Dwom 132
Ɔsoroforo dwom.
1Awurade kae Dawid
ne ɔhaw ahorow a ogyinaa ano no.
2Ɔkaa Awurade ntam,
na ɔhyɛɛ nea ɔyɛ Otumfo ma Yakob no bɔ se,
3“Merenhyɛn me fi
na merenkɔda me mpa so,
4meremma nna mmfa me
na meremma mʼani nkum,
5kosi sɛ menya baabi ama Awurade,
baabi a nea ɔyɛ Otumfo ma Yakob No bɛtena.”
6Yɛtee wɔ Efrata,
yɛbɛtoo so wɔ Yaar mfuw so.
7“Momma yɛnkɔ nʼatenae;
momma yɛnsom wɔ ne nan ntiaso hɔ.
8‘Awurade, sɔre bra wʼahomegyebea,
wo ne wo tumi adaka no.
9Ma trenee nyɛ sɛ ntade mma wʼasɔfo;
ma wʼahotefo nto ahurusi nnwom.’ ”
10Wo somfo Dawid nti,
nyi wʼani mfi nea woasra no ngo no so.
11Awurade kaa ntam kyerɛɛ Dawid,
nokware ntam a ɔntwe nsan se,
“Wʼasefo no mu baako
na mede no bɛtena wʼahengua so.
12Sɛ wo mmabarima di mʼapam so
na wotie me nkyerɛkyerɛ a,
ɛno de wɔn mmabarima bɛtena
wʼahengua so afebɔɔ.”
13Awurade ayi Sion,
ɔde hɔ ayɛ nʼatenae:
14“Ɛha ne mʼahomegyebea daa nyinaa;
ɛha na mɛtena adi hene, efisɛ ha na mepɛ,
15mede nneɛma pa bebree behyira no
na mama nʼahiafo adidi amee.
16Mede nkwagye befura nʼasɔfo,
na nʼahotewfo ato ahurusi nnwom daa.
17“Mɛma obirɛmpɔn bi apue wɔ Dawid ahenni mu,
na mede kanea asi hɔ ama nea masra no ngo no.
18Mede aniwu befura nʼatamfo,
nanso wɔbɛhyɛ no ahenkyɛw a ɛhyerɛn.”
Psalm 132
A song of ascents.
1Lord, remember David
and all his self-denial.
2He swore an oath to the Lord,
he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3‘I will not enter my house
or go to my bed,
4I will allow no sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5till I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.’
6We heard it in Ephrathah,
we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:132:6 Or heard of it in Ephrathah, / we found it in the fields of Jearim. (See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (and no quotation marks around verses 7-9)
7‘Let us go to his dwelling-place,
let us worship at his footstool, saying,
8“Arise, Lord, and come to your resting-place,
you and the ark of your might.
9May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;
may your faithful people sing for joy.” ’
10For the sake of your servant David,
do not reject your anointed one.
11The Lord swore an oath to David,
a sure oath he will not revoke:
‘One of your own descendants
I will place on your throne.
12If your sons keep my covenant
and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons shall sit
on your throne for ever and ever.’
13For the Lord has chosen Zion,
he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,
14‘This is my resting-place for ever and ever;
here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.
15I will bless her with abundant provisions;
her poor I will satisfy with food.
16I will clothe her priests with salvation,
and her faithful people shall ever sing for joy.
17‘Here I will make a horn132:17 Horn here symbolises strong one, that is, king. grow for David
and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
18I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but his head shall be adorned with a radiant crown.’
