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Nnipa amumɔyɛ

53 Nkwaseafo ka wɔ wɔn koma mu se, “Onyankopɔn bi nni baabi.” Wɔn nyinaa yɛ amumɔyɛfo a wɔayɛ bɔne akɛseakɛse a wɔn mu baako koraa nni hɔ a ɔyɛ ade pa.

Onyankopɔn hwɛ nnipa mma wɔ fam fi soro hwɛ sɛ obehu anyansafo bi wɔ wɔn mu a wɔbɛsom no. Nanso wɔn nyinaa atwa wɔn ani; wɔn nyinaa yɛ bɔne pɛ. Wɔn mu baako po nyɛ ade trenee; ɔbaako mpo nni hɔ. Onyankopɔn bisa se, “Wonnim anaa? Saa nnebɔneyɛfo yi nnim anaa? Wɔbɔ me nkurɔfo korɔn de tena ase nanso wɔmmɔ me mpae.” Nanso ahopopo bi a ebi nkaa wɔn da bɛka wɔn. Onyankopɔn bɛbɔ ne nkurɔfo atamfo nnompe apansam. Onyankopɔn apo wɔn, na saa ara na Israel bedi wɔn so pasaa ne no. Me mpae ne sɛ, nkonimdi befi Israel aba Sion. Sɛ Onyankopɔn ma ahotɔ ba Israel a, dɛn ahotɔ na wɔrennya?

Psalm 53[a](A)

For the director of music. According to mahalath.[b] A maskil[c] of David.

The fool(B) says in his heart,
    “There is no God.”(C)
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
    there is no one who does good.

God looks down from heaven(D)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(E)
    any who seek God.(F)
Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
    there is no one who does good,
    not even one.(G)

Do all these evildoers know nothing?

They devour my people as though eating bread;
    they never call on God.
But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    where there was nothing to dread.(H)
God scattered the bones(I) of those who attacked you;(J)
    you put them to shame,(K) for God despised them.(L)

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
    When God restores his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 53:1 In Hebrew texts 53:1-6 is numbered 53:2-7.
  2. Psalm 53:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 53:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term