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 David speaks the words of this song to YHWH in the day YHWH has delivered him out of the hand 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 says: “YHWH [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
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.
My God [is] my rock—I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Savior, You save me from violence!
4 “Misu frɛ Awurade; ɔno na ayeyi sɛ no, efisɛ ogye me fi mʼatamfo nsam.
I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies.
5 Owu asorɔkye twaa me ho hyiae; ɔsɛe yiri faa me so.
When the breakers of death surrounded me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, The snares of death have been before me. (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.
In my adversity I call on YHWH, And I call to my God, And He hears my voice from His temple, And my cry [is] in His ears,
8 Na asase wosowee na ehinhimii; ɔsoro fapem wosowee; wɔwosowee, nʼabufuw nti.
And the earth shakes and trembles, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He has wrath!
9 Wusiw fii ne hwene mu; ogyaframa fii nʼanom; na nnyansramma dɛw fii mu.
Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it.
10 Ofii ɔsoro baa fam; na omununkum kabii duruu nʼanan ase.
And He inclines the heavens and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
11 Ɔte kerubim so tui; gyaagyaa ne ho wɔ mframa ntaban so.
And He rides on a cherub and flies, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
12 Ɔde sum kataa ne ho hyiae, ɔde osu mununkum dii nʼanim kan.
And He sets darkness around Him [for His] dwelling places, Darkness of waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
13 Hann kɛse hyerɛn wɔ nʼanim, na anyinam pa fii mu.
From the brightness before Him Brands of fire were kindled!
14 Awurade bobɔɔ mu fi ɔsoro; Ɔsorosoroni no teɛɛ mu dennen.
YHWH thunders from the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice.
15 Ɔtow nʼagyan maa nʼatamfo hwetee; anyinam twa ma wɔyɛɛ basaa.
And He sends forth arrows, and scatters them; Lightning, and troubles them;
16 Awurade kasae, na wiase nnyinaso no nyinaa daa hɔ. Wotumi huu ɛpo ase, na asase fapem ho daa hɔ.
And the streams of the sea are seen, [The] foundations of the world are revealed, By the rebuke of YHWH, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.
17 “Ofi ɔsoro baa fam besoo me mu; ɔtwee me fii asu a emu dɔ mu.
He sends from above—He takes me, He draws 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 delivers me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than me.
19 Wɔbaa me so wɔ mʼamanehunu da, nanso Awurade pagyaw me.
They are before me in a day of my calamity, And YHWH is my support,
20 Ɔde me baa baabi a bammɔ wɔ; ogyee me, efisɛ nʼani kum me ho.
And He brings me out to a large place, He draws me out for He delighted in me.
21 “Awurade atua me papayɛ so ka; me bem a midi no, wahyɛ me anan mu.
YHWH repays me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He returns to me.
22 Efisɛ manantew Awurade akwan so; mentwee me ho mfii me Nyankopɔn ho nkɔyɛɛ bɔne.
For I have kept the ways of YHWH, And have not done wickedly against my God.
23 Ne mmara nyinaa gu mʼanim; mentwee me ho mfii ne nhyehyɛe ho.
For all His judgments [are] before me, As for His statutes, I do not turn from them.
24 Me ho nni asɛm wɔ Onyankopɔn anim; matwe me ho afi bɔne ho.
And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from my iniquity.
25 Awurade tuaa me papayɛ so ka, efisɛ minni fɔ wɔ nʼanim.
And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness 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 kind You show Yourself kind, With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
27 Wuyi wo kronkronyɛ kyerɛ ɔkronkronni, nanso amumɔyɛfo de wukyi wɔn.
With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.
28 Wugye ahobrɛasefo, nanso wʼani kɔ ahantanfo so sɛ wobɛbrɛ wɔn ase.
And You save the poor people, But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.
29 Wo Awurade, woyɛ me kanea. Yiw, Awurade woma me sum dan hann.
For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, And YHWH lightens my darkness.
