Nnwom 74
1 Asaf dwom. Ao, Onyankopɔn, adɛn nti na woapo yɛn koraa yi? Adɛn nti na wʼabufuw hyew wʼadidibea nguan?
A psalm (maskil) of Asaph. God, why have you rejected us? Is it forever? Why does your anger burn so hot against the sheep of your own field?
2 Kae nkurɔfo a wotɔɔ wɔn teteete no, abusua a ɛyɛ wʼagyapade a wugyee wɔn no, Bepɔw Sion, faako a wote hɔ.
Remember the people you made your own long ago, the tribe you redeemed and made your own. Remember too Mount Zion, the place where you live.
3 Dan wʼanammɔntu kyerɛ saa nnwiriwii a ɛto ntwa da yi, ɔtamfo no de saa ɔsɛe yi nyinaa aba wo kronkronbea no so.
Come and walk through the complete devastation. The enemy has totally destroyed your Temple.
4 Wʼatamfo bobɔɔ mu wɔ faako a wuhyiaa yɛn no; wɔasisi wɔn mfrankaa sɛ agyiraehyɛde wɔ hɔ.
The enemy shouted in triumph right where you met with us. There they set up their war banners as signs of their victory.
5 Wɔyɛɛ wɔn sɛ nnipa a wɔrehwim mmonnua de abubu nnua a ayɛ nkyɛkyerɛ.
They acted like men chopping down a forest with axes.
6 Wɔde wɔn mmonnua ne nname bubuu nnua a wɔasen adi ho adwinni no.
With axes and hammers they smashed in the carved wooden panels.
7 Wɔhyew wo kronkronbea no dwerɛbee; woguu faako a wo Din te no ho fi.
Then they set fire to your Temple, burning it to the ground. They defiled the place where you live, the place that bears 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 to themselves, “Let's destroy it all!” So they burned down every place where God was worshiped throughout the land.
9 Wɔmmaa yɛn nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ nwonwa biara; adiyifo no asa, na yɛn mu biara nnim nna dodow a ebedi.
We no longer see any signs. There are no prophets left. And no one among 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 will the enemy ridicule you, God? Will they insult your character forever?
11 Adɛn nti na woatwe wo nsa, wo nsa nifa no? Yi fi wʼatade mmobɔwee no mu na sɛe wɔn.
Why do you hold back from doing something? Take action and destroy them!
12 Nanso Onyankopɔn yɛ me hene fi tete; wode nkwagye ba asase so.
But you, God, are our king from long ago. You have saved us many times in the land.
13 Ɛyɛ wo na wode wo tumi paee po mu no; wopɛtɛw nsu mu ɔwɔ no ti.
You were the one who split apart the sea by your strength; you broke the heads of the sea monsters.
14 Wopɛtɛw Lewiatan no ti na wode no maa sare so abɔde sɛ wɔn aduan.
You were the one who crushed the heads of Leviathan, and you gave its body to the desert animals to eat.
15 Wo na womaa nsuwa ne nsuti tuei; na womaa nsubɔnten a ɛsen yoyowee.
You were the one who made springs and rivers flow with water. You made permanent rivers dry up.
16 Adekyee wɔ wo na adesae nso yɛ wo dea; wode owia ne ɔsram sisii hɔ.
You created the day, and also the night; you made the moon and the sun.
17 Ɛyɛ wo na wototoo asase so ahye nyinaa; wobɔɔ ahohuru ne awɔw mmere.
You set the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter.
18 Awurade, kae sɛnea ɔtamfo no aserew wo, sɛnea nkwaseafo agu wo din ho fi.
So keep in mind how the enemy ridiculed you, Lord, and how irreverent people insulted your reputation.
19 Mmfa wʼaborɔnoma nkwa mma nkekaboa; mma wo werɛ mfi wo nkurɔfo a wɔrehu amane no nkwa afebɔɔ.
Don't let wild animals kill your turtledoves! Don't abandon your people forever!
20 Ma wʼapam no ho nhia wo, efisɛ akakabensɛm ahyɛ asase no so sum mu ma.
Remember your promises in the agreement, because the land is full of dark places and violence.
21 Mma wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so no mmfa animguase nsan; ma ahiafo ne mmɔborɔfo nkamfo wo din.
Don't let those who suffer be mistreated again. Let the poor and needy praise you for you who are.
22 Ao, Onyankopɔn, ma wo ho so na ka wo ara wʼasɛm; kae sɛnea nkwaseafo serew wo da mu nyinaa.
Stand up, God, and plead your case. Don't forget how these foolish people insulted you all the time.
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.
Don't ignore what your enemies have said, for their loud accusations against you are getting worse and worse!
