Samuel 2 22
1 David dzi ha sia na Yehowa le esime wòɖee tso Saul kple eƒe futɔ bubuawo ƒe asi me.
And David speaks the words of this song to YHWH in the day YHWH has delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
2 Egblɔ be: “Yehowae nye nye agakpe, nye mɔ kple nye xɔnametɔ.
and he says: “YHWH [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
3 Nye Mawu nye nye agakpe, eyae mesi tso, nye akpoxɔnu kple ɖeɖe ƒe ŋusẽ. Nye mɔ sesẽ, nye sitsoƒe kple nye ɖela èɖem le nye futɔwo katã ƒe asi me.
My God [is] my rock—I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Savior, You save me from violence!
4 “Meyɔ Yehowa, ame si dze na kafukafu, eɖem tso nye futɔwo katã ƒe asi me.
I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies.
5 Ku ƒe ƒutsotsoewo ƒo xlãm, vɔ̃ ƒe tɔɖɔɖɔwo gbã ɖe dzinye.
When the breakers of death surrounded me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, The snares of death have been before me. (Sheol h7585)
7 “Ke meyɔ Yehowa le nye xaxa me, medo ɣli na nye Mawu be wòaɖem. Ese nye gbe tso eƒe gbedoxɔ me ke eye nye ɣlidodo ɖo egbɔ, ge ɖe eƒe to me.
In my adversity I call on YHWH, And I call to my God, And He hears my voice from His temple, And my cry [is] in His ears,
8 Tete anyigba dzo nyanyanya eye wòʋuʋu; dziƒo ƒe agunuwo ke hã ʋuʋu heyeheye eye wodzo kpekpekpe elabena dzi kui.
And the earth shakes and trembles, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He has wrath!
9 Dzudzɔ do tso eƒe ŋɔtime; dzo ƒe aɖewo do tso eƒe nu me eye dzoka xɔxɔwo kplɔe ɖo.
Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it.
10 Ema dziŋgɔli ɖe eve, wòto eme ɖi va anyi eye lilikpo do blukɔ le eƒe afɔ te.
And He inclines the heavens and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
11 Ede Kerubiwo dzi eye wòdzo dzo. Eɖo asagba ɖe ya ƒe aʋalawo dzi.
And He rides on a cherub and flies, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
12 Ewɔ viviti nɔ eme abe agbadɔ ene eye lilikpo yibɔ si dzaa tsi lae ƒo xlãe
And He sets darkness around Him [for His] dwelling places, Darkness of waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
13 dzoka xɔxɔwo do tso eƒe keklẽ me le eŋgɔ.
From the brightness before Him Brands of fire were kindled!
14 Yehowa ɖe gbe tso dziƒo; eye Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la na wose eƒe gbe.
YHWH thunders from the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice.
15 Eda eƒe aŋutrɔ eye wòkaka eƒe futɔwo, eɖo dzikedzo ɖa eye wòtɔtɔ wo.
And He sends forth arrows, and scatters them; Lightning, and troubles them;
16 Atsiaƒu ƒe balimewo dze gaglãa eye anyigba ƒe gɔmeɖoɖo tsi ƒuƒlu le Yehowa ƒe nyaheɖeameŋu kple gbɔgbɔ si do tso eƒe ŋɔtime ta.
And the streams of the sea are seen, [The] foundations of the world are revealed, By the rebuke of YHWH, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.
17 “Edo asi ɖa tso dziƒo lém, heɖem tso tɔ goglowo me;
He sends from above—He takes me, He draws me out of many waters.
18 tso nye futɔ ŋusẽtɔwo ƒe asi me, tso nye ketɔwo ƒe asi me, ame siwo sẽ wum akpa la ƒe asi me.
He delivers me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than me.
19 Woƒo ɖe dzinye le nye dzɔgbevɔ̃egbe gake Yehowa nye nye kpeɖeŋutɔ.
They are before me in a day of my calamity, And YHWH is my support,
20 Eɖem tsɔ da ɖe teƒe gbadza; eɖem elabena nye nu nyo eŋu.
And He brings me out to a large place, He draws me out for He delighted in me.
21 “Yehowa nɔ kplim le nye dzɔdzɔenyenye nu eye wòwɔ nyui nam le esi nye asi me dza ta.
YHWH repays me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He returns to me.
22 Melé Yehowa ƒe mɔwo me ɖe asi. Nyemewɔ vɔ̃ hetrɔ le nye Mawu yome o;
For I have kept the ways of YHWH, And have not done wickedly against my God.
23 Eƒe sewo katã le ŋkunye me; eye nyemetrɔ le eƒe ɖoɖowo yome o.
For all His judgments [are] before me, As for His statutes, I do not turn from them.
24 Nyemeɖi fɔ le eŋkume o eye mete ɖokuinye ɖa tso nu vɔ̃ gbɔ.
And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from my iniquity.
25 Eya ta Yehowa wɔ nyui nam le nye dzɔdzɔenyenye kple esi nye asi me dza le eŋkume la ta.
And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
26 “Èwɔa nuteƒe na nuteƒewɔla eye nèfiaa ɖokuiwò fɔmaɖilae na ame si ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o.
