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?
TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “DOE OF THE MORNING.” A PSALM OF DAVID. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Far from My salvation, The words of My roaring?
2 Me Nyankopɔn, misu frɛ wo awia, nanso wunnye me so, mefrɛ wo anadwo, nanso minnya ɔhome.
My God, I call by day, and You do not answer, And by night, and am not silent.
3 Nanso wɔasi wo hene sɛ Ɔkronkronni; wo na Israel kamfo wo.
And You [are] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.
4 Wo mu na yɛn agyanom de wɔn werɛ hyɛe; wogyee wo dii, na wugyee wɔn.
In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.
5 Wosu frɛɛ wo na wugyee wɔn, wɔde wɔn ho too wo so na woanni wɔn nhuammɔ.
To You they cried, and were delivered, In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.
6 Nanso meyɛ osunson, na menyɛ onipa nnipa bɔ me ahohora na wobu me animtiaa.
And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
7 Obiara a ohu me di me ho fɛw; wotwa me adapaa, wosow wɔn ti ka se:
All beholding Me mock at Me, They make free with the lip—shake the head,
8 “Ɔde ne ho to Awurade so; ma Awurade mmegye no. Ma ɔmmɛboa no, efisɛ ɔwɔ no mu anigye.”
“Roll to YHWH, He delivers Him, He delivers Him, for He delighted 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 You [are] He bringing Me forth from the womb, Causing Me to trust, On the breasts of My mother.
10 Efi mʼawo mu na wɔde me too wo so; efi me na yafunu mu, woayɛ me Nyankopɔn.
On You I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of My mother You [are] My God.
11 Ntwe wo ho mfi me ho! Efisɛ amane abɛn na ɔboafo nni baabi.
Do not be far from Me, For adversity 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 bulls have surrounded Me, Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me,
13 Gyata a wɔbobɔ mu na wɔtetew wɔn hanam mu abuebue wɔn anom tɛtrɛɛ de kyerɛ me.
They have opened their mouth against Me, A lion tearing and roaring.
14 Wɔahwie me agu sɛ nsu, na me nnompe nyinaa ahodwow. Me koma adan amane; anan wɔ me mu.
I have been poured out as waters, And all my bones have separated themselves, My heart has been like wax, It is melted in the midst of My bowels.
15 Mʼanom ayow te sɛ kyɛmfɛre mu. Na me tɛkrɛma atare mʼanom. Wode me to owu mfutuma mu.
My power is dried up as an earthen vessel, And My tongue is cleaving to My jaws.
16 Akraman atwa me ho ahyia, nnebɔneyɛfo kuw atwa me ahyia, wɔahwirew me nsa ne mʼanan mu.
And You appoint Me to the dust of death, For dogs have surrounded Me, A company of evildoers has surrounded Me, Piercing My hands and My feet.
17 Me nnompe nyinaa gu petee mu; Mʼatamfo hwɛ me haa na wɔserew me.
I count all My bones—they look expectingly, They look on Me,
18 Wɔkyɛ me atade mu fa, na wɔbɔ me ntama so ntonto.
They apportion My garments to themselves, And they cause a lot to fall for My clothing.
19 Na wo, Awurade, ntwe wo ho; wone mʼahoɔden, bra ntɛm bɛboa me.
And You, O YHWH, do not be far off, O My strength, hurry to help Me.
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 one from the paw of a dog.
21 Gye me nkwa fi gyata anom; gye me fi ɛko mmɛn so.
Save Me from the mouth of a lion And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!
22 Mɛbɔ wo din akyerɛ me nuanom; mɛkamfo wo wɔ wɔn a wɔahyia hɔ no nyinaa anim.
I declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of the assembly I praise You.
23 Monkamfo Awurade, mo a musuro no no! Mo a moyɛ Yakob asefo, monhyɛ no anuonyam! Mo Israel asefo nyinaa, munni no ni!
You who fear YHWH, praise Him, All the seed of Jacob, honor Him, And be afraid of Him, all you seed of Israel.
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 detested, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor has He hidden His face from Him, And in His crying to Him He hears.
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.
Of You My praise [is] in the great assembly. I complete My vows before His fearers.
26 Ahiafo bedidi na wɔamee; wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ Awurade beyi no ayɛ, mo koma nnya nkwa daa.
The humble eat and are satisfied, Those seeking Him praise YHWH, Your heart lives forever.
27 Asase ano nyinaa bɛkae akɔ Awurade nkyɛn, na amanaman no mmusua nyinaa bɛkotow nʼanim,
Remember and return to YHWH, Do all the ends of the earth, And bow themselves before You, Do all families of the nations,
28 efisɛ tumi wɔ Awurade na odi amanaman so hene.
For to YHWH [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among 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.
And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, All going down to dust bow before Him, And he [who] has not revived his soul.
30 Nkyirimma nyinaa bɛsom no; wɔbɛka Awurade ho asɛm akyerɛ awo ntoatoaso a edidi so.
A seed serves Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
31 Wɔbɛka ne trenee akyerɛ nnipa a wonnya nwoo wɔn efisɛ ɔno na wayɛ.
They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is born, that He has made!
