Nnwom 22
1 Dawid dwom. Me Nyankopɔn, me Nyankopɔn, adɛn nti na woagyaw me? Adɛn nti na me nkwagye ne wo ntam aware, adɛn na mʼapinisi nsɛm ne wo ntam aware?
For the end, concerning the morning aid, a Psalm of David. O God, my God, attend to me: why hast thou forsaken me? the account of my transgressions is far from my salvation.
2 Me Nyankopɔn, misu frɛ wo awia, nanso wunnye me so, mefrɛ wo anadwo, nanso minnya ɔhome.
O my God, I will cry to thee by day, but thou wilt not hear: and by night, and [it shall] not [be accounted] for folly to me.
3 Nanso wɔasi wo hene sɛ Ɔkronkronni; wo na Israel kamfo wo.
But thou, the praise of Israel, dwellest in a sanctuary.
4 Wo mu na yɛn agyanom de wɔn werɛ hyɛe; wogyee wo dii, na wugyee wɔn.
Our fathers hoped in thee; they hoped, and thou didst deliver them.
5 Wosu frɛɛ wo na wugyee wɔn, wɔde wɔn ho too wo so na woanni wɔn nhuammɔ.
They cried to thee, and were saved: they hoped in thee, and were not ashamed.
6 Nanso meyɛ osunson, na menyɛ onipa nnipa bɔ me ahohora na wobu me animtiaa.
But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.
7 Obiara a ohu me di me ho fɛw; wotwa me adapaa, wosow wɔn ti ka se:
All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with [their] lips, they shook the head, [saying],
8 “Ɔde ne ho to Awurade so; ma Awurade mmegye no. Ma ɔmmɛboa no, efisɛ ɔwɔ no mu anigye.”
He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.
9 Wo na wuyii me fii awotwaa mu bae na womaa me de me ho too wo so bere a mitua me na nufu ano mpo.
For thou art he that drew me out of the womb; my hope from my mother's breasts.
10 Efi mʼawo mu na wɔde me too wo so; efi me na yafunu mu, woayɛ me Nyankopɔn.
I was cast on thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
11 Ntwe wo ho mfi me ho! Efisɛ amane abɛn na ɔboafo nni baabi.
Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.
12 Anantwinini bebree atwa me ho ahyia; Basan anantwinini a wɔn ho yɛ den atwa me ho ahyia.
Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round.
13 Gyata a wɔbobɔ mu na wɔtetew wɔn hanam mu abuebue wɔn anom tɛtrɛɛ de kyerɛ me.
They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion.
14 Wɔahwie me agu sɛ nsu, na me nnompe nyinaa ahodwow. Me koma adan amane; anan wɔ me mu.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are loosened: my heart in the midst of my belly is become like melting wax.
15 Mʼanom ayow te sɛ kyɛmfɛre mu. Na me tɛkrɛma atare mʼanom. Wode me to owu mfutuma mu.
My strength is dried up, like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.
16 Akraman atwa me ho ahyia, nnebɔneyɛfo kuw atwa me ahyia, wɔahwirew me nsa ne mʼanan mu.
For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17 Me nnompe nyinaa gu petee mu; Mʼatamfo hwɛ me haa na wɔserew me.
They counted all my bones; and they observed and looked upon me.
18 Wɔkyɛ me atade mu fa, na wɔbɔ me ntama so ntonto.
They parted my garments [among] themselves, and cast lots upon my raiment.
19 Na wo, Awurade, ntwe wo ho; wone mʼahoɔden, bra ntɛm bɛboa me.
But thou, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.
20 Gye me kra fi afoa ano; gye me nkwa a ɛsom bo no fi akraman tumi ase.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.
21 Gye me nkwa fi gyata anom; gye me fi ɛko mmɛn so.
Save me from the lion's mouth; and [regard] my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.
22 Mɛbɔ wo din akyerɛ me nuanom; mɛkamfo wo wɔ wɔn a wɔahyia hɔ no nyinaa anim.
I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I sing praise to thee.
23 Monkamfo Awurade, mo a musuro no no! Mo a moyɛ Yakob asefo, monhyɛ no anuonyam! Mo Israel asefo nyinaa, munni no ni!
Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye seed of Jacob, glorify him: let all the seed of Israel fear him.
24 Ommuu nʼani nguu ɔmanehunufo ateetee so ɛ, ɔmfaa nʼanim nhintaw no; na mmom watie ne sufrɛ a ɔde rehwehwɛ mmoa no.
For he has not despised nor been angry at the supplication of the poor; nor turned away his face from me; but when I cried to him, he heard me.
25 Me botae a mede yi wo ayɛ wɔ bagua mu no fi wo; medi me bɔhyɛ so wɔ wɔn a wosuro wo no anim.
My praise is of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26 Ahiafo bedidi na wɔamee; wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ Awurade beyi no ayɛ, mo koma nnya nkwa daa.
The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.
27 Asase ano nyinaa bɛkae akɔ Awurade nkyɛn, na amanaman no mmusua nyinaa bɛkotow nʼanim,
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him.
28 efisɛ tumi wɔ Awurade na odi amanaman so hene.
For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor of the nations.
29 Asase so adefo nyinaa bedidi na wɔasɔre no; wɔn a wɔkɔ dɔte mu nyinaa bebu nkotodwe nʼanim, wɔn a wɔrentumi mma nkwa mu.
All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped: all that go down to the earth shall fall down before him: my soul also lives to him.
30 Nkyirimma nyinaa bɛsom no; wɔbɛka Awurade ho asɛm akyerɛ awo ntoatoaso a edidi so.
And my seed shall serve him: the generation that is coming shall be reported to the Lord.
31 Wɔbɛka ne trenee akyerɛ nnipa a wonnya nwoo wɔn efisɛ ɔno na wayɛ.
And they shall report his righteousness to the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.
