Psalms 81

1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, [A Psalm] of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength: make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

Asaf dwom. Monto ahurusi dwom mma Onyankopɔn yɛn ahoɔden; mommɔ ose mma Yakob Nyankopɔn no!

2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Momma nnwom no so na monwosow akasaa. Mommɔ sanku ne bɛnta dɛdɛ no.

3 Blow the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

Monhyɛn mmentia ɔsram foforo da no, ne ne kurokumatwa mu, yɛn Aponto da no;

4 For this [was] a statute for Israel, [and] a law of the God of Jacob.

Eyi yɛ Israelfo ahyɛde, Yakob Nyankopɔn mmara.

5 This he ordained in Joseph [for] a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: [where] I heard a language [that] I understood not.

Otintimii sɛ nhyehyɛe maa Yosef bere a ɔsɔre tiaa Misraim no, faako a yɛtee kasa a yɛnte ase no.

6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

Ɔka se, “Miyii adesoa no fii wɔn mmati so, ne wɔn nsa fii kɛntɛn ho.

7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

Mo ahohiahia mu mofrɛɛ me na migyee mo, migyee mo so wɔ aprannaa mu; mesɔɔ mo hwɛɛ wɔ Meriba nsu ho.

8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee; O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me;

“Me nkurɔfo, muntie me kɔkɔbɔ yi, Israel, sɛ mubetie me a!

9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

Ɛnsɛ sɛ munya anyame foforo bi wɔ mo mu; ɛnsɛ sɛ mokotow ananafo anyame.

10 I [am] the LORD thy God who brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Mene Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn a miyii mo fii Misraim asase so no. Mummue mo anom tɛtrɛɛ na mɛhyɛ mu ma.

11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would not obey me.

“Nanso me nkurɔfo rentie me; Israel remmrɛ ne ho ase mma me.

12 So I gave them up to their own hearts lust: [and] they walked in their own counsels.

Enti migyaa wɔn maa wɔn komaden sɛ wɔnyɛ nea wɔpɛ biara.

13 O that my people had hearkened to me, [and] Israel had walked in my ways!

“Sɛ me nkurɔfo tie me, na Israel nantew mʼakwan so a,

14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

anka medi wɔn atamfo so ama wɔn ntɛm na mama me basa so atia wɔn a wokyi wɔn!

15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves to him: and their time should have endured for ever.

Wɔn a wɔtan Awurade no de osuro bɛkotow no, na wɔn asotwe to rentwa da.

16 He would have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock I should have satisfied thee.

Nanso wɔde atoko mu atoko papa bɛma mo adi; mede ɔbotan mu wo bɛma mo amee.”