Nnwom 10
1 Adɛn, Awurade, na wugyina akyirikyiri saa? Adɛn na wode wo ho ahintaw wɔ amanehunu mmere mu yi?
Lord, why are you so distant? Why do you hide from me in times of trouble?
2 Omumɔyɛfo de ahantan taataa mmɔborɔfo, wɔn a ne nneyɛe mfiri yiyi wɔn no.
The wicked chase down the poor with impunity. May they be trapped by the evil schemes they themselves invented.
3 Ɔde nea ne koma hwehwɛ hoahoa ne ho; ohyira odifudepɛfo na oyi Awurade ahi.
For the wicked boast about what they want to do. They praise the greedy, but treat the Lord with contempt.
4 Ahantan nti omumɔyɛfo nhwehwɛ Awurade; ne nsusuwii mu no Onyankopɔn nsi hwee.
The wicked are too proud to come to God. In all their thinking they never consider God.
5 Nʼakwan nyinaa mu odi yiye; ɔma ne ho so, na wo mmara mfa no ho; na odi nʼatamfo nyinaa ho fɛw.
What they do always seems to go well. They're unaware of God's judgments. They ridicule all their enemies.
6 Ɔka kyerɛ ne ho se: “Hwee remma minhinhim; mʼani begye daa, na merenkɔ amanehunu mu da.”
They tell themselves, “Nothing bad is going to happen to me. I'll never be in trouble!”
7 Nnome, atoro ne ahunahuna ahyɛ nʼanom ma; Ɔhaw ne mmusu hyɛ ne tɛkrɛma ase.
Their speech is full of cursing, lies, and threats; their tongues are always ready to spread trouble and cause evil.
8 Ɔtɛw bɛn nkuraa no; ofi ahintawee kum nea onnim hwee, ohintaw hwɛ wɔn a ɔrehwehwɛ wɔn ayɛ wɔn bɔne no.
They hide out in ambush in the villages, ready to kill innocent passers-by. They are always on the lookout for their next victim.
9 Ɔte sɛ gyata a wahintaw; ɔtɛw sɛ ɔbɛkyere mmɔborɔni; ɔkyere wɔn twe wɔn ase de wɔn kɔ ne bon mu.
They lie in ambush like a lion ready to attack, ready to leap out from their hiding place to seize their victim. They capture the helpless, throwing a net over them.
10 Ɔdwerɛw wɔn a ɔkyere wɔn no ma wɔtɔ beraw; na ɔde nʼahoɔden ka wɔn hyɛ.
Their victims are knocked down, laid low. They fall under the strength of the wicked.
11 Ɔka kyerɛ ne ho se, “Onyankopɔn werɛ afi; wayi nʼani afi so na onhu.”
They tell themselves, “God won't notice. He's looking the other way. He won't ever see anything.”
12 Sɔre, Awurade! Ma wo nsa so, Onyankopɔn. Mma wo werɛ mfi wɔn a wonni aboafo.
Take a stand, Lord! Raise your hand to strike! Don't forget those who can't defend themselves.
13 Adɛn nti na omumɔyɛfo yi Onyankopɔn ahi? Adɛn nti na ɔka kyerɛ ne ho se, “Ɔremfrɛ me akontaabu so?”
Why do the wicked think they can treat God with such contempt? Why do they think that God won't make them accountable?
14 Nanso wo, Onyankopɔn, wuhu amanehunufo haw; na wayɛ wʼadwene sɛ wobɛhwɛ. Mmɔborɔni de ne ho ma wo; wo na woyɛ ayisaa boafo.
But you do see the trouble and grief they cause. Take it into your own hands. The helpless trust in you; you defend the orphans.
15 Bubu omumɔyɛfo ne ɔbɔnefo aprɛw; frɛ no na ommebu nʼamumɔyɛ ho nkontaa, nʼamumɔyɛ a anka wɔrenhu no.
Destroy the power of the wicked, those evil people! Call each of them to account until there are none left!
16 Awurade yɛ ɔhene daa nyinaa; amanaman no bɛyera nʼasase so.
Lord, you are King forever and ever! The nations will vanish from their lands.
17 Awurade, wutie mmɔborɔfo adesrɛ; wohyɛ wɔn nkuran, na wutie wɔn sufrɛ,
Lord, you have heard the longing cries of those who are suffering. You will encourage them, for you will listen to them.
18 na wudi ma ayisaa ne nea wɔhyɛ no so, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔdesani a ofi asase mu renhunahuna bio. Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo.
You will defend the rights of orphans and the oppressed so that those who are mere human beings here on earth will never terrorize them again.
