Ayeyi Dwom
1Saa da no, wɔbɛto saa dwom yi wɔ Yuda asase so:
Yɛwɔ kuropɔn dennen;
Onyankopɔn de nkwagye
ayɛ nʼafasu ne ne hankare a ɛkorɔn.
2Mummuebue apon no
na atreneefo man no nhyɛn mu,
ɔman nokwafo no.
3Wobɛkora no so asomdwoe mu
nea wasi nʼadwene pi,
efisɛ ɔde ne ho to wo so.
4Fa wo ho to Awurade so afebɔɔ,
efisɛ, Awurade, Awurade yɛ daa Botan.
5Ɔbrɛ wɔn a wɔtete soro ase,
na ɔbrɛ kuropɔn a ɛkorɔn no ase;
obubu gu fam pasaa
ma ɛda mfutuma mu.
6Anammɔn tiatia so,
wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so anammɔn
ahiafo anammɔntu.
7Ɔtreneeni kwan so yɛ tamaa;
wo, Ɔnokwafo, woma ɔtreneeni kwan so yɛ trontrom.
8Yiw, Awurade, yɛnam wo mmara kwan so yi,
yɛretwɛn wo;
na wo din ne ne kɛseyɛ
yɛ nea yɛn koma pɛ.
9Me kra pere hwehwɛ wo anadwo;
anɔpa nso me honhom ani gyina wo.
Sɛ wʼatemmu ba asase yi so a,
nnipa a wɔwɔ wiase sua treneeyɛ.
10Ɛwɔ mu sɛ wuyi adom adi kyerɛ amumɔyɛfo de,
nanso wonsua treneeyɛ;
na mpo atreneefo asase so no, wɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne
na wommu Awurade kɛseyɛ.
11Ao Awurade, wɔama wo nsa so kɔ soro,
nanso wonhu.
Ma wonhu wo mmɔdemmɔ wɔ wo nkurɔfo ho na ɛnhyɛ wɔn aniwu;
ma ogya a wɔasɔ ama wʼatamfo no nhyew wɔn.
12Awurade, woama yɛn asomdwoe;
nea yɛatumi ayɛ nyinaa wo na woayɛ ama yɛn.
13Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn, awuranom afoforo bi adi yɛn so,
nanso wo din nko ara na yɛ kamfo.
14Afei wɔawuwu, na wɔnte ase bio;
ahonhom a wɔafi mu no wɔrensɔre.
Wotwee wɔn aso na wosɛee wɔn
wɔama yɛn werɛ afi wɔn.
15Woama ɔman no ayɛ kɛse, Awurade;
woama ɔman no ayɛ kɛse;
woahyɛ wo ho anuonyam;
woatrɛtrɛw asase no ahye nyinaa mu.
16Awurade, wofi ahohia mu baa wo nkyɛn;
bere a wotwee wɔn aso no,
na wontumi mmue wɔn ano mpo mmɔ mpae.
17Sɛnea ɔpemfo a awo aka no
fi ɔyaw mu bukabukaw ne mu na osu no,
saa ara na yɛyɛe wɔ wʼanim, Awurade.
18Yenyinsɛnee, yɛkyemee wɔ ɔyaw mu
nanso yɛwoo mframa.
Yɛamfa nkwagye amma asase so;
wɔanwo nnipa amma asase so.
19Nanso wʼawufo benya nkwa;
wɔn nipadua bɛsɔre.
Ma wɔn a wɔtete mfutuma mu no,
nsɔre mfa anigye nteɛ mu.
Mo bosu te sɛ anɔpa bosu;
asase beyi nʼafunu apue.
20Monkɔ, me nkurɔfo, monhyɛnhyɛn mo adan mu
na montoto apon no mu;
momfa mo ho nsie bere tiaa bi
kosi sɛ nʼabufuwhyew ano bedwo.
21Hwɛ, Awurade refi nʼatenae
abɛtwe nnipa a wɔte asase so aso wɔ wɔn bɔne ho.
Asase bɛda mogya a wɔahwie agu no so no adi;
ɔrentumi mfa nʼatɔfo nsie bio.
Another Song of Praise
1At that time a song will be sung in the land of Judah. It will say,
“We have a strong city.
God’s saving power surrounds it
like walls and towers.
2Open its gates
so that those who do what is right can enter.
They are the people who remain faithful to God.
3Lord, you will give perfect peace
to those who commit themselves to be faithful to you.
That’s because they trust in you.
4“Trust in the Lord forever.
The Lord himself is the Rock.
The Lord will keep us safe forever.
5He brings down those who are proud.
He pulls down cities that have high walls.
They fall down flat on the ground.
He throws them down to the dust.
6The feet of those who were treated badly stomp on them.
Those who were poor walk all over them.”
7The path of godly people is level.
You are the God who does what is right.
You make their way smooth.
8Lord, we are living the way your laws command us to live.
We are waiting for you to act.
We want your honor and fame to be known.
9My heart longs for you at night.
My spirit longs for you in the morning.
You will come and judge the earth.
Then the people of the world will learn to do what is right.
10Sometimes grace is shown to sinful people.
But they still don’t learn to do what is right.
They keep on doing evil even in a land where others are honest and fair.
They don’t have any respect for the majesty of the Lord.
11Lord, you have raised your hand high to punish them.
But they don’t even see it.
Let them see how much you love your people.
Then they will be put to shame.
Let the fire you are saving for your enemies burn them up.
12Lord, you give us peace.
You are the one who has done everything we’ve accomplished.
13Lord, you are our God.
Other masters besides you have ruled over us.
But your name is the only one we honor.
14Those other masters are now dead.
They will never live again.
Their spirits won’t rise from the dead.
You punished them and destroyed them.
You wiped out all memory of them.
15Lord, you have made our nation grow.
You have made it larger.
You have gained glory for yourself.
You have increased the size of our land.
16Lord, when your people were suffering, they came to you.
When you punished them,
they could barely whisper a prayer.
17Lord, you made us like a woman who is about to have a baby.
She groans and cries out in pain.
18We were pregnant and groaned with pain.
But nothing was born.
We didn’t bring your saving power to the earth.
And the people of the world have not come to life.
19Lord, your people who have died will live again.
Their bodies will rise from the dead.
Let those who lie in the grave
wake up and shout for joy.
You give life, Lord, like the dew of the morning.
So the earth will give up its dead people.
20My people, go into your houses.
Shut the doors behind you.
Hide yourselves for a little while.
Do it until the Lord’s anger is over.
21He is coming from the place where he lives.
He will punish the people of the earth for their sins.
The blood spilled on the earth will be brought out into the open.
The ground will no longer hide those who have been killed.
