2 Samuel 22
1 Ɛberɛ a Awurade gyee Dawid firii nʼatamfoɔ nyinaa ne Saulo nsam akyi no, ɔtoo saa dwom yi de yii Awurade ayɛ.
David sang to Yahweh the words of this song on the day that Yahweh rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
2 Nsɛm a ɛwɔ dwom no mu nie: “Awurade yɛ me botan, mʼaban ne mʼagyenkwa;
He prayed, “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, the one who rescues me.
3 me Onyankopɔn yɛ me botan; ne mu na menya banbɔ. Ɔyɛ me kyɛm, me nkwagyeɛ mu ahoɔden ne me banbɔeɛ, mʼabantenten, mʼagyenkwa, deɛ ɔgye me firi basabasayɛ mu.
God is my rock. I take refuge in him. He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, and my refuge, the one who saves me from violence.
4 “Mesu frɛ Awurade; ɔno na ayɛyie sɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔgye me firi mʼatamfoɔ nsam.
I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, and I will be saved from my enemies.
5 Owuo asorɔkye twaa me ho hyiaeɛ; ɔsɛeɛ yiri faa me so.
For the waves of death surrounded me, the rushing waters of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death trapped me. (Sheol h7585)
7 “Na mʼamanehunu mu no, mesu mefrɛɛ Awurade. Aane, mefrɛɛ me Onyankopɔn pɛɛ mmoa. Ɔtee me nne firii ne kronkronbea. Me sufrɛ duruu nʼasom.
In my distress I called to Yahweh; I called to my God; he heard my voice from his temple, and my call for help went into his ears.
8 Na asase wosoeɛ na ɛhinhimeɛ; ɔsoro fapem wosoeɛ; wɔwosoeɛ, nʼabufuo enti.
Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the heavens trembled and were shaken, because God was angry.
9 Wisie firii ne hwene mu; ogyaframa firii nʼanom; na egyasramma dɛre firii mu.
Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it.
10 Ɔfirii ɔsoro baa fam; na omununkum kabii duruu ne nan ase.
He opened the heavens and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
11 Ɔte Kerubim so tuiɛ; gyaagyaa ne ho wɔ mframa ntaban so.
He rode on a cherub and flew. He was seen on the wings of the wind.
12 Ɔde sum kataa ne ho hyiaeɛ, ɔde osuo omununkum dii nʼanim ɛkan.
He made darkness a tent around him, gathering heavy rain clouds in the skies.
13 Hann kɛseɛ hyerɛn wɔ nʼanim, na anyinam pa firi mu.
From the lightning before him coals of fire fell.
14 Awurade bobɔɔ mu firi soro; Ɔsorosoroni no teaam denden.
Yahweh thundered from the heavens. The Most High shouted.
15 Ɔtoo nʼagyan maa nʼatamfoɔ hweteeɛ; anyinam dwaeɛ ma wɔyɛɛ basaa.
He shot arrows and scattered his enemies— lightning bolts and dispersed them.
16 Awurade kasaeɛ, na ewiase nnyinasoɔ no nyinaa daa hɔ. Wɔtumi hunuu ɛpo ase, na asase fapem ho daa hɔ.
Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 “Ɔfiri ɔsoro baa ɛfam bɛsɔɔ me mu; ɔtwee me firii nsuo a emu dɔ mu.
He reached down from above; he took hold of me! He pulled me out of the surging water.
18 Ɔgyee me firii mʼatamfoɔ a wɔyɛ den nsam, atamfoɔ a wɔkyiri me na wɔn ho yɛ den pa ara ma me.
He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
19 Wɔbaa me so wɔ mʼamanehunu da mu, nanso Awurade pagyaa me.
They came against me on the day of my distress, but Yahweh was my support.
20 Ɔde me baa baabi a banbɔ wɔ; ɔgyee me, ɛfiri sɛ, nʼani ku me ho.
He also brought me out to a wide open place. He saved me because he was pleased with me.
21 “Awurade ne me adi no sɛdeɛ me tenenee teɛ; wahwɛ me nsa a ɛho teɛ so atua me ka.
Yahweh has rewarded me to the measure of my righteousness; he has restored me to the measure of the cleanness of my hands.
22 Ɛfiri sɛ, manante Awurade akwan so; Mentwee me ho mfirii me Onyankopɔn ho nkɔyɛɛ bɔne.
For I have kept the ways of Yahweh and have not acted wickedly by turning from my God.
23 Ne mmara nyinaa gu mʼanim; mentwee me ho mfirii ne nhyehyɛeɛ ho.
For all his righteous decrees have been before me; as for his statutes, I have not turned away from them.
24 Me ho nni asɛm wɔ Onyankopɔn anim; matwe me ho afiri bɔne ho.
I have also been innocent before him, and I have kept myself from sin.
25 Awurade tuaa me papayɛ so ka, ɛfiri sɛ menni fɔ wɔ nʼanim.
Therefore Yahweh has restored me to the measure of my righteousness, to the degree of my cleanness in his sight.
26 “Woda wo ho adi sɛ ɔnokwafoɔ kyerɛ wɔn a wɔdi nokorɛ, wɔn a wɔdi mu nso wo kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wodi mu.
To one who is faithful, you show yourself to be faithful; to a man who is blameless, you show yourself to be blameless.
