Psalms 58
1 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?
Dawid “miktam” dwom. So mo asodifo, ampa ara sɛ, moka asɛm a ɛteɛ ana? Mubu atɛntrenee wɔ nnipa mu ana?
2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
Dabi da! Modwene ntɛnkyew wɔ mo koma mu 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.
Amumɔyɛfo fom kwan fi awo mu; wɔyɛ mmaratofo fi awotwaa mu na wodi atoro.
4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
Wɔn ano bɔre te sɛ ɔwɔ de, ɛte sɛ ɔprammiri a wawɛn nʼaso,
5 which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
a ɔnte ntafowayifo dwom, na ne dwom dɛdɛ no mpo mfa ne ho.
6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.
Ao Onyankopɔn, bubu ɛse a egu wɔn anom, Awurade, tutu gyata no sebɔmmɔfo no gu!
7 Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
Ma wontwa mu nkɔ sɛ sunsuan; 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 nwaw horɔdɔhorɔdɔ bi a ɔrenan agu wɔ bere a ɔretene no. Ma wɔnyɛ sɛ ɔba a owu wɔ awoe a onhu owia koraa.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
Ansa na mo nkuku bɛte nsɔe ano yaw, sɛ ɛyɛ amono anaa awo no, wɔbɛpra amumɔyɛfo akɔ.
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
Sɛ wɔtɔ were ma atreneefo a wɔn ani begye, na wɔbɛhohoro wɔn anan ho wɔ amumɔyɛfo 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 se, “Ampa ara atreneefo kɔ so nya wɔn akatua; na ampa ara Onyankopɔn bi wɔ hɔ a obu wiase atɛn.” Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo.
