Nnwom 41
1 Dawid dwom. Nhyira ne onipa a mmɔborɔni asɛm ho hia no; Awurade gye no wɔ amanehunu bere mu.
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Happy is he who hath regard to the poor! The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
2 Awurade bɛbɔ ne ho ban na wakora ne kra; obehyira no wɔ asase no so; ɔrennyaa no mma nʼatamfo apɛde.
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; He shall be happy on the earth; Thou wilt not give him up to the will of his enemies!
3 Awurade bɛhwɛ no wɔ ne yare mpa so na wagye no asi hɔ.
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of disease; All his bed thou wilt change in his sickness.
4 Mekae se, “Ao Awurade hu me mmɔbɔ; sa me yare, efisɛ mayɛ bɔne atia wo.”
I said, O LORD! be merciful to me! Heal me, for I have sinned against thee!
5 Mʼatamfo de adwene bɔne ka fa me ho se: “Da bɛn na obewu ama ne din ayera?”
My enemies speak evil of me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”
6 Bere biara a obi ba me nkyɛn no, ɔka atosɛm, na ne koma hɔre dinsɛe; ofi adi kɔ a, ɔde kodi nseku.
If one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth malice; When he goeth abroad, he uttereth it.
7 Mʼatamfo nyinaa keka asomsɛm fa me ho; wosusuw bɔne ma me na wɔka se:
All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise mischief:
8 “Ɔyare bɔne bi abɔ no; ɔrensɔre mfi nea ɔda hɔ bio.”
“A deadly disease cleaveth fast unto him; He lieth down, and he shall never arise!”
9 Mpo me yɔnko pa ara a mede me ho too no so, nea me ne no too nsa didii no, asɔre atia me.
Yea, my familiar friend in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, —He hath lifted up his heel against me.
10 Nanso wo, Awurade, hu me mmɔbɔ; ma me so, na mintua wɔn so ka.
But do thou, O LORD! have pity upon me; Raise me up, that I may requite them!
11 Minim sɛ wʼani sɔ me, na me tamfo renni me so nkonim.
By this I know that thou favorest me, Because my enemy doth not triumph over me.
12 Me nokwaredi mu, wukura me mu na wode me gyina wʼanim afebɔɔ.
As for me, thou wilt uphold me in my integrity; Thou wilt set me before thy face for ever!
13 Nhyira nka Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, nnɛ ne daa nyinaa. Amen! ne Amen! Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo.
[Praised be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen! Amen!]
