Nnwom 37
1 Dawid dwom. Nha wo ho nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nti; mma wʼani mmere wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne;
To Dauith. Nile thou sue wickid men; nether loue thou men doynge wickidnesse.
2 Wɔte sɛ ɛserɛ, ɛnkyɛre na ahye, wɔte sɛ dua mono, ɛnkyɛre na awu.
For thei schulen wexe drie swiftli as hey; and thei schulen falle doun soone as the wortis of eerbis.
3 Fa wo ho to Awurade so na yɛ papa. Tena asase no so na ma wʼani nka asomdwoeɛ adidibea hɔ.
Hope thou in the Lord, and do thou goodnesse; and enhabite thou the lond, and thou schalt be fed with hise richessis.
4 Ma wʼani nka Awurade ho na woama wo deɛ wʼakoma pɛ.
Delite thou in the Lord; and he schal yyue to thee the axyngis of thin herte.
5 Fa wʼakwan hyɛ Awurade nsam; na fa wo ho to ne so, na ɔno na ɔbɛyɛ:
Schewe thi weie to the Lord; and hope thou in hym, and he schal do.
6 ɔbɛma wo teneneeyɛ ahyerɛn sɛ adekyeeɛ, na wʼatɛntenenee ayɛ sɛ owigyinaeɛ.
And he schal lede out thi riytfulnesse as liyt, and thi doom as myddai;
7 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.
be thou suget to the Lord, and preye thou hym. Nile thou sue hym, that hath prosperite in his weie; a man doynge vnriytfulnessis.
8 Mma wo bo mfu, na gyae abufuhyeɛ; nha wo ho, ɛkɔwie bɔne nko ara.
Ceese thou of ire, and forsake woodnesse; nyle thou sue, that thou do wickidli.
9 Wɔbɛtwa nnebɔneyɛfoɔ agu, nanso wɔn a wɔn ani da Awurade soɔ no, wɔbɛnya asase no adi so.
For thei, that doen wickidli, schulen be distried; but thei that suffren the Lord, schulen enerite the lond.
10 Ɛrenkyɛre, nnebɔneyɛfoɔ bɛyera. Wɔbɛhwehwɛ wɔn, nanso wɔrenhunu wɔn.
And yit a litil, and a synnere schal not be; and thou schalt seke his place, and schalt not fynde.
11 Nanso ahobrɛasefoɔ bɛnya asase no adi so na wɔanya asomdwoeɛ mmorosoɔ.
But mylde men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen delite in the multitude of pees.
12 Amumuyɛfoɔ bɔ pɔ bɔne tia ateneneefoɔ na wɔtwɛre wɔn se gu wɔn so;
A synnere schal aspie a riytful man; and he schal gnaste with hise teeth on hym.
13 nanso, Awurade sere amumuyɛfoɔ, na ɔnim sɛ wɔn nna abɛn.
But the Lord schal scorne the synnere; for he biholdith that his day cometh.
14 Amumuyɛfoɔ twe akofena na wɔkuntunu wɔn tadua mu sɛ wɔbɛkum ahiafoɔ ne mmɔborɔfoɔ, sɛ wɔbɛkum wɔn a wɔn akwan tene.
Synners drowen out swerd; thei benten her bouwe. To disseyue a pore man and nedi; to strangle riytful men of herte.
15 Nanso, wɔn akofena bɛwowɔ wɔn ankasa akoma mu, na wɔn tadua mu abubu.
Her swerd entre in to the herte of hem silf; and her bouwe be brokun.
16 Kakra a ateneneefoɔ wɔ no som bo sene amumuyɛfoɔ bebree ahonya;
Betere is a litil thing to a iust man; than many richessis of synneris.
17 ɛfiri sɛ, amumuyɛfoɔ ahoɔden bɛsa nanso Awurade bɛwowa ateneneefoɔ.
For the armes of synneris schal be al to-brokun; but the Lord confermeth iust men.
18 Awurade nim wɔn a wɔn ho nni asɛm no nna, na wɔn agyapadeɛ bɛtena hɔ daa.
The Lord knowith the daies of vnwemmed; and her heritage schal be withouten ende.
19 Ahohiahia berɛ mu wɔremmrɛ. Ɛkɔm berɛ mu wɔbɛnya ma abu so.
Thei schulen not be schent in the yuel tyme, and thei schulen be fillid in the dayes of hungur;
20 Nanso, amumuyɛfoɔ bɛyera. Awurade atamfoɔ bɛyɛ te sɛ wiram nhwiren; wɔbɛtu ayera sɛ wisie.
for synneris schulen perische. Forsothe anoon as the enemyes of the Lord ben onourid, and enhaunsid; thei failynge schulen faile as smoke.
21 Amumuyɛfoɔ pɛ bosea, na wɔntua, nanso ɔteneneeni de ahummɔborɔ ma;
A synnere schal borewe, and schal not paie; but a iust man hath merci, and schal yyue.
