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.
For the Chief Musician; [a Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the days of old.
2 Wode wo nsa pamoo amanaman no na wobɔɔ yɛn agyanom atenaseɛ; wodwerɛɛ nnipa no na womaa yɛn agyanom dii yie.
Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand, and plantedst them in; thou didst afflict the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.
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 gat not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
4 Woyɛ me Ɔhene ne me Onyankopɔn, deɛ ɔhyɛ nkonimdie ma Yakob.
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.
5 Ɛnam wo so na yɛpamoo yɛn Atamfoɔ; wo din mu na yɛtiatia wɔn a wɔkyiri yɛn soɔ.
Through thee will we push down our adversaries: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
6 Meremfa me ho nto mʼagyan so mʼakofena remfa nkonimdie mmrɛ me;
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7 na wo na woma yɛdi yɛn atamfoɔ so. Wogu wɔn a wɔtane yɛn anim ase.
But thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.
8 Onyankopɔn mu na yɛhoahoa yɛn ho da mu nyinaa na yɛbɛkamfo wo din no daa daa.
In God have we made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. (Selah)
9 Nanso seesei woapo yɛn abrɛ yɛn ase; wone yɛn asraafoɔ nnkɔ ɔsa bio.
But now thou hast cast [us] off, and brought us to dishonour; and goest not forth with our hosts.
10 Woma yɛdwane firii ɛdɔm anim ma yɛn atamfoɔ fom yɛn agyapadeɛ.
Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
11 Woyii yɛn maa sɛ wɔnkum yɛn sɛ nnwan na woahwete yɛn wɔ amanaman no mu.
Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for meat; and hast scattered us among the nations.
12 Wotɔn wo nkurɔfoɔ fofoofo, na woannya mfasoɔ biara amfiri mu.
Thou sellest thy people for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price.
13 Woayɛ yɛn ahohoradeɛ ama yɛn afipamfoɔ, animtiabudeɛ ne aseredeɛ ama wɔn a atwa yɛn ho ahyia.
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
14 Woayɛ yɛn akasabɛbuo wɔ aman no mu na nnipa no woso wɔn ti de gu yɛn so.
Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
15 Mʼanimguaseɛ di mʼanim daa, na aniwuo akata mʼanim
All the day long is my dishonour before me, and the shame of my face hath covered 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 voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.
17 Yeinom nyinaa too yɛn deɛ, nanso yɛn werɛ mfirii wo, na yɛmmuu wʼapam no nso so.
All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18 Yɛn akoma ntwe mfirii wo ho; na yɛn nan nso mmane mfirii wo kwan so.
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
19 Nanso wodwerɛɛ yɛn yɛɛ yɛn sakraman tuo na wode esum kabii kataa yɛn so.
That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20 Sɛ na yɛn werɛ afiri yɛn Onyankopɔn din anaa sɛ yɛatrɛ yɛn nsam akyerɛ ananafoɔ nyame a
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
21 anka Onyankopɔn bɛhunu, ɛfiri sɛ ɔnim akoma mu ahintasɛm.
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 Nanso, wo enti, wɔkum yɛn daa nyinaa; wɔbu yɛn sɛ nnwan a wɔrekɔkum wɔn.
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Nyane, Ao Awurade! Adɛn enti na wada? Keka wo ho! Nnya yɛn hɔ afebɔɔ.
Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
24 Adɛn enti na wode wʼanim ahinta na wo werɛ firi yɛn ahohia ne nhyɛsoɔ?
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
25 Wɔabrɛ yɛn ase kɔ dɔteɛ mu na yɛn onipadua aka afam dɔteɛ.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
26 Sɔre bɛboa yɛn; wʼadɔeɛ a ɛnsa da no enti, gye yɛn.
Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy lovingkindness’ sake.
