Nnwom 22
1 Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo. Wɔto no sɛnea wɔto “Adekyee forote” dwom. 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 leader of the music. To the tune of “The hind of the morning.” A psalm of David.” My God, my God! why hast thou forsaken me? Why so far from mine aid, and from the words of my cry?
2 Me Nyankopɔn, misu frɛ wo awia, nanso wunnye me so, mefrɛ wo anadwo, nanso minnya ɔhome.
O my God! I cry during the day, but thou hearest not; In the night also, but I have no rest.
3 Nanso wɔasi wo hene sɛ Ɔkronkronni; wo na Israel kamfo wo.
And yet thou art holy, Dwelling amid the praises of Israel!
4 Wo mu na yɛn agyanom de wɔn werɛ hyɛe; wogyee wo dii, na wugyee wɔn.
Our fathers trusted in thee; They trusted, and thou didst save them.
5 Wosu frɛɛ wo na wugyee wɔn, wɔde wɔn ho too wo so na woanni wɔn nhuammɔ.
They called upon thee, and were delivered; They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
6 Nanso meyɛ osunson, na menyɛ onipa nnipa bɔ me ahohora na wobu me animtiaa.
But I am a worm, and not a man; The reproach of men, and the scorn of the people.
7 Obiara a ohu me di me ho fɛw; wotwa me adapaa, wosow wɔn ti ka se:
All who see me scoff at me; They open wide the lips; they shake the head.
8 “Ɔde ne ho to Awurade so; ma Awurade mmegye no. Ma ɔmmɛboa no, efisɛ ɔwɔ no mu anigye.”
“He trusted in the LORD, let him help him; Let him deliver him, since 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.
Surely thou art he that didst bring me into the world; Thou didst make me lie secure upon my mother's breast!
10 Efi mʼawo mu na wɔde me too wo so; efi me na yafunu mu, woayɛ me Nyankopɔn.
Upon thee have I cast myself from my birth; Thou hast been my God from my earliest breath!
11 Ntwe wo ho mfi me ho! Efisɛ amane abɛn na ɔboafo nni baabi.
Oh, be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help!
12 Anantwinini bebree atwa me ho ahyia; Basan anantwinini a wɔn ho yɛ den atwa me ho ahyia.
Many bulls surround me; Strong bulls of Bashan close me in on every side.
13 Gyata a wɔbobɔ mu na wɔtetew wɔn hanam mu abuebue wɔn anom tɛtrɛɛ de kyerɛ me.
They open their mouths wide against me, Like 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 out of joint; My heart is become like wax; It melteth in my bosom.
15 Mʼanom ayow te sɛ kyɛmfɛre mu. Na me tɛkrɛma atare mʼanom. Wode me to owu mfutuma mu.
My strength is dried up like an earthen vessel, And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; Thou hast brought me to the dust of death!
16 Akraman atwa me ho ahyia, nnebɔneyɛfo kuw atwa me ahyia, wɔahwirew me nsa ne mʼanan mu.
For dogs have surrounded me; Bands of evil-doers have encompassed me, —Like lions my hands and my feet.
17 Me nnompe nyinaa gu petee mu; Mʼatamfo hwɛ me haa na wɔserew me.
I can count all my bones; They gaze, and feast their eyes upon me.
18 Wɔkyɛ me atade mu fa, na wɔbɔ me ntama so ntonto.
They divide my garments among them, And for my vesture they cast lots.
19 Na wo, Awurade, ntwe wo ho; wone mʼahoɔden, bra ntɛm bɛboa me.
But be not thou far from me, O LORD! O my strength! make haste to mine aid!
20 Gye me kra fi afoa ano; gye me nkwa a ɛsom bo no fi akraman tumi ase.
Deliver my life from the sword; My blood 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; Shield me from the horns of the buffaloes!
22 Mɛbɔ wo din akyerɛ me nuanom; mɛkamfo wo wɔ wɔn a wɔahyia hɔ no nyinaa anim.
I will proclaim thy name to my brethren; In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23 Monkamfo Awurade, mo a musuro no no! Mo a moyɛ Yakob asefo, monhyɛ no anuonyam! Mo Israel asefo nyinaa, munni no ni!
Praise him, ye worshippers of Jehovah! Extol him, all ye race of Jacob. And fear him, all ye race 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 hath not despised nor abhorred the misery of the afflicted. Nor hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.
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 shall be 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 afflicted shall eat, and be satisfied; They that seek the LORD shall praise him; Your hearts shall be glad for ever and 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 Jehovah; All the families of the nations shall worship before thee!
28 efisɛ tumi wɔ Awurade na odi amanaman so hene.
For the kingdom is Jehovah's; 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 rich of the earth shall eat and worship; Before him shall they also bow, who are going down to the dust, Who cannot keep themselves alive.
30 Nkyirimma nyinaa bɛsom no; wɔbɛka Awurade ho asɛm akyerɛ awo ntoatoaso a edidi so.
The future generation shall serve him; The race which is to come shall hear of Jehovah.
31 Wɔbɛka ne trenee akyerɛ nnipa a wonnya nwoo wɔn efisɛ ɔno na wayɛ.
They shall come, and declare his righteousness; His mighty deeds to the people that shall be born.
