Nnwom 106
1 Monkamfo Awurade! Monna Awurade ase na ɔyɛ; na nʼadɔeɛ wɔ hɔ daa.
Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Hwan na ɔbɛtumi aka nneɛma akɛseɛ a Awurade ayɛ? Anaasɛ ɔbɛtumi aka ne nkamfo awie?
Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?
3 Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔkɔ so bu atɛntenenee, na daa wɔyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ.
Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
4 Ao Awurade, sɛ wohunu wo nkurɔfoɔ mmɔbɔ a kae me. Sɛ wogye wɔn nkwa a, boa me,
Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,
5 na manya wɔn a wapa wɔn no yiedie mu kyɛfa, na manya wo manfoɔ anigyeɛ no mu kyɛfa na me ne wʼagyapadeɛ no abɔ mu de nkamfo ama wo.
that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.
6 Yɛayɛ bɔne sɛdeɛ yɛn nananom yɛeɛ no; yɛayɛ mfomsoɔ na yɛadi atirimuɔdensɛm.
We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
7 Ɛberɛ a yɛn nananom wɔ Misraim no, wɔannwene wo nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ho; wɔankae wʼadɔeɛ bebrebe no, na wɔtee atua wɔ Ɛpo Kɔkɔɔ no ho.
Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
8 Nanso, ne din enti ɔgyee wɔn nkwa, sɛdeɛ ɔbɛda ne tumi kɛseɛ no adi.
Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.
9 Ɔteaa Ɛpo Kɔkɔɔ no ma ɛwee; ɔde wɔn faa abunu mu te sɛ ɛserɛ so.
He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
10 Ɔgyee wɔn firii ɔtamfoɔ no nsam; deɛ ɔtane wɔn nsam na ɔyii wɔn firiiɛ.
He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 Nsuo kataa wɔn atamfoɔ so; na ɔbaako mpo annya nkwa.
The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
12 Afei wɔgyee ne bɔhyɛ no diiɛ na wɔtoo nʼayɛyie dwom.
Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
13 Nanso, ntɛm so, wɔn werɛ firii deɛ wayɛ na wɔantwɛn nʼagyinatuo.
They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
14 Akɔnnɔ bɛhyɛɛ wɔn mu wɔ ɛserɛ so hɔ, na wɔ asase paradada no so, wɔsɔɔ Onyankopɔn hwɛeɛ,
but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
15 enti ɔmaa wɔn deɛ wɔbisaeɛ, nanso, ɔde ɔfɔn yadeɛ baa wɔn so.
He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.
16 Na nsraban mu hɔ wɔn ani beree Mose ne Aaron a Awurade ate ne ho no.
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.
17 Asase mu buee na ɛmenee Datan na ɛsiee Abiram asafo no.
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
18 Egya tɔɔ wɔn akyidifoɔ no mu; ogyaframa hyee amumuyɛfoɔ no.
A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.
19 Wɔyɛɛ nantwie ba wɔ Horeb na wɔkotoo ohoni a wɔde fagudeɛ ayɛ.
They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.
20 Wɔsesaa wɔn Animuonyam. Wɔde nantwinini, a ɔwe ɛserɛ nsɛsodeɛ.
Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.
21 Wɔn werɛ firii Onyankopɔn a ɔgyee wɔn nkwa, deɛ ɔyɛɛ nneɛma akɛseɛ wɔ Misraim no,
They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
22 nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɔyɛɛ wɔ Ham asase so ne nneɛma a ɛyɛ hu wɔ Ɛpo Kɔkɔɔ ho no.
wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
23 Enti ɔkaa sɛ ɔbɛsɛe wɔn, nanso Mose a ɔyɛ deɛ wapa noɔ no sɔre gyinaa Onyankopɔn ne nnipa no ntam; ɔsrɛɛ no, dwodwoo nʼabufuo no ano sɛdeɛ ɔrensɛe wɔn.
