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 ahurisie dwom mma Onyankopɔn yɛn ahoɔden; mommɔ ose mma Yakob Onyankopɔn no!
2 Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel, A pleasant harp with psaltery.
Momma nnwom no so na monwoso akasaeɛ. Mommɔ sankuo ne bɛnta dɛɛdɛ no.
3 Blow in the month a trumpet, In the new moon, at the day of our festival,
Monhyɛne mmɛntia ɔsrane foforɔ da no, ne ɔsrane korokumatwa mu, yɛn Apontoɔ da no;
4 For a statute to Israel it [is], An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
Yei yɛ Israelfoɔ ahyɛdeɛ, Yakob Onyankopɔn 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.
Ɔtintimiiɛ sɛ nhyehyɛeɛ maa Yosef ɛberɛ a ɔsɔre tiaa Misraim no, faako a yɛtee kasa a yɛnte aseɛ no.
6 From the burden his shoulder I turned aside, His hands from the basket pass over.
Ɔka sɛ, “Meyii adesoa no firii mo mmatire so, ne mo nsa firii adwumaden 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 megyee mo, megyee mo so wɔ aprannaa mu; me sɔɔ mo hwɛeɛ wɔ Meriba nsuo ho.
8 Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:
“Ao me nkurɔfoɔ, montie me kɔkɔbɔ yi, Ao Israel, sɛ mobɛtie me a!
9 There is not in thee a strange god, And thou bowest not thyself to a strange god.
Ɛnsɛ sɛ monya anyame foforɔ bi wɔ mo mu; ɛnsɛ sɛ mokoto ananafoɔ nyame.
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 Onyankopɔn a meyii mo firii Misraim asase so no. Mommue 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 nkurɔfoɔ 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 megyaa wɔn maa wɔn akomaden sɛ wɔnyɛ deɛ wɔpɛ biara.
13 O that My people were hearkening to Me, Israel in My ways would walk.
“Sɛ me nkurɔfoɔ tie me, na Israel nante mʼakwan so a,
14 As a little thing their enemies I cause to bow, And against their adversaries I turn back My hand,
anka mɛdi wɔn atamfoɔ so ama wɔn ntɛm na mama me basa so atia wɔn a wɔkyiri wɔn!
15 Those hating Jehovah feign obedience to Him, But their time is — to the age.
Wɔn a wɔtane Awurade no de suro bɛkoto 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 atokoɔ mu atokoɔ papa bɛma mo adi; mede ɔbotan mu woɔ bɛma mo amee.”
