Nnwom 78
1 Asaf dwom. Ao me nkurɔfoɔ, montie me nkyerɛkyerɛ; monyɛ aso mma mʼanomu nsɛm.
An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.
2 Mɛkasa wɔ abɛbuo mu, mɛka ahintasɛm, teteete nneɛma no,
I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,
3 nneɛma a yɛate na yɛahunu; nneɛma a yɛn agyanom aka ho asɛm akyerɛ yɛn.
That we have heard and do know, And our fathers have recounted to us.
4 Yɛremfa nkame wɔn mma; yɛbɛka akyerɛ nkyirimma; Awurade nneyɛɛ a ɛfata nkamfo no, ne tumi ne anwanwadeɛ a wayɛ no.
We do not hide from their sons, To a later generation recounting praises of Jehovah, And His strength, and His wonders that He hath done.
5 Ɔyɛɛ ahyɛdeɛ maa Yakob na ɔyɛɛ mmara wɔ Israel, deɛ ɔhyɛɛ yɛn nananom sɛ wɔnkyerɛ wɔn mma,
And He raiseth up a testimony in Jacob, And a law hath placed in Israel, That He commanded our fathers, To make them known to their sons.
6 sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, nkyirimma bɛsua mpo mmɔfra a wɔnnya nwoo wɔn, na wɔn nso akyerɛkyerɛ wɔn mma.
So that a later generation doth know, Sons who are born, do rise and recount to their sons,
7 Afei wɔde wɔn ho bɛto Onyankopɔn so, na wɔn werɛ remfiri ne nneyɛɛ, na wɔbɛdi nʼahyɛdeɛ so.
And place in God their confidence, And forget not the doings of God, But keep His commands.
8 Wɔrenyɛ sɛ wɔn nananom, a na wɔyɛ asoɔdenfoɔ ne atuatefoɔ, wɔn a wɔn akoma mu wɔnni Onyankopɔn nokorɛ na woyɛ honhom mu atorofoɔ ma noɔ no.
And they are not like their fathers, A generation apostate and rebellious, A generation! it hath not prepared its heart, Nor stedfast with God [is] its spirit.
9 Ɛwom sɛ na Efraim mmarima kurakura agyan, nanso ɔko da no, wɔdwaneeɛ;
Sons of Ephraim — armed bearers of bow, Have turned in a day of conflict.
10 Wɔanni Onyankopɔn apam no so wɔampɛ sɛ wɔdi ne mmara no so.
They have not kept the covenant of God, And in His law they have refused to walk,
11 Wɔn werɛ firii deɛ wayɛ, anwanwadeɛ a wayɛ akyerɛ wɔn no.
And they forget His doings, And His wonders that He shewed them.
12 Ɔyɛɛ anwanwadeɛ wɔ wɔn nananom anim wɔ Soan mantam a ɛwɔ Misraim asase so.
Before their fathers He hath done wonders, In the land of Egypt — the field of Zoan.
13 Ɔkyɛɛ ɛpo mu na ɔde wɔn faa mu. Ɔmaa nsuo no gyinaa sɛ afasuo.
He cleft a sea, and causeth them to pass over, Yea, He causeth waters to stand as a heap.
14 Ɔde omununkum dii wɔn anim awia na ɔde ogyadum dii wɔn anim anadwo nyinaa.
And leadeth them with a cloud by day, And all the night with a light of fire.
15 Ɔpaee ɔbotan mu wɔ ɛserɛ so, na ɔmaa wɔn nsuo a ɛdɔɔso sɛ ɛpo;
He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink — as the great deep.
16 Ɔmaa asutire firii abotan mu na ɔmaa nsuo tenee sɛ nsubɔntene.
And bringeth out streams from a rock, And causeth waters to come down as rivers.
17 Nanso, wɔkɔɔ so yɛɛ bɔne tiaa no, wɔsɔre tiaa Ɔsorosoroni no wɔ ɛserɛ no so.
And they add still to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.
