Nnwom 55
1 Dawid “maskil” dwom. Ao Onyankopɔn, tie me mpaeɛbɔ, mmu wʼani ngu me nkotosrɛ so,
TO THE OVERSEER. WITH STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, And do not hide from my supplication.
2 tie me na gye me so. Me dadwene ha me na ama mayɛ basaa,
Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my (meditation) and make a noise,
3 wɔ deɛ mʼatamfoɔ reka ne sɛdeɛ amumuyɛfoɔ hwɛ me haa nti; wɔde amanehunu brɛ me; na wɔde abufuo sopa me.
Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.
4 Mʼakoma wɔ ahoyera mu; na owuo huboa aba me so.
My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 Ehu ne ahopopoɔ akyekyere me. Ahodwirie abu afa me so.
Fear and trembling come to me, And horror covers me.
6 Mekaa sɛ, “Ao, sɛ mewɔ ntaban sɛ aburuburo a, anka mɛtu akɔ ama me ho atɔ me,
And I say, “Who gives to me a pinion as a dove?” I fly away and rest,
7 anka mɛtu akɔ akyirikyiri akɔtena ɛserɛ so;
Behold, I move far off, I lodge in a wilderness. (Selah)
8 anka mɛyɛ ntɛm akɔ mʼahintaeɛ, baabi a mframaden ne ahum mmɛn koraa.”
I hurry escape for myself, From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.
9 Ao Awurade, ma amumuyɛfoɔ nyɛ basaa, na ma wɔn kasa ntoto, ɛfiri sɛ mɛhunu basabasayɛ ne apereapereɛ wɔ kuropɔn no mu.
Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.
10 Awia ne anadwo wɔtetɛ nʼafasuo ho; adwemmɔne ne nsisie wɔ mu.
By day and by night they go around it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness [are] in its midst,
11 Adesɛefoɔ dɔm reyɛ adwuma kuropɔn no mu. Ahunahuna ne nnaadaa wɔ ne mmɔntene so daa.
Mischiefs [are] in its midst. Fraud and deceit do not depart from its street.
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 an enemy does not reproach me, or I bear [it], He who is hating me Has not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.
13 Nanso, ɛyɛ wo, ɔdasani te sɛ me, me yɔnko pa ne me mʼadamfo brɛboɔ,
But you, a man—as my equal, My familiar friend, and my acquaintance.
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.
When together we sweeten counsel, We walk into the house of God in company.
15 Ma owuo mmɛfa mʼatamfoɔ mpofirim; ma wɔnkɔ damena mu anikann, ɛfiri sɛ bɔne te wɔn mu. (Sheol h7585)
Desolations [are] on them, They go down [to] Sheol—alive, For wickedness [is] in their dwelling, in their midst. (Sheol h7585)
16 Nanso, mesu frɛ Onyankopɔn, na Awurade gye me nkwa.
I call to God, and YHWH saves me.
17 Anwummerɛ, anɔpa ne awia, mede mmɔborɔnne su frɛ no, na ɔte me nne.
Evening, and morning, and noon, I meditate, and make a noise, and He hears 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 has ransomed my soul in peace From him who is near to me, For with the multitude 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 hears and afflicts them, And He sits of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, and do not fear God,
20 Me yɔnko to hyɛ ne nnamfonom so; na ɔbu nʼapam so.
He has sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He has defiled his covenant.
21 Ɔwɔ tɛkrɛmawoɔ, nanso ɔtan wɔ nʼakomam. Nʼano asɛm dwodwo sene ngo, nanso ɛyɛ akofena a wɔatwe.
His mouth has been sweeter than honey, And his heart [is] war! His words have been softer than oil, And they [are] drawn [swords].
22 Fa wo haw to Awurade so na ɔno na ɔbɛgye wo; ɔremma ɔteneneeni nhwe ase.
Cast on YHWH that which He has given you, And He sustains you, He does not permit the moving of the righteous forever.
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.”
And You, O God, bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit do not reach to half their days, And I trust in You!