With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
27 Ame si dza le eƒe dzi me la, èɖea ɖokuiwò fianɛ be èdza eye nèfiaa ɖokuiwò ayetɔe ɖe ayetɔ la ŋu.
With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.
28 Èɖea ame siwo bɔbɔa wo ɖokui ke wò ŋku le dadalawo ŋu, be nabɔbɔ wo ɖe anyi.
And You save the poor people, But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.
29 Wò, Yehowa, wòe nye nye akaɖi! Ènana nye viviti trɔna zua kekeli.
For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, And YHWH lightens my darkness.
30 Mate ŋu alũ ɖe aʋakɔ dzi to wò kpekpeɖeŋu me eye le nye Mawu ta mate ŋu ati kpo aflɔ gli.
For by You I run [against] a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
31 “Mawu ya ƒe mɔwo de blibo, Yehowa ƒe nya nye nyateƒe sɔŋ. Enye akpoxɔnu na ame siwo tsɔe wɔ sitsoƒee.
God—His way [is] perfect, The saying of YHWH is tried, He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.
32 Elabena ame kae ganye Mawu kpe ɖe Yehowa ŋu? Ame kae ganye Agakpe? Ɖe menye míaƒe Mawu la koe oa?
For who is God except YHWH? And who [is the] Rock except our God?
33 Mawue nye nye mɔ sesẽ, eyae na nye mɔ zu gbadzaa.
God—my bulwark, [my] strength, And He makes my way perfect;
34 Ewɔ nye afɔwo abe zi tɔwo ene eye wòna metea ŋu tsia tsitre ɖe teƒe kɔkɔwo.
Making my feet like does, And causes me to stand on my high places,
35 Efia aʋawɔwɔ nye asiwo eye nye asiwo ate ŋu abɔ dati si wowɔ kple akɔbli.
Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,
36 Ètsɔ wò dziɖuɖu ƒe akpoxɔnu la nam. Ebɔbɔ ɖokuiwò be nàdo kɔkɔm.
And You give the shield of Your salvation to me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
37 Èkeke mɔ le tenye, be nye klowo magli le tenye o.
You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
38 “Meti nye futɔwo yome eye metsrɔ̃ wo; nyemetrɔ le wo yome o, va se ɖe esime wotsrɔ̃.
I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn until they are consumed.
39 Metsrɔ̃ wo gudugudu eye ɖeke magate ŋu afɔ o. Wodze anyi ɖe nye afɔ nu
And I consume them, and strike them, And they do not rise, and fall under my feet.
40 elabena wòe na ŋusẽm hena aʋa la wɔwɔ, èna mebɔbɔ ame siwo katã tso ɖe ŋunye la ɖe anyi.
And You gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
41 Èna nye futɔwo trɔ megbe dem helé du tsɔ eye metsrɔ̃ nye futɔwo.
And my enemies—You give to me the neck, Those hating me—and I cut them off.
42 Wodo ɣli be Yehowa naxɔ na yewo gake ame aɖeke mexɔ na wo o elabena Yehowa metɔ na wo o.
They look, and there is no savior; To YHWH, and He has not answered them.
43 Metu wo, wozu abe ke ene. Megbã wo, wokaka abe ʋuʋudedi si le ablɔwo dzi ene.
And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out!
44 “Èɖem tso ame siwo va dze dzinye la si me, èkpɔ tanye abe dukɔwo ƒe fia ene; eye ame siwo nyemenya o la dzie meɖu fia ɖo.
And You deliver me From the strivings of my people, You place me for a head of nations; A people I have not known serve me.
45 Ne wose ŋkɔnye ko la, woɖoa tom eye du bubu me tɔwo gɔ̃ hã dzona nyanyanya le nye ŋkume.
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
46 Dzi ɖena le wo katã ƒo eye wotsɔa dzodzo nyanyanya hedoa goe le woƒe mɔ sesẽwo me.
Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
47 “Yehowa li tegbee! Woakafu nye Agakpe la! Woado Mawu, nye Xɔla la ɖe dzi bobobo!
YHWH lives, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God—The Rock of my salvation.
48 Eyae nye Mawu, ame si bia hlɔ̃ nam. Etsɔ dukɔwo de nye afɔ te.
God—who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
49 Èɖeam tso nye futɔwo ƒe asi me, ɛ̃, èkɔm gbɔ nye futɔwo ta eye nèɖem tso ŋutasẽlawo ƒe asi me,
And bringing me forth from my enemies, Indeed, You raise me up above my withstanders. You deliver me from a man of violence.
50 eya ta ele be makafu wò, Oo Yehowa, le dukɔwo katã dome eye madzi kafukafuha na wò ŋkɔ.
Therefore I confess You, O YHWH, among nations, And I sing praise to Your Name.
51 “Ena dziɖuɖu geɖe eƒe fia la, eye wòvea eƒe amesiamina David kple eƒe dzidzimeviwo nu tegbee.”
Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!”