27 Woyi wo kronkronyɛ kyerɛ ɔkronkronni, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ deɛ wokyiri wɔn.
With the pure you show yourself pure, but you are perverse to the twisted.
28 Wogye ahobrɛasefoɔ, nanso wʼani kɔ ahantanfoɔ so sɛ wobɛbrɛ wɔn ase.
You save afflicted people, but your eyes are against the proud, and you bring them down.
29 Ao Awurade, woyɛ me kanea. Aane, Awurade woma me sum dane hann.
For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh lights up my darkness.
30 Wʼahoɔden a wode ma me enti, metumi ka akodɔm gu; me Onyankopɔn enti, metumi foro ɔfasuo.
For by you I can run over a barricade; by my God I can leap over a wall.
31 “Onyankopɔn deɛ, nʼakwan yɛ pɛ; Awurade bɔhyɛ nyinaa ba mu. Ɔyɛ akokyɛm ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ banbɔ wɔ ne mu.
As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is pure. He is a shield to everyone who takes refuge in him.
32 Hwan ne Onyankopɔn, gye sɛ Awurade? Hwan ne ɔbotantim no, gye sɛ yɛn Onyankopɔn?
For who is God except Yahweh, and who is a rock except our God?
33 Onyankopɔn ne mʼaban a ɛyɛ den; wagye me, na wama me kwan so ayɛ pɛ.
God is my refuge, and he leads the blameless person on his path.
34 Ɔma mʼanammɔn ho yɛ hare sɛ ɔforoteɛ deɛ; Ɔma me gyina sorɔnsorɔmmea.
He makes my feet swift like a deer and places me on the high hills.
35 Ɔsiesie me ma ɔko; na mʼabasa tumi kuntunu kɔbere mfrafraeɛ tadua.
He trains my hands for war, and my arms to bend a bow of bronze.
36 Woama me wo nkwagyeɛ kyɛm. Wo mmoa ama mayɛ ɔkɛseɛ.
You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your favor has made me great.
37 Woabɔ ɛkwan tɛtrɛɛ ama me nan sɛdeɛ ɛrenwatiri.
You have made a wide place for my feet beneath me, so my feet have not slipped.
38 “Metaa mʼatamfoɔ so sɛee wɔn; mannyina kɔsii sɛ wɔdii nkoguo.
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
39 Meyamoo wɔn, mebɔɔ wɔn hwee fam, na wɔantumi ansɔre; wɔhwehwee ase wɔ me nan ase.
I devoured them and smashed them; they cannot rise. They have fallen under my feet.
40 Wohyɛɛ me ahoɔden maa ɔko; woaka mʼatamfoɔ ahyɛ me nan ase.
You put strength on me like a belt for battle; you put under me those who rise up against me.
41 Womaa wɔdanee wɔn ani dwaneeɛ, na mesɛe wɔn a wɔtan me nyinaa.
You gave me the back of my enemies' necks; I annihilated those who hated me.
42 Wɔsu pɛɛ mmoa, nanso obiara ammɛgye wɔn. Wɔsu frɛɛ Awurade, nanso wannye wɔn so.
They cried for help, but no one saved them; they cried out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
43 Meyamoo wɔn ma wɔyɛɛ sɛ asase so mfuturo; mepraa wɔn guu nsuka mu sɛ wira.
I beat them into fine pieces like dust on the ground, I pulverized them like mud in the streets.
44 “Womaa me nkonimdie wɔ wɔn a wɔbɔ me kwaadu so. Woahwɛ sɛ mɛyɛ amanaman sodifoɔ; na nnipa a mennim wɔn som me.
You also have rescued me from the disputes of my own people. You have kept me as the head of nations. A people that I have not known serves me.
45 Ananafoɔ brɛ wɔn ho ase ma me; wɔte me nka pɛ ara a, wɔde wɔn ho ma me.
Foreigners were forced to bow to me. As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
46 Wɔn nyinaa bɔ huboa, na wɔde ahopopoɔ firi wɔn nsraban mu ba.
The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds.
47 “Awurade te ase! Ayɛyi nka me botan, ma wɔmma Onyankopɔn, me nkwagyeɛ botan so.
Yahweh lives! May my rock be praised. May God be exalted, the rock of my salvation.
48 Ɔno ne Onyankopɔn a ɔtɔ wɔn a wɔha me so awere; ɔka amanaman no hyɛ mʼase
This is the God who executes vengeance for me, the one who brings down peoples under me.
49 na ɔgye me firi mʼatamfoɔ nsam. Wode me si baabi a mʼatamfoɔ nnuru, wogye me firi atutupɛfoɔ a wɔtia me nsam.
He sets me free from my enemies. Indeed, you lifted me up above those who rose up against me. You rescue me from violent men.
50 Ao Awurade yei enti, mɛkamfo wo wɔ amanaman mu nyinaa; na mɛto ayɛyie nnwom ama wo edin.
Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
51 “Wode nkonimdie akɛseɛ ama wo ɔhene; woda ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da adi kyerɛ deɛ woasra no ngo, wode kyerɛ Dawid, ne nʼasefoɔ afebɔɔ.”
God gives great victory to his king, and he shows his covenant loyalty to his anointed one, to David and to his descendants forever.”
