Nnwom 55
1 Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo. Wɔde sanku na ɛto. Dawid “maskil” dwom. Ao Onyankopɔn, tie me mpaebɔ, mmu wʼani ngu me nkotosrɛ so,
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
2 tie me na gye me so. Me dadwen haw me na ama mayɛ basaa,
Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
3 esiane nea me tamfo reka, esiane omumɔyɛfo ahunahuna nti; efisɛ wɔde amanehunu ba me so; na wofi wɔn abufuw mu kum me.
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
4 Me koma wɔ ahoyeraw mu; na owu huboa aba me so.
My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Ehu ne ahopopo akyekyere me. Ahodwiriw abu afa me so.
Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 Mekae se, “Ao, sɛ mewɔ ntaban sɛ aburuburu a, anka metu akɔ ama me ho atɔ me,
And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! [for then] I would fly away, and be at rest.
7 anka metu akɔ akyirikyiri akɔtena sare so;
Lo, [then] I would wander far off, [and] remain in the wilderness. (Selah)
8 anka mɛyɛ ntɛm akɔ me hintabea, faako a mframahweam ne ahum mmɛn koraa.”
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm [and] tempest.
9 Awurade, ma amumɔyɛfo nyɛ basaa, na ma wɔn kasa ntoto, efisɛ mihu basabasayɛ ne aperepere wɔ kuropɔn no mu.
Destroy, O LORD, [and] divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 Awia ne anadwo wɔtetɛw nʼafasu ho; adwemmɔne ne asisi wɔ mu.
Day and night they go about it upon its walls: mischief also and sorrow [are] in the midst of it.
11 Adesɛefo dɔm reyɛ adwuma wɔ kuropɔn no mu. Ahunahuna ne nnaadaa wɔ ne mmɔnten so daa.
Wickedness [is] in the midst of it: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
12 Sɛ ɛyɛɛ ɔtamfo na ɔresopa me a, anka metumi agyina ano; sɛ ɛyɛɛ ɔtamfo na ɔrema ne ho so atia me a, anka metumi de me ho ahintaw no.
For [it was] not an enemy [that] reproached me; then I could have borne [it]: neither [was it] he that hated me [that] magnified [himself] against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
13 Nanso ɛyɛ wo, ɔdesani te sɛ me, me yɔnko, mʼadamfo kann,
But [it was] thou, a man my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.
14 a kan no na me ne no wɔ ayɔnkofa a mu yɛ den bere a yɛn nyinaa bɔɔ mu yuu kɔɔ Onyankopɔn fi na yɛka asomfo no ho no.
We took sweet counsel together, [and] walked to the house of God in company.
Let death seize upon them, [and] let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness [is] in their dwellings, [and] among them. (Sheol h7585)
16 Nanso misu frɛ Onyankopɔn, na Awurade gye me nkwa.
As for me, I will call upon God: and the LORD will save me.
17 Anwummere, anɔpa ne awia, mede mmɔborɔnne su frɛ no, na ɔte me nne.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he will hear my voice.
18 Ɔde ne ho bɔ afɔre ma minya me ti didi mu wɔ ako a wodi tia me no mu, mpo dodow na wɔsɔre tia me.
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle [that was] against me: for there were many with me.
19 Onyankopɔn a wɔasi no hene afebɔɔ no, ɔbɛte wɔn nka na wahaw wɔn, ɔbɛhaw nnipa a wɔnsakra wɔn akwan da na wonsuro Onyankopɔn nso.
God will hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
20 Me yɔnko tow hyɛ ne nnamfonom so; na obu nʼapam so.
He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
21 Ɔwɔ tɛkrɛmawo, nanso ɔtan wɔ ne koma mu. Nʼano asɛm dwudwo sen ngo, nanso ɛyɛ afoa a wɔatwe.
[The words] of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war [was] in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet [were] they drawn swords.
22 Fa wo haw to Awurade so na ɔno na obegye wo; ɔremma ɔtreneeni nhwe ase.
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 Nanso wo, Onyankopɔn, wobɛbrɛ amumɔyɛfo ase ama wɔakɔ ɔporɔw amoa mu; mogyapɛfo ne nnaadaafo renni wɔn nkwanna mu fa. Nanso me de, mede me ho to wo so.
But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
