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.
David sang to Yahweh the words of this song on the day that Yahweh rescued 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;
He prayed, “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, the one who rescues 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.
God is my rock. I take refuge in him. He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, and my refuge, the one who saves me from violence.
4 “Misu frɛ Awurade; ɔno na ayeyi sɛ no, efisɛ ogye me fi mʼatamfo nsam.
I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, and I will be saved from my enemies.
5 Owu asorɔkye twaa me ho hyiae; ɔsɛe yiri faa me so.
For the waves of death surrounded me, the rushing waters of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death trapped 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 distress I called to Yahweh; I called to my God; he heard my voice from his temple, and my call for help went into his ears.
8 Na asase wosowee na ehinhimii; ɔsoro fapem wosowee; wɔwosowee, nʼabufuw nti.
Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the heavens trembled and were shaken, because God was angry.
9 Wusiw fii ne hwene mu; ogyaframa fii nʼanom; na nnyansramma dɛw fii mu.
Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it.
10 Ofii ɔsoro baa fam; na omununkum kabii duruu nʼanan ase.
He opened the heavens and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
11 Ɔte kerubim so tui; gyaagyaa ne ho wɔ mframa ntaban so.
He rode on a cherub and flew. He was seen on the wings of the wind.
12 Ɔde sum kataa ne ho hyiae, ɔde osu mununkum dii nʼanim kan.
He made darkness a tent around him, gathering heavy rain clouds in the skies.
13 Hann kɛse hyerɛn wɔ nʼanim, na anyinam pa fii mu.
From the lightning before him coals of fire fell.
14 Awurade bobɔɔ mu fi ɔsoro; Ɔsorosoroni no teɛɛ mu dennen.
Yahweh thundered from the heavens. The Most High shouted.
15 Ɔtow nʼagyan maa nʼatamfo hwetee; anyinam twa ma wɔyɛɛ basaa.
He shot arrows and scattered his enemies— lightning bolts and dispersed them.
16 Awurade kasae, na wiase nnyinaso no nyinaa daa hɔ. Wotumi huu ɛpo ase, na asase fapem ho daa hɔ.
Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 “Ofi ɔsoro baa fam besoo me mu; ɔtwee me fii asu a emu dɔ mu.
He reached down from above; he took hold of me! He pulled me out of the surging water.
18 Ogyee me fii mʼatamfo a wɔyɛ den nsam, atamfo a wokyi me na wɔn ho yɛ den pa ara sen me.
He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
19 Wɔbaa me so wɔ mʼamanehunu da, nanso Awurade pagyaw me.
They came against me on the day of my distress, but Yahweh was my support.
20 Ɔde me baa baabi a bammɔ wɔ; ogyee me, efisɛ nʼani kum me ho.
He also brought me out to a wide open place. He saved me because he was pleased with me.
21 “Awurade atua me papayɛ so ka; me bem a midi no, wahyɛ me anan mu.
Yahweh has rewarded me to the measure of my righteousness; he has restored me to the measure of the cleanness of my hands.
22 Efisɛ manantew Awurade akwan so; mentwee me ho mfii me Nyankopɔn ho nkɔyɛɛ bɔne.
For I have kept the ways of Yahweh and have not acted wickedly by turning from my God.
23 Ne mmara nyinaa gu mʼanim; mentwee me ho mfii ne nhyehyɛe ho.
For all his righteous decrees have been before me; as for his statutes, I have not turned away from them.
24 Me ho nni asɛm wɔ Onyankopɔn anim; matwe me ho afi bɔne ho.
I have also been innocent before him, and I have kept myself from sin.
25 Awurade tuaa me papayɛ so ka, efisɛ minni fɔ wɔ nʼanim.
Therefore Yahweh has restored me to the measure of my righteousness, to the degree of my cleanness in his sight.
26 “Woda wo ho adi sɛ ɔnokwafo kyerɛ wɔn a wodi nokware, wɔn a wodi mu nso wo kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wodi mu.
To one who is faithful, you show yourself to be faithful; to a man who is blameless, you show yourself to be blameless.
27 Wuyi wo kronkronyɛ kyerɛ ɔkronkronni, nanso amumɔyɛfo de wukyi wɔn.
With the pure you show yourself pure, but you are perverse to the twisted.
28 Wugye ahobrɛasefo, nanso wʼani kɔ ahantanfo so sɛ wobɛbrɛ wɔn ase.
You save afflicted people, but your eyes are against the proud, and you bring them down.
