Nnwom 74
1 Asaf dwom. Ao, Onyankopɔn, adɛn nti na woapo yɛn koraa yi? Adɛn nti na wʼabufuw hyew wʼadidibea nguan?
A maschil of Asaph. God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger burn 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.
Call to mind your people, whom you purchased in ancient times, the tribe whom you have redeemed to be your own heritage, and Mount Zion, 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 look at the complete ruins, all the damage that the enemy has done in the holy place.
4 Wʼatamfo bobɔɔ mu wɔ faako a wuhyiaa yɛn no; wɔasisi wɔn mfrankaa sɛ agyiraehyɛde wɔ hɔ.
Your adversaries roared in the middle of your appointed place; they set up their battle flags.
5 Wɔyɛɛ wɔn sɛ nnipa a wɔrehwim mmonnua de abubu nnua a ayɛ nkyɛkyerɛ.
They hacked away with axes as in a thick forest.
6 Wɔde wɔn mmonnua ne nname bubuu nnua a wɔasen adi ho adwinni no.
They smashed and broke down all the engravings; they broke them with axes and hammers.
7 Wɔhyew wo kronkronbea no dwerɛbee; woguu faako a wo Din te no ho fi.
They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrated where you live, knocking it to the ground.
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 destroy them all.” They burned up all of your meeting places in the land.
9 Wɔmmaa yɛn nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ nwonwa biara; adiyifo no asa, na yɛn mu biara nnim nna dodow a ebedi.
We do not see any more signs; there is no prophet any more, 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, God, will the enemy throw insults at you? Will the enemy blaspheme 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 hold back your hand, your right hand? Take your right hand from your garment and destroy them.
12 Nanso Onyankopɔn yɛ me hene fi tete; wode nkwagye ba asase so.
Yet God has been my king from ancient times, bringing 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 sea monsters in the waters.
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 those living in the wilderness.
15 Wo na womaa nsuwa ne nsuti tuei; na womaa nsubɔnten a ɛsen yoyowee.
You broke open springs and streams; you dried up flowing rivers.
16 Adekyee wɔ wo na adesae nso yɛ wo dea; wode owia ne ɔsram sisii hɔ.
The day is yours, and the night is yours also; you set the sun and moon in place.
17 Ɛyɛ wo na wototoo asase so ahye nyinaa; wobɔɔ ahohuru ne awɔw mmere.
You have set all the borders of the earth; you have made summer and winter.
18 Awurade, kae sɛnea ɔtamfo no aserew wo, sɛnea nkwaseafo agu wo din ho fi.
Call to mind how the enemy hurled insults at you, Yahweh, and that a foolish people has blasphemed your name.
19 Mmfa wʼaborɔnoma nkwa mma nkekaboa; mma wo werɛ mfi wo nkurɔfo a wɔrehu amane no nkwa afebɔɔ.
Do not give the life of your dove to a wild animal. Do not forget forever the life of your oppressed people.
20 Ma wʼapam no ho nhia wo, efisɛ akakabensɛm ahyɛ asase no so sum mu ma.
Remember your covenant, for the dark regions of the land are full of places of violence.
21 Mma wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so no mmfa animguase nsan; ma ahiafo ne mmɔborɔfo nkamfo wo din.
Do not let the oppressed be turned back in shame; let the poor and oppressed praise your name.
22 Ao, Onyankopɔn, ma wo ho so na ka wo ara wʼasɛm; kae sɛnea nkwaseafo serew wo da mu nyinaa.
Arise, God; defend your own honor; call to mind how fools insult you all day long.
23 Mmu wʼani ngu wɔn a wɔsɔre tia wo no nteɛteɛmu so, wʼatamfo gyegyeegyeyɛ a ɛkɔ soro daa no.
Do not forget the voice of your adversaries or the uproar of those who continually defy you.
