Psalmowo 107
1 Mida akpe na Yehowa, elabena enyo, eye eƒe lɔlɔ̃ li ɖaa.
O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
2 Ame siwo Yehowa ɖe la negblɔ esia; ame siwo wòɖe tso futɔ la ƒe asi me,
Let the redeemed of Yahweh say, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary;
3 ame siwo nu wòƒo ƒui tso anyigbawo dzi, tso ɣedzeƒe kple ɣetoɖoƒe, anyiehe kple dziehe.
And, out of the lands, hath gathered them—From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
4 Ame aɖewo tsa tsaglãla le gbedzi kple gbedadaƒo, eye womekpɔ mɔ si woato ayi du aɖe si me woanɔ la o.
They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;
5 Dɔ kple tsikɔ wu wo, eye nu te woƒe luʋɔ ŋu le wo me.
Hungry—yea thirsty, their soul, within them, fainted:
6 Tete wodo ɣli yɔ Yehowa le woƒe xaxa la me, eye wòɖe wo le woƒe hiã la me.
Then made they outcry to Yahweh, in their peril, Out of their distresses, he rescued them;
7 Ekplɔ wo tẽe yi ɖe du aɖe si me woanɔ.
And led them by a straight road, That they might journey to a city to dwell in.
8 Woneda akpe na Yehowa le eƒe lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la ta kple eƒe nukudɔ siwo wòwɔna na amewo la ta.
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;
9 Elabena etsɔa nu nyuiwo ɖia ƒoe na ame siwo dɔ kple tsikɔ le wuwum.
For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.
10 Ame aɖewo nɔ viviti kple blukɔ tsiɖitsiɖi me, gamenɔla siwo le fu kpem le gakɔsɔkɔsɔwo me,
The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;
11 elabena wodze aglã ɖe Mawu ƒe nyawo ŋuti, eye wodo vlo Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la ƒe aɖaŋudede.
Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, —and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;
12 Eya ta wòtsɔ wo de asi na dɔ sesẽ wɔwɔ, womu sɔgɔsɔgɔsɔgɔ, eye ame aɖeke meli akpe ɖe wo ŋu o.
And he bowed down, with labour, their heart, They staggered, with no one to help,
13 Tete wodo ɣli na Yehowa le woƒe xaxa la me, eye wòɖe wo le woƒe hiã la me.
Then made they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, Out of their distresses, he saved them;
14 Eɖe wo le viviti kple blukɔ tsiɖitsiɖitsiɖi la me, eye wòtso woƒe gakɔsɔkɔsɔwo.
He brought them forth out of darkness and death-shade, and, their fetters, he tare off.
15 Woneda akpe na Yehowa le eƒe lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la ta kple eƒe nukudɔ siwo wòwɔna na amewo la ta,
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
16 elabena eŋe akɔbligbowo, eye wòlã gayibɔ ƒe gametiwo me.
For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.
17 Wo dometɔ aɖewo zu bometsilawo to woƒe aglãdzenuwo wɔwɔ me, eye wokpe fu le woƒe dzidadawo ta.
The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;
18 Wonyɔ ŋu nuɖuɖu ɖe sia ɖe, eye woɖo ku ƒe agbowo nu.
All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,
19 Wodo ɣli na Yehowa le woƒe xaxa la me, eye wòɖe wo le woƒe hiã la me.
Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he saveth them.
20 Edɔ eƒe nya ɖa, eye wòyɔ dɔ wo, heɖe wo tso tsiẽƒe.
He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their graves.
21 Woneda akpe na Yehowa le eƒe lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la ta kple eƒe nukudɔ siwo wòwɔna na amewo la ta.
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
22 Wonesa akpedavɔ nɛ, eye woaɖe eƒe dɔwɔwɔwo afia to aseyetsohawo me.
Yea let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount his works with a shout.
