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 Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?
2 Ao me Onyankopɔn, mesu frɛ wo awia, nanso wonnye me so, mefrɛ wo anadwo, nanso mennya ɔhome.
O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou answerest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 Nanso, wɔasi wo ɔhene sɛ Ɔkronkronni; wo na Israel kamfo woɔ.
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Wo mu na yɛn agyanom de wɔn werɛ hyɛeɛ; wɔgyee wo diiɛ, na wogyee wɔn.
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5 Wɔsu frɛɛ wo na wogyee wɔn, wɔde wɔn ho too wo so na woanni wɔn hwammɔ.
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not ashamed.
6 Nanso meyɛ ɔsonsono, na menyɛ onipa nnipa bɔ me ahohora na wɔbu me animtiaa.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7 Obiara a ɔhunu me di me ho fɛw; wɔtwa me adapaa, woso wɔn ti ka sɛ:
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],
8 “Ɔde ne ho to Awurade so; ma Awurade mmɛgye no. Ma ɔmmɛboa no, ɛfiri sɛ ɔwɔ ne mu anigyeɛ.”
Commit [thyself] unto the LORD; let him deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighteth 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.
But thou art he that took me out the womb: thou didst make me trust [when I was] upon my mother’s breasts.
10 Ɛfiri mʼawoɔ mu na wɔde me too wo soɔ; ɛfiri me maame yafunu mu, woayɛ me Onyankopɔn.
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
11 Ntwe wo ho mfiri me ho! Ɛfiri sɛ amaneɛ abɛn na ɔboafoɔ nni baabi.
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12 Anantwinini bebree atwa me ho ahyia; Basan anantwinini a wɔn ho yɛ den atwa me ho ahyia.
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 Gyata a wɔbobom na wɔtete wɔn ahaboa mu abuebue wɔn anom tɛtrɛɛ de kyerɛ me.
They gape upon me with their mouth, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 Wɔahwie me agu sɛ nsuo, na me nnompe nyinaa ahodwo. Mʼakoma adane ayɛ sɛ nku; anane afiri me mu.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is 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 Strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16 Nkraman atwa me ho ahyia nnebɔneyɛfoɔ kuo atwa me ho ahyia, wɔahwire me nsa ne me nan mu.
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of evil-doers have enclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet.
17 Mɛtumi akan me nnompe nyinaa; Mʼatamfoɔ di me nhwɛhaa na wɔsere me.
I may tell all my bones; they look and stare upon me:
18 Wɔkyɛ me atadeɛ mu fa, na wɔbɔ me ntoma so ntonto.
They part my garments among them, and upon my vesture do they cast lots.
19 Na wo, Ao Awurade, ntwe wo ho. Ao mʼAhoɔden bra ntɛm bɛboa me.
But be not thou far off, O LORD: O thou my succour, haste thee 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 darling from the power of the dog;
21 Gye me nkwa firi gyata anom; gye me firi ɛkoɔ mmɛn so.
Save me from the lion’s mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.
22 Mɛbɔ wo din akyerɛ me nuanom; mɛkamfo wo wɔ wɔn a wɔahyia hɔ no nyinaa anim.
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23 Monkamfo Awurade, mo a mosuro no no! Mo a moyɛ Yakob asefoɔ, monhyɛ no animuonyam! Mo Israel asefoɔ nyinaa, monni no ni!
Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and stand in awe of him, all ye the 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 hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
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 thee cometh my praise in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26 Ahiafoɔ bɛdidi na wɔamee; wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ Awurade bɛyi no ayɛ. Mo akoma nnya nkwa daa.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek after him: let your heart live for ever.
27 Asase ano nyinaa bɛkae akɔ Awurade nkyɛn, na amanaman no mmusua nyinaa bɛkoto nʼanim,
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 ɛfiri sɛ ahennie wɔ Awurade na ɔdi amanaman so ɔhene.
For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the ruler over 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.
All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
30 Nkyirimma nyinaa bɛsom no; wɔbɛka Awurade ho asɛm akyerɛ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ a ɛdidi soɔ.
A seed shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord unto the [next] generation.
31 Wɔbɛka ne tenenee akyerɛ nnipa a wɔnnya nwoo wɔn ɛfiri sɛ ɔno na wayɛ.
They shall come and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.
