Nnwom 69
1 Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo. Wɔto no sɛ “Sukooko.” Dawid dwom. Ao, Onyankopɔn, gye me nkwa na nsu no abɛdeda me kɔn mu.
Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!
2 Meremem wɔ dontori a mu dɔ mu, wɔ baabi a mʼanan nnya sibea. Madu bun mu na nsu abu afa me so.
I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
3 Mafrɛ abrɛ rehwehwɛ mmoa. Me mene mu ayow. Mʼani so ayɛ kusuu, na merehwehwɛ me Nyankopɔn.
I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
4 Wɔn a wɔtan me kwa no dɔɔso sen me ti so nwi; wɔn a wɔtan me kwa no dɔɔso, wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɛsɛe me no. Wɔhyɛ me sɛ mennan nea minnwiae no mma.
Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I am forced to restore what I didn’t steal.
5 Wo, Onyankopɔn, nim me nkwaseasɛm; mʼafɔdi nhintaw wo.
God, you know my foolishness. My sins are not hidden from you.
6 Awurade, Awurade Tweduampɔn, mma wɔn a wɔn ani da wo so no, anim ngu ase esiane me nti, Awurade, Asafo Awurade; Israel Nyankopɔn, mma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ wo no anim ngu ase esiane me nti.
Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies]. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel [God prevails].
7 Wo nti migyina animka ano, na aniwu kata mʼanim.
Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face.
8 Mete sɛ ɔhɔho wɔ me nuanom mu, mete sɛ ɔmamfrani wɔ me na mmabarima mu,
I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s children.
9 na wo fi ho mmɔdemmɔ hyɛ me so, wɔn a wɔbɔ wo ahohora no animtiaabu bɛda me so.
For the zeal of your house consumes me. The insults of those insulting you have fallen on me.
10 Sɛ mitwa adwo na midi mmuada a wɔbɔ me ahohora;
When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.
11 sɛ mifura atweaatam a nnipa de me yɛ aserewde.
When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.
12 Wɔn a wɔtete ɔpon no ano no serew me, na akɔwensafo de me din to dwom.
Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.
13 Nanso mɛbɔ wo mpae, Awurade, wɔ wʼadom bere mu; wɔ wʼadɔe kɛse no nti, Ao, Onyankopɔn, fa wo nokware nkwagye no gye me so.
But as for me, my prayer is to you, Adonai, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your yesha' ·salvation·.
14 Yi me fi dontori no mu, mma memmem wɔ mu; gye me fi wɔn a wɔtan me no nsam, ne nsu bun mu.
Deliver me out of the mire, and don’t let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.
15 Mma nsu nnyiri mmfa me anaa bun mmene me anaa amoa nkata me so.
Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.
16 Awurade, gye me so fi wʼadɔe a eye no mu; wʼadom nti, dan bɛhwɛ me.
Answer me, Adonai, for your cheshed ·loving-kindness· is good. According to the multitude of your tender racham · merciful love·, turn to me.
17 Mfa wʼanim nhintaw wo somfo; gye me so ntɛm, na mewɔ ɔhaw mu.
Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!
18 Twiw bɛn me na gye me; gye me nkwa, mʼatamfo nti.
Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.
19 Wunim sɛnea wɔkasa tia me, gu mʼanim ase na wotiatia mʼanim; wʼani tua mʼatamfo nyinaa.
You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before you.
20 Kasatia ahyɛ me koma so ama mayɛ sɛ obi a onni ɔboafo; mepɛɛ awerɛkyekye, nanso mannya bi, mepɛɛ ɔwerɛkyekyefo, nanso manhu bi.
Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.
21 Wɔde bɔnwoma guu mʼaduan mu, osukɔm dee me no, wɔmaa me nsa nwenweenwen.
They also gave me gall for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.
22 Ma wɔn didipon a esi wɔn anim nyi wɔn sɛ afiri; ma ɛnyɛ akatua ne afide mma wɔn.
Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap.
23 Ma wɔn ani so nyɛ wɔn kusuu na wɔanhu ade, na ma wɔn akyi nkuntun afebɔɔ.
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can’t see. Let their backs be continually bent.
24 Hwie wʼabufuwhyew gu wɔn so; na ma wʼabufuw huhuhuhu no mmra wɔn so.
Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.
25 Ma wɔn fi nyɛ amamfo; mma obiara ntena wɔn ntamadan mu.
Let their habitation be desolate. Let no one dwell in their tents.
26 Wɔtaa wɔn a wupira wɔn no, wɔka wɔn a wupira wɔn no yawdi ho asɛm.
For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.
27 Fa amumɔyɛ mu amumɔyɛ ho sobo bɔ wɔn; mma wonnya wo nkwagye mu kyɛfa.
Charge them with crime upon crime. Don’t let them come into your righteousness.
28 Pepa wɔn din fi nkwa nhoma no mu, mfa wɔn din nka atreneefo de ho.
Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the upright.
29 Mewɔ ɔyaw ne ahohiahia mu; Onyankopɔn, ma wo nkwagye no mmɔ me ho ban.
But I am in pain and distress. Let your yishu'ah ·salvation·, O God, protect me.
30 Mede dwonto beyi Onyankopɔn din ayɛ na mede aseda ahyɛ no anuonyam.
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
31 Eyi bɛsɔ Awurade ani yiye asen nantwi, asen nantwinini a otua mmɛn na ɔwɔ tɔte.
It will please Adonai better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.
32 Mmɔborɔni behu na nʼani agye, mo a mohwehwɛ Onyankopɔn no koma benya nkwa.
The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.
33 Awurade tie wɔn a ade ahia wɔn, na ommu ne nkurɔfo nneduafo animtiaa.
For Adonai sh'ma ·hears obeys· the needy, and does not despise his captive people.
34 Ma ɔsoro ne asase nkamfo no, po ne nea ɛkeka ne ho wɔ mu nyinaa,
Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!
35 efisɛ Onyankopɔn begye Sion nkwa na wakyekye Yuda nkuropɔn no bio. Afei nnipa bɛtena mu na ayɛ wɔn de;
For God will save Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking], and build the cities of Judah [Praised]. They shall settle there, and own it.
36 Nʼasomfo asefo na wɔbɛfa hɔ, na wɔn a wɔdɔ ne din no bɛtena hɔ.
The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who 'ahav ·affectionately love· his name shall dwell therein.
