2 Samuel 22
1 And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul:
Bere a Awurade gyee Dawid fii nʼatamfo nyinaa ne Saulo nsam akyi no, ɔtoo saa dwom yi de yii Awurade ayɛ.
2 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
Nsɛm a ɛwɔ dwom no mu ni: “Awurade yɛ me botan, mʼaban ne mʼagyenkwa;
3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my preserver; thou savest me from violence.
me Nyankopɔn yɛ me botan; ne mu na minya guankɔbea. Ɔyɛ me kyɛm, me nkwagye mu ahoɔden, mʼabandennen, mʼagyenkwa, nea ogye me fi basabasayɛ mu.
4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.
“Misu frɛ Awurade; ɔno na ayeyi sɛ no, efisɛ ogye me fi mʼatamfo nsam.
5 When the waves of death surrounded me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
Owu asorɔkye twaa me ho hyiae; ɔsɛe yiri faa me so.
Ɔda mu hama kyekyeree me; mihyiaa owu mfiri. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.
“Na mʼamanehunu mu no, misu frɛɛ Awurade. Yiw, mefrɛɛ me Nyankopɔn pɛɛ mmoa. Ɔtee me nne fii ne kronkronbea. Me sufrɛ duu nʼasom.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was angry.
Na asase wosowee na ehinhimii; ɔsoro fapem wosowee; wɔwosowee, nʼabufuw nti.
9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
Wusiw fii ne hwene mu; ogyaframa fii nʼanom; na nnyansramma dɛw fii mu.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
Ofii ɔsoro baa fam; na omununkum kabii duruu nʼanan ase.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
Ɔte kerubim so tui; gyaagyaa ne ho wɔ mframa ntaban so.
12 And he made darkness pavilions around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
Ɔde sum kataa ne ho hyiae, ɔde osu mununkum dii nʼanim kan.
13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
Hann kɛse hyerɛn wɔ nʼanim, na anyinam pa fii mu.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
Awurade bobɔɔ mu fi ɔsoro; Ɔsorosoroni no teɛɛ mu dennen.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and smote them.
Ɔtow nʼagyan maa nʼatamfo hwetee; anyinam twa ma wɔyɛɛ basaa.
16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid open, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
Awurade kasae, na wiase nnyinaso no nyinaa daa hɔ. Wotumi huu ɛpo ase, na asase fapem ho daa hɔ.
17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
“Ofi ɔsoro baa fam besoo me mu; ɔtwee me fii asu a emu dɔ mu.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Ogyee me fii mʼatamfo a wɔyɛ den nsam, atamfo a wokyi me na wɔn ho yɛ den pa ara sen me.
19 They fell upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my support.
Wɔbaa me so wɔ mʼamanehunu da, nanso Awurade pagyaw me.
20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Ɔde me baa baabi a bammɔ wɔ; ogyee me, efisɛ nʼani kum me ho.
21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
“Awurade atua me papayɛ so ka; me bem a midi no, wahyɛ me anan mu.
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Efisɛ manantew Awurade akwan so; mentwee me ho mfii me Nyankopɔn ho nkɔyɛɛ bɔne.
23 For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
Ne mmara nyinaa gu mʼanim; mentwee me ho mfii ne nhyehyɛe ho.
24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.
Me ho nni asɛm wɔ Onyankopɔn anim; matwe me ho afi bɔne ho.
25 Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
Awurade tuaa me papayɛ so ka, efisɛ minni fɔ wɔ nʼanim.
26 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
“Woda wo ho adi sɛ ɔnokwafo kyerɛ wɔn a wodi nokware, wɔn a wodi mu nso wo kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wodi mu.
27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt contend.
Wuyi wo kronkronyɛ kyerɛ ɔkronkronni, nanso amumɔyɛfo de wukyi wɔn.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thy eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
Wugye ahobrɛasefo, nanso wʼani kɔ ahantanfo so sɛ wobɛbrɛ wɔn ase.
29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
Wo Awurade, woyɛ me kanea. Yiw, Awurade woma me sum dan hann.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
Wʼahoɔden mu, metumi aka asraafokuw agu; me Nyankopɔn nti, mitumi foro ɔfasu.
31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a shield to all them that trust in him.
“Onyankopɔn de, nʼakwan yɛ pɛ; Awurade bɔhyɛ nyinaa ba mu. Ɔyɛ nkatabo ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ bammɔ wɔ ne mu.
32 For who is God, except the LORD? and who is a rock, except our God?
Hena ne Onyankopɔn, gye sɛ Awurade? Hena ne ɔbotantim no, gye sɛ yɛn Nyankopɔn?
33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
Onyankopɔn ne mʼaban a ɛyɛ den; wagye me, na wama me kwan so ayɛ pɛ.
34 He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
Ɔma mʼanammɔn ho yɛ hare sɛ ɔforote de; Ɔma me gyina sorɔnsorɔmmea.
35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
Osiesie me ma ɔko; na me basa tumi kuntun kɔbere mfrafrae tadua.
36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Woama me wo nkwagye kyɛm. Wo mmoa ama mayɛ ɔkɛse.
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet have not slipped.
Woabɔ kwan tɛtrɛɛ ama mʼanan sɛnea me nkotodwe rengurow.
38 I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
“Metaa mʼatamfo sɛee wɔn; mannyina kosii sɛ wodii nkogu.
39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they have fallen under my feet.
Meyam wɔn, mebɔɔ wɔn hwee fam, na wɔantumi ansɔre; wɔhwehwee ase wɔ mʼanan ase.
40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
Wohyɛɛ me ahoɔden maa ɔko; woaka mʼatamfo ahyɛ mʼanan ase.
41 Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
Womaa wɔdan wɔn ani guanee, na mesɛe wɔn a wɔtan me nyinaa.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he answered them not.
Wosu pɛɛ mmoa, nanso obiara ammegye wɔn. Wosu frɛɛ Awurade, nanso wannye wɔn so.
43 Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I stamped them as the mire of the street, and spread them abroad.
Meyam wɔn ma wɔyɛɛ sɛ asase so mfutuma; mepraa wɔn guu suka mu sɛ wura.
44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
“Womaa me nkonimdi wɔ wɔn a wɔbɔ me kwaadu so. Woahwɛ sɛ mɛyɛ amanaman sodifo; na nnipa a minnim wɔn som me.
45 Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.
Ananafo brɛ wɔn ho ase ma me; wɔte me nka pɛ ara a, wɔde wɔn ho ma me.
46 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall come trembling out of their fortresses.
Wɔn nyinaa bɔ huboa, na wɔde ahopopo fi wɔn nsraban mu ba.
47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
“Awurade te ase! Ayeyi nka me botan, ma wɔmma Onyankopɔn, me nkwagye botan so.
48 It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
Ɔno ne Onyankopɔn a ɔtɔ wɔn a wɔhaw me so were; ɔka amanaman no hyɛ mʼase
49 And that bringeth me forth from my enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
na ogye me fi mʼatamfo nsam. Wode me si baabi a mʼatamfo nnu, wugye me fi atutuwpɛfo a wotia me nsam.
50 Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to thy name.
Awurade eyi nti, mɛkamfo wo wɔ amanaman mu, Ao Awurade. Mɛto ayeyi dwom ama wo din.
51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and he showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
“Wode nkonimdi akɛse ama wo hene; woda ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da adi kyerɛ nea woasra no ngo, wode kyerɛ Dawid, ne nʼasefo afebɔɔ.”
