Nnwom 82

1 Asaf dwom. Onyankopɔn di ɔhene wɔ ɔsoro asafo mu; ɔbu atɛn wɔ “anyame” mu.

A Psalm of Asaph. God has stood in the synagogue of gods, but, in their midst, he decides between gods.

2 “Wobɛbɔ wɔn a wɔnteneɛ ho ban na woayɛ animhwɛ ama amumuyɛfoɔ akɔsi da bɛn?

How long will you judge unjustly and favor the faces of sinners?

3 Monka mmɔborɔfoɔ ne nwisiaa asɛm mma wɔn; mommɔ ahiafoɔ ne wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so yiedie ho ban.

Judge for the indigent and the orphan. Do justice to the humble and the poor.

4 Monnye ɔbrɛfoɔ ne ohiani; monnye wɔn mfiri amumuyɛfoɔ nsam.

Rescue the poor, and free the needy from the hand of the sinner.

5 “Wɔnnim hwee, na wɔnte hwee ase. Wɔkyinkyini wɔ esum mu; na asase fapem nyinaa woso.

They did not know and did not understand. They wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth will be moved.

6 “Mekaa sɛ, ‘Moyɛ “anyame”; mo nyinaa yɛ Ɔsorosoroni no mma.’

I said: You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High.

7 Nanso, mobɛwuwu sɛ nnipa pɛ; na moahwe ase sɛ sodifoɔ biara.”

But you will die like men, and you will fall just like one of the princes.

8 Ao Onyankopɔn, sɔre na bɛbu ewiase atɛn; ɛfiri sɛ amanaman nyinaa yɛ wo dea.

Rise up, O God. Judge the earth. For you will inherit it with all the nations.