Psalmowo 78
1 Asaf ƒe nufiameha. O! Nye dukɔ, mise nye nufiame, eye miɖo to nye numenyawo.
Maschil. Of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.
2 Make nye nu, aƒo nu le lododowo me. Magblɔ nu siwo le ɣaɣla, nu siwo li tso blema ke.
Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
3 Nu siwo míese, eye míenya, nu siwo mía fofowo tsɔ tu xoe na mí.
Which have come to our hearing and our knowledge, as they were given to us by our fathers.
4 Míawo míaɣlae ɖe mía viwo o, ke boŋ míagblɔ Yehowa ƒe dɔwɔwɔ siwo dze na kafukafu, eƒe ŋusẽ kple nukudɔ siwo wòwɔ la na megbeviwo.
We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.
5 Ewɔ ɖoɖowo na Yakob, eye wòɖo se anyi ɖe Israel, se siwo ŋu wòde se na mía fofowo be woafia wo viwo,
He put up a witness in Jacob, and made a law in Israel; which he gave to our fathers so that they might give knowledge of them to their children;
6 ale be dzidzime megbetɔwo hã nanya wo, eye vi siwo womedzi haɖe o hã nanya wo, ne woawo hã nafia wo viwo.
So that the generation to come might have knowledge of them, even the children of the future, who would give word of them to their children;
7 Ekema woatsɔ woƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ ada ɖe Mawu dzi, eye womaŋlɔ eƒe nuwɔwɔwo be o, ke boŋ woalé eƒe sewo me ɖe asi.
So that they might put their hope in God, and not let God's works go out of their minds, but keep his laws;
8 Ke womanɔ abe wo fofo kɔlialiatɔwo, dzidzime dzeaglã, ame siwo ƒe dzi meku ɖe Mawu ŋu o, eye woƒe gbɔgbɔ meto nyateƒe nɛ o la ene o.
And not be like their fathers, a stiff-necked and uncontrolled generation; a generation whose heart was hard, whose spirit was not true to God.
9 Togbɔ be aŋutrɔwo le Efraimtɔwo si hã la, wotrɔ megbe si dzo le aʋakpegbe.
The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight.
10 Womelé Mawu ƒe nubabla me ɖe asi o, eye wogbe be yewomanɔ agbe ɖe eƒe se la nu o.
They were not ruled by God's word, and they would not go in the way of his law;
11 Woŋlɔ nu si wòwɔ la be, esiwo nye nukunu siwo wòɖe fia wo.
They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see.
12 Ewɔ nukunu le wo fofowo ŋkume le Egiptenyigba dzi, le Zoan nuto me.
He did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.
13 Ema atsiaƒu, hekplɔ wo to emee, eye wòna tsi la tɔ dzɔ kã abe glikpɔ ene.
The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.
14 Etsɔ lilikpo kplɔ woe le ŋkeke me, eye wòtsɔ dzo keklẽ kplɔ woe le zã me.
In the daytime he was guiding them in the cloud, and all through the night with a light of fire.
15 Efe agakpe me le gbegbe, eye wòna tsi wo wòsɔ gbɔ abe atsiaƒumetsiwo ene.
The rocks of the waste land were broken by his power, and he gave them drink as out of the deep waters.
16 Ena tsi do tso agakpe me eye tsi la si bababa abe tɔsisiwo ene.
He made streams come out of the rock; and waters came flowing down like rivers.
17 Ke woyi edzi gawɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe eŋu, eye wodze aglã ɖe Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la ŋu le gbedzi.
And they went on sinning against him even more, turning away from the Most High in the waste land;
18 Wotsɔ woƒe lɔlɔ̃nu te Mawu kpɔ, esi wobia nuɖuɖu si le wo dzrom vevie.
Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.
19 Woƒo nu tsi tsitre ɖe Mawu ŋu be, “Ɖe Mawu ate ŋu aɖo kplɔ̃ na mí le gbedzia?
They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?
20 Esi wòtsɔ nu ƒo agakpe la, tsi do bababa, eye tɔʋuwo si kplakplakpla. Gake ɖe wòate ŋu ana nuɖuɖu mía? Ate ŋu ana lã eƒe dukɔa?”
See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?
21 Esi Yehowa se wo ŋkɔ la, dzi kui vevie; eƒe dzo bi ɖe Yakob ŋu, eye eƒe dɔmedzoe de dzi ɖe Israel ŋu,
So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;
22 elabena womexɔ Mawu dzi se, alo ka ɖe eƒe xɔname dzi o.
Because they had no faith in God, and no hope in his salvation.
23 Ke hã la, eɖe gbe na lilikpowo le dzi, eye wòʋu dziƒo ƒe ʋɔtruwo,
And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;
24 ena mana dza tso dziƒo na dukɔ la be woaɖu, eye wòna bli wo tso dziƒo.
And he sent down manna like rain for their food, and gave them the grain of heaven.
