1Ao, sɛ anka wubesunsuane ɔsorosoro mu, asian aba fam a,
ɛno na anka mmepɔw no ho bɛpopo wɔ wʼanim!
2Sɛnea ogya ma mmabaa dɛw
na ɛma nsu huru no,
sian bra fam na ma wʼatamfo nhu wo din,
na ma amanaman no ho mpopo wɔ wʼanim!
3Na bere a woyɛɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwonwa a yɛanhwɛ anim no,
wusian baa fam na mmepɔw no ho popoo wɔ wʼanim.
4Efi teteete obiara ntee,
entwaa obiara aso mu,
ani biara nhuu Onyankopɔn bi sɛ wo,
nea odi dwuma ma wɔn a wɔtwɛn no no.
5Woboa wɔn a wɔde anigye yɛ nea ɛteɛ,
wɔn a wɔkae wʼakwan.
Nanso yɛkɔɔ so yɛɛ bɔne tiaa wɔn no,
wo bo fuwii.
Na afei ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woagye yɛn nkwa?
6Yɛn nyinaa ayɛ sɛ obi a ne ho ntew,
na yɛn trenee nneyɛe nyinaa te sɛ ntamagow fi;
yɛn nyinaa akisa te sɛ ahaban,
na yɛn bɔne pra yɛn kɔ te sɛ mframa.
7Obiara mmɔ wo din,
na obiara mpere sɛ obeso wo mu;
efisɛ wode wʼanim ahintaw yɛn
na yɛn bɔne nti woama yɛasɛe.
8Nanso wo, Awurade, ne yɛn Agya.
Yɛyɛ dɔte, na wo ne ɔnwemfo no;
yɛn nyinaa yɛ wo nsa ano adwuma.
9Mma wo bo mfuw ntra so, Awurade;
nkae yɛn bɔne da biara da.
Ao, brɛ wʼani ase hwɛ yɛn, yɛsrɛ wo,
efisɛ yɛn nyinaa yɛ wo nkurɔfo.
10Wo nkuropɔn kronkron no adan nweatam;
Sion mpo ayɛ nweatam, Yerusalem ada mpan.
11Yɛn asɔredan kronkron a ɛwɔ anuonyam, faako a yɛn nenanom yii wo ayɛ no,
wɔde ogya ahyew,
na nea ɛsom bo ma yɛn no, abubu.
12Eyi nyinaa akyi, Awurade, wode wo ho bɛkame yɛn ana?
Wobɛkɔ so ayɛ komm atwe yɛn aso aboro so ana?
1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, 2As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!64.2 the melting…: Heb. the fire of meltings 3When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. 4For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.64.4 seen…: or, seen a God beside thee, which doeth so for him, etc 5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
6But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. 7And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.64.7 consumed: Heb. melted64.7 because: Heb. by the hand 8But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
9¶ Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. 10Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. 11Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste. 12Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
