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?
For the leader; set to “Deer of the Dawn”. A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you left me, my rescue so far from the words of my roaring?
2 Ao me Onyankopɔn, mesu frɛ wo awia, nanso wonnye me so, mefrɛ wo anadwo, nanso mennya ɔhome.
I cry in the day, you do not answer, I cry in the night but find no rest.
3 Nanso, wɔasi wo ɔhene sɛ Ɔkronkronni; wo na Israel kamfo woɔ.
You are the Holy One, throned on the praises of Israel.
4 Wo mu na yɛn agyanom de wɔn werɛ hyɛeɛ; wɔgyee wo diiɛ, na wogyee wɔn.
In you our ancestors trusted, they trusted and you delivered them.
5 Wɔsu frɛɛ wo na wogyee wɔn, wɔde wɔn ho too wo so na woanni wɔn hwammɔ.
They cried to you, and found safety, in you did they trust and were not put to shame.
6 Nanso meyɛ ɔsonsono, na menyɛ onipa nnipa bɔ me ahohora na wɔbu me animtiaa.
But I am a worm, not a person; insulted by others, despised by the people.
7 Obiara a ɔhunu me di me ho fɛw; wɔtwa me adapaa, woso wɔn ti ka sɛ:
All who see me mock me, with mouths wide open and wagging heads:
8 “Ɔde ne ho to Awurade so; ma Awurade mmɛgye no. Ma ɔmmɛboa no, ɛfiri sɛ ɔwɔ ne mu anigyeɛ.”
‘He relies on the Lord; let him save him. Let him rescue the one he holds dear!’
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.
But you drew me from the womb, laid me safely on my mother’s breasts.
10 Ɛfiri mʼawoɔ mu na wɔde me too wo soɔ; ɛfiri me maame yafunu mu, woayɛ me Onyankopɔn.
On your care was I cast from my very birth, you are my God from my mother’s womb.
11 Ntwe wo ho mfiri me ho! Ɛfiri sɛ amaneɛ abɛn na ɔboafoɔ nni baabi.
Be not far from me, for trouble is nigh, and there is none to help.
12 Anantwinini bebree atwa me ho ahyia; Basan anantwinini a wɔn ho yɛ den atwa me ho ahyia.
I am circled by many bulls, beset by the mighty of Bashan,
13 Gyata a wɔbobom na wɔtete wɔn ahaboa mu abuebue wɔn anom tɛtrɛɛ de kyerɛ me.
who face me with gaping jaws, like ravening roaring lions.
14 Wɔahwie me agu sɛ nsuo, na me nnompe nyinaa ahodwo. Mʼakoma adane ayɛ sɛ nku; anane afiri me mu.
Poured out am I like water, and all my bones are loosened. My heart is become like wax, melted within me.
15 Mʼahoɔden awe te sɛ kyɛmferɛ mu. Na me tɛkrɛma atare mʼanom. Wode me ato owuo mfuturo mu.
My palate is dry as a sherd, my tongue sticks to my jaws; in the dust of death you lay me.
16 Nkraman atwa me ho ahyia nnebɔneyɛfoɔ kuo atwa me ho ahyia, wɔahwire me nsa ne me nan mu.
For dogs are round about me, a band of knaves encircles me, gnawing my hands and my feet.
17 Mɛtumi akan me nnompe nyinaa; Mʼatamfoɔ di me nhwɛhaa na wɔsere me.
I can count my bones, every one. As for them, they feast their eyes on me.
18 Wɔkyɛ me atadeɛ mu fa, na wɔbɔ me ntoma so ntonto.
They divide my garments among them, and over my raiment cast lots.
19 Na wo, Ao Awurade, ntwe wo ho. Ao mʼAhoɔden bra ntɛm bɛboa me.
But you, O Lord, be not far, O my strength, hasten to help me.
20 Gye me kra firi akofena ano; gye me nkwa a ɛsom bo no firi nkraman tumi ase.
Deliver my life from the sword my life from the power of the dogs.
21 Gye me nkwa firi gyata anom; gye me firi ɛkoɔ mmɛn so.
Save me from the jaws of the lion, from the horns of the wild oxen help me.
22 Mɛbɔ wo din akyerɛ me nuanom; mɛkamfo wo wɔ wɔn a wɔahyia hɔ no nyinaa anim.
I will tell of your fame to my kindred, and in the assembly will 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!
Praise the Lord, you who fear him. All Jacob’s seed, give him glory. All Israel’s seed, stand in awe of him.
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 abhorred the sorrow of the sorrowful. He hid not his face from me, but he listened to my cry for help.
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 is my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him.
26 Ahiafoɔ bɛdidi na wɔamee; wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ Awurade bɛyi no ayɛ. Mo akoma nnya nkwa daa.
The afflicted will eat to their heart’s desire, and those who seek after the Lord will praise him. Lift up your hearts forever.
27 Asase ano nyinaa bɛkae akɔ Awurade nkyɛn, na amanaman no mmusua nyinaa bɛkoto nʼanim,
All will call it to mind, to the ends of the earth, and turn to the Lord; and all tribes of the nations will bow down before you.
28 ɛfiri sɛ ahennie wɔ Awurade na ɔdi amanaman so ɔhene.
For the kingdom belongs to the Lord: he is the Lord of the 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.
To him will bow down all who sleep in the earth, and before him bend all who go down to the dust, and those who could not preserve their lives.
30 Nkyirimma nyinaa bɛsom no; wɔbɛka Awurade ho asɛm akyerɛ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ a ɛdidi soɔ.
My descendants will tell of the Lord to the next generation;
31 Wɔbɛka ne tenenee akyerɛ nnipa a wɔnnya nwoo wɔn ɛfiri sɛ ɔno na wayɛ.
they will declare his righteousness to people yet to be born: He has done it.