25 Amegbetɔ ɖu mawudɔlawo ƒe nuɖuɖu, eye wòɖo nuɖuɖu si sinu wohiã la ɖe wo.
Man took part in the food of strong ones; he sent them meat in full measure.
26 Etu ka ɣedzeƒeya tso dziƒo, eye wòkplɔ dzigbeya kple eƒe ŋusẽ.
He sent an east wind from heaven, driving on the south wind by his power.
27 Ena lã dza ɖe wo dzi abe ʋuʋudedi ene, eye xe dzodzoewo abe ƒutake ene.
He sent down meat on them like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the sea,
28 Ena woge dze woƒe asaɖa me, eye woƒo xlã woƒe agbadɔwo.
And he let it come down into their resting-place, round about their tents.
29 Ale woɖui ʋuu heɖi ƒo taŋ, elabena ewɔ nu si dzrom wole la dzi na wo.
So they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire;
30 Ke hafi nuɖuɖu si wodzro la navɔ, eye esi wògale nu me na wo ko la,
But they were not turned from their desires; and while the food was still in their mouths,
31 Mawu ƒe dɔmedzoe bi ɖe wo ŋu; ewu ame sesẽwo le wo dome, eye wòlã Israel ɖekakpuiwo ƒu anyi.
The wrath of God came on them, and put to death the fattest of them, and put an end to the young men of Israel.
32 To nu siawo katã gbɔ hã la, wogayi nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ dzi, eye togbɔ be ewɔ nukunuwo hã la, womexɔe se o.
For all this they went on sinning even more, and had no faith in his great wonders.
33 Ale wòna woƒe ŋkekewo wu nu nanekemakpɔkpɔe, eye woƒe ƒewo wu nu le ŋɔdzi me.
So their days were wasted like a breath, and their years in trouble.
34 Ɣe sia ɣi si ke Mawu wu wo ko la, wodinɛ, eye wogatrɔna ɖe eŋu kple vevidodo.
When he sent death on them, then they made search for him; turning to him and looking for him with care;
35 Woɖoa ŋku edzi be Mawue nye woƒe Agakpe, eye Mawu Dziƒoʋĩtɔ lae nye woƒe Ɖela.
In the memory that God was their Rock, and the Most High God their saviour.
36 Ke emegbe la, wotsɔa woƒe nu flunɛ, eye wotsɔa woƒe aɖe daa alakpa nɛ.
But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him;
37 Woƒe dziwo meku ɖe eŋu vavã o, eye womewɔ eƒe nubabla dzi le nyateƒe me o.
And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.
38 Gake ekpɔ nublanui na wo; etsɔ woƒe vodadawo ke wo, eye metsrɔ̃ wo o. Zi geɖe la, eɖoa asi eƒe dziku dzi, eye menaa eƒe dɔmedzoe katã bina o.
But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.
39 Eɖo ŋku edzi be ŋutilã ko wonye, eye wonye ya si ƒona yina gake megatrɔna gbɔna o.
So he kept in mind that they were only flesh; a breath which is quickly gone, and will not come again.
40 Zi nenie womedze aglã ɖe eŋu le gbedzi, eye womedo vevesese nɛ le kuɖiɖinyigba dzi o!
How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!
41 Enuenu wotea Mawu kpɔna, eye wodoa dziku na Israel ƒe Kɔkɔetɔ la.
Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.
42 Womeɖo ŋku eƒe ŋusẽ dzi, gbe si gbe wòɖe wo tso ŋutasẽla ƒe asi me,
They did not keep in mind the work of his hand, or the day when he took them from the power of their haters;
43 gbe si gbe wòɖe eƒe nukudzesiwo fia le Egipte kple eƒe nukudɔwo fia le Zoan nuto me o.
How he had done his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan;
44 Etrɔ woƒe tɔsisiwo wozu ʋu, eye womete ŋu no woƒe tɔʋumetsi o.
So that their rivers were turned to blood, and they were not able to get drink from their streams.
45 Eɖo togbato ƒe ha gã aɖe ɖe wo dome, woɖu wo kple akpɔkplɔwo wogblẽ woƒe nuwo.
He sent different sorts of flies among them, poisoning their flesh; and frogs for their destruction.
46 Etsɔ woƒe nukuwo na ʋetrawo kple woƒe kutsetsewo na ʋetsuviwo.
He gave the increase of their fields to worms, the fruits of their industry to the locusts.
47 Egblẽ woƒe waingblewo kple kpetsi, eye woƒe gbotiwo kple tsidzadza sesẽ.
He sent ice for the destruction of their vines; their trees were damaged by the bitter cold.
48 Etsɔ woƒe nyihawo na kpetsi, eye wòtsɔ woƒe lãhawo na dzikedzo.
Ice was rained down on their cattle; thunderstorms sent destruction among the flocks.
