Nnwom 135

1 Monkamfo Awurade. Monkamfo Awurade din; monkamfo no, mo Awurade asomfoɔ,

Let the Lord be praised. O you servants of the Lord, give praise to the name of the Lord.

2 mo a mosom wɔ Awurade fie, wɔ adihɔ a ɛwɔ yɛn Onyankopɔn fie.

You who are in the house of the Lord, and in the open spaces of the house of our God,

3 Monkamfo Awurade ɛfiri sɛ ɔyɛ; monto ayɛyie dwom mma ne din, na ɛno na ɛyɛ anisɔ.

Give praise to Jah, for he is good: make melody to his name, for it is pleasing.

4 Awurade ayi Yakob sɛ ɔnyɛ ne deɛ, wayi Israel sɛ nʼadeɛ a ɛsom bo.

For the Lord has taken Jacob for himself, and Israel for his property.

5 Menim sɛ Awurade so; Ɔso sene anyame nyinaa.

I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is greater than all other gods.

6 Awurade yɛ deɛ ɔpɛ biara, wɔ ɔsoro ne asase so, ɛpo ne emu abunu nyinaa.

The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.

7 Ɔma omununkum ma ne ho so firi asase ano ba; ɔsoma anyinam ka osutɔ ho na ɔma ahum tu firi nʼakoradan mu.

He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses.

8 Ɔkumm Misraim mmakan, nnipa ne mmoa mmakan.

He put to death the first-fruits of Egypt, of man and of beast.

9 Ɔsomaa ne nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ne nʼanwanwadeɛ baa mo mfimfini, Ao Misraim, de tiaa Farao ne nʼasomfoɔ nyinaa.

He sent signs and wonders among you, O Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.

10 Ɔsɛee amanaman pii na ɔkunkumm ahemfo akɛseɛ,

He overcame great nations, and put strong kings to death;

11 Amorifoɔ ɔhene, Sihon Basan ɔhene, Og ne Kanaan ahemfo nyinaa,

Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan;

12 na ɔde wɔn nsase maa sɛ agyapadeɛ; ɔde maa ne nkurɔfoɔ Israelfoɔ.

And gave their land for a heritage, even for a heritage to Israel his people.

13 Ao Awurade, wo din wɔ hɔ daa. Ao Awurade wo din ahyeta awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nyinaa mu.

O Lord, your name is eternal; and the memory of you will have no end.

14 Awurade bɛdi ama ne nkurɔfoɔ na ɔbɛhunu nʼasomfoɔ mmɔbɔ.

For the Lord will be judge of his people's cause; his feelings will be changed to his servants.

15 Amanaman no ahoni yɛ dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ a wɔde onipa nsa na ayɛ.

The images of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

16 Wɔwɔ ano, nanso wɔntumi nkasa, wɔwɔ ani, nanso wɔnhunu adeɛ;

They have mouths, but no voice, they have eyes, but they do not see;

17 wɔwɔ aso, nanso wɔnte asɛm, na ahomeɛ nso nni wɔn anom.

They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

18 Wɔn a wɔyɛɛ ahoni no bɛyɛ sɛ wɔn ara, saa ara na wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to wɔn so no bɛyɛ.

Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his hope in them.

19 Monkamfo Awurade, Ao Israel fiefoɔ; monkamfo Awurade, Ao Aaron fiefoɔ;

Give praise to the Lord, O children of Israel: give praise to the Lord, O sons of Aaron:

20 monkamfo Awurade, Ao Lewi fiefoɔ; monkamfo Awurade, mo a mosuro no.

Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.

21 Momfiri Sion nkamfo Awurade, monkamfo deɛ ɔte Yerusalem no. Monkamfo Awurade.

Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.