Nnwom 69
1 Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo. Wɔto no sɛ “Sukooko.” Dawid dwom. Ao, Onyankopɔn, gye me nkwa na nsu no abɛdeda me kɔn mu.
O God, save me, because [I am in great danger]. [It is as though] flood water is up to my neck, [and I am about to drown] [MET].
2 Meremem wɔ dontori a mu dɔ mu, wɔ baabi a mʼanan nnya sibea. Madu bun mu na nsu abu afa me so.
I continue to sink in the deep mud, and there is no solid ground for me to stand on. I am in deep water, and flood waters are swirling around me.
3 Mafrɛ abrɛ rehwehwɛ mmoa. Me mene mu ayow. Mʼani so ayɛ kusuu, na merehwehwɛ me Nyankopɔn.
I am exhausted from calling out [for help]; my throat is very dry. Because I have cried so much as I have waited for God [to help me], my eyes are swollen.
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 when there is no reason to hate me are more than the number of hairs on my head [HYP]! Those who want to get rid of me are strong, and they tell lies about me. They demand that I return to them things that I did not steal!
5 Wo, Onyankopɔn, nim me nkwaseasɛm; mʼafɔdi nhintaw wo.
O God, (you see the sins that I have committed/my sins are not hidden from you). You know that I have foolishly [disobeyed your laws].
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.
O Yahweh God, [you who are the commander] of the armies [of heaven], do not allow the [wrong things that] I [have done] to cause those who trust in you to be disappointed/disillusioned. O God, you whom [we] Israeli people [worship], do not allow me to cause your people to be humiliated.
7 Wo nti migyina animka ano, na aniwu kata mʼanim.
People have insulted/ridiculed me because [I am devoted to] you. They have thoroughly humiliated [IDM] me.
8 Mete sɛ ɔhɔho wɔ me nuanom mu, mete sɛ ɔmamfrani wɔ me na mmabarima mu,
Even my own [older] brothers act as if they do not know me; they treat me like a foreigner.
9 na wo fi ho mmɔdemmɔ hyɛ me so, wɔn a wɔbɔ wo ahohora no animtiaabu bɛda me so.
[Some people have despised your temple]; but my zeal for [keeping] your temple [holy] is like a fire burning inside me. So [it is as though] those who are insulting you are also insulting me.
10 Sɛ mitwa adwo na midi mmuada a wɔbɔ me ahohora;
When I have humbled myself and (fasted/abstained from eating food) [to show my sadness about the disgraceful things that they have done to your temple], they just insult me.
11 sɛ mifura atweaatam a nnipa de me yɛ aserewde.
When I put on [rough] sackcloth [to show that I am sad], they laugh at [IDM] me.
12 Wɔn a wɔtete ɔpon no ano no serew me, na akɔwensafo de me din to dwom.
Even the elders [of the city] say bad things about me. The drunkards of the city sing [disgusting] songs about me.
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 Yahweh, I will [continue] praying to you. At the time that you choose, answer me and rescue me because you faithfully love me.
14 Yi me fi dontori no mu, mma memmem wɔ mu; gye me fi wɔn a wɔtan me no nsam, ne nsu bun mu.
Do not allow me to sink any more in the mud. Rescue me from those who hate me! Lift me up out of these deep waters!
15 Mma nsu nnyiri mmfa me anaa bun mmene me anaa amoa nkata me so.
Do not allow flood waters to swirl around me, do not allow the deep [mud] to swallow me; keep me from sinking into the pit [of death] [MET].
16 Awurade, gye me so fi wʼadɔe a eye no mu; wʼadom nti, dan bɛhwɛ me.
O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me because you are good and love me faithfully.
17 Mfa wʼanim nhintaw wo somfo; gye me so ntɛm, na mewɔ ɔhaw mu.
Do not (hide yourself from/refuse to hear) me; answer me quickly because I am in great trouble.
18 Twiw bɛn me na gye me; gye me nkwa, mʼatamfo nti.
Come near to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.
19 Wunim sɛnea wɔkasa tia me, gu mʼanim ase na wotiatia mʼanim; wʼani tua mʼatamfo nyinaa.
You know that I am insulted and that [people cause] me [to feel] ashamed and dishonored; you know [who] all my enemies [are].
