Psalms 81
1 To the Overseer. — 'On the Gittith.' By Asaph. Cry aloud to God our strength, Shout to the God of Jacob.
Asaf dwom. Monto ahurusi dwom mma Onyankopɔn yɛn ahoɔden; mommɔ ose mma Yakob Nyankopɔn no!
2 Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel, A pleasant harp with psaltery.
Momma nnwom no so na monwosow akasaa. Mommɔ sanku ne bɛnta dɛdɛ no.
3 Blow in the month a trumpet, In the new moon, at the day of our festival,
Monhyɛn mmentia ɔsram foforo da no, ne ne kurokumatwa mu, yɛn Aponto da no;
4 For a statute to Israel it [is], An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
Eyi yɛ Israelfo ahyɛde, Yakob Nyankopɔn mmara.
5 A testimony on Joseph He hath placed it, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known — I hear.
Otintimii sɛ nhyehyɛe maa Yosef bere a ɔsɔre tiaa Misraim no, faako a yɛtee kasa a yɛnte ase no.
6 From the burden his shoulder I turned aside, His hands from the basket pass over.
Ɔka se, “Miyii adesoa no fii wɔn mmati so, ne wɔn nsa fii kɛntɛn ho.
7 In distress thou hast called and I deliver thee, I answer thee in the secret place of thunder, I try thee by 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 testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:
“Me nkurɔfo, muntie me kɔkɔbɔ yi, Israel, sɛ mubetie me a!
9 There is not in thee a strange god, And thou bowest not thyself to a strange god.
Ɛnsɛ sɛ munya anyame foforo bi wɔ mo mu; ɛnsɛ sɛ mokotow ananafo anyame.
10 I [am] Jehovah thy God, Who bringeth thee up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge thy mouth, and I 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 hearkened not to My voice, And Israel hath not consented to Me.
“Nanso me nkurɔfo rentie me; Israel remmrɛ ne ho ase mma me.
12 And I send them away in the enmity of their heart, They walk in their own counsels.
Enti migyaa wɔn maa wɔn komaden sɛ wɔnyɛ nea wɔpɛ biara.
13 O that My people were hearkening to Me, Israel in My ways would walk.
“Sɛ me nkurɔfo tie me, na Israel nantew mʼakwan so a,
14 As a little thing their enemies I cause to bow, And against their adversaries I turn back My hand,
anka medi wɔn atamfo so ama wɔn ntɛm na mama me basa so atia wɔn a wokyi wɔn!
15 Those hating Jehovah feign obedience to Him, But their time is — to the age.
Wɔn a wɔtan Awurade no de osuro bɛkotow no, na wɔn asotwe to rentwa da.
16 He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat, And [with] honey from a rock I satisfy thee!
Nanso wɔde atoko mu atoko papa bɛma mo adi; mede ɔbotan mu wo bɛma mo amee.”
