Nnwom 82

1 Asaf dwom. Onyankopɔn di hene wɔ ɔsoro asafo mu; obu atɛn wɔ “anyame” mu.

A Melody of Asaph. God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge.

2 “Wobɛbɔ wɔn a wɔnteɛ ho ban na woayɛ nhwɛanim ama amumɔyɛfo akosi da bɛn?

How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? (Selah)

3 Monka mmɔborɔfo ne ayisaa asɛm mma wɔn; mommɔ ahiafo ne wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so yiyedi ho ban.

Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

4 Munnye ɔbrɛfo ne ahiafo; munnye wɔn mfi amumɔyɛfo nsam.

Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue.

5 “Anyame no nnim de, na wɔnte hwee ase. Wokyinkyin wɔ sum mu; na asase fapem nyinaa wosow.

They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.

6 “Mekae se, ‘Moyɛ “anyame;” mo nyinaa yɛ Ɔsorosoroni no mma.’

I, said, Gods, ye are, Yea, sons of the Highest, are ye all;

7 Nanso mubewuwu sɛ nnipa pɛ; na moahwe ase sɛ ɔsodifo biara.”

But indeed, like the earth-born, shall ye die! And, like one of the princes, shall ye fall!

8 Ao Onyankopɔn, sɔre, bu wiase atɛn; efisɛ amanaman nyinaa yɛ wo de.

Arise! O God, judge thou the earth, For, thou, wilt inherit all the nations.