20 Kasatia ahyɛ me koma so ama mayɛ sɛ obi a onni ɔboafo; mepɛɛ awerɛkyekye, nanso mannya bi, mepɛɛ ɔwerɛkyekyefo, nanso manhu bi.
[Their] insults have deeply offended me, and I (feel helpless/am in despair). I searched for [someone who would] pity [me], but there was no one. I wanted someone to encourage/comfort me, but there were none.
21 Wɔde bɔnwoma guu mʼaduan mu, osukɔm dee me no, wɔmaa me nsa nwenweenwen.
[Instead], they gave me food [that tasted like] poison, and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.
22 Ma wɔn didipon a esi wɔn anim nyi wɔn sɛ afiri; ma ɛnyɛ akatua ne afide mma wɔn.
I hope/desire that the feasts [MTY] [that they enjoy] will (become a snare for/bring trouble to) them, and that [those whom they invite to] the sacrificial feasts will also be trapped.
23 Ma wɔn ani so nyɛ wɔn kusuu na wɔanhu ade, na ma wɔn akyi nkuntun afebɔɔ.
I hope/desire that their eyesight will become dim so that they cannot see anything, and that their backs/bodies will become weaker and weaker.
24 Hwie wʼabufuwhyew gu wɔn so; na ma wʼabufuw huhuhuhu no mmra wɔn so.
Show them that you are very angry with them! Because of your great/furious anger, chase after them and catch them.
25 Ma wɔn fi nyɛ amamfo; mma obiara ntena wɔn ntamadan mu.
Cause their towns to become abandoned/deserted and that there will be no one left to live in their tents/houses.
26 Wɔtaa wɔn a wupira wɔn no, wɔka wɔn a wupira wɔn no yawdi ho asɛm.
[Do this] because they persecute those whom you have punished, (they talk about the sins of/they want to hurt even more) those whom you have wounded.
27 Fa amumɔyɛ mu amumɔyɛ ho sobo bɔ wɔn; mma wonnya wo nkwagye mu kyɛfa.
Keep making a record of all their sins, do not acquit/pardon them [for the evil things that they have done].
28 Pepa wɔn din fi nkwa nhoma no mu, mfa wɔn din nka atreneefo de ho.
Erase their names [SYN] from the book [containing the names of those who have eternal] life; do not include them in the list of righteous people.
29 Mewɔ ɔyaw ne ahohiahia mu; Onyankopɔn, ma wo nkwagye no mmɔ me ho ban.
As for me, I have pain and am suffering. O God, protect me and rescue me.
30 Mede dwonto beyi Onyankopɔn din ayɛ na mede aseda ahyɛ no anuonyam.
When God does that, I will sing as I praise God, and I will honor him by thanking him.
31 Eyi bɛsɔ Awurade ani yiye asen nantwi, asen nantwinini a otua mmɛn na ɔwɔ tɔte.
My doing that will please Yahweh more than [sacrificing] oxen, more than offering him full-grown bulls.
32 Mmɔborɔni behu na nʼani agye, mo a mohwehwɛ Onyankopɔn no koma benya nkwa.
Oppressed/Afflicted people will see [that God has rescued me], and they will be glad. I want all of you who ask God [to help you] to be encouraged.
33 Awurade tie wɔn a ade ahia wɔn, na ommu ne nkurɔfo nneduafo animtiaa.
Yahweh listens to those who are needy; He does not ignore/forget those who are oppressed/imprisoned.
34 Ma ɔsoro ne asase nkamfo no, po ne nea ɛkeka ne ho wɔ mu nyinaa,
I desire that everything will praise God— everything that is in heaven and on earth, and all the creatures that are in the seas.
35 efisɛ Onyankopɔn begye Sion nkwa na wakyekye Yuda nkuropɔn no bio. Afei nnipa bɛtena mu na ayɛ wɔn de;
God will rescue the people of Jerusalem [from their enemies], and he will rebuild the towns that are in Judah. His people will live there and [again] possess the land.
36 Nʼasomfo asefo na wɔbɛfa hɔ, na wɔn a wɔdɔ ne din no bɛtena hɔ.
The descendants of his people will inherit it, and those who love him will live there [safely].
