Psalmowo 109
1 David ƒe ha na hɛnɔ la. O! Mawu, wò ame si mekafu, mègazi ɖoɖoe o,
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.
2 elabena ame vɔ̃ɖiwo kple alakpatɔwo, ke woƒe nuwo ɖe ŋutinye, eye wogblɔ nya ɖe ŋunye kple alakpaɖewo.
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
3 Wotsɔ fulényawo ƒo xlãm; wotso ɖe ŋunye nanekemawɔmawɔe.
They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
4 Wotsɔ fɔbubu nam ɖe nye lɔlɔ̃ teƒe, ke nye la, ame si doa gbe ɖa vevie lae menye.
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
5 Wotsɔ vɔ̃ ɖo nyui teƒe nam, eye wotsɔ fuléle ɖo nye lɔlɔ̃ teƒe.
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6 Tia ame vɔ̃ɖi aɖe wòatso ɖe eŋu; eye na amenutsola natsi tsitre ɖe eƒe nuɖusime.
Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7 Ne wodrɔ̃ ʋɔnui la, woneɖe agɔdzedze nɛ, eye eƒe gbedodoɖawo nebu fɔe.
When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
8 Eƒe ŋkekewo nenɔ ʋɛ eye ame bubu naxɔ eƒe amekplɔdɔ awɔ.
May his days be few; may another take his position.
9 Viawo nezu tsyɔ̃eviwo, eye srɔ̃a nezu ahosi.
May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
10 Viawo nenɔ tsaglãla tsam, anɔ nu biam; wonenya wo do goe le woƒe aƒe gbagbãwo me.
May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
11 Fetɔ aɖe nexɔ eƒe nunɔmesiwo katã, eye amedzrowo neha nu siwo wòwɔ dɔ kpɔ.
May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
12 Ame aɖeke megave enu loo, alo akpɔ nublanui na eƒe tsyɔ̃eviwo o.
May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.
13 Eƒe dzidzimeviwo netsrɔ̃, eye woaɖe woƒe ŋkɔwo ɖa le dzidzime si gbɔna la me.
May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
14 Woneɖo ŋku fofoawo ƒe vodadawo dzi le Yehowa ŋkume, eye womegatutu dadaa ƒe nu vɔ̃ ɖa akpɔ gbeɖe o.
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 Woƒe nu vɔ̃wo nenɔ Yehowa ŋkume ɖaa, ale be wòaɖe woƒe ŋkɔ ɖa le anyigba dzi,
May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
16 elabena mebu dɔmenyowɔwɔ ŋuti kpɔ o, ke boŋ eƒo hiãtɔ, ame dahe kple ame si ƒe dzi gbã la ƒu anyi woku.
For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
17 Elɔ̃a ɖiŋudodo, eya ta ɖiŋudodo neva eya ŋutɔ ƒe ta dzi; amewo yayra medoa dzidzɔ nɛ o, eya ta yayra nete ɖa xaa tso eya ŋutɔ gbɔ.
The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
18 Etsɔ ɖiŋudodo do abe awu ene, wòge ɖe eƒe lãme abe tsi ene, eye wòɖo eƒe ƒuwo me abe ami ene,
The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
19 eya ta netae abe avɔ ene, eye nebla ali dzi nɛ abe alidziblaka ene tegbetegbe.
May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
20 Esia nenye fe si Yehowa axe na nunyetsolawo kple ame siwo gblɔa nya vɔ̃ ɖe ŋutinye.
May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
21 Ke wò la, o Aƒetɔ Yehowa, wɔ nyui nam le wò ŋkɔ la ta, ɖem le wò lɔlɔ̃ si wɔa nyui la ta,
But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
22 elabena hiãtɔ kple ame dahe menye, eye nye dzi xɔ abi le menye.
For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
23 Nunye yi abe vɔvɔli le fiẽ me ene eye woʋuʋum abe ʋetsuvi ene.
I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
24 Le nutsitsidɔ ta la, nye klowo zu belie, eye meɖi ku glaglaglã.
My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.
25 Mezu alɔmeɖenu na nunyetsolawo, eye woʋuʋua ta ne wokpɔm.
I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
26 O! Yehowa, nye Mawu, kpe ɖe ŋunye, ɖem le wò lɔlɔ̃ la ta.
Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.
27 O! Yehowa, wonenya be to wò asi dzie nèwɔ esia.
Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.
28 Woaƒo fi ade ame, ke wò la àyra ame, ne wotso ɖe ŋunye la, ŋu akpe wo, ke wò dɔla ya atso aseye.
Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.
29 Nunyetsolawo ado vlododo abe awu ene, eye wòata ŋukpe abe avɔ ene.
May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
30 Matsɔ nye nu ado Yehowa ɖe dzi, eye le ameha gã la dome, makafui,
With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.
31 elabena etsi tsitre ɖe hiãtɔ la ƒe nuɖusime, be yeaɖe eƒe agbe tso ame siwo bu fɔ̃e la ƒe asi me.
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
