Nnwom 69
1 Dawid dwom. Ao, Onyankopɔn, gye me nkwa na nsu no abɛdeda me kɔn mu.
To the Chief Musician. On "The Lilies." David’s. Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life;
2 Meremem wɔ dontori a mu dɔ mu, wɔ baabi a mʼanan nnya sibea. Madu bun mu na nsu abu afa me so.
I have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed me;
3 Mafrɛ abrɛ rehwehwɛ mmoa. Me mene mu ayow. Mʼani so ayɛ kusuu, na merehwehwɛ me Nyankopɔn.
I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, —Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting 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.
More than the hairs of my head, Are they who hate me without cause, —Firmer than my bones, Are they who are my foes for false cause, —What I had not plundered, then, had I to restore.
5 Wo, Onyankopɔn, nim me nkwaseasɛm; mʼafɔdi nhintaw wo.
O God, thou, hast known my folly, And, my wrong-doings, from thee, have not been hid.
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.
Let them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, —Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, O God of Israel!
7 Wo nti migyina animka ano, na aniwu kata mʼanim.
Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;
8 Mete sɛ ɔhɔho wɔ me nuanom mu, mete sɛ ɔmamfrani wɔ me na mmabarima mu,
One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;
9 na wo fi ho mmɔdemmɔ hyɛ me so, wɔn a wɔbɔ wo ahohora no animtiaabu bɛda me so.
Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me.
10 Sɛ mitwa adwo na midi mmuada a wɔbɔ me ahohora;
When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach;
11 sɛ mifura atweaatam a nnipa de me yɛ aserewde.
When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by-word;
12 Wɔn a wɔtete ɔpon no ano no serew me, na akɔwensafo de me din to dwom.
They who sit in the gate talk against me, —And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.
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 shall be unto thee, O Yahweh, in a time of acceptance, O God, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, answer me with thy saving faithfulness.
14 Yi me fi dontori no mu, mma memmem wɔ mu; gye me fi wɔn a wɔtan me no nsam, ne nsu bun mu.
Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters:
15 Mma nsu nnyiri mmfa me anaa bun mmene me anaa amoa nkata me so.
Let not a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth.
16 Awurade, gye me so fi wʼadɔe a eye no mu; wʼadom nti, dan bɛhwɛ me.
Answer me, O Yahweh, for good is thy lovingkindness, According to the abounding of thy compassions, turn thou towards me:
17 Mfa wʼanim nhintaw wo somfo; gye me so ntɛm, na mewɔ ɔhaw mu.
Then do not hide thy face from thy servant, Because I am in distress, haste thou—answer me!
18 Twiw bɛn me na gye me; gye me nkwa, mʼatamfo nti.
Oh draw near unto my soul—redeem it, Because of mine enemies, ransom me.
19 Wunim sɛnea wɔkasa tia me, gu mʼanim ase na wotiatia mʼanim; wʼani tua mʼatamfo nyinaa.
Thou, knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion, Before thee, are all mine adversaries.
20 Kasatia ahyɛ me koma so ama mayɛ sɛ obi a onni ɔboafo; mepɛɛ awerɛkyekye, nanso mannya bi, mepɛɛ ɔwerɛkyekyefo, nanso manhu bi.
Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am weak, —Though I waited for one to pity me, yet there was none, And for comforters, yet I found not any.
21 Wɔde bɔnwoma guu mʼaduan mu, osukɔm dee me no, wɔmaa me nsa nwenweenwen.
But they put in my food—poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink—vinegar!
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, And unto their friends, a lure;
23 Ma wɔn ani so nyɛ wɔn kusuu na wɔanhu ade, na ma wɔn akyi nkuntun afebɔɔ.
Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;
24 Hwie wʼabufuwhyew gu wɔn so; na ma wʼabufuw huhuhuhu no mmra wɔn so.
Pour out over them thine indignation, And let, the glow of thine anger, overtake them:
25 Ma wɔn fi nyɛ amamfo; mma obiara ntena wɔn ntamadan mu.
Let their encampment become desolate, In their tents, be there none to dwell:
26 Wɔtaa wɔn a wupira wɔn no, wɔka wɔn a wupira wɔn no yawdi ho asɛm.
For, whom, thou thyself, hadst smitten, they pursued, And, unto the pain of thy wounded ones, they must needs add.
27 Fa amumɔyɛ mu amumɔyɛ ho sobo bɔ wɔn; mma wonnya wo nkwagye mu kyɛfa.
Lay punishment on their iniquity, And let them not enter into thy 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, with the righteous, let them not be enrolled.
29 Mewɔ ɔyaw ne ahohiahia mu; Onyankopɔn, ma wo nkwagye no mmɔ me ho ban.
I, then, am humbled and in pain, Thy salvation, O God, may it set me on high.
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.
So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn [and] divided hoof.
32 Mmɔborɔni behu na nʼani agye, mo a mohwehwɛ Onyankopɔn no koma benya nkwa.
The humbled have seen—they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive;
33 Awurade tie wɔn a ade ahia wɔn, na ommu ne nkurɔfo nneduafo animtiaa.
For, a Hearkener to the needy, is Yahweh, And, his prisoners, hath he not despised.
34 Ma ɔsoro ne asase nkamfo no, po ne nea ɛkeka ne ho wɔ mu nyinaa,
Let the heavens and the earth, praise him, The seas, and everything that creepeth 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, And build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell there, and possess it:
36 Nʼasomfo asefo na wɔbɛfa hɔ, na wɔn a wɔdɔ ne din no bɛtena hɔ. Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo.
Yea, the seed of his servants, shall inherit it, And, the lovers of his Name, shall settle down therein.