29 Wo Awurade, woyɛ me kanea. Yiw, Awurade woma me sum dan hann.
For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh lights up my darkness.
30 Wʼahoɔden mu, metumi aka asraafokuw agu; me Nyankopɔn nti, mitumi foro ɔfasu.
For by you I can run over a barricade; by my God I can leap over a wall.
31 “Onyankopɔn de, nʼakwan yɛ pɛ; Awurade bɔhyɛ nyinaa ba mu. Ɔyɛ nkatabo ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ bammɔ wɔ ne mu.
As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is pure. He is a shield to everyone who takes refuge in him.
32 Hena ne Onyankopɔn, gye sɛ Awurade? Hena ne ɔbotantim no, gye sɛ yɛn Nyankopɔn?
For who is God except Yahweh, and who is a rock except our God?
33 Onyankopɔn ne mʼaban a ɛyɛ den; wagye me, na wama me kwan so ayɛ pɛ.
God is my refuge, and he leads the blameless person on his path.
34 Ɔma mʼanammɔn ho yɛ hare sɛ ɔforote de; Ɔma me gyina sorɔnsorɔmmea.
He makes my feet swift like a deer and places me on the high hills.
35 Osiesie me ma ɔko; na me basa tumi kuntun kɔbere mfrafrae tadua.
He trains my hands for war, and my arms to bend a bow of bronze.
36 Woama me wo nkwagye kyɛm. Wo mmoa ama mayɛ ɔkɛse.
You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your favor has made me great.
37 Woabɔ kwan tɛtrɛɛ ama mʼanan sɛnea me nkotodwe rengurow.
You have made a wide place for my feet beneath me, so my feet have not slipped.
38 “Metaa mʼatamfo sɛee wɔn; mannyina kosii sɛ wodii nkogu.
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
39 Meyam wɔn, mebɔɔ wɔn hwee fam, na wɔantumi ansɔre; wɔhwehwee ase wɔ mʼanan ase.
I devoured them and smashed them; they cannot rise. They have fallen under my feet.
40 Wohyɛɛ me ahoɔden maa ɔko; woaka mʼatamfo ahyɛ mʼanan ase.
You put strength on me like a belt for battle; you put under me those who rise up against me.
41 Womaa wɔdan wɔn ani guanee, na mesɛe wɔn a wɔtan me nyinaa.
You gave me the back of my enemies' necks; I annihilated those who hated me.
42 Wosu pɛɛ mmoa, nanso obiara ammegye wɔn. Wosu frɛɛ Awurade, nanso wannye wɔn so.
They cried for help, but no one saved them; they cried out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
43 Meyam wɔn ma wɔyɛɛ sɛ asase so mfutuma; mepraa wɔn guu suka mu sɛ wura.
I beat them into fine pieces like dust on the ground, I pulverized them like mud in the streets.
44 “Womaa me nkonimdi wɔ wɔn a wɔbɔ me kwaadu so. Woahwɛ sɛ mɛyɛ amanaman sodifo; na nnipa a minnim wɔn som me.
You also have rescued me from the disputes of my own people. You have kept me as the head of nations. A people that I have not known serves me.
45 Ananafo brɛ wɔn ho ase ma me; wɔte me nka pɛ ara a, wɔde wɔn ho ma me.
Foreigners were forced to bow to me. As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
46 Wɔn nyinaa bɔ huboa, na wɔde ahopopo fi wɔn nsraban mu ba.
The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds.
47 “Awurade te ase! Ayeyi nka me botan, ma wɔmma Onyankopɔn, me nkwagye botan so.
Yahweh lives! May my rock be praised. May God be exalted, the rock of my salvation.
48 Ɔno ne Onyankopɔn a ɔtɔ wɔn a wɔhaw me so were; ɔka amanaman no hyɛ mʼase
This is the God who executes vengeance for me, the one who brings 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.
He sets me free from my enemies. Indeed, you lifted me up above those who rose up against me. You rescue me from violent men.
50 Awurade eyi nti, mɛkamfo wo wɔ amanaman mu, Ao Awurade. Mɛto ayeyi dwom ama wo din.
Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations; I will sing praises 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.”
God gives great victory to his king, and he shows his covenant loyalty to his anointed one, to David and to his descendants forever.”
