Psalms 69
1 To the Chief Musician. On "The Lilies." David’s. Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life;
David ƒe ha na hɛnɔ la. Woadzii ɖe “Dzogbenya” ƒe gbeɖiɖi nu. Mawu, ɖem, elabena tsi ɖɔ ɖe ŋunye va se ɖe nye kɔgbɔ ke.
2 I have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed me;
Meɖo ba yi ɖe tome ke, afi si afɔɖoƒe mele o. Meɖo tɔ goglowo me; tsi ɖɔ to tanye.
3 I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, —Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.
Medo ɣli be woaxɔ nam, ale nu ti kɔ nam, eye nye ve me hã ƒu kplakplakpla. Mekpɔ mɔ na Mawu ʋuu, eye ɖeɖi te nye ŋkuwo ŋu.
4 More than the hairs of my head, Are they who hate me without cause, —Firmer than my bones, Are they who are my foes for false cause, —What I had not plundered, then, had I to restore.
Ame siwo lé fum ɖe nanekemawɔmawɔ ta la sɔ gbɔ wu nye taɖa. Amewo lé fum yakatsyɔ, eye woti yonyeme be woatsrɔ̃m. Ale meɖo nu si nyemefi o la eteƒe dzizizitɔe.
5 O God, thou, hast known my folly, And, my wrong-doings, from thee, have not been hid.
O! Mawu, ènya nye bometsitsi, eye nye fɔɖiɖi mele ɣaɣla ɖe wò o.
6 Let them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, —Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, O God of Israel!
O! Aƒetɔ, Yehowa Ŋusẽkatãtɔ, mègana ame siwo ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ le mewò la naɖu ŋukpe le tanye o. O! Israel ƒe Mawu, ame siwo le diwòm la, mègana ŋu nakpe wo le tanye o.
7 Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;
Tawòe wodo vlom ɖo, eye ŋukpe tsyɔ mo nam.
8 One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;
Menye amedzro na nye ŋutɔ nɔvinye ŋutsuwo kple ame manyamanya na danyevi ŋutsuwo.
9 Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me.
Elabena lɔlɔ̃ na wò aƒe zu dzo ge ɖe menye, eye ame siwo dzu wò la ƒe dzudzu va dzinye.
10 When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach;
Esi mefa avi, tsi nu dɔ la, vlododo boŋ wozu nam;
11 When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by-word;
esi meta akpanya la, mezu nu ɖikokoe na amewo.
12 They who sit in the gate talk against me, —And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.
Ame siwo nɔ anyi ɖe agbo nu la ɖe alɔme le ŋunye, eye ahamulawo kekeake hã kpa ha dem.
13 But, as for me, my prayer shall be unto thee, O Yahweh, in a time of acceptance, O God, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, answer me with thy saving faithfulness.
O! Yehowa, medo gbe ɖa na wò le wò amenuveɣi; O! Mawu, le wò lɔlɔ̃ gã la ta, tɔ nam kple wò xɔname si medana le edzi o.
14 Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters:
Ɖem tso agbi me, mègana mayi to o, ɖem le ame siwo lé fum la ƒe asi me, tso tɔ goglowo me.
15 Let not a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth.
Mègana tsi naɖɔ to tanye, alo gogloƒe namim, eye ʋe globo natu eƒe nu ɖe dzinye o.
16 Answer me, O Yahweh, for good is thy lovingkindness, According to the abounding of thy compassions, turn thou towards me:
O! Yehowa, tɔ nam, le wò lɔlɔ̃ deto la ta, eye trɔ ɖe ŋutinye le wò nublanuikpɔkpɔ gã la ta.
17 Then do not hide thy face from thy servant, Because I am in distress, haste thou—answer me!
Mègaɣla wò mo ɖe wò dɔla o; ke boŋ tɔ nam kaba, elabena meɖo xaxa me.
18 Oh draw near unto my soul—redeem it, Because of mine enemies, ransom me.
Te ɖe ŋunye, eye nàxɔ nam, ɖem le nye ketɔwo ta.
