Nnwom 37
1 Dawid dwom. Nha wo ho nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nti; mma wʼani mmere wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne;
A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity.
2 Wɔte sɛ ɛserɛ, ɛnkyɛre na ahye, wɔte sɛ dua mono, ɛnkyɛre na awu.
For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.
3 Fa wo ho to Awurade so na yɛ papa. Tena asase no so na ma wʼani nka asomdwoeɛ adidibea hɔ.
Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.
4 Ma wʼani nka Awurade ho na woama wo deɛ wʼakoma pɛ.
Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.
5 Fa wʼakwan hyɛ Awurade nsam; na fa wo ho to ne so, na ɔno na ɔbɛyɛ:
Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.
6 ɔbɛma wo teneneeyɛ ahyerɛn sɛ adekyeeɛ, na wʼatɛntenenee ayɛ sɛ owigyinaeɛ.
And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday.
7 Yɛ komm wɔ Awurade anim na to wo bo ase twɛn no, nha wo ho wɔ wɔn a asi wɔn yie ho ɛfiri sɛ wɔnam bɔne akwan so.
Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.
8 Mma wo bo mfu, na gyae abufuhyeɛ; nha wo ho, ɛkɔwie bɔne nko ara.
Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.
9 Wɔbɛtwa nnebɔneyɛfoɔ agu, nanso wɔn a wɔn ani da Awurade soɔ no, wɔbɛnya asase no adi so.
For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.
10 Ɛrenkyɛre, nnebɔneyɛfoɔ bɛyera. Wɔbɛhwehwɛ wɔn, nanso wɔrenhunu wɔn.
Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.
11 Nanso ahobrɛasefoɔ bɛnya asase no adi so na wɔanya asomdwoeɛ mmorosoɔ.
But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace.
12 Amumuyɛfoɔ bɔ pɔ bɔne tia ateneneefoɔ na wɔtwɛre wɔn se gu wɔn so;
The sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over him.
13 nanso, Awurade sere amumuyɛfoɔ, na ɔnim sɛ wɔn nna abɛn.
But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come.
14 Amumuyɛfoɔ twe akofena na wɔkuntunu wɔn tadua mu sɛ wɔbɛkum ahiafoɔ ne mmɔborɔfoɔ, sɛ wɔbɛkum wɔn a wɔn akwan tene.
The sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart.
15 Nanso, wɔn akofena bɛwowɔ wɔn ankasa akoma mu, na wɔn tadua mu abubu.
Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.
16 Kakra a ateneneefoɔ wɔ no som bo sene amumuyɛfoɔ bebree ahonya;
A little is better to the just than the many riches of sinners.
17 ɛfiri sɛ, amumuyɛfoɔ ahoɔden bɛsa nanso Awurade bɛwowa ateneneefoɔ.
For the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the just.
18 Awurade nim wɔn a wɔn ho nni asɛm no nna, na wɔn agyapadeɛ bɛtena hɔ daa.
The Lord knows the days of the immaculate, and their inheritance will be in eternity.
19 Ahohiahia berɛ mu wɔremmrɛ. Ɛkɔm berɛ mu wɔbɛnya ma abu so.
They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied:
20 Nanso, amumuyɛfoɔ bɛyera. Awurade atamfoɔ bɛyɛ te sɛ wiram nhwiren; wɔbɛtu ayera sɛ wisie.
for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away.
21 Amumuyɛfoɔ pɛ bosea, na wɔntua, nanso ɔteneneeni de ahummɔborɔ ma;
The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.
22 Wɔn a Awurade ahyira wɔn no bɛnya asase no adi so, na wɔn a ɔdome wɔn no wɔbɛtwa wɔn agu.
For those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perish.
23 Sɛ Awurade ani sɔ onipa akwan a, ɔma nʼanammɔntuo si pi.
The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his way.
24 Sɛ ɔsunti a ɔrenhwe ase, ɛfiri sɛ Awurade kura no wɔ ne nsam.
When he falls, he will not be harmed, because the Lord places his hand under him.
25 Na meyɛ aberanteɛ, na seesei mabɔ akɔkoraa, na menhunuu ɔteneneeni a Awurade apa nʼakyi anaasɛ ne mma resrɛ aduane.
I have been young, and now I am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his offspring seeking bread.
26 Ɛberɛ biara ɔyɛ adɔeɛ, na ɔde fɛm kwa; na ne mma bɛnya nhyira.
He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.
27 Twe wo ho firi bɔne ho na yɛ papa na wobɛtena asase no so afebɔɔ.
Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever and ever.
28 Ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade pɛ deɛ ɛtene, na ɔrennya ne nkurɔfoɔ nokwafoɔ no. Wɔbɛnya banbɔ daa nyinaa Nanso, amumuyɛfoɔ asefoɔ deɛ, wɔbɛtwa wɔn agu.
For the Lord loves judgment, and he will not abandon his saints. They will be kept safe in eternity. The unjust will be punished, and the offspring of the impious will perish.
29 Ateneneefoɔ bɛnya asase no adi so na wɔatena so afebɔɔ.
But the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and ever.
30 Ɔteneneeni ano ka nyansasɛm, na ne tɛkrɛma ka deɛ ɛtene.
The mouth of the just one will express wisdom, and his tongue will speak judgment.
31 Ne Onyankopɔn mmara wɔ nʼakoma mu; ne nan nnwatiri.
The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.
32 Amumuyɛfoɔ tetɛ ateneneefoɔ hwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɛkum wɔn,
The sinner considers the just one and seeks to put him to death.
33 nanso, Awurade nnyaa wɔn mma wɔn na ɔremma wɔmmu wɔn kumfɔ wɔ asɛnniiɛ.
But the Lord will not abandon him into his hands, nor condemn him, when he will be judged.
34 Montwɛn Awurade na monhwɛ nʼakwan. Ɔbɛma mo so na moanya asase no adi so; sɛ wɔtwitwa amumuyɛfoɔ no gu a, mobɛhunu.
Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall see.
35 Mahunu omumuyɛfoɔ a ɔyɛ basabasa sɛ ɔredi yie sɛ dua mono a ɛsi asase pa soɔ,
I have seen the impious over-exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Lebanon.
36 nanso ankyɛre na ɛwuiɛ a wɔnhunu no bio; mehwehwɛɛ no, nanso manhunu no.
And I passed by, and behold, he was not. And I sought him, and his place was not found.
37 Susu deɛ ɔyɛ pɛ ho, na hwɛ deɛ ɔtene; na asomdwoeɛ onipa bɛnya asetena pa daakye.
Keep to innocence, and gaze upon fairness: because there are allotments for the peaceful man.
38 Nanso wɔbɛsɛe nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nyinaa; na wɔbɛtɔre wɔn asefoɔ ase.
But the unjust will be destroyed together: the allotments of the impious will pass away.
39 Ateneneefoɔ nkwagyeɛ firi Awurade ɔne wɔn aban wɔ amanehunu berɛ mu.
But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in time of tribulation.
40 Awurade boa wɔn na ɔgye wɔn; ɔyi wɔn firi amumuyɛfoɔ nsam na ɔgye wɔn nkwa, ɛfiri sɛ wɔhinta wɔ ne mu.
And the Lord will help them and free them. And he will rescue them from sinners and save them, because they have hoped in him.
