Nnwom 44

1 Dwom a wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ. Kora mma “maskil” dwom. Ao Onyankopɔn, yɛde yɛn aso ate; yɛn agyanom aka akyerɛ yɛn; deɛ woyɛeɛ wɔ wɔn berɛ so, wɔ tete mmerɛ no mu.

`To victorie, lernyng to the sones of Chore. God, we herden with oure eeris; oure fadris telden to vs. The werk, which thou wrouytist in the daies of hem; and in elde daies.

2 Wode wo nsa pamoo amanaman no na wobɔɔ yɛn agyanom atenaseɛ; wodwerɛɛ nnipa no na womaa yɛn agyanom dii yie.

Thin hond lost hethene men, and thou plauntidist hem; thou turmentidist puplis, and castidist hem out.

3 Ɛnyɛ wɔn akofena na wɔde nyaa asase no, na ɛnyɛ wɔn nsa na ɛmaa wɔn nkonimdie; ɛyɛ wo nsa nifa, wo basa, ne wʼanim hann, ɛfiri sɛ na wodɔ wɔn.

For the children of Israel weldiden the lond not bi her swerd; and the arm of hem sauyde not hem. But thi riyt hond, and thin arm, and the liytnyng of thi cheer; for thou were plesid in hem.

4 Woyɛ me Ɔhene ne me Onyankopɔn, deɛ ɔhyɛ nkonimdie ma Yakob.

Thou art thi silf, my kyng and my God; that sendist helthis to Jacob.

5 Ɛnam wo so na yɛpamoo yɛn Atamfoɔ; wo din mu na yɛtiatia wɔn a wɔkyiri yɛn soɔ.

Bi thee we schulen wyndewe oure enemyes with horn; and in thi name we schulen dispise hem, that risen ayen vs.

6 Meremfa me ho nto mʼagyan so mʼakofena remfa nkonimdie mmrɛ me;

For Y schal not hope in my bouwe; and my swerd schal not saue me.

7 na wo na woma yɛdi yɛn atamfoɔ so. Wogu wɔn a wɔtane yɛn anim ase.

For thou hast saued vs fro men turmentinge vs; and thou hast schent men hatinge vs.

8 Onyankopɔn mu na yɛhoahoa yɛn ho da mu nyinaa na yɛbɛkamfo wo din no daa daa.

We schulen be preisid in God al dai; and in thi name we schulen knouleche to thee in to the world.

9 Nanso seesei woapo yɛn abrɛ yɛn ase; wone yɛn asraafoɔ nnkɔ ɔsa bio.

But now thou hast put vs abac, and hast schent vs; and thou, God, schalt not go out in oure vertues.

10 Woma yɛdwane firii ɛdɔm anim ma yɛn atamfoɔ fom yɛn agyapadeɛ.

Thou hast turned vs awei bihynde aftir oure enemyes; and thei, that hatiden vs, rauyschiden dyuerseli to hem silf.

11 Woyii yɛn maa sɛ wɔnkum yɛn sɛ nnwan na woahwete yɛn wɔ amanaman no mu.

Thou hast youe vs as scheep of meetis; and among hethene men thou hast scaterid vs.

12 Wotɔn wo nkurɔfoɔ fofoofo, na woannya mfasoɔ biara amfiri mu.

Thou hast seeld thi puple with out prijs; and multitude was not in the chaungyngis of hem.

13 Woayɛ yɛn ahohoradeɛ ama yɛn afipamfoɔ, animtiabudeɛ ne aseredeɛ ama wɔn a atwa yɛn ho ahyia.

Thou hast set vs schenschip to oure neiyboris; mouwyng and scorn to hem that ben in oure cumpas.

14 Woayɛ yɛn akasabɛbuo wɔ aman no mu na nnipa no woso wɔn ti de gu yɛn so.

Thou hast set vs into licnesse to hethene me; stiryng of heed among puplis.

15 Mʼanimguaseɛ di mʼanim daa, na aniwuo akata mʼanim

Al dai my schame is ayens me; and the schenschipe of my face hilide me.

16 ɛsiane wɔn a wɔbɔ me ahohora na wɔkasa tia me de yi me ahi, ɛsiane ɔtamfoɔ a nʼani abre sɛ ɔbɛtɔ were no enti.

Fro the vois of dispisere, and yuele spekere; fro the face of enemy, and pursuere.

17 Yeinom nyinaa too yɛn deɛ, nanso yɛn werɛ mfirii wo, na yɛmmuu wʼapam no nso so.

Alle these thingis camen on vs, and we han not foryete thee; and we diden not wickidli in thi testament.

18 Yɛn akoma ntwe mfirii wo ho; na yɛn nan nso mmane mfirii wo kwan so.

And oure herte yede not awei bihynde; and thou hast bowid awei oure pathis fro thi weie.

19 Nanso wodwerɛɛ yɛn yɛɛ yɛn sakraman tuo na wode esum kabii kataa yɛn so.

For thou hast maad vs lowe in the place of turment; and the schadewe of deth hilide vs.

20 Sɛ na yɛn werɛ afiri yɛn Onyankopɔn din anaa sɛ yɛatrɛ yɛn nsam akyerɛ ananafoɔ nyame a

If we foryaten the name of oure God; and if we helden forth oure hondis to an alien God.

21 anka Onyankopɔn bɛhunu, ɛfiri sɛ ɔnim akoma mu ahintasɛm.

Whether God schal not seke these thingis? for he knowith the hid thingis of herte.

22 Nanso, wo enti, wɔkum yɛn daa nyinaa; wɔbu yɛn sɛ nnwan a wɔrekɔkum wɔn.

For whi we ben slayn al dai for thee; we ben demed as scheep of sleyng.

23 Nyane, Ao Awurade! Adɛn enti na wada? Keka wo ho! Nnya yɛn hɔ afebɔɔ.

Lord, rise vp, whi slepist thou? rise vp, and putte not awei in to the ende.

24 Adɛn enti na wode wʼanim ahinta na wo werɛ firi yɛn ahohia ne nhyɛsoɔ?

Whi turnest thou awei thi face? thou foryetist oure pouert, and oure tribulacioun.

25 Wɔabrɛ yɛn ase kɔ dɔteɛ mu na yɛn onipadua aka afam dɔteɛ.

For oure lijf is maad low in dust; oure wombe is glued togidere in the erthe.

26 Sɔre bɛboa yɛn; wʼadɔeɛ a ɛnsa da no enti, gye yɛn.

Lord, rise vp thou, and helpe vs; and ayenbie vs for thi name.