Nnwom 115
1 Ɛnyɛ yɛn, Ao Awurade, ɛnyɛ yɛn na wo din na animuonyam nka, wʼadɔeɛ ne wo nokorɛdie enti.
Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.
2 Adɛn enti na aman no bisa sɛ, “Wɔn Onyankopɔn wɔ he?”
Why should the nations say, “Where is their God, now?”
3 Yɛn Onyankopɔn wɔ ɔsoro; deɛ ɔpɛ biara na ɔyɛ.
But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
4 Nanso wɔn ahoni yɛ dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ a wɔde onipa nsa na ayɛ.
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
5 Wɔwɔ ano, nanso wɔntumi nkasa; wɔwɔ ani, nanso wɔnhunu adeɛ.
They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see.
6 Wɔwɔ aso, nanso wɔnte asɛm; wɔwɔ hwene, nanso wɔnte hwa.
They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell.
7 Wɔwɔ nsa, nanso wɔnte nka; Wɔwɔ nan, nanso wɔnnante. Wɔntumi mma nnyegyeeɛ bi mfiri wɔn mene mu.
They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat.
8 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 will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.
9 Ao Israelfoɔ, momfa mo ho nto Awurade so, ɔyɛ mo ɔboafoɔ ne kyɛm.
Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
10 Ao Aaron fie, momfa mo ho nto Awurade so, ɔyɛ mo ɔboafoɔ ne kyɛm.
House of Aaron, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
11 Mo a mosuro no, momfa mo ho nto Awurade so, ɔyɛ mo ɔboafoɔ ne kyɛm.
You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
12 Awurade kae yɛn na ɔbɛhyira yɛn: Ɔbɛhyira Israel fie, ɔbɛhyira Aaron fie
Yahweh remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 Ɔbɛhyira wɔn a wɔsuro Awurade, nkumaa ne akɛseɛ nyinaa.
He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.
14 Awurade mma wʼase nnɔre, wo ne wo mma.
May Yahweh increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Awurade nhyira wo, ɔsoro ne asase Yɛfoɔ no.
Blessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
16 Ɔsorosoro yɛ Awurade dea, nanso asase deɛ, ɔde ama onipa.
The heavens are Yahweh’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.
17 Ɛnyɛ awufoɔ na wɔkamfo Awurade, wɔn a wɔkɔ fam dinn no rentumi nkamfo Awurade.
The dead don’t praise Yah, nor any who go down into silence,
18 Yɛn na yɛma Awurade so ɛnnɛ ne daa nyinaa. Monkamfo Awurade.
but we will bless Yah, from this time forward and forever more. Praise Yah!
