Psalmowo 73
1 Asaf ƒe ha. Vavã, Mawu wɔ nyui na Israel kple ame siwo dza le woƒe dzi me.
A Psalm. Of Asaph. Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.
2 Ke nye la, nye afɔ ɖiɖi kloe, eye esusɔ vie ko medze anyi.
But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping;
3 Elabena mebiã ŋu ɖokuiŋudzela esi mekpɔ ale si nu le edzi dzem na ame vɔ̃ɖiwoe.
Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.
4 Hiãkame aɖeke mele wo dzi o, eye wole lãmesẽ kple dedinɔnɔ me.
For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong.
5 Wovo tso agba siwo tena ɖe amewo dzi la me, eye amegbetɔwo ƒe hiãtuame aɖeke mele wo dzi o.
They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men.
6 Eya ta dada nye woƒe kɔga, eye wodo nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔwɔ abe awu ene.
For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.
7 Dzidada dona tso woƒe dzi si ku atri la me, eye seɖoƒe meli na woƒe susu ƒe nu vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖoɖo o.
Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.
8 Woɖua fewu, ƒoa nu vlodoametɔe, eye le woƒe dada me la, woklẽa ŋku ɖe amewo be woabɔbɔ na wo.
Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.
9 Woƒe nuwo xɔ dziƒo wɔ wo tɔe, eye woƒe aɖewo xɔ anyigba wòzu wo tɔ.
Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.
10 Eya ta woƒe amewo trɔ ɖe wo gbɔ, eye wono tsi fũu.
For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.
11 Wogblɔ be, “Aleke Mawu awɔ anya? Ɖe nunya le Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la sia?”
And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?
12 Aleae ame vɔ̃ɖiwo le, wole ablɔɖe me ɣe sia ɣi, eye wodzia woƒe kesinɔnuwo ɖe edzi.
Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased.
13 Nyateƒee, dzodzro ko wònye be mewɔ nye dzi dzadzɛ, eye dzodzroe meklɔ nye asi ɖe fɔmaɖimaɖi me.
As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;
14 Mekpea fu ŋkeke blibo la, eye ŋdi sia ŋdi wohea to nam.
For I have been troubled all the day; every morning have I undergone punishment.
15 Ɖe megblɔ be, “Ale maƒo nui nye si” la, anye ne mede viwòwo asi.
If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.
16 Enye teteɖeanyi gã aɖe te menɔ esi medze agbagba be mase nu siawo gɔme,
When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes;
17 va se ɖe esime mege ɖe Mawu ƒe Kɔkɔeƒe la, tete mese afi si woawu nu ɖo la gɔme.
Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.
18 Vavã, ètsɔ wo ɖo didiƒe, eye nètsɔ wo xlã ɖe anyi wogblẽ keŋkeŋ.
You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.
19 Aleke wohetsrɔ̃ kpata ale, ŋɔdzi kplɔ wo dzoe kaba ŋutɔ!
How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.
20 O! Aƒetɔ, abe ale si drɔ̃e nɔna ne ame nyɔ tso alɔ̃ me ene la, do vlo wo abe drɔ̃e manyatalenu ene.
As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over.
21 Esi nye dzi bi ɖe dɔ me nam, eye nye gbɔgbɔ se veve la,
My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief:
22 mezu bometsila kple numanyala, eye mele abe lã tagbɔkukutɔ ene le ŋkuwò me.
As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.
23 Ke mele gbɔwò ɣe sia ɣi, eye nèlé nye ɖusibɔ ɖe asi.
But still I am ever with you; you have taken me by my right hand.
24 Èkplɔm le wò aɖaŋudede nu, eye àkplɔm emegbe ayi wò ŋutikɔkɔe mee.
Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.
25 Ame kae le dziƒo nam, negbe wò ko? Naneke mele anyigba si medi kpe ɖe ŋuwò o.
Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.
26 Nye ŋutilã kple nye dzi nu ava yi, gake Mawue nye nye dzi ƒe ŋusẽ kple nye gomekpɔkpɔ tegbetegbe.
My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.
27 Ame siwo le adzɔge tso gbɔwò la atsrɔ̃, elabena ètsrɔ̃ ame siwo katã meto nyateƒe na wo o.
For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with you.
28 Ke nye ya la, enyo be mate ɖe Mawu ŋu. Aƒetɔ Yehowae mewɔ nye sitsoƒee, maxlẽ wò nuwɔwɔwo katã afia.
But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.
