Psalmowo 53

1 David ƒe ha na hɛnɔ la. Woadzii ɖe nublanuigbe me. Bometsila gblɔ le eƒe dzi me be, “Mawu aɖeke meli o.” Wonye ame baɖawo, woƒe mɔwo hã nye nu tovowo, ame aɖeke meli si wɔa nu nyui o.

“To the chief musician upon Machalath, a Maskil of David.” The worthless fool saith in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and they are abominable [in their] injustice: there is none that doth good.

2 Mawu lé ŋku ɖe amegbetɔviwo ŋu tso dziƒo, ne wòakpɔe ɖa be ame aɖe se nu gɔme alo di Mawu hã.

God looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be one intelligent, one who seeketh for God.

3 Ke ame sia ame trɔ megbe dee, wo katã tim wɔ nu tovo; ame ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ hã meli si wɔa nu nyui o, ɖeka pɛ hã meli o.

Every one [of them] hath departed [from righteousness]; altogether are they become corrupt: there is none that doth good, no, not one.

4 Ɖe ame vɔ̃ɖiwo, ame siwo vuvu nye dukɔ abe ale si woɖua aboloe ene, eye womeyɔa Mawu o la ava srɔ̃ nu gbe aɖe gbea?

Is there no knowledge in the workers of wickedness? who eat up my people as they eat bread: [while] they do not call on God.

5 Woawoe ma ŋɔdzi lé, evɔ ŋɔdzinu aɖeke meli hafi o. Mawu gbã ƒu ɖe lãme na ame siwo tso ɖe mia ŋu la; ena ŋukpe lé wo, elabena Mawu gbe wo.

There were they terrified with terror where there was no terror; for God had scattered the bones of those that encamped against thee: thou didst put them to shame, because God had rejected them.

6 O! Xɔname neva tso Zion na Israel! Ne Mawu gaɖo eƒe dukɔ ƒe nunyonamewo te la, Yakob netso aseye, eye Israel nekpɔ dzidzɔ!

Oh that some one might bring the salvation of Israel out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, [then] will Jacob be glad, [and] Israel will rejoice.