Psalmowo 74
1 Asaf ƒe nufiameha. O! Mawu, nu ka ŋuti nègble mí ɖi ɖikaa? Nu ka ta wò dɔmedzoe bi ɖe wò alẽ siwo le wò lãnyiƒe ŋuti?
A maschil of Asaph. God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
2 Ɖo ŋku ame siwo nèƒle le blema, dukɔ si nye wò domenyinu, ame siwo nèɖe kple Zion, to afi si nènɔ la dzi.
Call to mind your people, whom you purchased in ancient times, the tribe whom you have redeemed to be your own heritage, and Mount Zion, where you live.
3 Trɔ ɖe gli siwo gbã ɖikaɖika la ŋu, gbegblẽ siawoe futɔ la he va wò teƒe kɔkɔe lae.
Come look at the complete ruins, all the damage that the enemy has done in the holy place.
4 Wò futɔwo le gbe ɖem le afi si nèdo go mí le; wova tsi woƒe aflaga ɖe teƒe la be wòanye dzesi anɔ afi ma.
Your adversaries roared in the middle of your appointed place; they set up their battle flags.
5 Wole nu wɔm abe ŋutsu siwo lé fia ɖe asi le ave dodowo me be woalã atiwo ene.
They hacked away with axes as in a thick forest.
6 Wotsɔ woƒe fiawo kple yiwo dza aɖaŋu siwo wowɔ ɖe gliawo ŋu.
They smashed and broke down all the engravings; they broke them with axes and hammers.
7 Wotɔ dzo wò kɔkɔeƒe la wòbi va anyigba, eye wodo gu teƒe si wò Ŋkɔ nɔna.
They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrated where you live, knocking it to the ground.
8 Wogblɔ le woƒe dzi me be, “Míagbã wo gudugudu!” Wotɔ dzo teƒe sia teƒe si wosubɔa Mawu le, le anyigba dzi.
They said in their hearts, “We will destroy them all.” They burned up all of your meeting places in the land.
9 Womegawɔa nukunu aɖeke na mí o; womegblẽ nyagblɔɖila aɖeke ɖi o eye mía dometɔ aɖeke menya ɣeyiɣi si nu sia nu ava yi o.
We do not see any more signs; there is no prophet any more, and no one among us knows how long this will last.
10 O! Mawu, ɣe ka ɣi futɔ la aɖu fewu le ŋuwò ase ɖo? Ɖe ketɔ la ado vlo wò ŋkɔ tegbeea?
How long, God, will the enemy throw insults at you? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
11 Nu ka ta nèhe wò asi, wò nuɖusi ɖe megbe ɖo? Ɖe wò asi doe le wò awu te, eye nàtsrɔ̃ wo!
Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take your right hand from your garment and destroy them.
12 Ke wò la, O Mawu, wòe nye fianye tso blema ke; wòe tsɔ ɖeɖe va anyigba la dzi.
Yet God has been my king from ancient times, bringing salvation on the earth.
13 Wòe tsɔ wò ŋusẽ ma atsiaƒu, eye nègbã tɔmelã dziŋɔwo ƒe ta le tsiwo me.
You divided the sea by your strength; you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
14 Wòe gbã Leviatan ƒe ta, eye nètsɔe wɔ nuɖuɖui na gbemelãwo.
You crushed the heads of leviathan; you fed him to those living in the wilderness.
15 Wòe ʋu nu le tsitsetsewo kple tɔʋuwo nu wosi bababa, eye wòe na tɔ siwo sina ɖaa la mie.
You broke open springs and streams; you dried up flowing rivers.
16 Ŋkeke nye tɔwò, eye zã hã tɔwòe; wòe wɔ ɣe kple ɣleti.
The day is yours, and the night is yours also; you set the sun and moon in place.
17 Wòe ɖo liƒo na anyigba, eye wòe wɔ vuvɔŋɔli kple dzomeŋɔli.
You have set all the borders of the earth; you have made summer and winter.
18 O! Yehowa, ɖo ŋku ale si futɔ la do vlo wò kple ale si bometsilawo ɖe alɔme le wò ŋkɔ ŋuti la dzi.
Call to mind how the enemy hurled insults at you, Yahweh, and that a foolish people has blasphemed your name.
19 Mègatsɔ wò akpakpa ƒe agbe de asi na lãwɔadãwo o, eye mègaŋlɔ wò hiãtɔwo ƒe gbe be ɖikaa o.
Do not give the life of your dove to a wild animal. Do not forget forever the life of your oppressed people.
20 Tsɔ ɖe le wò nubabla la me, elabena ŋutasesẽ ƒe wɔnawo yɔ anyigba la ƒe ɣaɣlɛƒewo fũu.
Remember your covenant, for the dark regions of the land are full of places of violence.
21 Mègana ame siwo wote ɖe anyi la nate gbugbɔɖemegbe kple ŋukpe o; ke boŋ ame dahewo kple hiãtɔwo nekafu wò ŋkɔ.
Do not let the oppressed be turned back in shame; let the poor and oppressed praise your name.
22 O! Mawu, tso eye nàʋli wò bubu ta; ɖo ŋku ale si bometsilawo le alɔme ɖem le ŋuwò ŋkeke blibo lae dzi.
Arise, God; defend your own honor; call to mind how fools insult you all day long.
23 Mègado toku wò futɔwo ƒe ʋunyaʋunyawɔwɔ, kple wò ketɔwo ƒe howɔwɔ si le dzi dem ɖaa la o.
Do not forget the voice of your adversaries or the uproar of those who continually defy you.
