Nnwom 106
1 Monkamfo Awurade! Monna Awurade ase na oye; na nʼadɔe wɔ hɔ daa.
Praise Adonai! Yadah ·Extend hands in thankful praise· to Adonai, for he is good, for his cheshed ·loving-kindness· endures forever.
2 Hena na obetumi aka nneɛma akɛse a Awurade ayɛ? Anaasɛ obetumi aka ne nkamfo awie?
Who can utter the mighty acts of Adonai, or sh'ma ·hear obey, fully declare· all his praise?
3 Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔkɔ so bu atɛntrenee, na daa wɔyɛ nea eye.
Blessed are those who keep mishpat ·justice·. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
4 Awurade, sɛ wuhu wo nkurɔfo mmɔbɔ a kae me, sɛ wugye wɔn nkwa a, boa me,
Remember me, Adonai, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your yishu'ah ·salvation·,
5 na manya wɔn a wapaw wɔn no yiyedi mu kyɛfa, na manya wo manfo anigye no mu kyɛfa, na me ne wʼagyapade no abɔ mu de nkamfo ama wo.
that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.
6 Yɛayɛ bɔne sɛnea yɛn nenanom yɛe no; yɛayɛ mfomso na yɛadi atirimɔdensɛm.
We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
7 Bere a yɛn nenanom wɔ Misraim no, wɔannwene wo nsɛnkyerɛnne ho; wɔankae wʼadɔe bebrebe no, na wɔtew atua wɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ no ho.
Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt [Abode of slavery]. They didn’t remember the multitude of your cheshed ·loving-kindnesses·, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Sea of Suf [Reed Sea].
8 Nanso ne din nti ogyee wɔn nkwa, sɛnea ɔbɛda ne tumi kɛse no adi.
Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.
9 Ɔteɛɛ Po Kɔkɔɔ no ma ɛyowee; ɔde wɔn faa bun mu te sɛ sare so.
He rebuked the Sea of Suf [Reed Sea] also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
10 Ogyee wɔn fii ɔtamfo no nsam; nea ɔtan wɔn no nsam na oyii wɔn fii.
He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 Nsu kataa wɔn atamfo so; na ɔbaako mpo annya nkwa.
The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
12 Afei wogyee ne bɔhyɛ no dii na wɔtoo nʼayeyi nnwom.
Then they believed his words. They sang his tehilah ·praise song·.
13 Nanso ntɛm so, wɔn werɛ fii nea wayɛ na wɔantwɛn nʼagyinatu.
They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
14 Akɔnnɔ bɛhyɛɛ wɔn mu wɔ sare so hɔ, asase paradada no so na wɔsɔɔ Onyankopɔn hwɛe,
but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
15 enti ɔmaa wɔn nea wobisae, nanso ɔde ɔfɔn yare baa wɔn so.
He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.
16 Na nsraban mu hɔ wɔn ani beree Mose ne Aaron a Awurade atew ne ho no.
They envied Moses [Drawn out] also in the camp, and Aaron [Light-bringer], Adonai’s saint.
17 Asase mu bue ma ɛmenee Datan na esiee Abiram asafo no.
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
18 Ogya tɔɔ wɔn akyidifo no mu; ogyatannaa hyew amumɔyɛfo no.
A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.
19 Wɔyɛɛ nantwi ba wɔ Horeb na wɔkotow ohoni a wɔde fagude ayɛ.
They made a calf in Horeb [Desert], and hawa ·bowed low, prostrated· worshiped a molten image.
20 Wɔsesaa wɔn Anuonyam wɔde nantwinini, a ɔwe sare nsɛsode.
Thus they exchanged their kavod ·weighty glory· for an image of a bull that eats grass.
21 Wɔn werɛ fii Onyankopɔn a ogyee wɔn nkwa, nea ɔyɛɛ nneɛma akɛse wɔ Misraim no,
They forgot God, their source of salvation, who had done great things in Egypt [Abode of slavery],
22 nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɔyɛɛ wɔ Ham asase so ne nneɛma a ɛyɛ hu wɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ ho no.
Wondrous works in the land of Ham [Hot, Intensity, Passion], and awesome things by the Sea of Suf [Reed Sea].
23 Enti ɔkae se ɔbɛsɛe wɔn, nanso Mose a ɔyɛ nea wapaw no no, sɔre gyinaa Onyankopɔn ne nnipa no ntam; ɔsrɛ de dwudwoo nʼabufuwhyew no ano sɛnea ɔrensɛe wɔn.
