Isaiah 31
1 Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;
Wonnue, wɔn a wɔkɔ Misraim kɔhwehwɛ mmoa, wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to apɔnkɔ so, wɔn a wogye wɔn nteaseɛnam dodow ne wɔn apɔnkɔsotefo ahoɔden mmoroso no di, na wɔnhwɛ Israel Kronkronni no, anaasɛ wɔmpɛ mmoa mfi Awurade hɔ.
2 Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.
Nanso Awurade yɛ onyansafo a obetumi de ɔhaw aba; ɔnsesa nʼano. Ɔbɛsɔre atia amumɔyɛfo fi, ne wɔn a wɔboa nnebɔneyɛfo.
3 For the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit: and when the Lord's hand is stretched out, the helper and he who is helped will come down together.
Na Misraimfo yi yɛ nnipa kɛkɛ, wɔnyɛ Onyankopɔn. Wɔn apɔnkɔ yɛ ɔhonam na wɔnyɛ honhom. Sɛ Awurade teɛ ne nsa a, ɔboafo bɛwatiri na nea wɔboa no no bɛhwe ase; wɔn baanu bɛbɔ mu asɛe.
4 For the Lord has said to me, As a lion, or a young lion, makes an angry noise over his food, and if a band of herdsmen come out against him, he will not be in fear of their voices, or give up his food for their noise: so the Lord of armies will come down to make war against Mount Zion and its hill.
Sɛɛ na Awurade ka kyerɛ me: “Sɛnea gyata woro so, sɛnea gyata kokroo woro so gu ne hanam so no a mpo sɛ wɔfrɛ nguanhwɛfo dɔm kɔ no so a, wɔn nteɛteɛmu mmɔ no hu na wɔn huuyɛ nso nhaw no no, saa ara na Asafo Awurade besian abɛko wɔ Sion Bepɔw ne ne sorɔnsorɔmmea so.
5 Like birds with outstretched wings, so will the Lord of armies be a cover to Jerusalem; he will be a cover and salvation for it, going over it he will keep it from danger.
Sɛnea nnomaa tu gyina faako wɔ wim no saa ara na Asafo Awurade bɛbɔ Yerusalem ho ban; ɔbɛbɔ ne ho ban na wagye no, obegyaa no na wagye no asi hɔ.”
6 Come back to him who has been so deeply sinned against by the children of Israel.
Monsan nkɔ nea moayɛ dɔm atia no no nkyɛn, Israelfo.
7 For in that day they will all give up their images of silver and of gold, the sin which they made for themselves.
Da no mo mu biara bɛpo dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ ahoni a mode mo nsa a ɛho agu fi ayɛ no.
8 Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.
“Asiria bɛhwe ase wɔ afoa a ɛnyɛ onipa de ano; afoa a ɛnyɛ onipa de bɛsɛe wɔn. Wobeguan afi afoa no ano na wɔbɛma wɔn mmerante ayɛ ɔhyɛ adwuma.
9 And his rock will come to nothing because of fear, and his chiefs will go in flight from the flag, says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his altar in Jerusalem.
Wɔn abandennen bebubu, ehu nti; wohu akofo frankaa a, wɔn asraafo mpanyimfo bɛbɔ huboa,” sɛɛ na Awurade se, nea ne gya wɔ Sion, na ne fononoo si Yerusalem no.
