Nnwom 44
1 Dwom a wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ. Kora mma “maskil” dwom. Ao Onyankopɔn, yɛde yɛn aso ate; yɛn agyanom aka akyerɛ yɛn; deɛ woyɛeɛ wɔ wɔn berɛ so, wɔ tete mmerɛ no mu.
To him that excelleth. A Psalme to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. We haue heard with our eares, O God: our fathers haue tolde vs the workes, that thou hast done in their dayes, in the olde time:
2 Wode wo nsa pamoo amanaman no na wobɔɔ yɛn agyanom atenaseɛ; wodwerɛɛ nnipa no na womaa yɛn agyanom dii yie.
Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, and planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, and caused them to grow.
3 Ɛnyɛ wɔn akofena na wɔde nyaa asase no, na ɛnyɛ wɔn nsa na ɛmaa wɔn nkonimdie; ɛyɛ wo nsa nifa, wo basa, ne wʼanim hann, ɛfiri sɛ na wodɔ wɔn.
For they inherited not the lande by their owne sworde, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme and the light of thy countenance, because thou didest fauour them.
4 Woyɛ me Ɔhene ne me Onyankopɔn, deɛ ɔhyɛ nkonimdie ma Yakob.
Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
5 Ɛnam wo so na yɛpamoo yɛn Atamfoɔ; wo din mu na yɛtiatia wɔn a wɔkyiri yɛn soɔ.
Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.
6 Meremfa me ho nto mʼagyan so mʼakofena remfa nkonimdie mmrɛ me;
For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
7 na wo na woma yɛdi yɛn atamfoɔ so. Wogu wɔn a wɔtane yɛn anim ase.
But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.
8 Onyankopɔn mu na yɛhoahoa yɛn ho da mu nyinaa na yɛbɛkamfo wo din no daa daa.
Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
9 Nanso seesei woapo yɛn abrɛ yɛn ase; wone yɛn asraafoɔ nnkɔ ɔsa bio.
But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
10 Woma yɛdwane firii ɛdɔm anim ma yɛn atamfoɔ fom yɛn agyapadeɛ.
Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
11 Woyii yɛn maa sɛ wɔnkum yɛn sɛ nnwan na woahwete yɛn wɔ amanaman no mu.
Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
12 Wotɔn wo nkurɔfoɔ fofoofo, na woannya mfasoɔ biara amfiri mu.
Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
13 Woayɛ yɛn ahohoradeɛ ama yɛn afipamfoɔ, animtiabudeɛ ne aseredeɛ ama wɔn a atwa yɛn ho ahyia.
Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.
14 Woayɛ yɛn akasabɛbuo wɔ aman no mu na nnipa no woso wɔn ti de gu yɛn so.
Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
15 Mʼanimguaseɛ di mʼanim daa, na aniwuo akata mʼanim
My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,
16 ɛsiane wɔn a wɔbɔ me ahohora na wɔkasa tia me de yi me ahi, ɛsiane ɔtamfoɔ a nʼani abre sɛ ɔbɛtɔ were no enti.
For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.
17 Yeinom nyinaa too yɛn deɛ, nanso yɛn werɛ mfirii wo, na yɛmmuu wʼapam no nso so.
All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.
18 Yɛn akoma ntwe mfirii wo ho; na yɛn nan nso mmane mfirii wo kwan so.
Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
19 Nanso wodwerɛɛ yɛn yɛɛ yɛn sakraman tuo na wode esum kabii kataa yɛn so.
Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.
20 Sɛ na yɛn werɛ afiri yɛn Onyankopɔn din anaa sɛ yɛatrɛ yɛn nsam akyerɛ ananafoɔ nyame a
If wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,
21 anka Onyankopɔn bɛhunu, ɛfiri sɛ ɔnim akoma mu ahintasɛm.
Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 Nanso, wo enti, wɔkum yɛn daa nyinaa; wɔbu yɛn sɛ nnwan a wɔrekɔkum wɔn.
Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
23 Nyane, Ao Awurade! Adɛn enti na wada? Keka wo ho! Nnya yɛn hɔ afebɔɔ.
Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
24 Adɛn enti na wode wʼanim ahinta na wo werɛ firi yɛn ahohia ne nhyɛsoɔ?
Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
25 Wɔabrɛ yɛn ase kɔ dɔteɛ mu na yɛn onipadua aka afam dɔteɛ.
For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.
26 Sɔre bɛboa yɛn; wʼadɔeɛ a ɛnsa da no enti, gye yɛn.
Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
