Psalms 37
1 A Psalme of David. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.
Dawid dwom. Nha wo ho nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nti; mma wʼani mmere wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne;
2 For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.
Wɔte sɛ ɛserɛ, ɛnkyɛre na ahye, wɔte sɛ dua mono, ɛnkyɛre na awu.
3 Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
Fa wo ho to Awurade so na yɛ papa. Tena asase no so na ma wʼani nka asomdwoeɛ adidibea hɔ.
4 And delite thy selfe in the Lord, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
Ma wʼani nka Awurade ho na woama wo deɛ wʼakoma pɛ.
5 Commit thy way vnto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.
Fa wʼakwan hyɛ Awurade nsam; na fa wo ho to ne so, na ɔno na ɔbɛyɛ:
6 And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.
ɔbɛma wo teneneeyɛ ahyerɛn sɛ adekyeeɛ, na wʼatɛntenenee ayɛ sɛ owigyinaeɛ.
7 Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
Yɛ komm wɔ Awurade anim na to wo bo ase twɛn no, nha wo ho wɔ wɔn a asi wɔn yie ho ɛfiri sɛ wɔnam bɔne akwan so.
8 Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.
Mma wo bo mfu, na gyae abufuhyeɛ; nha wo ho, ɛkɔwie bɔne nko ara.
9 For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
Wɔbɛtwa nnebɔneyɛfoɔ agu, nanso wɔn a wɔn ani da Awurade soɔ no, wɔbɛnya asase no adi so.
10 Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.
Ɛrenkyɛre, nnebɔneyɛfoɔ bɛyera. Wɔbɛhwehwɛ wɔn, nanso wɔrenhunu wɔn.
11 But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
Nanso ahobrɛasefoɔ bɛnya asase no adi so na wɔanya asomdwoeɛ mmorosoɔ.
12 The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
Amumuyɛfoɔ bɔ pɔ bɔne tia ateneneefoɔ na wɔtwɛre wɔn se gu wɔn so;
13 But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.
nanso, Awurade sere amumuyɛfoɔ, na ɔnim sɛ wɔn nna abɛn.
14 The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
Amumuyɛfoɔ twe akofena na wɔkuntunu wɔn tadua mu sɛ wɔbɛkum ahiafoɔ ne mmɔborɔfoɔ, sɛ wɔbɛkum wɔn a wɔn akwan tene.
15 But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.
Nanso, wɔn akofena bɛwowɔ wɔn ankasa akoma mu, na wɔn tadua mu abubu.
16 A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
Kakra a ateneneefoɔ wɔ no som bo sene amumuyɛfoɔ bebree ahonya;
17 For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
ɛfiri sɛ, amumuyɛfoɔ ahoɔden bɛsa nanso Awurade bɛwowa ateneneefoɔ.
18 The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
Awurade nim wɔn a wɔn ho nni asɛm no nna, na wɔn agyapadeɛ bɛtena hɔ daa.
19 They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.
Ahohiahia berɛ mu wɔremmrɛ. Ɛkɔm berɛ mu wɔbɛnya ma abu so.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.
Nanso, amumuyɛfoɔ bɛyera. Awurade atamfoɔ bɛyɛ te sɛ wiram nhwiren; wɔbɛtu ayera sɛ wisie.
21 The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.
Amumuyɛfoɔ pɛ bosea, na wɔntua, nanso ɔteneneeni de ahummɔborɔ ma;
22 For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.
Wɔn a Awurade ahyira wɔn no bɛnya asase no adi so, na wɔn a ɔdome wɔn no wɔbɛtwa wɔn agu.
23 The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.
Sɛ Awurade ani sɔ onipa akwan a, ɔma nʼanammɔntuo si pi.
24 Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
Sɛ ɔsunti a ɔrenhwe ase, ɛfiri sɛ Awurade kura no wɔ ne nsam.
25 I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
Na meyɛ aberanteɛ, na seesei mabɔ akɔkoraa, na menhunuu ɔteneneeni a Awurade apa nʼakyi anaasɛ ne mma resrɛ aduane.
26 But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
Ɛberɛ biara ɔyɛ adɔeɛ, na ɔde fɛm kwa; na ne mma bɛnya nhyira.
27 Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.
Twe wo ho firi bɔne ho na yɛ papa na wobɛtena asase no so afebɔɔ.
28 For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.
Ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade pɛ deɛ ɛtene, na ɔrennya ne nkurɔfoɔ nokwafoɔ no. Wɔbɛnya banbɔ daa nyinaa Nanso, amumuyɛfoɔ asefoɔ deɛ, wɔbɛtwa wɔn agu.
29 The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
Ateneneefoɔ bɛnya asase no adi so na wɔatena so afebɔɔ.
30 The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
Ɔteneneeni ano ka nyansasɛm, na ne tɛkrɛma ka deɛ ɛtene.
31 For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.
Ne Onyankopɔn mmara wɔ nʼakoma mu; ne nan nnwatiri.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
Amumuyɛfoɔ tetɛ ateneneefoɔ hwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɛkum wɔn,
33 But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.
nanso, Awurade nnyaa wɔn mma wɔn na ɔremma wɔmmu wɔn kumfɔ wɔ asɛnniiɛ.
34 Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.
Montwɛn Awurade na monhwɛ nʼakwan. Ɔbɛma mo so na moanya asase no adi so; sɛ wɔtwitwa amumuyɛfoɔ no gu a, mobɛhunu.
35 I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
Mahunu omumuyɛfoɔ a ɔyɛ basabasa sɛ ɔredi yie sɛ dua mono a ɛsi asase pa soɔ,
36 Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
nanso ankyɛre na ɛwuiɛ a wɔnhunu no bio; mehwehwɛɛ no, nanso manhunu no.
37 Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
Susu deɛ ɔyɛ pɛ ho, na hwɛ deɛ ɔtene; na asomdwoeɛ onipa bɛnya asetena pa daakye.
38 But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.
Nanso wɔbɛsɛe nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nyinaa; na wɔbɛtɔre wɔn asefoɔ ase.
39 But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.
Ateneneefoɔ nkwagyeɛ firi Awurade ɔne wɔn aban wɔ amanehunu berɛ mu.
40 For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.
Awurade boa wɔn na ɔgye wɔn; ɔyi wɔn firi amumuyɛfoɔ nsam na ɔgye wɔn nkwa, ɛfiri sɛ wɔhinta wɔ ne mu.
