Dwom 132
Ɔsoroforɔ dwom.
1Ao Awurade kae Dawid
ne ɔhaw ahodoɔ a ɔgyinaa ano no.
2Ɔkaa Awurade ntam
na ɔhyɛɛ Yakob Otumfoɔ no bɔ sɛ,
3“Merenhyɛne me fie
na merenkɔda me mpa so,
4meremma nna mfa me
na meremma mʼani nkum,
5kɔsi sɛ menya baabi ama Awurade,
baabi a Yakob Otumfoɔ no bɛtena.”
6Yɛtee wɔ Efrata,
yɛbɛtoo so wɔ Yaar mfuo so.
7“Momma yɛnkɔ nʼatenaeɛ;
momma yɛnsom wɔ ne nan ntiasoɔ hɔ.
8‘Ao Awurade, sɔre bra wʼahomegyebea,
wo ne wo tumi Adaka no.
9Ma tenenee nyɛ sɛ ntadeɛ mma wʼasɔfoɔ;
ma wʼahotefoɔ nto ahurisie dwom.’ ”
10Wo ɔsomfoɔ Dawid enti,
nyi wʼani mfiri deɛ woasra no ngo no so.
11Awurade kaa ntam kyerɛɛ Dawid,
nokorɛ ntam a ɔrentwe nsane sɛ,
“Wʼasefoɔ no mu baako
na mede no bɛtena wʼahennwa so.
12Sɛ wo mmammarima di mʼapam so
na wɔtie me nkyerɛkyerɛ a,
ɛnneɛ wɔn mmammarima bɛtena
wʼahennwa so afebɔɔ.”
13Awurade ayi Sion,
ɔde hɔ ayɛ nʼatenaeɛ:
14“Ɛha ne mʼahomegyebea daa nyinaa;
ɛha na mɛtena adi ɔhene, ɛfiri sɛ ɛha na mepɛ,
15mede nneɛma pa bebree bɛhyira no
na mama nʼahiafoɔ adidi amee.
16Mede nkwagyeɛ bɛfira nʼasɔfoɔ
na nʼahotefoɔ ato ahurisie dwom daa.
17“Mɛma ɔberempɔn bi apue wɔ Dawid ahennie mu
na mede kanea asi hɔ ama deɛ masra no ngo no.
18Mede aniwuo bɛfira nʼatamfoɔ,
nanso nʼahenkyɛ bɛhyerɛn wɔ ne tiri so.”
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.’