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses [Drawn out], his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he would not destroy them.
24 Afei wɔn ani ansɔ asase fɛfɛ no; na wɔannye ne bɔhyɛ no anni.
Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,
25 Wonwiinwii wɔ wɔn ntamadan mu na wɔanyɛ osetie amma Awurade.
but murmured in their tents, and didn’t sh'ma ·hear obey· Adonai’s voice.
26 Enti ɔmaa ne nsa so kaa ntam kyerɛɛ wɔn se ɔbɛma wɔatotɔ wɔ sare no so,
Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 ɔbɛma wɔn asefo atotɔ wɔ amanaman mu na wabɔ wɔn ahwete nsase nyinaa so.
that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
28 Wɔde wɔn ho bɔɔ Baal-Peor ho na wodii afɔrebɔde a wɔde ama anyame a wonni nkwa;
They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 wɔde wɔn atirimɔdensɛm hyɛɛ Awurade abufuw na ɔyaredɔm sii wɔn mu.
Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
30 Na Pinehas sɔre dii akagyinamu, na wosiw ɔyaredɔm no ano.
Then Pinchas [Bronze skin] stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
31 Wɔde eyi yɛɛ trenee maa no wɔ awo ntoatoaso a enni awiei a ɛbɛba no mu.
That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
32 Meriba nsu ho nso, wɔhyɛɛ Awurade abufuw, na wɔn nti, ɔhaw baa Mose so,
They angered him also at the waters of Meribah [Quarreling], so that Moses [Drawn out] was troubled for their sakes;
33 efisɛ wɔtew Onyankopɔn Honhom anim atua, na asɛm a wannwene ho fii Mose anom.
because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
34 Wɔansɛe nnipa no sɛnea Awurade hyɛɛ wɔn no,
They didn’t destroy the peoples, as Adonai ordered them to do,
35 nanso wɔde wɔn ho frafraa amanaman no yɛɛ nneɛma a wɔyɛ no bi.
but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.
36 Wɔsom wɔn ahoni, na ɛbɛyɛɛ afide maa wɔn.
They abad ·served· their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 Wɔde wɔn mmabarima ne wɔn mmabea bɔɔ afɔre maa abosom.
Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
38 Wɔkaa mogya a edi bem gui, wɔn mmabarima ne wɔn mmabea mogya a wɔde bɔɔ afɔre maa Kanaan ahoni no maa asase no ho guu fi.
They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan [Humbled]. The land was polluted with blood.
39 Wɔde nea wɔyɛɛ no guu wɔn ankasa ho fi; wɔnam nea wɔyɛɛ no so bɔɔ aguaman.
Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
40 Enti Awurade bo fuw ne nkurɔfo; na okyii nʼagyapade.
Therefore Adonai burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.
41 Ɔdan wɔn maa amanaman no, na wɔn atamfo dii wɔn so.
He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Wɔn atamfo hyɛɛ wɔn so na wɔkaa wɔn hyɛɛ wɔn tumi ase.
Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 Mpɛn bebree, Awurade gyee wɔn, nanso wɔkɔɔ so tew atua na wɔsɛe wɔ wɔn bɔne mu.
Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.
44 Nanso ohuu wɔn ahohiahia bere a wosu frɛɛ no no.
Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he sh'ma ·heard obeyed· their cry.
45 Wɔn nti ɔkaee nʼapam no, na ofii nʼadɔe kɛse no mu huu wɔn mmɔbɔ.
He remembered for them his covenant, and relented according to the multitude of his cheshed ·loving-kindnesses·.
46 Ɔmaa asodifo a wɔafa wɔn nnommum no nyaa ahummɔbɔ maa wɔn.
He made them also to be shown racham ·compassionate love· by all those who carried them captive.
47 Gye yɛn, Awurade yɛn nkwagye Nyankopɔn, na boaboa yɛn ano fi amanaman so, na yɛada wo din kronkron no ase, na yɛde nkamfo ahyɛ wo anuonyam.
Save us, Adonai, our God, gather us from among the nations, yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to your holy name, to triumph in your tehilah ·praise song·!
48 Ayeyi nka Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, emfi mmeresanten nkosi nnasanten. Momma nnipa no nyinaa nka se, “Amen!” Monkamfo Awurade.
Blessed be Adonai, the God of Israel [God prevails], from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen ·So be it·.” Halleluyah ·praise Yah·!
