no ano nwu.
8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.
Ma wɔnyɛ sɛ nwa pɛkyɛpɛkyɛ bi a ɔretene kɔ. Ma wɔnyɛ sɛ ɔba a ɔwu wɔ awoeɛ na ɔnhunu owia.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
Ansa na mo nkukuo bɛte nkasɛɛ ano yea, sɛ ɛyɛ mono anaa deɛ awo no, wɔbɛpra amumuyɛfoɔ akɔ.
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
Sɛ wɔtua amumuyɛfoɔ ka a, ateneneefoɔ ani bɛgye, na wɔbɛhohoro wɔn nan ho wɔ amumuyɛfoɔ mogya mu.
11 so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth."
Afei nnipa bɛka sɛ, “Ampa ara, ateneneefoɔ kɔ so nya wɔn akatua; na ampa ara Onyankopɔn bi wɔ hɔ a ɔbu ewiase atɛn.” Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ.