18 Wɔboapa sɔɔ Onyankopɔn hwɛeɛ; wɔbisaa aduane a wɔpɛ.
And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.
19 Wɔkasa tiaa Onyankopɔn sɛ, “Onyankopɔn bɛtumi ato ɛpono wɔ ɛserɛ so anaa?
And they speak against God — they said: 'Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?'
20 Ɔde adeɛ bɔɔ ɔbotan mu no, nsuo to firi mu baeɛ, na nsuwa bebree tenee hɔ. Na ɔbɛtumi ama yɛn aduane nso? Ɔbɛtumi ama ne nkurɔfoɔ ɛnam anaa?”
Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. 'Also — bread [is] He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?'
21 Ɛberɛ a Awurade tee deɛ wɔreka no, ne bo fuu yie; ne ogya bɛguu Yakob so, na nʼabufuhyeɛ sɔre tiaa Israel,
Therefore hath Jehovah heard, And He sheweth Himself wroth, And fire hath been kindled against Jacob, And anger also hath gone up against Israel,
22 ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔnni Onyankopɔn mu gyidie anaasɛ ne nkwagyeɛ mu ahotosoɔ.
For they have not believed in God, Nor have they trusted in His salvation.
23 Nanso, ɔkasa kyerɛɛ ɔsoro ɔhyɛ so; na ɔbuee ɔsorosoro apono.
And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.
24 Ɔtɔɔ mana firi soro maa nnipa no sɛ wonni, ɔmaa wɔn ɔsoro aduane.
And He raineth on them manna to eat, Yea, corn of heaven He hath given to them.
25 Nnipa dii abɔfoɔ aduane; ɔmaa wɔn aduane a wɔbɛtumi adi nyinaa.
Food of the mighty hath each eaten, Venison He sent to them to satiety.
26 Ɔmaa apueeɛ mframa bɔ firii sorosoro, na ɔde ne tumi bɔɔ atɔeɛ mframa.
He causeth an east wind to journey in the heavens, And leadeth by His strength a south wind,
27 Ɔtoo ɛnam sɛ mfuturo guu wɔn so, nnomaa a wɔtu bebree sɛ mpoano anwea.
And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas — winged fowl,
28 Ɔma wɔbaa fam kɔɔ wɔn atenaeɛ, ne wɔn ntomadan ho nyinaa.
And causeth [it] to fall in the midst of His camp, Round about His tabernacles.
29 Wɔdidi maa aduane no boroo wɔn so ɛfiri sɛ ɔmaa wɔn deɛ wɔhwehwɛ.
And they eat, and are greatly satisfied, And their desire He bringeth to them.
30 Nanso ansa na wɔbɛfiri aduane a wɔhwehwɛeɛ no ho, ɛberɛ a ɛhyehyɛ wɔn anomu mpo no,
They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet [is] their food in their mouth,
31 Onyankopɔn abufuo sɔree wɔn so; ɔkum ahoɔdenfoɔ a wɔwɔ wɔn mu twitwaa Israel mmeranteɛ guiɛ.
And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.
32 Yeinom nyinaa akyi, wɔkɔɔ so yɛɛ bɔne; nʼanwanwadeɛ akyi no, wɔannye anni.
With all this they have sinned again, And have not believed in His wonders.
33 Enti, ɔtwaa wɔn nna so te sɛ ahuro yɛɛ wɔn mfeɛ awieeɛ huhuuhu.
And He consumeth in vanity their days, And their years in trouble.
34 Ɛberɛ biara a Onyankopɔn bɛkum wɔn no, wɔhwehwɛɛ no, na wɔpere wɔn ho sane baa ne nkyɛn.
If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly,
35 Wɔkaee sɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ wɔn botan, sɛ Ɔsorosoro Onyankopɔn no yɛ wɔn Gyefoɔ.
And they remember that God [is] their rock, And God Most High their redeemer.
36 Nanso, wɔde wɔn ano bɛdaadaa no, na wɔde wɔn tɛkrɛma twaa atorɔ kyerɛɛ no;
And — they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,
37 wɔn akoma anni no nokorɛ, na wɔanni nʼapam no so.
