Psalms 49
1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,
Koramma dwom. Muntie, mo saa nnipa yi nyinaa; monyɛ aso, mo a mowɔ wiase yi mu nyinaa,
2 both low and high, rich and poor together.
nea ɔyɛ abomfiaa ne nea odi mu, adefo ne ahiafo nyinaa.
3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.
Mʼano bɛka anyansasɛm; nsɛm a efi me koma mu bɛma nhumu.
4 I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.
Mɛbrɛ mʼaso ase atie mmebusɛm; na sanku na mede bɛkyerɛ mʼabisae ase.
5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ misuro, bere a nna bɔne aba, bere a amumɔyɛfo nnaadaafo atwa me ho ahyia,
6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—
wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to wɔn ahonya so na wɔde wɔn ade dodow hoahoa wɔn ho?
7 none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
Onipa biara rentumi nnye ne yɔnko nkwa na ɔrentumi mfa mpata biara mma Onyankopɔn,
8 For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
nkwa ho mpata bo yɛ den, akatua biara renso,
9 that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
sɛ ɛbɛma no atena ase afebɔɔ a ɔrenhu porɔwee.
10 For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Obiara nim pefee sɛ anyansafo wu; saa ara na nkwaseafo ne agyimifo nso wu, na wogyaw wɔn ahonya hɔ ma afoforo.
11 Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
Wɔn nna bɛyɛ wɔn afi afebɔɔ, wɔn atenae wɔ awo ntoatoaso bere a enni awiei mu, ɛmfa ho sɛ wɔde wɔn din atoto nsase so.
12 But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.
Na onipa ahonya nyinaa akyi no, ɔrentena hɔ daa; ɔte sɛ mmoa a wowu no ara.
13 This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. (Selah)
Eyi ne nea ɛda hɔ ma wɔn a wogye wɔn ho di, ne wɔn akyidifo a wɔfoa wɔn nsɛm so.
14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion. (Sheol h7585)
Wɔte sɛ nguan, na wɔbɛkɔ ɔda mu, na owu de wɔn bɛyɛ nʼaduan. Atreneefo bedi wɔn so anɔpa; wɔn nipadua bɛporɔw wɔ ɔda mu, na wɔne wɔn adan akɛse no ntam akwan bɛware. (Sheol h7585)
15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Nanso Onyankopɔn begye me afi ɔda mu; ampa ara, ɔde me bɛkɔ ne nkyɛn. (Sheol h7585)
16 Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Sɛ onipa nya ne ho a, mma ɛnnhaw wo; na sɛ ne fi anigye yɛ bebree a, mma ɛnnhaw wo;
17 for when he dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t descend after him.
efisɛ, sɛ owu a ɔremmfa hwee nkɔ, nʼanuonyam ne no renkɔ amoa mu.
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
Mpo ɔte ase no, ɔfaa no sɛ wɔahyira no, efisɛ wɔkamfo nnipa bere a wodi yiye,
19 he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
nanso ɔbɛkɔ akɔka nʼagyanom ho, wɔn a wɔrenhu nkwa hann ara da no.
20 A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.
Onipa a ɔwɔ ahonya na onni nhumu no te sɛ mmoa a wowu.
