2 Samuel 22
1 Bere a Awurade gyee Dawid fii nʼatamfo nyinaa ne Saulo nsam akyi no, ɔtoo saa dwom yi de yii Awurade ayɛ.
And Dauid spake the woordes of this song vnto the Lord, what time the Lord had deliuered him out of the handes of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
2 Nsɛm a ɛwɔ dwom no mu ni: “Awurade yɛ me botan, mʼaban ne mʼagyenkwa;
And he sayd, The Lord is my rocke and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth mee.
3 me Nyankopɔn yɛ me botan; ne mu na minya guankɔbea. Ɔyɛ me kyɛm, me nkwagye mu ahoɔden, mʼabandennen, mʼagyenkwa, nea ogye me fi basabasayɛ mu.
God is my strength, in him will I trust: my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie tower and my refuge: my Sauiour, thou hast saued me from violence.
4 “Misu frɛ Awurade; ɔno na ayeyi sɛ no, efisɛ ogye me fi mʼatamfo nsam.
I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praysed: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
5 Owu asorɔkye twaa me ho hyiae; ɔsɛe yiri faa me so.
For the pangs of death haue compassed me: the floods of vngodlinesse haue made mee afrayd.
The sorowes of the graue compassed mee about: the snares of death ouertooke mee. (Sheol h7585)
7 “Na mʼamanehunu mu no, misu frɛɛ Awurade. Yiw, mefrɛɛ me Nyankopɔn pɛɛ mmoa. Ɔtee me nne fii ne kronkronbea. Me sufrɛ duu nʼasom.
But in my tribulation did I call vpon the Lord, and crie to my God, and he did heare my voyce out of his temple, and my crie did enter into his eares.
8 Na asase wosowee na ehinhimii; ɔsoro fapem wosowee; wɔwosowee, nʼabufuw nti.
Then the earth trembled and quaked: the foundations of the heauens mooued and shooke, because he was angrie.
9 Wusiw fii ne hwene mu; ogyaframa fii nʼanom; na nnyansramma dɛw fii mu.
Smoke went out at his nostrels, and consuming fire out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat.
10 Ofii ɔsoro baa fam; na omununkum kabii duruu nʼanan ase.
He bowed the heauens also, and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.
11 Ɔte kerubim so tui; gyaagyaa ne ho wɔ mframa ntaban so.
And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and hee was seene vpon the winges of the winde.
12 Ɔde sum kataa ne ho hyiae, ɔde osu mununkum dii nʼanim kan.
And hee made darkenesse a Tabernacle round about him, euen the gatherings of waters, and the cloudes of the ayre.
13 Hann kɛse hyerɛn wɔ nʼanim, na anyinam pa fii mu.
At the brightnesse of his presence the coles of fire were kindled.
14 Awurade bobɔɔ mu fi ɔsoro; Ɔsorosoroni no teɛɛ mu dennen.
The Lord thundred from heauen, and the most hie gaue his voyce.
15 Ɔtow nʼagyan maa nʼatamfo hwetee; anyinam twa ma wɔyɛɛ basaa.
He shot arrowes also, and scattered them: to wit, lightning, and destroyed them.
16 Awurade kasae, na wiase nnyinaso no nyinaa daa hɔ. Wotumi huu ɛpo ase, na asase fapem ho daa hɔ.
The chanels also of the sea appeared, euen the foundations of the worlde were discouered by the rebuking of the Lord, and at the blast of the breath of his nostrels.
17 “Ofi ɔsoro baa fam besoo me mu; ɔtwee me fii asu a emu dɔ mu.
He sent from aboue, and tooke me: hee drewe me out of many waters.
18 Ogyee me fii mʼatamfo a wɔyɛ den nsam, atamfo a wokyi me na wɔn ho yɛ den pa ara sen me.
He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 Wɔbaa me so wɔ mʼamanehunu da, nanso Awurade pagyaw me.
They preuented me in the day of my calamitie, but the Lord was my stay,
20 Ɔde me baa baabi a bammɔ wɔ; ogyee me, efisɛ nʼani kum me ho.
And brought me foorth into a large place: he deliuered me, because he fauoured me.
21 “Awurade atua me papayɛ so ka; me bem a midi no, wahyɛ me anan mu.
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse: according to the purenesse of mine handes he recompensed me.
22 Efisɛ manantew Awurade akwan so; mentwee me ho mfii me Nyankopɔn ho nkɔyɛɛ bɔne.
For I kept the wayes of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.
23 Ne mmara nyinaa gu mʼanim; mentwee me ho mfii ne nhyehyɛe ho.
For all his lawes were before me, and his statutes: I did not depart therefrom.
24 Me ho nni asɛm wɔ Onyankopɔn anim; matwe me ho afi bɔne ho.
I was vpright also towarde him, and haue kept me from my wickednesse.
25 Awurade tuaa me papayɛ so ka, efisɛ minni fɔ wɔ nʼanim.
Therefore the Lord did reward me according to my righteousnesse, according to my purenesse before his eyes.
26 “Woda wo ho adi sɛ ɔnokwafo kyerɛ wɔn a wodi nokware, wɔn a wodi mu nso wo kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wodi mu.
With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.
27 Wuyi wo kronkronyɛ kyerɛ ɔkronkronni, nanso amumɔyɛfo de wukyi wɔn.
With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the frowarde thou wilt shew thy selfe frowarde.
