Psalmowo 34
1 David ƒe ha. Ekpa ha sia esime wòdo aɖaʋatɔ eɖokui le Abimelek ŋkume, eye wònyae wòdzo. Mado Yehowa ɖe dzi ɣe sia ɣi; eye eƒe kafukafu anɔ nye nu me ɖaa.
Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went. I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.
2 Nye luʋɔ aƒo adegbe le Yehowa me, ame siwo le veve sem la nesee ne woakpɔ dzidzɔ.
My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.
3 Mido kɔkɔ Yehowa kplim; mina míawɔ ɖeka ado eƒe ŋkɔ ɖe dzi.
O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.
4 Meyɔ Yehowa, eye wòtɔ nam heɖem tso nye vɔvɔ̃wo katã me.
I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.
5 Ame siwo tsɔ woƒe ŋku da ɖe edzi la aklẽ, ŋukpe matsyɔ mo na wo o.
Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.
6 Hiãtɔ sia yɔe, eye Yehowa ɖo toe, heɖee le eƒe xaxawo katã me.
This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.
7 Yehowa ƒe dɔlawo ƒua asaɖa anyi ƒoa xlã ame siwo vɔ̃nɛ, eye wòɖea wo.
The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.
8 Miɖɔe kpɔ, ne miakpɔe be Yehowa ƒe dɔ me nyo; woayra ŋutsu si be ɖe eya amea me.
By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.
9 Mivɔ̃ Yehowa, mi eƒe ame kɔkɔewo, elabena naneke mehiãa ame siwo vɔ̃nɛ la o.
Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.
10 Dɔ awu dzatawo, eye woagbɔdzɔ, gake ame siwo dia Yehowa ya la, kesinɔnu aɖeke mahiã wo o.
The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.
11 Miva, vinyewo, miɖo tom, ne mafia Yehowavɔvɔ̃ mi.
Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
12 Mia dometɔ siwo lɔ̃ agbe, eye miedi be miakpɔ ŋkekenyui geɖewo la,
What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?
13 mikpɔ miaƒe aɖewo dzi nyuie tso vɔ̃ ŋuti, eye miaƒe nuyiwo tso aʋatsokaka ŋuti.
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
14 Mite ɖa le vɔ̃ gbɔ, eye miawɔ nu nyui, midi ŋutifafa, eye miati eyome.
Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
15 Yehowa ƒe ŋku le ame dzɔdzɔewo ŋu, eye eƒe towo le woƒe ɣlidodo ŋu;
The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.
16 ke Yehowa klẽa ŋku ɖe nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔlawo be wòaɖe wo ɖa le anyigba dzi, eye womagaɖo ŋku wo dzi akpɔ o.
The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.
17 Ame dzɔdzɔewo do ɣli, Yehowa see, eye wòɖe wo le woƒe xaxawo katã me.
The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.
18 Yehowa tsɔ ɖe ame siwo ƒe dzi gbã gudugudu la gbɔ, eye wòɖea ame siwo ƒe gbɔgbɔ wogbã ƒu anyi.
The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.
19 Ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe fukpekpewo sɔ gbɔ ŋutɔ, gake Yehowa ɖenɛ le wo katã me;
Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
20 ekpɔa eƒe ƒuwo katã ta, eye womaŋe wo dometɔ aɖeke o.
He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Dzɔgbevɔ̃e awu ame vɔ̃ɖi, eye woabu fɔ ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe futɔwo.
Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.
22 Yehowa ɖea eƒe dɔlawo, eye womabu fɔ ame siwo katã sinɛ tsona la o.
The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame.
