Nnwom 37
1 Dawid dwom. Nhaw wo ho, nnebɔneyɛfo nti; mma wʼani mmmere wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne;
A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.
2 Wɔte sɛ sare, ɛrenkyɛ na ahyew, wɔte sɛ dua amono, ɛrenkyɛ na awu.
For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
3 Fa wo ho to Awurade so na yɛ papa. Tena asase no so na ma wʼani nka asomdwoe adidibea hɔ.
Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
4 Ma wʼani nnye wɔ Awurade mu na wama wo nea wo koma pɛ.
And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
5 Fa wʼakwan hyɛ Awurade nsam; na fa wo ho to no so, na ɔno na ɔbɛyɛ:
Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.
6 ɔbɛma wo treneeyɛ ahyerɛn sɛ adekyee, na wʼatɛntrenee ayɛ sɛ owigyinae.
And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.
7 Yɛ komm wɔ Awurade anim na tɔ wo bo ase twɛn no, nhaw wo ho wɔ wɔn a asi wɔn yiye ho efisɛ wɔnam bɔne akwan so.
Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
8 Mma wo bo mmfuw na gyae abufuwhyew; nhaw wo ho, ekowie bɔne nko ara.
Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
9 Wobetwa nnebɔneyɛfo agu, nanso wɔn a wɔn ani da Awurade so no wobenya asase no adi so.
For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
10 Ɛrenkyɛ, nnebɔneyɛfo bɛyera. Wɔbɛhwehwɛ wɔn, nanso wɔrenhu wɔn.
Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.
11 Nanso ahobrɛasefo benya asase no adi so na wɔanya asomdwoe mmoroso.
But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
12 Amumɔyɛfo bɔ pɔw bɔne tia atreneefo na wɔtwɛre wɔn se gu wɔn so;
The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
13 nanso Awurade serew amumɔyɛfo, na onim sɛ wɔn nna abɛn.
But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.
14 Amumɔyɛfo twe afoa na wokuntun wɔn ta mu sɛ wobekum ahiafo ne mmɔborɔfo, sɛ wobekum wɔn a wɔn akwan teɛ.
The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
15 Nanso wɔn afoa bɛwowɔ wɔn ankasa koma mu, na wɔn ta mu abubu.
But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.
16 Kakra a atreneefo wɔ no som bo sen amumɔyɛfo bebree ahonya;
A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
17 efisɛ amumɔyɛfo ahoɔden bɛsa nanso Awurade bɛwowaw atreneefo.
For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
18 Awurade nim wɔn a wɔn ho nni asɛm no nna, na wɔn agyapade bɛtena hɔ daa.
The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
19 Ahohiahia bere mu wɔremmrɛ. Ɔkɔm bere mu wobenya ama abu so.
They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.
20 Nanso amumɔyɛfo bɛyera. Awurade atamfo bɛyɛ sɛ nwura mu nhwiren; wobetu ayera sɛ wusiw.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.
21 Amumɔyɛfo pɛ bosea, na wontua, nanso ɔtreneeni de ahummɔbɔ ma;
The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
22 Wɔn a Awurade ahyira wɔn no benya asase no adi so, na wobetwa wɔn a ɔdome wɔn no agu.
For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.
23 Sɛ Awurade ani sɔ onipa akwan a, ɔma nʼanammɔntu si pi.
The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
24 Sɛ ohintiw a ɔrenhwe ase, efisɛ Awurade kura no wɔ ne nsam.
Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
25 Na meyɛ aberante, na mprempren mabɔ akwakoraa, na minhuu ɔtreneeni a Awurade apa nʼakyi anaasɛ ne mma resrɛ aduan.
I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
26 Bere biara ɔyɛ adɔe, na ɔde fɛm kwa; na ne mma benya nhyira.
But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
27 Twe wo ho fi bɔne ho na yɛ papa na wobɛtena asase no so afebɔɔ.
Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
28 Efisɛ, Awurade pɛ nea ɛteɛ, na ɔrennyaw ne nkurɔfo anokwafo no. Wobenya bammɔ daa nyinaa. Nanso amumɔyɛfo asefo de, wobetwa wɔn agu.
For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 Atreneefo benya asase no adi so na wɔatena so afebɔɔ.
The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
30 Ɔtreneeni ano ka nyansasɛm, na ne tɛkrɛma ka nea ɛteɛ.
The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
31 Ne Nyankopɔn mmara wɔ ne koma mu; wɔn anan nwatiri.
For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.
32 Amumɔyɛfo tetɛw atreneefo hwehwɛ sɛ wobekum wɔn,
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 nanso Awurade nnyaa wɔn mma wɔn, na ɔremma wommu wɔn kumfɔ wɔ asennii.
But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
34 Montwɛn Awurade na monhwɛ nʼakwan. Ɔbɛma mo so na moanya asase no adi so; sɛ wotwitwa amumɔyɛfo no gu a, mubehu.
Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.
35 Mahu omumɔyɛfo a ɔyɛ basabasa sɛ ɔredi yiye sɛ dua amono a esi asase pa so,
I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
36 nanso ankyɛ na nʼawiei bae a wonhu no bio; mehwehwɛɛ no, nanso manhu no.
Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
37 Susuw nea ɔyɛ pɛ ho, na hwɛ nea ɔteɛ; na asomdwoe nipa benya asetena pa daakye.
Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
38 Nanso wɔbɛsɛe nnebɔneyɛfo nyinaa; na wɔbɛtɔre wɔn asefo ase.
But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.
39 Atreneefo nkwagye fi Awurade ɔne wɔn aban wɔ amanehunu bere mu.
But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.
40 Awurade boa wɔn na ogye wɔn; oyi wɔn fi amumɔyɛfo nsam, na ogye wɔn nkwa, efisɛ wohintaw wɔ ne mu.
For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.