28 Wugye ahobrɛasefo, nanso wʼani kɔ ahantanfo so sɛ wobɛbrɛ wɔn ase.
Thus thou wilt saue the poore people: but thine eyes are vpon the hautie to humble them.
29 Wo Awurade, woyɛ me kanea. Yiw, Awurade woma me sum dan hann.
Surely thou art my light, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkenes.
30 Wʼahoɔden mu, metumi aka asraafokuw agu; me Nyankopɔn nti, mitumi foro ɔfasu.
For by thee haue I broken through an hoste, and by my God haue I leaped ouer a wall.
31 “Onyankopɔn de, nʼakwan yɛ pɛ; Awurade bɔhyɛ nyinaa ba mu. Ɔyɛ nkatabo ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ bammɔ wɔ ne mu.
The way of God is vncorrupt: the word of the Lord is tryed in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.
32 Hena ne Onyankopɔn, gye sɛ Awurade? Hena ne ɔbotantim no, gye sɛ yɛn Nyankopɔn?
For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mightie, saue our God?
33 Onyankopɔn ne mʼaban a ɛyɛ den; wagye me, na wama me kwan so ayɛ pɛ.
God is my strength in battel, and maketh my way vpright.
34 Ɔma mʼanammɔn ho yɛ hare sɛ ɔforote de; Ɔma me gyina sorɔnsorɔmmea.
He maketh my feete like hindes feete, and hath set me vpon mine hie places.
35 Osiesie me ma ɔko; na me basa tumi kuntun kɔbere mfrafrae tadua.
He teacheth mine handes to fight, so that a bowe of brasse is broken with mine armes.
36 Woama me wo nkwagye kyɛm. Wo mmoa ama mayɛ ɔkɛse.
Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation, and thy louing kindnesse hath caused me to increase.
37 Woabɔ kwan tɛtrɛɛ ama mʼanan sɛnea me nkotodwe rengurow.
Thou hast inlarged my steppes vnder me, and mine heeles haue not slid.
38 “Metaa mʼatamfo sɛee wɔn; mannyina kosii sɛ wodii nkogu.
I haue pursued mine enemies and destroyed them, and haue not turned againe vntill I had consumed them.
39 Meyam wɔn, mebɔɔ wɔn hwee fam, na wɔantumi ansɔre; wɔhwehwee ase wɔ mʼanan ase.
Yea, I haue consumed them and thrust them through, and they shall not arise, but shall fall vnder my feete.
40 Wohyɛɛ me ahoɔden maa ɔko; woaka mʼatamfo ahyɛ mʼanan ase.
For thou hast girded me with power to battell, and them that arose against me, hast thou subdued vnder me.
41 Womaa wɔdan wɔn ani guanee, na mesɛe wɔn a wɔtan me nyinaa.
And thou hast giuen me the neckes of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42 Wosu pɛɛ mmoa, nanso obiara ammegye wɔn. Wosu frɛɛ Awurade, nanso wannye wɔn so.
They looked about, but there was none to saue them, euen vnto the Lord, but he answered them not.
43 Meyam wɔn ma wɔyɛɛ sɛ asase so mfutuma; mepraa wɔn guu suka mu sɛ wura.
Then did I beate them as small as the dust of the earth: I did treade them flat as the clay of the streete, and did spread them abroad.
44 “Womaa me nkonimdi wɔ wɔn a wɔbɔ me kwaadu so. Woahwɛ sɛ mɛyɛ amanaman sodifo; na nnipa a minnim wɔn som me.
Thou hast also deliuered me from the contentions of my people: thou hast preserued me to be the head ouer nations: the people which I knewe not, doe serue me.
45 Ananafo brɛ wɔn ho ase ma me; wɔte me nka pɛ ara a, wɔde wɔn ho ma me.
Strangers shalbe in subiection to me: assoone as they heare, they shall obey me.
46 Wɔn nyinaa bɔ huboa, na wɔde ahopopo fi wɔn nsraban mu ba.
Strangers shall shrinke away, and feare in their priuie chambers.
47 “Awurade te ase! Ayeyi nka me botan, ma wɔmma Onyankopɔn, me nkwagye botan so.
Let the Lord liue, and blessed be my strength: and God, euen the force of my saluation be exalted.
48 Ɔno ne Onyankopɔn a ɔtɔ wɔn a wɔhaw me so were; ɔka amanaman no hyɛ mʼase
It is God that giueth me power to reuenge me, and subdue the people vnder me,
49 na ogye me fi mʼatamfo nsam. Wode me si baabi a mʼatamfo nnu, wugye me fi atutuwpɛfo a wotia me nsam.
And rescueth me from mine enemies: (thou also hast lift me vp from them that rose against me, thou hast deliuered me from the cruell man.
50 Awurade eyi nti, mɛkamfo wo wɔ amanaman mu, Ao Awurade. Mɛto ayeyi dwom ama wo din.
Therefore I will praise thee, O Lord amog the nations, and will sing vnto thy Name)
51 “Wode nkonimdi akɛse ama wo hene; woda ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da adi kyerɛ nea woasra no ngo, wode kyerɛ Dawid, ne nʼasefo afebɔɔ.”
He is the tower of saluation for his King, and sheweth mercie to his anointed, euen to Dauid, and to his seede for euer.
