Psalmowo 35
1 David ƒe ha. O! Yehowa, wɔ avu kple ame siwo le avu wɔm kplim; wɔ aʋa kple ame siwo le aʋa wɔm kplim.
Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
2 Tso, tsɔ akpoxɔnu kple wò akɔtatsyɔnu, eye nàxɔ nam.
Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
3 Tsɔ akplɔ nueveetɔ kple nuɖekɛtɔ ɖe yonyemetilawo ŋuti. Gblɔ na nye luʋɔ be, “Nyee nye wò xɔname.”
Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”
4 Ame siwo le nye agbe yome tim la, ŋukpe kple vlododo nelé wo, eye ame siwo le nugbe ɖom ɖe nye gbegblẽ ŋu la, gbegblẽ netrɔ va woawo ŋutɔ dzi.
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
5 Wonenɔ abe bli ƒe atsa si ya lɔ ɖe nu ene, eye Yehowa ƒe dɔla nenya wo ɖe du nu;
May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
6 woƒe mɔ dzi nedo viviti, ahanɔ ɖiɖim, eye Yehowa ƒe dɔla neti wo yome.
May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
7 Esi nyemewɔ naneke wo o, gake woɖo ɖɔ ɖi nam, eye woɖe ʋe ɖi nam ta la,
For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
8 gbegblẽ neƒo ɖe wo dzi kpoyi, ɖɔ si woɖo nam la neɖe woawo ŋutɔ, eye woage dze ʋe si woɖe ɖi nam la me aƒaƒã ɖe afi ma.
May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
9 Ekema nye luʋɔ atso aseye le Yehowa me, eye wòadzɔ dzi le eƒe xɔname ŋuti.
Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
10 Nye ameti blibo la katã mado ɣli be, “O! Yehowa, ame kae sɔ kpli wò? Wò ame si ɖe ame beliwo tso ame siwo sesẽ wu wo la ƒe asi me, eye nèɖe hiãtɔwo kple ame dahewo tso ame siwo ha wo la ƒe asi me.”
All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
11 Ɖasefo ŋutasẽlawo zɔ va ŋgɔgbe, eye wobia biabiam tso nu siwo ŋuti nyemenya naneke le o.
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
12 Wotsɔ vɔ̃ ɖo nyui teƒe nam, eye wogble nye luʋɔ ɖe nuxaxa me.
They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
13 Gake ne wodze dɔ la, metaa akpanya, eye metsɔa nutsitsidɔ bɔbɔa ɖokuinyee. Ne womeɖo nye gbedodoɖa ŋuti nam o la,
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
14 menɔa yiyim kpokpokpo le nuxaxa me abe xɔ̃nye alo nɔviŋutsu fam mele ene. Medea mo to abe danye ƒe ku fam mele ene.
I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.
15 Gake ne mekli nu la, woƒoa ƒu koa nu hahaha, eye ne mele vo me la, futɔwo va ɖea to ɖem. Woɖea alɔme le ŋunye madzudzɔmadzudzɔe.
But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
16 Woɖua fewu le ŋunye vevesesetɔe, eye woɖua aɖukli ɖe ŋunye abe mawumavɔ̃lawo ene.
Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
17 O! Aƒetɔ, va se ɖe ɣe ka ɣi nànɔ te akpɔ wo ase ɖo? Ɖe nye agbe tso woƒe nu gbegblẽwo me, ɖe nye agbe xɔasi tso dzata siawo ƒe asi me.
How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
18 Ekema mada akpe na wò le ameha gã la dome, eye makafu wò le ame gbogbowo dome.
Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
19 Mègana ame siwo nye nye futɔwo la nakpɔ dziɖuɖu ƒe dzidzɔ ɖe ŋunye yakatɔe o, eye mègana ame siwo lé fum susumanɔmetɔe la nate ŋku ɖem kple vevesese o.
Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
20 Womeƒoa nu ŋutifafatɔe o, ke boŋ woɖoa alakpa ƒe amenutsonyawo ɖi ɖe ame siwo le anyigba dzi kpoo la ŋuti.
For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
21 Wokea woƒe nu baa ɖe ŋutinye hegblɔna be, “Ɛhɛ̃! Ɛhɛ̃! Míawo ŋutɔ míekpɔe kple míaƒe ŋkuwo.”
They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
22 O! Yehowa, èkpɔ esia, eya ta mègazi ɖoɖoe o. O! Aƒetɔ, mèganɔ adzɔge nam o.
O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
23 Nyɔ, tso nàʋli tanye! Wɔ avu ɖe nunye, nye Mawu kple nye Aƒetɔ.
Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
24 Tso afia nam le wò dzɔdzɔenyenye la ta, O! Yehowa, nye Mawu, mègana woakpɔ dziɖuɖu ƒe dzidzɔ ɖe ŋutinye o.
Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
25 Mègana woabu be, “Ɛhɛ̃, esia tututu dim míele” o. Alo agblɔ be, “Míemii agbagbee” o.
Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
26 Ame siwo katã le dzidzɔ kpɔm tso nye xaxa ŋuti la, ŋukpe nelé wo, eye woatɔtɔ; na be ame siwo kɔ wo ɖokuiwo dzi ɖe ŋutinye la nata ŋukpe kple vlododo abe avɔ ene.
May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
27 Ke ame siwo dzɔ dzi be nètso afia nam la nedo dzidzɔɣli kple aseyetsoɣli. Wonenɔ gbɔgblɔm ɖaa be, “Woado Yehowa, ame si dzɔa dzi le eƒe dɔla ƒe dedinɔnɔ ŋu la ɖe dzi.”
May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
28 Nye aɖe aƒo nu le wò dzɔdzɔenyenye ŋuti, eye wòadzi wò kafukafuha ɖaa.
Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