23 Ame aɖewo le meli me zɔ atsiaƒu dzi, wonye asitsalawo le tɔ gãwo dzi.
Men who go down to the sea, in ships, doing business through mighty waters;
24 Wokpɔ Yehowa ƒe dɔwɔwɔwo, wokpɔ eƒe nukudɔwo le atsiaƒu gɔme,
They, see the works of Yahweh, and his wonders in the deep;
25 elabena eƒo nu, elɔ ahom kɔ ɖe ƒu la dzi, eye eƒe tsotsoewo dze agbo.
And he speaketh, and there ariseth a tempestuous wind, which lifteth on high its rolling waves;
26 Woyi dziƒo boo, eye wogadze eme le gogloƒe ke, ale le woƒe agbe ƒe xaxa me, woƒe dzideƒo lolo gbana.
They mount the heavens, they descend the roaring deeps, their soul, by trouble, dissolveth;
27 Wole mumum sɔgɔsɔgɔsɔgɔ, le nu klim abe ame siwo mu aha ene, eye womegale naneke gɔme sem o.
They reel and stagger, like a drunken man, and, all their wisdom, is engulfed,
28 Tete wodo ɣli na Yehowa le woƒe xaxa la me, eye wòɖe wo le woƒe hiã la me.
Then make they outcry to Yahweh in their peril, and, out of their distresses, he bringeth them forth,
29 Etsi ahom la nu wòzi ɖoɖoe abe dalĩ dom wole ene, eye ƒutsotsoeawo hã ɖo to kpoo.
He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:
30 Wokpɔ dzidzɔ esi wòdze kɔ anyi, eye wòkplɔ wo va se ɖe esime wova ɖo afi si wodi be yewoanɔ.
Then are they glad, because they are hushed, And he guideth them unto their desired haven.
31 Woneda akpe na Yehowa le eƒe lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la ta kple eƒe nukudɔ siwo wòwɔna na amewo la ta.
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men!
32 Wonedoe ɖe dzi le dukɔ la ƒe ƒuƒoƒo me, eye woakafui le dumegãwo ƒe takpekpe me.
Yea let them extol him in the convocation of the people, and, in the seated company of elders, let them praise him.
33 Etrɔ tɔsisiwo wozu gbegbe kple tsidzɔƒewo wozu kuɖiɖinyigba,
He turneth Rivers into a desert, and, Springs of Water, into thirsty ground,
34 eye agbledeƒe zu dzeƒi le ame siwo le teƒe ma ƒe nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔwɔ ta.
A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.
35 Etrɔ gbegbe wòzu tɔʋu, eye kuɖiɖinyigba zu tsidzɔƒe;
He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;
36 afi mae wòkplɔ dɔwuitɔwo be woava nɔ, eye wotso du si me woanɔ.
And hath caused the famished to dwell there, And they have built them a city to dwell in;
37 Woƒã nukuwo ɖe agble me, wode waingblewo, eye wotse ku geɖe hena xaxa.
And have sown fields, and planted vineyards, and made them fruits of increase:
38 Eyra wo, eye woƒe xexlẽme dzi ɖe edzi ŋutɔ. Nenema ke mena woƒe lãhawo dzi ɖe kpɔtɔ o.
Thus hath he blessed them, and they have multiplied greatly, And, their cattle, he maketh not few.
39 Tete wozu ʋɛ, wobɔbɔ wo ɖe anyi le teteɖeanyi, dzɔgbevɔ̃e kple nuxaxa me;
So have they become few and been brought low, By oppression, misfortune, and sorrow;
40 eye eya ame si trɔa vlododo kɔna ɖe ame ŋkutawo dzi la, wɔe be wole tsaglãla tsam le gbegbe afi si mɔtoƒe aɖeke mele o.
He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
41 Ke ekɔ hiãtɔwo ɖe dzi tso woƒe hiã me, eye wòna woƒe ƒome dzi ɖe edzi abe lãhawo ene.
But he hath set the needy on high from affliction, and made families, like a flock: —
42 Ame dzɔdzɔe kpɔe, eye wòkpɔ dzidzɔ, gake ame vɔ̃ɖiwo katã mia woƒe nu.
The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.
43 Ame si nye nunyala la, neɖo to nu siawo, eye wòabu Yehowa ƒe lɔlɔ̃ deto la ŋuti.
Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.