19 Thou, knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion, Before thee, are all mine adversaries.
Ènya ale si wodo vlom, ɖi gbɔ̃m, eye wodo ŋu kpem; nye futɔwo katã le ŋkuwò me.
20 Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am weak, —Though I waited for one to pity me, yet there was none, And for comforters, yet I found not any.
Vlododo na nye dzi gbã, eye mezu xɔnamemanɔsitɔ; mekpɔ mɔ na babadoname, gake ɖeke meli o. Mekpɔ mɔ na akɔfalawo, gake nyemekpɔ ɖeke o.
21 But they put in my food—poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink—vinegar!
Wotsɔ veve de nye nuɖuɖu me, eye esi tsikɔ wum la, wotsɔ aha tsitsi nam be mano.
22 Let their table, before them, become a snare, And unto their friends, a lure;
Woƒe kplɔ̃ si woɖo na wo la nezu mɔ na wo; nezu teƒeɖoɖo kple mɔ na wo.
23 Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;
Woƒe ŋkuwo dzi nedo viviti be, womagate ŋu akpɔ nu o, eye na woƒe dzi me naɖo kpo tegbee.
24 Pour out over them thine indignation, And let, the glow of thine anger, overtake them:
Trɔ wò dziku kɔ ɖe wo dzi, eye nàna wò dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ nalé wo.
25 Let their encampment become desolate, In their tents, be there none to dwell:
Woƒe nɔƒe neɖi gbɔlo; mègana be ame aɖeke neganɔ woƒe agbadɔwo me o.
26 For, whom, thou thyself, hadst smitten, they pursued, And, unto the pain of thy wounded ones, they must needs add.
Elabena woti ame siwo ŋu nède abii la yome, eye wole nu ƒom le ame siwo nèwɔ nuvevii la ƒe vevesese ŋu.
27 Lay punishment on their iniquity, And let them not enter into thy righteousness;
Bu fɔ wo, eye nàgabu fɔ wo ɖe edzi; mègana woakpɔ gome le wò xɔname me o.
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And, with the righteous, let them not be enrolled.
Tutu woƒe ŋkɔwo ɖa le agbegbalẽ la me, eye mègana woaŋlɔ woƒe ŋkɔ ɖe ame dzɔdzɔewo dome o.
29 I, then, am humbled and in pain, Thy salvation, O God, may it set me on high.
Mele vevesese kple nuxaxa me; O! Mawu, na wò xɔname natɔ kpɔ ƒo xlãm.
30 I will praise the Name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving;
Matsɔ hadzidzi akafu Mawu ƒe ŋkɔ, eye madoe ɖe dzi kple akpedada.
31 So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn [and] divided hoof.
Esia adze Yehowa ŋu wu nyi, eye wòado dzidzɔ nɛ wu nyitsu kple eƒe dzowo kpakple eƒe afɔkliwo.
32 The humbled have seen—they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive;
Hiãtɔwo akpɔe ahatso aseye, eye mi ame siwo dia Mawu la, míaƒe dziwo nenɔ agbe ɖaa!
33 For, a Hearkener to the needy, is Yahweh, And, his prisoners, hath he not despised.
Yehowa ɖoa to hiãtɔwo, eye medoa vlo eƒe ame siwo le aboyome o.
34 Let the heavens and the earth, praise him, The seas, and everything that creepeth therein.
Dziƒo kple anyigba nekafui, atsiaƒuwo kple nu siwo katã ʋãna le wo me,
35 For, God, will save Zion, And build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell there, and possess it:
elabena Mawu aɖe Zion, eye wòagbugbɔ Yuda ƒe duwo atso. Ekema amewo aɖanɔ afi ma, axɔe wòazu wo tɔ;
36 Yea, the seed of his servants, shall inherit it, And, the lovers of his Name, shall settle down therein.
eƒe dɔlawo ƒe viwo atsɔe anyi domee, eye ame siwo lɔ̃ eƒe ŋkɔ la anɔ afi ma.