And their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.
38 Nanso na ɔyɛ ahummɔborɔ; ɔde wɔn amumuyɛ kyɛɛ wɔn a wansɛe wɔn. Mpɛn bebree ɔtwentwɛnee nʼabufuo so na wanhwie nʼabufuhyeɛ nyinaa.
And He — the Merciful One, Pardoneth iniquity, and destroyeth not, And hath often turned back His anger, And waketh not up all His fury.
39 Ɔkaee sɛ wɔyɛ ɔhonam ara kwa, mframa bi a ɛbɔ twam na ɛnsane nʼakyi.
And He remembereth that they [are] flesh, A wind going on — and it returneth not.
40 Mpɛn ahe na wɔansɔre antia no wɔ ɛserɛ no so hɔ, na mpɛn ahe na wɔamma ne werɛ anho wɔ asase wesee no so?
How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?
41 Wɔsɔɔ Onyankopɔn hwɛeɛ ɛberɛ biara; na wɔyii Israel Ɔkronkronni no abufuo.
Yea, they turn back, and try God, And the Holy One of Israel have limited.
42 Wɔn werɛ firii ne tumi no, ɛda a ɔgyee wɔn firii wɔn nhyɛsofoɔ nsam no,
They have not remembered His hand The day He ransomed them from the adversary.
43 ɛda a ɔyɛɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ nwanwasoɔ wɔ Misraim no ne nʼanwanwadeɛ wɔ Soan mantam mu no.
When He set His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan,
44 Ɔmaa wɔn nsubɔntene danee mogya; wɔantumi annom wɔn asutene mu nsuo.
And He turneth to blood their streams, And their floods they drink not.
45 Ɔmaa nwansenadɔm baa wɔn so bɛhaa wɔn na mponkyerɛne nso bɛsɛee wɔn asase.
He sendeth among them the beetle, and it consumeth them, And the frog, and it destroyeth them,
46 Ɔmaa mmɛbɛ bɛdii wɔn mfuo so aduane na ɔde wɔn mfudeɛ nso maa ntutummɛ.
And giveth to the caterpillar their increase, And their labour to the locust.
47 Ɔde asukɔtweaa sɛee wɔn bobe na ɔde nsukyeneeɛ sɛee wɔn ankye nnua.
He destroyeth with hail their vine, And their sycamores with frost,
48 Ɔde sukyerɛmma kumm wɔn anantwie ɔde anyinam kumm wɔn nyɛmmoa.
And delivereth up to the hail their beasts, And their cattle to the burning flames.
49 Ɔhwiee nʼabufuhyeɛ guu wɔn so, abufuo, anibereɛ ne ahohia; abɔfoɔ asɛefoɔ kuo no.
He sendeth on them the fury of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and distress — A discharge of evil messengers.
50 Ɔbɔɔ ɛkwan maa nʼabufuo; na wamfa wɔn nkwa ankyɛre wɔn mmom ɔde wɔn maa ɔyaredɔm.
He pondereth a path for His anger, He kept not back their soul from death, Yea, their life to the pestilence He delivered up.
51 Ɔkunkumm Misraimfoɔ mmakan nyinaa, Ham ntomadan mu nnipa mu abakan.
And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.
52 Nanso ɔyii ne nkurɔfoɔ firii mu sɛ nnwankuo; ɔdii wɔn anim sɛ nnwan wɔ ɛserɛ no so.
And causeth His people to journey as a flock, And guideth them as a drove in a wilderness,
53 Ɔdii wɔn anim dwoodwoo, enti wɔansuro; nanso wɔn atamfoɔ deɛ, ɛpo asorɔkye bu faa wɔn so.
And He leadeth them confidently, And they have not been afraid, And their enemies hath the sea covered.
