Dwom 44
Koramma “maskil” dwom.
1Ao, Onyankopɔn, yɛde yɛn aso ate;
yɛn agyanom aka akyerɛ yɛn;
nea woyɛɛ wɔ wɔn bere so,
wɔ tete mmere no mu.
2Wode wo nsa pam amanaman no
na wobɔɔ yɛn agyanom atenase;
wodwerɛw nnipa no
na womaa yɛn agyanom dii yiye.
3Ɛnyɛ wɔn afoa na wɔde nyaa asase no,
na ɛnyɛ wɔn nsa na ɛmaa wɔn nkonimdi;
ɛyɛ wo nsa nifa, wo basa,
ne wʼanim hann, efisɛ na wodɔ wɔn.
4Woyɛ me Hene ne me Nyankopɔn,
nea ɔhyɛ nkonimdi ma Yakob.
5Ɛnam wo so na yɛpam yɛn Atamfo;
wo din mu na yetiatia wɔn a wokyi yɛn no so.
6Memmfa me ho nto mʼagyan so,
mʼafoa remfa nkonimdi mmrɛ me;
7na wo na woma yedi yɛn atamfo so
wugu wɔn a wɔtan yɛn no anim ase.
8Onyankopɔn mu na yɛhoahoa yɛn ho da mu nyinaa,
na yɛbɛkamfo wo din no daa daa.
9Nanso mprempren woapo yɛn abrɛ yɛn ase;
wone yɛn asraafo nkɔ ɔsa bio.
10Woma yeguan fii dɔm anim,
ma yɛn atamfo fom yɛn agyapade.
11Wuyii yɛn maa sɛ wonkum yɛn sɛ nguan
na woahwete yɛn wɔ amanaman no mu.
12Wotɔn wo nkurɔfo fofoofow,
na woannya mfaso biara amfi mu.
13Woayɛ yɛn ahohorade ama yɛn afipamfo,
animtiaabude ne aserewde ama wɔn a wɔatwa yɛn ho ahyia.
14Woayɛ yɛn kasabebui wɔ aman no mu
na nnipa no wosow wɔn ti de gu yɛn so.
15Mʼanimguase di mʼanim daa,
na aniwu akata mʼanim,
16esiane wɔn a wɔbɔ me ahohora na wɔkasa tia me de yi me ahi,
esiane ɔtamfo a nʼani abere sɛ ɔbɛtɔ were no nti.
17Eyinom nyinaa too yɛn de,
nanso yɛn werɛ mfii wo,
na yemmuu wʼapam no nso so ɛ.
18Yɛn koma ntwe mfii wo ho;
na yɛn anan nso mman mfii wo kwan so ɛ.
19Nanso wodwerɛw yɛn yɛɛ yɛn sakraman tu
na wode sum kabii kataa yɛn so.
20Sɛ na yɛn werɛ afi yɛn Nyankopɔn din
anaa sɛ yɛatrɛw yɛn nsam akyerɛ ananafo nyame a,
21anka Onyankopɔn behu,
efisɛ onim koma mu ahintasɛm.
22Nanso wo nti wokum yɛn daa nyinaa;
wobu yɛn sɛ nguan a wɔrekokum wɔn.
23Nyan, Awurade! Adɛn nti na woada?
Keka wo ho! Nnyaw yɛn hɔ afebɔɔ.
24Adɛn nti na wode wʼanim ahintaw
na wo werɛ fi yɛn ahohia ne nhyɛso?
25Wɔabrɛ yɛn ase kɔ dɔte mu
na yɛn nipadua aka afam dɔte.
26Sɔre bɛboa yɛn;
wʼadɔe a ɛnsa da no nti, gye yɛn.
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.
1We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.44.1 Maschil: or, of instruction
2How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
3For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
5Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
6For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
8In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
9But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
10Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
11Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.44.11 like…: Heb. as sheep of meat
12Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.44.12 for…: Heb. without riches
13Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
14Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
15My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;44.18 steps: or, goings
19Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
26Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.44.26 for our…: Heb. a help for us
