Psalms 49
1 For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all ye 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, rich and poor together.
mi ame dzodzrowo kple amegãwo, ame dahewo kple kesinɔtɔwo siaa.
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Nye nu agblɔ nunya ƒe nyawo, eye nya siwo ado tso nye dzi me la ahe gɔmesese vɛ.
4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Maƒu to anyi ɖe lododo ŋu, eye mato adzo kple nye kasaŋku.
5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
Nu ka ta mavɔ̃ ne ŋkeke vɔ̃wo va, ne ame vɔ̃ɖi, ameblelawo ƒo xlãm,
6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
ame siwo ɖoa dzi ɖe woƒe kesinɔnuwo ŋu, eye wotsɔa woƒe nukpɔkpɔ gbogboawo nɔa adegbe ƒom ɖo?
7 None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
Ame aɖeke mate ŋu aɖe nɔvia ƒe agbe alo atsɔ ga aƒle etae le Mawu gbɔ o.
8 (For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be let alone for ever: )
Agbeƒlega menye ga sue o, eye ga home aɖeke made enu be
9 That he should still live alway, that he should not see corruption.
amea nanɔ agbe tegbee, eye makpɔ ku o.
10 For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave 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 inward thought is, [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever, [and] their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
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 But man abideth not in honour: he is like the beasts that perish.
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 their folly: yet after them men approve 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 are appointed as a flock for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd: and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it. (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)
15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he shall receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Ke Mawu aɖe nye agbe tso ku me, eye wòaxɔm ɖe eɖokui gbɔ. (Sela) (Sheol h7585)
16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased:
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 when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
elabena ne eku la, matsɔ naneke ɖe asi o, eƒe atsyɔ̃ gɔ̃ hã mayi yɔ me kplii o.
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul, and men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,
Togbɔ be ebu eɖokui ame si woyra, eye amewo kafui esi nu le edzi dzem nɛ hã la,
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light.
ayi aɖawɔ ɖeka kple fofoa ƒe dzidzime si magakpɔ agbe ƒe kekeli akpɔ o.
20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Ame si si kesinɔnuwo le, evɔ gɔmesese mele esi o la le abe gbemelã si tsrɔ̃ la ene.