49 Eɖo eƒe dɔmedzoe nyanyra, dziku helĩhelĩ, xaxa kple fuwɔame, siwo nye mawudɔla siwo gblẽa nu la ɖe wo.
He sent on them the heat of his wrath, his bitter disgust, letting loose evil angels among them.
50 Eɖe mɔ ɖi na eƒe dɔmedzoe; meɖe woƒe agbe tso ku me o, ke boŋ etsɔ wo de asi na dɔvɔ̃.
He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.
51 Ewu Egiptetɔwo ƒe ŋgɔgbevi siwo nye woƒe ŋutsunyenye ƒe kutsetse gbãtɔwo le Ham gbadɔwo te.
He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;
52 Gake ekplɔ eƒe dukɔ la abe lãhawo ene, eye wòkplɔ wo abe alẽwo ene to gbedzi.
But he took his people out like sheep, guiding them in the waste land like a flock.
53 Ekplɔ wo le dedinɔnɔ me, ale be womevɔ̃ o, gake ƒu la tsyɔ woƒe futɔwo dzi.
He took them on safely so that they had no fear; but their haters were covered by the sea.
54 Ale wòkplɔ wo va eƒe anyigba kɔkɔe la ƒe liƒo dzi, va tonyigba si eƒe nuɖusi xɔ la gbɔ.
And he was their guide to his holy land, even to the mountain, which his right hand had made his;
55 Enya dukɔwo le wo ŋgɔ, eye wòma woƒe anyigba na wo be wòanye woƒe domenyinu, eye wòna Israel ƒe toawo nɔ woƒe aƒewo me.
Driving out nations before them, marking out the line of their heritage, and giving the people of Israel their tents for a resting-place.
56 Ke wote Mawu kpɔ, wodze aglã ɖe Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la ŋu, eye womelé eƒe sewo me ɖe asi o.
But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;
57 Abe wo fofowo ene la, womeɖo to o, wowɔ nu dzimaxɔsetɔe, eye wole abe dati doagblɔ ene, elabena womate ŋu aka ɖe wo dzi o.
Their hearts were turned back and untrue like their fathers; they were turned to one side like a twisted bow.
58 Wotsɔ woƒe nuxeƒewo do dɔmedzoe nɛ, eye woƒe legbawo na ŋuʋaʋã tso le eya amea me.
They made him angry with their high places; moving him to wrath with their images.
59 Esi Mawu se wo ŋkɔ la, dzi kui vevie ŋutɔ, eye wògbe Israel keŋkeŋ.
When this came to God's ears he was very angry, and gave up Israel completely;
60 Ale wògblẽ agbadɔ si le Silo la ɖi, agbadɔ si wòtu ɖe amegbetɔwo dome.
So that he went away from the holy place in Shiloh, the tent which he had put among men;
61 Eɖo nubablaɖaka si nye eƒe ŋusẽ la ɖe aboyome, eye wòtsɔ eƒe atsyɔ̃nu de asi na futɔ la.
And he let his strength be taken prisoner, and gave his glory into the hands of his hater.
62 Etsɔ eƒe dukɔ de asi na yi, eye wòdo dɔmedzoe vevie ɖe eƒe domenyinu la ŋu.
He gave his people up to the sword, and was angry with his heritage.
63 Ena dzo fia eƒe ɖekakpuiwo, eye womedzi srɔ̃ɖeha na eƒe ɖetugbiwo o.
Their young men were burned in the fire; and their virgins were not praised in the bride-song.
64 Wotsɔ woƒe nunɔlawo de asi na yi, eye avi bu ɖe woƒe ahosiwo.
Their priests were put to death by the sword, and their widows made no weeping for them.
65 Tete Aƒetɔ la nyɔ tso alɔ̃ me abe ale si aha kɔna le mo na ame si no wain mu la ene.
Then was the Lord like one awaking from sleep, and like a strong man crying out because of wine.
66 Enya eƒe futɔwo do ɖe megbe, eye wòdo ŋukpe mavɔ wo.
His haters were turned back by his blows and shamed for ever.
67 Emegbe la, wògbe nu le Yosef ƒe agbadɔwo gbɔ, eye metia Efraim ƒe to la o.
And he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim;
68 Ke boŋ etia Yuda ƒe to la, esi nye Zion to si wòlɔ̃na vevie.
But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure.
69 Etu eƒe kɔkɔeƒe la abe kɔkɔƒe ene, eye abe anyigba si wòli kee tegbetegbe ene.
And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.
70 Etia David dɔla, eye wòɖee le alẽkpo me;
He took David to be his servant, taking him from the place of the flocks;
71 tso alẽkplɔdɔ me, eye wòkplɔe vɛ be wòakplɔ eƒe dukɔ, Yakob kple eƒe domenyinu, Israel.
From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.
72 David kpɔ wo dzi le dzi dzɔdzɔe me, eye wòkplɔ wo le aɖaŋu me.
So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.
