Nnwom 116
1 Medɔ Awurade ɛfiri sɛ, ɔtee me nne. Ɔtee me mmɔborɔhunu su.
Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.
2 Esiane sɛ ɔbrɛɛ nʼaso maa me enti, mɛfrɛ no wɔ ɛberɛ a mete ase yi.
For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.
The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
4 Afei mebɔɔ Awurade din kaa sɛ, “Ao Awurade, gye me nkwa!”
And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.
5 Awurade yɛ ɔdomfoɔ ne ɔteneneeni; ayamhyehyeɛ ahyɛ yɛn Onyankopɔn ma.
Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.
6 Awurade bɔ ɔwɛmfoɔ ho ban; ɛberɛ a mewɔ ahohiahia mu no, ɔgyee me.
The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.
7 Nya abotɔyam bio, Ao me kra, ɛfiri sɛ Awurade ne wo adi no yie.
Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.
8 Na wo, Ao Awurade, woagye me kra afiri owuo mu; woamma mʼani amporo nisuo, na woamma me nan ansunti,
For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.
9 sɛ mɛnante Awurade anim wɔ ateasefoɔ asase so.
I will please the Lord in the land of the living.
10 Megye diiɛ; ɛno enti mekaa sɛ, “Mewɔ ahohia kɛseɛ mu.”
Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled.
11 Na mʼabasamtuo mu, mekaa sɛ, “Nnipa nyinaa yɛ atorofoɔ.”
I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.”
12 Ɛdeɛn na mɛtumi de atua Awurade ka wɔ ne papa a wayɛ ama me nyinaa?
What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?
13 Mɛma nkwagyeɛ kuruwa no so na mabɔ Awurade din.
I will take up the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
14 Mɛdi ɛbɔ a mahyɛ Awurade no nyinaa so wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa anim.
I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight of all his people.
15 Nʼahotefoɔ wuo yɛ aboɔden wɔ Awurade ani so.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.
16 Ao Awurade, ampa ara meyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ; meyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ, wʼafenaa babarima; wayi me afiri me mpɔkyerɛ mu.
O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.
17 Mɛbɔ aseda afɔdeɛ ama wo na mabɔ Awurade din.
I will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.
18 Mɛdi me bɔ a mahyɛ Awurade no so wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa anim,
I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people,
19 wɔ adihɔ a ɛwɔ Awurade fie wɔ wo mfimfini, Ao Yerusalem. Monkamfo Awurade.
in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.
