Psalms 49
1 To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye 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, together rich and needy.
nea ɔyɛ abomfiaa ne nea odi mu, adefo ne ahiafo nyinaa.
3 My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding.
Mʼano bɛka anyansasɛm; nsɛm a efi me koma mu bɛma nhumu.
4 I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:
Mɛbrɛ mʼaso ase atie mmebusɛm; na sanku na mede bɛkyerɛ mʼabisae ase.
5 Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.
Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ misuro, bere a nna bɔne aba, bere a amumɔyɛfo nnaadaafo atwa me ho ahyia,
6 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.
wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to wɔn ahonya so na wɔde wɔn ade dodow hoahoa wɔn ho?
7 A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.
Onipa biara rentumi nnye ne yɔnko nkwa na ɔrentumi mfa mpata biara mma Onyankopɔn,
8 And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased — to the age.
nkwa ho mpata bo yɛ den, akatua biara renso,
9 And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.
sɛ ɛbɛma no atena ase afebɔɔ a ɔrenhu porɔwee.
10 For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.
Obiara nim pefee sɛ anyansafo wu; saa ara na nkwaseafo ne agyimifo nso wu, na wogyaw wɔn ahonya hɔ ma afoforo.
11 Their heart [is]: Their houses [are] to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.
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 And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
Na onipa ahonya nyinaa akyi no, ɔrentena hɔ daa; ɔte sɛ mmoa a wowu no ara.
13 This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. (Selah)
Eyi ne nea ɛda hɔ ma wɔn a wogye wɔn ho di, ne wɔn akyidifo a wɔfoa wɔn nsɛm so.
14 As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him. (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 Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Nanso Onyankopɔn begye me afi ɔda mu; ampa ara, ɔde me bɛkɔ ne nkyɛn. (Sheol h7585)
16 Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,
Sɛ onipa nya ne ho a, mma ɛnnhaw wo; na sɛ ne fi anigye yɛ bebree a, mma ɛnnhaw wo;
17 For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.
efisɛ, sɛ owu a ɔremmfa hwee nkɔ, nʼanuonyam ne no renkɔ amoa mu.
18 For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)
Mpo ɔte ase no, ɔfaa no sɛ wɔahyira no, efisɛ wɔkamfo nnipa bere a wodi yiye,
19 It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light.
nanso ɔbɛkɔ akɔka nʼagyanom ho, wɔn a wɔrenhu nkwa hann ara da no.
20 Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!
Onipa a ɔwɔ ahonya na onni nhumu no te sɛ mmoa a wowu.
