Psalms 73
1 A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those with a pure heart.
Asaf ƒe ha. Vavã, Mawu wɔ nyui na Israel kple ame siwo dza le woƒe dzi me.
2 But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slipped out from under me
Ke nye la, nye afɔ ɖiɖi kloe, eye esusɔ vie ko medze anyi.
3 because I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Elabena mebiã ŋu ɖokuiŋudzela esi mekpɔ ale si nu le edzi dzem na ame vɔ̃ɖiwoe.
4 For they have no pain until their death, but they are strong and well fed.
Hiãkame aɖeke mele wo dzi o, eye wole lãmesẽ kple dedinɔnɔ me.
5 They are free from the burdens of other men; they are not afflicted like other men.
Wovo tso agba siwo tena ɖe amewo dzi la me, eye amegbetɔwo ƒe hiãtuame aɖeke mele wo dzi o.
6 Pride adorns them like a necklace around their neck; violence clothes them like a robe.
Eya ta dada nye woƒe kɔga, eye wodo nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔwɔ abe awu ene.
7 Out of such blindness comes sin; evil thoughts pass through their hearts.
Dzidada dona tso woƒe dzi si ku atri la me, eye seɖoƒe meli na woƒe susu ƒe nu vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖoɖo o.
8 They mock and speak wickedly; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.
Woɖua fewu, ƒoa nu vlodoametɔe, eye le woƒe dada me la, woklẽa ŋku ɖe amewo be woabɔbɔ na wo.
9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongues march through the earth.
Woƒe nuwo xɔ dziƒo wɔ wo tɔe, eye woƒe aɖewo xɔ anyigba wòzu wo tɔ.
10 Therefore his people turn to them and abundant waters are drained out.
Eya ta woƒe amewo trɔ ɖe wo gbɔ, eye wono tsi fũu.
11 They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge with the Most High?”
Wogblɔ be, “Aleke Mawu awɔ anya? Ɖe nunya le Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la sia?”
12 Take notice: these people are wicked; they are always carefree, becoming richer and richer.
Aleae ame vɔ̃ɖiwo le, wole ablɔɖe me ɣe sia ɣi, eye wodzia woƒe kesinɔnuwo ɖe edzi.
13 Surely it is in vain that I have guarded my heart and washed my hands in innocence.
Nyateƒee, dzodzro ko wònye be mewɔ nye dzi dzadzɛ, eye dzodzroe meklɔ nye asi ɖe fɔmaɖimaɖi me.
14 For all the day long I have been afflicted and disciplined every morning.
Mekpea fu ŋkeke blibo la, eye ŋdi sia ŋdi wohea to nam.
15 If I had said, “I will say these things,” then I would have betrayed this generation of your children.
Ɖe megblɔ be, “Ale maƒo nui nye si” la, anye ne mede viwòwo asi.
16 Though I tried to understand these things, it was too difficult for me.
Enye teteɖeanyi gã aɖe te menɔ esi medze agbagba be mase nu siawo gɔme,
17 Then I went into God's sanctuary and came to understand their fate.
va se ɖe esime mege ɖe Mawu ƒe Kɔkɔeƒe la, tete mese afi si woawu nu ɖo la gɔme.
18 Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.
Vavã, ètsɔ wo ɖo didiƒe, eye nètsɔ wo xlã ɖe anyi wogblẽ keŋkeŋ.
19 How they become a wilderness in a moment! They come to an end and are finished in awful terrors.
Aleke wohetsrɔ̃ kpata ale, ŋɔdzi kplɔ wo dzoe kaba ŋutɔ!
20 They are like a dream after one wakes up; Lord, when you arise, you will think nothing of those dreams.
O! Aƒetɔ, abe ale si drɔ̃e nɔna ne ame nyɔ tso alɔ̃ me ene la, do vlo wo abe drɔ̃e manyatalenu ene.
21 For my heart was grieved, and I was deeply wounded.
Esi nye dzi bi ɖe dɔ me nam, eye nye gbɔgbɔ se veve la,
22 I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was like a senseless animal before you.
mezu bometsila kple numanyala, eye mele abe lã tagbɔkukutɔ ene le ŋkuwò me.
23 Yet I am always with you; you hold my right hand.
Ke mele gbɔwò ɣe sia ɣi, eye nèlé nye ɖusibɔ ɖe asi.
24 You will guide me with your advice and afterward receive me to glory.
Èkplɔm le wò aɖaŋudede nu, eye àkplɔm emegbe ayi wò ŋutikɔkɔe mee.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? There is no one on earth that I desire but you.
Ame kae le dziƒo nam, negbe wò ko? Naneke mele anyigba si medi kpe ɖe ŋuwò o.
26 My flesh and my heart grow weak, but God is the strength of my heart forever.
Nye ŋutilã kple nye dzi nu ava yi, gake Mawue nye nye dzi ƒe ŋusẽ kple nye gomekpɔkpɔ tegbetegbe.
27 Those who are far from you will perish; you will destroy all those who are unfaithful to you.
Ame siwo le adzɔge tso gbɔwò la atsrɔ̃, elabena ètsrɔ̃ ame siwo katã meto nyateƒe na wo o.
28 But as for me, all I need to do is to approach God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge. I will declare all your deeds.
Ke nye ya la, enyo be mate ɖe Mawu ŋu. Aƒetɔ Yehowae mewɔ nye sitsoƒee, maxlẽ wò nuwɔwɔwo katã afia.