22 Wɔn a Awurade ahyira wɔn no bɛnya asase no adi so, na wɔn a ɔdome wɔn no wɔbɛtwa wɔn agu.
For thei that blessen the Lord schulen enerite the lond; but thei that cursen hym schulen perische.
23 Sɛ Awurade ani sɔ onipa akwan a, ɔma nʼanammɔntuo si pi.
The goyng of a man schal be dressid anentis the Lord; and he schal wilne his weie.
24 Sɛ ɔsunti a ɔrenhwe ase, ɛfiri sɛ Awurade kura no wɔ ne nsam.
Whanne he fallith, he schal not be hurtlid doun; for the Lord vndursettith his hond.
25 Na meyɛ aberanteɛ, na seesei mabɔ akɔkoraa, na menhunuu ɔteneneeni a Awurade apa nʼakyi anaasɛ ne mma resrɛ aduane.
I was yongere, and sotheli Y wexide eld, and Y siy not a iust man forsakun; nethir his seed sekynge breed.
26 Ɛberɛ biara ɔyɛ adɔeɛ, na ɔde fɛm kwa; na ne mma bɛnya nhyira.
Al dai he hath merci, and leeneth; and his seed schal be in blessyng.
27 Twe wo ho firi bɔne ho na yɛ papa na wobɛtena asase no so afebɔɔ.
Bouwe thou awei fro yuel, and do good; and dwelle thou in to the world of world.
28 Ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade pɛ deɛ ɛtene, na ɔrennya ne nkurɔfoɔ nokwafoɔ no. Wɔbɛnya banbɔ daa nyinaa Nanso, amumuyɛfoɔ asefoɔ deɛ, wɔbɛtwa wɔn agu.
For the Lord loueth doom, and schal not forsake hise seyntis; thei schulen be kept with outen ende. Vniust men schulen be punyschid; and the seed of wickid men schal perische.
29 Ateneneefoɔ bɛnya asase no adi so na wɔatena so afebɔɔ.
But iust men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen enabite theronne in to the world of world.
30 Ɔteneneeni ano ka nyansasɛm, na ne tɛkrɛma ka deɛ ɛtene.
The mouth of a iust man schal bithenke wisdom; and his tunge schal speke doom.
31 Ne Onyankopɔn mmara wɔ nʼakoma mu; ne nan nnwatiri.
The lawe of his God is in his herte; and hise steppis schulen not be disseyued.
32 Amumuyɛfoɔ tetɛ ateneneefoɔ hwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɛkum wɔn,
A synnere biholdith a iust man; and sekith to sle hym.
33 nanso, Awurade nnyaa wɔn mma wɔn na ɔremma wɔmmu wɔn kumfɔ wɔ asɛnniiɛ.
But the Lord schal not forsake hym in hise hondis; nethir schal dampne hym, whanne it schal be demed ayens hym.
34 Montwɛn Awurade na monhwɛ nʼakwan. Ɔbɛma mo so na moanya asase no adi so; sɛ wɔtwitwa amumuyɛfoɔ no gu a, mobɛhunu.
Abide thou the Lord, and kepe thou his weie, and he schal enhaunse thee, that bi eritage thou take the lond; whanne synneris schulen perische, thou schalt se.
35 Mahunu omumuyɛfoɔ a ɔyɛ basabasa sɛ ɔredi yie sɛ dua mono a ɛsi asase pa soɔ,
I siy a wickid man enhaunsid aboue; and reisid vp as the cedris of Liban.
36 nanso ankyɛre na ɛwuiɛ a wɔnhunu no bio; mehwehwɛɛ no, nanso manhunu no.
And Y passide, and lo! he was not; Y souyte hym, and his place is not foundun.
37 Susu deɛ ɔyɛ pɛ ho, na hwɛ deɛ ɔtene; na asomdwoeɛ onipa bɛnya asetena pa daakye.
Kepe thou innocence, and se equite; for tho ben relikis to a pesible man.
38 Nanso wɔbɛsɛe nnebɔneyɛfoɔ nyinaa; na wɔbɛtɔre wɔn asefoɔ ase.
Forsothe vniust men schulen perische; the relifs of wickid men schulen perische togidere.
39 Ateneneefoɔ nkwagyeɛ firi Awurade ɔne wɔn aban wɔ amanehunu berɛ mu.
But the helthe of iust men is of the Lord; and he is her defendere in the tyme of tribulacioun.
40 Awurade boa wɔn na ɔgye wɔn; ɔyi wɔn firi amumuyɛfoɔ nsam na ɔgye wɔn nkwa, ɛfiri sɛ wɔhinta wɔ ne mu.
And the Lord schal helpe hem, and schal make hem fre, and he schal delyuere hem fro synneris; and he schal saue hem, for thei hopiden in hym.
