Nnwom 81
1 Asaf dwom. Monto ahurisie dwom mma Onyankopɔn yɛn ahoɔden; mommɔ ose mma Yakob Onyankopɔn no!
To the Overseer. — 'On the Gittith.' By Asaph. Cry aloud to God our strength, Shout to the God of Jacob.
2 Momma nnwom no so na monwoso akasaeɛ. Mommɔ sankuo ne bɛnta dɛɛdɛ no.
Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel, A pleasant harp with psaltery.
3 Monhyɛne mmɛntia ɔsrane foforɔ da no, ne ɔsrane korokumatwa mu, yɛn Apontoɔ da no;
Blow in the month a trumpet, In the new moon, at the day of our festival,
4 Yei yɛ Israelfoɔ ahyɛdeɛ, Yakob Onyankopɔn mmara.
For a statute to Israel it [is], An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5 Ɔtintimiiɛ sɛ nhyehyɛeɛ maa Yosef ɛberɛ a ɔsɔre tiaa Misraim no, faako a yɛtee kasa a yɛnte aseɛ no.
A testimony on Joseph He hath placed it, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known — I hear.
6 Ɔka sɛ, “Meyii adesoa no firii mo mmatire so, ne mo nsa firii adwumaden ho.
From the burden his shoulder I turned aside, His hands from the basket pass over.
7 Mo ahohiahia mu, mofrɛɛ me na megyee mo, megyee mo so wɔ aprannaa mu; me sɔɔ mo hwɛeɛ wɔ Meriba nsuo ho.
In distress thou hast called and I deliver thee, I answer thee in the secret place of thunder, I try thee by the waters of Meribah. (Selah)
8 “Ao me nkurɔfoɔ, montie me kɔkɔbɔ yi, Ao Israel, sɛ mobɛtie me a!
Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:
9 Ɛnsɛ sɛ monya anyame foforɔ bi wɔ mo mu; ɛnsɛ sɛ mokoto ananafoɔ nyame.
There is not in thee a strange god, And thou bowest not thyself to a strange god.
10 Mene Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn a meyii mo firii Misraim asase so no. Mommue mo anom tɛtrɛɛ na mɛhyɛ mu ma.
I [am] Jehovah thy God, Who bringeth thee up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge thy mouth, and I fill it.
11 “Nanso me nkurɔfoɔ rentie me; Israel remmrɛ ne ho ase mma me.
But, My people hearkened not to My voice, And Israel hath not consented to Me.
12 Enti megyaa wɔn maa wɔn akomaden sɛ wɔnyɛ deɛ wɔpɛ biara.
And I send them away in the enmity of their heart, They walk in their own counsels.
13 “Sɛ me nkurɔfoɔ tie me, na Israel nante mʼakwan so a,
O that My people were hearkening to Me, Israel in My ways would walk.
14 anka mɛdi wɔn atamfoɔ so ama wɔn ntɛm na mama me basa so atia wɔn a wɔkyiri wɔn!
As a little thing their enemies I cause to bow, And against their adversaries I turn back My hand,
15 Wɔn a wɔtane Awurade no de suro bɛkoto no, na wɔn asotwe to rentwa da.
Those hating Jehovah feign obedience to Him, But their time is — to the age.
16 Nanso, wɔde atokoɔ mu atokoɔ papa bɛma mo adi; mede ɔbotan mu woɔ bɛma mo amee.”
He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat, And [with] honey from a rock I satisfy thee!
