Nnwom 22
1 Dawid dwom. Me Onyankopɔn, me Onyankopɔn, adɛn enti na woagya me? Adɛn enti na me nkwagyeɛ ne wo ntam aware, adɛn na mʼapinisie nsɛm ne wo ntam aware?
TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “DOE OF THE MORNING.” A PSALM OF DAVID. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Far from My salvation, The words of My roaring?
2 Ao me Onyankopɔn, mesu frɛ wo awia, nanso wonnye me so, mefrɛ wo anadwo, nanso mennya ɔhome.
My God, I call by day, and You do not answer, And by night, and am not silent.
3 Nanso, wɔasi wo ɔhene sɛ Ɔkronkronni; wo na Israel kamfo woɔ.
And You [are] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.
4 Wo mu na yɛn agyanom de wɔn werɛ hyɛeɛ; wɔgyee wo diiɛ, na wogyee wɔn.
In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.
5 Wɔsu frɛɛ wo na wogyee wɔn, wɔde wɔn ho too wo so na woanni wɔn hwammɔ.
To You they cried, and were delivered, In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.
6 Nanso meyɛ ɔsonsono, na menyɛ onipa nnipa bɔ me ahohora na wɔbu me animtiaa.
And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
7 Obiara a ɔhunu me di me ho fɛw; wɔtwa me adapaa, woso wɔn ti ka sɛ:
All beholding Me mock at Me, They make free with the lip—shake the head,
8 “Ɔde ne ho to Awurade so; ma Awurade mmɛgye no. Ma ɔmmɛboa no, ɛfiri sɛ ɔwɔ ne mu anigyeɛ.”
“Roll to YHWH, He delivers Him, He delivers Him, for He delighted in Him.”
9 Wo na woyii me firii awotwaa mu baeɛ na womaa mede me ho too wo so ɛberɛ a metua me maame nufoɔ ano mpo.
For You [are] He bringing Me forth from the womb, Causing Me to trust, On the breasts of My mother.
10 Ɛfiri mʼawoɔ mu na wɔde me too wo soɔ; ɛfiri me maame yafunu mu, woayɛ me Onyankopɔn.
On You I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of My mother You [are] My God.
11 Ntwe wo ho mfiri me ho! Ɛfiri sɛ amaneɛ abɛn na ɔboafoɔ nni baabi.
Do not be far from Me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
12 Anantwinini bebree atwa me ho ahyia; Basan anantwinini a wɔn ho yɛ den atwa me ho ahyia.
Many bulls have surrounded Me, Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me,
13 Gyata a wɔbobom na wɔtete wɔn ahaboa mu abuebue wɔn anom tɛtrɛɛ de kyerɛ me.
They have opened their mouth against Me, A lion tearing and roaring.
14 Wɔahwie me agu sɛ nsuo, na me nnompe nyinaa ahodwo. Mʼakoma adane ayɛ sɛ nku; anane afiri me mu.
I have been poured out as waters, And all my bones have separated themselves, My heart has been like wax, It is melted in the midst of My bowels.
15 Mʼahoɔden awe te sɛ kyɛmferɛ mu. Na me tɛkrɛma atare mʼanom. Wode me ato owuo mfuturo mu.
My power is dried up as an earthen vessel, And My tongue is cleaving to My jaws.
16 Nkraman atwa me ho ahyia nnebɔneyɛfoɔ kuo atwa me ho ahyia, wɔahwire me nsa ne me nan mu.
And You appoint Me to the dust of death, For dogs have surrounded Me, A company of evildoers has surrounded Me, Piercing My hands and My feet.
17 Mɛtumi akan me nnompe nyinaa; Mʼatamfoɔ di me nhwɛhaa na wɔsere me.
I count all My bones—they look expectingly, They look on Me,
18 Wɔkyɛ me atadeɛ mu fa, na wɔbɔ me ntoma so ntonto.
They apportion My garments to themselves, And they cause a lot to fall for My clothing.
19 Na wo, Ao Awurade, ntwe wo ho. Ao mʼAhoɔden bra ntɛm bɛboa me.
And You, O YHWH, do not be far off, O My strength, hurry to help Me.
20 Gye me kra firi akofena ano; gye me nkwa a ɛsom bo no firi nkraman tumi ase.
Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the paw of a dog.
21 Gye me nkwa firi gyata anom; gye me firi ɛkoɔ mmɛn so.
Save Me from the mouth of a lion And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!
22 Mɛbɔ wo din akyerɛ me nuanom; mɛkamfo wo wɔ wɔn a wɔahyia hɔ no nyinaa anim.
I declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of the assembly I praise You.
23 Monkamfo Awurade, mo a mosuro no no! Mo a moyɛ Yakob asefoɔ, monhyɛ no animuonyam! Mo Israel asefoɔ nyinaa, monni no ni!
You who fear YHWH, praise Him, All the seed of Jacob, honor Him, And be afraid of Him, all you seed of Israel.
24 Ɔmmuu nʼani nguu ɔmanehunufoɔ ateetee so, ɔmfaa nʼanim nhintaa no; na mmom watie ne sufrɛ a ɔde repɛ mmoa.
For He has not despised, nor detested, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor has He hidden His face from Him, And in His crying to Him He hears.
25 Me botaeɛ a mede yi wo ayɛ wɔ badwa mu no firi wo; mɛdi me bɔhyɛ so wɔ wɔn a wɔsuro wo no anim.
Of You My praise [is] in the great assembly. I complete My vows before His fearers.
26 Ahiafoɔ bɛdidi na wɔamee; wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ Awurade bɛyi no ayɛ. Mo akoma nnya nkwa daa.
The humble eat and are satisfied, Those seeking Him praise YHWH, Your heart lives forever.
27 Asase ano nyinaa bɛkae akɔ Awurade nkyɛn, na amanaman no mmusua nyinaa bɛkoto nʼanim,
Remember and return to YHWH, Do all the ends of the earth, And bow themselves before You, Do all families of the nations,
28 ɛfiri sɛ ahennie wɔ Awurade na ɔdi amanaman so ɔhene.
For to YHWH [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
29 Asase so adefoɔ nyinaa bɛdidi na wɔasɔre no; wɔn a wɔkɔ dɔteɛ mu nyinaa bɛbu nkotodwe nʼanim, wɔn a wɔrentumi mma nkwa mu.
And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, All going down to dust bow before Him, And he [who] has not revived his soul.
30 Nkyirimma nyinaa bɛsom no; wɔbɛka Awurade ho asɛm akyerɛ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ a ɛdidi soɔ.
A seed serves Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
31 Wɔbɛka ne tenenee akyerɛ nnipa a wɔnnya nwoo wɔn ɛfiri sɛ ɔno na wayɛ.
They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is born, that He has made!
