Dwom 72
Salomo dwom.
1Ao, Onyankopɔn, fa wʼatɛntrenee dom ɔhene no,
na fa wo trenee ma ɔhene babarima.
2Ɔde trenee bebu wo nkurɔfo atɛn,
obebu wo nkurɔfo a wɔrehu amane no atɛntrenee.
3Mmepɔw no de yiyedi bɛbrɛ nnipa no,
nkoko no de trenee bɛba.
4Ɔbɛko ama nnipa no mu amanehunufo
na wagye wɔn a wonni bi mma nkwa;
ɔbɛdwerɛw nhyɛsofo.
5Owia ne ɔsram da so wɔ hɔ yi
wobesuro wo awo ntoatoaso nyinaa mu.
6Ɔbɛyɛ sɛ osu a ɛtɔ gu asase a wɔadɔw so so,
te sɛ obosu a egugu asase so.
7Atreneefo benyin frɔmfrɔm wɔ ne bere so;
yiyedi bebu so akosi da a ɔsram nni hɔ bio.
8Obedi hene afi po akosi po,
afi Asubɔnten Efrata akosi asase ano.
9Sare so mmusua bɛkotow nʼanim
na nʼatamfo adi mfutuma.
10Tarsis ne mpoano ahemfo a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri
de sonkahiri bɛbrɛ no;
Saba ne Seba ahemfo
de ayɛyɛde bɛbrɛ no.
11Ahemfo nyinaa bɛkotow no,
amanaman nyinaa bɛsom no.
12Na obegye mmɔborɔfo a wosu frɛ no,
ne amanehunufo a wonni ɔboafo.
13Obehu wɔn a wɔayɛ mmrɛw ne ahiafo mmɔbɔ
na wagye ahiafo nkwa.
14Obegye wɔn afi nhyɛso ne akakabensɛm ase,
efisɛ wɔn mogya som bo wɔ nʼanim.
15Ɔhene nkwa so!
ma wɔmfa sikakɔkɔɔ mfi Seba mmrɛ no.
Ma nnipa mmɔ mpae mma no
na wonhyira no da mu nyinaa.
16Aburow mmu so wɔ asase no so nyinaa;
nnuan mmu so wɔ nkoko so,
ma nʼaba mmɔ sɛ Lebanon;
na enyin sɛ mfuw so sare.
17Ne din bɛtena hɔ daa;
ɛntena hɔ nkyɛ sɛ owia.
Wɔbɛfa no so ahyira amanaman no,
na wɔbɛfrɛ no nhyira.
18Nhyira nka Awurade Nyankopɔn, Israel Nyankopɔn!
Ɔno nko ara na ɔyɛ anwonwade.
19Nhyira nka ne din a anuonyam ahyɛ no ma no daa daa.
Ma nʼanuonyam nhyɛ wiase nyinaa ma.
Amen! Amen!
20Yisai ba Dawid mpaebɔ no awiei ni.
Psalm 72
Of Solomon.
1Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4May he defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
5May he endure72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.
6May he be like rain falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
7In his days may the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8May he rule from sea to sea
and from the River72:8 That is, the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
9May the desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.
10May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
present him with gifts.
11May all kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.
12For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no-one to help.
13He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
14He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.
15Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba be given to him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.
16May corn abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops flourish like Lebanon
and thrive72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city like the grass of the field.
17May his name endure for ever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
Then all nations will be blessed through him,72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)
and they will call him blessed.
18Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvellous deeds.
19Praise be to his glorious name for ever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.
20This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