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.
24 Afei, wɔn ani ansɔ asase fɛfɛ no; na wɔannye ne bɔhyɛ anni.
Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,
25 Wɔnwiinwii wɔ wɔn ntomadan mu na wɔannyɛ ɔsetie amma Awurade.
but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.
26 Enti ɔmaa ne nsa so kaa ntam kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ ɔbɛma wɔn atotɔ wɔ ɛserɛ no so,
Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 ɔbɛma wɔn asefoɔ atotɔ wɔ amanaman mu na wabɔ wɔn ahwete nsase nyinaa so.
that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
28 Wɔde wɔn ho bɔɔ Baal-peor ho na wɔdii afɔrebɔdeɛ a wɔde ama anyame a wɔnni nkwa;
They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 wɔde wɔn atirimuɔdensɛm hyɛɛ Awurade abufuo na ɔyaredɔm sii wɔn mu.
Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
30 Na Pinehas sɔre dii agyinamu, na Awurade sii ɔyaredɔm no ano.
Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
31 Wɔde yei yɛɛ tenenee maa Pinehas wɔ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ a ɛnni awieeɛ a ɛbɛba no mu.
That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
32 Meriba nsuo ho nso, wɔhyɛɛ Awurade abufuo, na wɔn enti, ɔhaw baa Mose so,
They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
33 ɛfiri sɛ wɔtee Onyankopɔn Honhom anim atua, na asɛm a wannwene ho firii Mose anomu.
because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
34 Wɔansɛe nnipa no sɛdeɛ Awurade hyɛɛ wɔn no,
They didn’t destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,
35 nanso wɔde wɔn ho frafraa amanaman no yɛɛ nneɛma a wɔyɛ no bi.
but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.
36 Wɔsomm wɔn ahoni na ɛbɛyɛɛ afidie maa wɔn.
They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 Wɔde wɔn mmammarima ne wɔn mmammaa bɔɔ afɔdeɛ maa abosom.
Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
38 Wɔkaa mogya a ɛdi bem guiɛ; wɔn mmammarima ne wɔn mmammaa mogya a wɔde bɔɔ afɔdeɛ maa Kanaan ahoni no maa asase no ho guu fi.
They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.
39 Wɔde deɛ wɔyɛeɛ no guu wɔn ankasa ho fi; wɔnam deɛ wɔyɛeɛ no so bɔɔ adwaman.
Thus they were defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
40 Enti, Awurade bo fuu ne nkurɔfoɔ; na ɔkyirii nʼagyapadeɛ.
Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.
41 Ɔdanee wɔn maa amanaman no, na wɔn atamfoɔ dii wɔn so.
He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Wɔn atamfoɔ hyɛɛ wɔn so na wɔkaa wɔn hyɛɛ wɔn tumi ase.
Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 Mpɛn bebree, Awurade gyee wɔn, nanso wɔkɔɔ so tee atua na wɔsɛe wɔ wɔn bɔne mu.
He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.
44 Nanso ɔhunuu wɔn ahohiahia ɛberɛ a wɔsu frɛɛ noɔ no;
Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
45 Wɔn enti, ɔkaee nʼapam no na ɔfirii nʼadɔeɛ kɛseɛ no mu hunuu wɔn mmɔbɔ.
He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
46 Ɔmaa sodifoɔ a wɔafa wɔn nnommum no nyaa ahummɔborɔ maa wɔn.
He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
47 Gye yɛn, Ao Awurade yɛn nkwagyeɛ Onyankopɔn, na boaboa yɛn ano firi amanaman so, na yɛada wo din kronkron no ase, na yɛde nkamfo ahyɛ wo animuonyam.
Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!
48 Ayɛyie nka Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, ɛmfiri mmerɛsanten nkɔsi nnasanten. Momma nnipa no nyinaa nka sɛ, “Amen!” Monkamfo Awurade.
Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah!
