Nnwom 55
1 Dawid “maskil” dwom. Ao Onyankopɔn, tie me mpaeɛbɔ, mmu wʼani ngu me nkotosrɛ so,
Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David. Hear, O God, my prayer, and despise not my supplication:
2 tie me na gye me so. Me dadwene ha me na ama mayɛ basaa,
Be attentive to me and hear me. I am grieved in my exercise; and am troubled,
3 wɔ deɛ mʼatamfoɔ reka ne sɛdeɛ amumuyɛfoɔ hwɛ me haa nti; wɔde amanehunu brɛ me; na wɔde abufuo sopa me.
At the voice of the enemy, and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have cast iniquities upon me: and in wrath they were troublesome to me.
4 Mʼakoma wɔ ahoyera mu; na owuo huboa aba me so.
My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.
5 Ehu ne ahopopoɔ akyekyere me. Ahodwirie abu afa me so.
Fear and trembling are come upon me: and darkness hath covered me.
6 Mekaa sɛ, “Ao, sɛ mewɔ ntaban sɛ aburuburo a, anka mɛtu akɔ ama me ho atɔ me,
And I said: Who will give me wings like a dove, and I will fly and be at rest?
7 anka mɛtu akɔ akyirikyiri akɔtena ɛserɛ so;
Lo, I have gone far off flying away; and I abode in the wilderness.
8 anka mɛyɛ ntɛm akɔ mʼahintaeɛ, baabi a mframaden ne ahum mmɛn koraa.”
I waited for him that hath saved me from pusillanimity of spirit, and a storm.
9 Ao Awurade, ma amumuyɛfoɔ nyɛ basaa, na ma wɔn kasa ntoto, ɛfiri sɛ mɛhunu basabasayɛ ne apereapereɛ wɔ kuropɔn no mu.
Cast down, O Lord, and divide their tongues; for I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city.
10 Awia ne anadwo wɔtetɛ nʼafasuo ho; adwemmɔne ne nsisie wɔ mu.
Day and night shall iniquity surround it upon its walls: and in the midst thereof are labour,
11 Adesɛefoɔ dɔm reyɛ adwuma kuropɔn no mu. Ahunahuna ne nnaadaa wɔ ne mmɔntene so daa.
And injustice. And usury and deceit have not departed from its streets.
12 Sɛ ɛyɛɛ ɔtamfoɔ na ɔresopa me a, anka mɛtumi agyina ano; sɛ ɛyɛɛ ɔtamfoɔ na ɔrema ne ho so atia me a, anka mɛtumi de me ho ahinta no.
For if my enemy had reviled me, I would verily have borne with it. And if he that hated me had spoken great things against me, I would perhaps have hidden myself from him.
13 Nanso, ɛyɛ wo, ɔdasani te sɛ me, me yɔnko pa ne me mʼadamfo brɛboɔ,
But thou a man of one mind, my guide, and my familiar,
14 a kane no na me ne no wɔ ayɔnkofa a emu yɛ den ɛberɛ a yɛn nyinaa abɔ mu yuu rekɔ Onyankopɔn fie no.
Who didst take sweetmeats together with me: in the house of God we walked with consent.
15 Ma owuo mmɛfa mʼatamfoɔ mpofirim; ma wɔnkɔ damena mu anikann, ɛfiri sɛ bɔne te wɔn mu. (Sheol h7585)
Let death come upon them, and let them go down alive into hell. For there is wickedness in their dwellings: in the midst of them. (Sheol h7585)
16 Nanso, mesu frɛ Onyankopɔn, na Awurade gye me nkwa.
But I have cried to God: and the Lord will save me.
17 Anwummerɛ, anɔpa ne awia, mede mmɔborɔnne su frɛ no, na ɔte me nne.
Evening and morning, and at noon I will speak and declare: and he shall hear my voice.
18 Ɔde ne ho bɔ afɔdeɛ ma me nya me tiri didim wɔ ɔko a wɔko tiaa me no mu, mpo bebree na wɔko tia me.
He shall redeem my soul in peace from them that draw near to me: for among many they were with me.
19 Onyankopɔn a wɔasi no ɔhene afebɔɔ no, ɔbɛte wɔn nka na waha wɔn, ɔbɛha nnipa a wɔnsesa wɔn akwan da na wɔnsuro Onyankopɔn nso.
God shall hear, and the Eternal shall humble them. For there is no change with them, and they have not feared God:
20 Me yɔnko to hyɛ ne nnamfonom so; na ɔbu nʼapam so.
He hath stretched forth his hand to repay. They have defiled his covenant,
21 Ɔwɔ tɛkrɛmawoɔ, nanso ɔtan wɔ nʼakomam. Nʼano asɛm dwodwo sene ngo, nanso ɛyɛ akofena a wɔatwe.
They are divided by the wrath Of his countenance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and the same are darts.
22 Fa wo haw to Awurade so na ɔno na ɔbɛgye wo; ɔremma ɔteneneeni nhwe ase.
Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall not suffer the just to waver for ever.
23 Nanso, wo, Ao Onyankopɔn, wobɛbrɛ amumuyɛfoɔ ase ama wɔakɔ porɔeɛ amena mu; mogyapɛfoɔ ne adaadaafoɔ renni wɔn nkwanna mu fa. Me deɛ, mede me ho to wo so. Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ. Wɔto no sɛdeɛ wɔto “Aburuburo a ɔsi Akyirikyiri Odum so.”
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee, O Lord.