54 Sei na ɔyɛ de wɔn baa nʼasase kronkron no ahyeɛ so, bepɔ asase a ɔde ne nsa nifa gyeeɛ no.
And He bringeth them in unto the border of His sanctuary, This mountain His right hand had got,
55 Ɔpamoo amanaman a wɔwɔ wɔn anim no na ɔkyekyɛɛ wɔn nsase no mu maa wɔn sɛ wɔn agyapadeɛ; ɔbɔɔ Israel mmusuakuo no atenaseɛ wɔ wɔn afie mu.
And casteth out nations from before them, And causeth them to fall in the line of inheritance, And causeth the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents,
56 Nanso wɔsɔɔ Onyankopɔn hwɛeɛ na wɔsɔre tiaa Ɔsorosoroni no; na wɔanni ne mmara so.
And they tempt and provoke God Most High, And His testimonies have not kept.
57 Wɔyɛɛ sɛ wɔn agyanom, wɔanni nokorɛ na wɔannya gyidie, ahotosoɔ nni wɔn mu, na wɔte sɛ agyan a asɛe.
And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow,
58 Wɔde wɔn sorɔnsorɔmmea hyɛɛ no abufuo na wɔn ahoni maa ne ninkuntwe mu yɛɛ den.
And make Him angry with their high places, And with their graven images make Him zealous,
59 Onyankopɔn tee wɔn nka no, ne bo fuiɛ; na ɔpoo Israel korakora.
God hath heard, and sheweth Himself wroth. And kicketh exceedingly against Israel.
60 Ɔgyaa nʼatenaeɛ a ɛwɔ Silo no hɔ ntomadan a wasi wɔ nnipa mu no.
And He leaveth the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent He had placed among men,
61 Ɔde Apam Adaka a ɛyɛ ne tumi no kɔɔ nnommumfa mu, nʼanimuonyam kɔɔ atamfoɔ nsam.
And He giveth His strength to captivity, And His beauty into the hand of an adversary,
62 Ɔde ne nkurɔfoɔ maa akofena; ne bo fuu nʼagyapadeɛ yie.
And delivereth up to the sword His people, And with His inheritance shewed Himself angry.
63 Egya hyee wɔn mmeranteɛ kumm wɔn, na wɔn mmabaawa annya ayeforɔhyia dwom anto;
His young men hath fire consumed, And His virgins have not been praised.
64 Wɔn asɔfoɔ wuwuu akofena ano, na wɔn akunafoɔ antumi ansu.
His priests by the sword have fallen, And their widows weep not.
65 Afei Awurade sɔree sɛdeɛ ɔfiri nna mu no, sɛdeɛ ɔbarima a waboro nsã nyane firi nnahɔɔ mu no.
And the Lord waketh as a sleeper, As a mighty one crying aloud from wine.
66 Ɔbobɔɔ nʼatamfoɔ ma wɔdwane kɔɔ wɔn akyi; ɔhyɛɛ wɔn aniwuo afebɔɔ.
And He smiteth His adversaries backward, A reproach age-during He hath put on them,
67 Afei ɔpoo Yosef ntomadan no, na wamfa Efraim abusuakuo no nso;
And He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.
68 Na mmom, ɔfaa Yuda abusuakuo no, Bepɔ Sion a ɔdɔ noɔ no.
And He chooseth the tribe of Judah, With mount Zion that He loved,
69 Ɔsii ne kronkronbea te sɛ sorɔnsorɔmmea, te sɛ asase a ɛtim hɔ daa.
And buildeth His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it to the age.
70 Ɔyii ne ɔsomfoɔ Dawid; ɔfrɛɛ no firii nnwammuo mu
And He fixeth on David His servant, And taketh him from the folds of a flock,
71 firii nnwan akyiridie, na ɔde no baeɛ sɛ ɔmmɛyɛ odwanhwɛfoɔ mma ne nkurɔfoɔ Yakob, mma Israel a wɔyɛ nʼagyapadeɛ.
From behind suckling ones He hath brought him in, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance.
72 Na Dawid de akoma pa hwɛɛ wɔn so na ɔde ne nimdeɛ dii wɔn anim.
And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!
