Nnwom 74
1 Asaf dwom. Ao, Onyankopɔn, adɛn nti na woapo yɛn koraa yi? Adɛn nti na wʼabufuw hyew wʼadidibea nguan?
A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
2 Kae nkurɔfo a wotɔɔ wɔn teteete no, abusua a ɛyɛ wʼagyapade a wugyee wɔn no, Bepɔw Sion, faako a wote hɔ.
Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance— Mount Zion where You dwell.
3 Dan wʼanammɔntu kyerɛ saa nnwiriwii a ɛto ntwa da yi, ɔtamfo no de saa ɔsɛe yi nyinaa aba wo kronkronbea no so.
Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
4 Wʼatamfo bobɔɔ mu wɔ faako a wuhyiaa yɛn no; wɔasisi wɔn mfrankaa sɛ agyiraehyɛde wɔ hɔ.
Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,
5 Wɔyɛɛ wɔn sɛ nnipa a wɔrehwim mmonnua de abubu nnua a ayɛ nkyɛkyerɛ.
like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
6 Wɔde wɔn mmonnua ne nname bubuu nnua a wɔasen adi ho adwinni no.
and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
7 Wɔhyew wo kronkronbea no dwerɛbee; woguu faako a wo Din te no ho fi.
They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
8 Wɔkaa wɔ wɔn koma mu se, “Yebetiatia wɔn so ayɛ wɔn pasaa!” Wɔhyew baabiara a wɔsom Onyankopɔn wɔ asase no so.
They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
9 Wɔmmaa yɛn nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ nwonwa biara; adiyifo no asa, na yɛn mu biara nnim nna dodow a ebedi.
There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
10 Onyankopɔn, wʼatamfo bɛserew wo akosi da bɛn? Wɔn a wokyi wo no begu wo din ho fi daa ana?
How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?
11 Adɛn nti na woatwe wo nsa, wo nsa nifa no? Yi fi wʼatade mmobɔwee no mu na sɛe wɔn.
Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!
12 Nanso Onyankopɔn yɛ me hene fi tete; wode nkwagye ba asase so.
Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
13 Ɛyɛ wo na wode wo tumi paee po mu no; wopɛtɛw nsu mu ɔwɔ no ti.
You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
14 Wopɛtɛw Lewiatan no ti na wode no maa sare so abɔde sɛ wɔn aduan.
You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
15 Wo na womaa nsuwa ne nsuti tuei; na womaa nsubɔnten a ɛsen yoyowee.
You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
16 Adekyee wɔ wo na adesae nso yɛ wo dea; wode owia ne ɔsram sisii hɔ.
The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
17 Ɛyɛ wo na wototoo asase so ahye nyinaa; wobɔɔ ahohuru ne awɔw mmere.
You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.
18 Awurade, kae sɛnea ɔtamfo no aserew wo, sɛnea nkwaseafo agu wo din ho fi.
Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.
19 Mmfa wʼaborɔnoma nkwa mma nkekaboa; mma wo werɛ mfi wo nkurɔfo a wɔrehu amane no nkwa afebɔɔ.
Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
20 Ma wʼapam no ho nhia wo, efisɛ akakabensɛm ahyɛ asase no so sum mu ma.
Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
21 Mma wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so no mmfa animguase nsan; ma ahiafo ne mmɔborɔfo nkamfo wo din.
Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.
22 Ao, Onyankopɔn, ma wo ho so na ka wo ara wʼasɛm; kae sɛnea nkwaseafo serew wo da mu nyinaa.
Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
23 Mmu wʼani ngu wɔn a wɔsɔre tia wo no nteɛteɛmu so, wʼatamfo gyegyeegyeyɛ a ɛkɔ soro daa no. Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo no. Wɔnto no sɛnea wɔto “Nsɛe No” nne so.
Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.