30 Wʼahoɔden mu, metumi aka asraafokuw agu; me Nyankopɔn nti, mitumi foro ɔfasu.
For by You I run [against] a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
31 “Onyankopɔn de, nʼakwan yɛ pɛ; Awurade bɔhyɛ nyinaa ba mu. Ɔyɛ nkatabo ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ bammɔ wɔ ne mu.
God—His way [is] perfect, The saying of YHWH is tried, He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.
32 Hena ne Onyankopɔn, gye sɛ Awurade? Hena ne ɔbotantim no, gye sɛ yɛn Nyankopɔn?
For who is God except YHWH? And who [is the] Rock except our God?
33 Onyankopɔn ne mʼaban a ɛyɛ den; wagye me, na wama me kwan so ayɛ pɛ.
God—my bulwark, [my] strength, And He makes my way perfect;
34 Ɔma mʼanammɔn ho yɛ hare sɛ ɔforote de; Ɔma me gyina sorɔnsorɔmmea.
Making my feet like does, And causes me to stand on my high places,
35 Osiesie me ma ɔko; na me basa tumi kuntun kɔbere mfrafrae tadua.
Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,
36 Woama me wo nkwagye kyɛm. Wo mmoa ama mayɛ ɔkɛse.
And You give the shield of Your salvation to me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
37 Woabɔ kwan tɛtrɛɛ ama mʼanan sɛnea me nkotodwe rengurow.
You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
38 “Metaa mʼatamfo sɛee wɔn; mannyina kosii sɛ wodii nkogu.
I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn until they are consumed.
39 Meyam wɔn, mebɔɔ wɔn hwee fam, na wɔantumi ansɔre; wɔhwehwee ase wɔ mʼanan ase.
And I consume them, and strike them, And they do not rise, and fall under my feet.
40 Wohyɛɛ me ahoɔden maa ɔko; woaka mʼatamfo ahyɛ mʼanan ase.
And You gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
41 Womaa wɔdan wɔn ani guanee, na mesɛe wɔn a wɔtan me nyinaa.
And my enemies—You give to me the neck, Those hating me—and I cut them off.
42 Wosu pɛɛ mmoa, nanso obiara ammegye wɔn. Wosu frɛɛ Awurade, nanso wannye wɔn so.
They look, and there is no savior; To YHWH, and He has not answered them.
43 Meyam wɔn ma wɔyɛɛ sɛ asase so mfutuma; mepraa wɔn guu suka mu sɛ wura.
And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out!
44 “Womaa me nkonimdi wɔ wɔn a wɔbɔ me kwaadu so. Woahwɛ sɛ mɛyɛ amanaman sodifo; na nnipa a minnim wɔn som me.
And You deliver me From the strivings of my people, You place me for a head of nations; A people I have not known serve me.
45 Ananafo brɛ wɔn ho ase ma me; wɔte me nka pɛ ara a, wɔde wɔn ho ma me.
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
46 Wɔn nyinaa bɔ huboa, na wɔde ahopopo fi wɔn nsraban mu ba.
Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
47 “Awurade te ase! Ayeyi nka me botan, ma wɔmma Onyankopɔn, me nkwagye botan so.
YHWH lives, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God—The Rock of my salvation.
48 Ɔno ne Onyankopɔn a ɔtɔ wɔn a wɔhaw me so were; ɔka amanaman no hyɛ mʼase
God—who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
49 na ogye me fi mʼatamfo nsam. Wode me si baabi a mʼatamfo nnu, wugye me fi atutuwpɛfo a wotia me nsam.
And bringing me forth from my enemies, Indeed, You raise me up above my withstanders. You deliver me from a man of violence.
50 Awurade eyi nti, mɛkamfo wo wɔ amanaman mu, Ao Awurade. Mɛto ayeyi dwom ama wo din.
Therefore I confess You, O YHWH, among nations, And I sing praise to Your 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.”
Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!”
