Abụ Ọma 44
1 Abụ Ọma nke dịrị onyeisi abụ. Abụ maskil nke ụmụ Kora. O Chineke, anyị anụla; nna anyị ha agwakwala anyị ihe ndị i mere nʼoge ha, nʼoge gara aga.
To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah Maschil. It has come to our ears, O God, our fathers have given us the story, of the works which you did in their days, in the old times,
2 I ji aka gị chụpụ ndị mba ọzọ, ma kụnye nna nna anyị ha dịka osisi. I gwepịara ndị ahụ ma mee ka ndị nna anyị na-eto na-awasa.
Uprooting the nations with your hand, and planting our fathers in their place; cutting down the nations, but increasing the growth of your people.
3 Ọ bụghị site na mma agha ha ka ha ji merie nweta ala a, ha emerighị site nʼike nke aka ha; ọ bụ aka nri gị, aka gị, na ìhè nke ihu gị nyere ha mmeri, nʼihi na ị hụrụ ha nʼanya.
For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.
4 Ị bụ eze m na Chineke m, onye na-ekpebi na Jekọb aghaghị inwe mmeri.
You are my King and my God; ordering salvation for Jacob.
5 Nʼihi ọ bụ naanị site nʼike gị, ya na aha gị, ka anyị ji zọda ndị iro anyị nʼokpuru ụkwụ anyị.
Through you will we overcome our haters; by your name will they be crushed under our feet who are violent against us.
6 Atụkwasịghị m obi m nʼụta m, mma agha m anaghị enye m mmeri;
I will not put faith in my bow, my sword will not be my salvation.
7 ma i na-enye anyị mmeri nʼebe ndị iro anyị nọ, ị na-eme ka ihere mee ndị na-eguzogide anyị.
But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us.
8 Nʼime Chineke ka ịnya isi anyị dị ogologo ụbọchị niile, anyị ga-eto aha gị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. (Sela)
Our pride is in God at all times, to his name we give praise for ever. (Selah)
9 Ma ugbu a, ị jụla anyị ma weda anyị nʼala; ị naghị esokwa ndị agha anyị apụ ọzọ.
But now you have sent us away from you, and put us to shame; you do not go out with our armies.
10 I mere ka anyị site nʼihu ndị iro anyị gbalaga, i meela ka ndị na-emegide anyị were aka ike napụ anyị ihe bụ nke anyị.
Because of this we are turned back by the attacker: those who have hate for us take our goods for themselves.
11 Ị gbakụtara anyị azụ ka e ripịa anyị dịka atụrụ, ma chụsasịa anyị nʼetiti mba niile.
You have made us like sheep which are taken for meat; we are put to flight among the nations.
12 I rere ndị gị ọnụ ala, ihe i retara ha abaghị uru nye gị.
You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.
13 I meela ka anyị bụrụ nkọcha nye ndị agbataobi anyị, anyị bụ ihe ịkwa emo na ihe ọchị nye ndị gbara anyị gburugburu.
You have made us to be looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and shamed by those who are round about us.
14 I meela anyị ka anyị bụrụ ihe ịmaatụ ọchị nʼetiti mba niile, ndị ọbụla hụrụ anyị na-efufe isi na mkparị.
Our name is a word of shame among the nations, a sign for the shaking of heads among the peoples.
15 Ogologo ụbọchị niile, ihere m dị m nʼihu, ihere m na-ekpuchikwa m ihu,
My downfall is ever before me, and I am covered with the shame of my face;
16 mgbe ndị nkwulu na ndị nkọcha na-eji m eme ihe ọchị, nʼihi onye iro, onye kpebiri ịbọ ọbọ.
Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment.
17 Ọ bụ ezie na ihe ndị a adakwasịla anyị, ma anyị echefubeghị gị. Anyị enupubeghị isi nʼọgbụgba ndụ anyị na gị.
All this has come on us, but still we have kept you in our memory; and we have not been false to your word.
18 Obi anyị ahapụbeghị gị! Anyị ahapụbekwaghị iso ụzọ gị.
Our hearts have not gone back, and our steps have not been turned out of your way;
19 Ma i gwepịara anyị mee ka anyị bụrụ ebe nkịta ọhịa na-akpagharị, jirikwa oke ọchịchịrị kpuchie anyị.
Though you have let us be crushed in the place of jackals, though we are covered with darkest shade.
20 Ọ bụrụ na anyị chefuru aha Chineke anyị, maọbụ na anyị gbasaara chi mba ọzọ aka anyị,
If the name of our God has gone out of our minds, or if our hands have been stretched out to a strange god,
21 ọ bụ na Chineke agaraghị achọpụta ya, ebe ọ maara ihe nzuzo niile dị nʼobi?
Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.
22 Ọ bụ nʼihi gị ka anyị na ọnwụ ji agba mgba, ogologo ụbọchị niile. A na-ele anyị anya dịka atụrụ a gaje igbu egbu.
Truly, because of you we are put to death every day; we are numbered like sheep for destruction.
23 O, Onyenwe m teta! Gịnị mere i ji arahụ ụra? Kpọtee onwe gị! Ajụkwala anyị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.
Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever.
24 Gịnị mere i ji ezopụ ihu gị, ma chefuo mmegbu na ịta ahụhụ anyị?
Why is your face covered, and why do you give no thought to our trouble and our cruel fate?
25 E tidala anyị nʼala, nʼuzuzu, ahụ anyị rapara nʼaja
For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth.
26 Bilie ma nyere anyị aka; gbapụta anyị maka ịhụnanya gị nke na-adịghị agwụ agwụ.
Up! and come to our help, and give us salvation because of your mercy.
