< Esias 26 >
1 In that day they shall sing this song in the land of Judea; Behold a strong city; and he shall make salvation [its] wall and bulwark.
Saa da no, wɔbɛto saa dwom yi wɔ Yuda asase so: Yɛwɔ kuropɔn dennen; Onyankopɔn de nkwagye ayɛ nʼafasu ne ne hankare a ɛkorɔn.
2 Open ye the gates, let the nation enter that keeps righteousness, and keeps truth,
Mummuebue apon no na atreneefo man no nhyɛn mu, ɔman nokwafo no.
3 supporting truth, and keeping peace: for on thee, O Lord,
Wobɛkora no so asomdwoe mu nea wasi nʼadwene pi, efisɛ ɔde ne ho to wo so.
4 they have trusted with confidence for ever, the great, the eternal God;
Fa wo ho to Awurade so afebɔɔ, efisɛ, Awurade, Awurade yɛ daa Botan.
5 who hast humbled and brought down them that dwell on high, thou shalt cast down strong cities, and bring them to the ground.
Ɔbrɛ wɔn a wɔtete soro ase, na ɔbrɛ kuropɔn a ɛkorɔn no ase; obubu gu fam pasaa ma ɛda mfutuma mu.
6 And the feet of the meek and lowly shall trample them.
Anammɔn tiatia so, wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so anammɔn ahiafo anammɔntu.
7 The way of the godly is made straight: the way of the godly is also prepared.
Ɔtreneeni kwan so yɛ tamaa; wo, Ɔnokwafo, woma ɔtreneeni kwan so yɛ trontrom.
8 For the way of the Lord is judgment: we have hoped in thy name, and on the remembrance [of thee],
Yiw, Awurade, yɛnam wo mmara kwan so yi, yɛretwɛn wo; na wo din ne ne kɛseyɛ yɛ nea yɛn koma pɛ.
9 which our soul longs for: my spirit seeks thee very early in the morning, O God, for thy commandments are a light on the earth: learn righteousness, ye that dwell upon the earth.
Me kra pere hwehwɛ wo anadwo; anɔpa nso me honhom ani gyina wo. Sɛ wʼatemmu ba asase yi so a, nnipa a wɔwɔ wiase sua treneeyɛ.
10 For the ungodly one is put down: no one who will not learn righteousness on the earth, shall be able to do the truth: let the ungodly be taken away, that he see not the glory of the Lord.
Ɛwɔ mu sɛ wuyi adom adi kyerɛ amumɔyɛfo de, nanso wonsua treneeyɛ; na mpo atreneefo asase so no, wɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne na wommu Awurade kɛseyɛ.
11 O Lord, thine arm is exalted, yet they knew it not: but when they know they shall be ashamed: jealousy shall seize upon an untaught nation, and now fire shall devour the adversaries.
Ao Awurade, wɔama wo nsa so kɔ soro, nanso wonhu. Ma wonhu wo mmɔdemmɔ wɔ wo nkurɔfo ho na ɛnhyɛ wɔn aniwu; ma ogya a wɔasɔ ama wʼatamfo no nhyew wɔn.
12 O Lord our God, give us peace: for thou hast rendered to us all things.
Awurade, woama yɛn asomdwoe; nea yɛatumi ayɛ nyinaa wo na woayɛ ama yɛn.
13 O Lord our God, take possession of us: O Lord, we know not [any] other beside thee: we name thy name.
Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn, awuranom afoforo bi adi yɛn so, nanso wo din nko ara na yɛ kamfo.
14 But the dead shall not see life, neither shall physicians by any means raise [them] up: therefore thou hast brought [wrath] upon [them], and slain [them], and hast taken away every male of them. Bring more evils upon them, O Lord;
Afei wɔawuwu, na wɔnte ase bio; ahonhom a wɔafi mu no wɔrensɔre. Wotwee wɔn aso na wosɛee wɔn wɔama yɛn werɛ afi wɔn.
15 bring more evils on the glorious ones of the earth.
Woama ɔman no ayɛ kɛse, Awurade; woama ɔman no ayɛ kɛse; woahyɛ wo ho anuonyam; woatrɛtrɛw asase no ahye nyinaa mu.
16 Lord, in affliction I remembered thee; thy chastening was to us with small affliction.
Awurade, wofi ahohia mu baa wo nkyɛn; bere a wotwee wɔn aso no, na wontumi mmue wɔn ano mpo mmɔ mpae.
17 And as a woman in travail draws nigh to be delivered, [and] cries out in her pain; so have we been to thy beloved.
Sɛnea ɔpemfo a awo aka no fi ɔyaw mu bukabukaw ne mu na osu no, saa ara na yɛyɛe wɔ wʼanim, Awurade.
18 We have conceived, O Lord, because of thy fear, and have been in pain, and have brought forth the breath of thy salvation, which we have wrought upon the earth: we shall not fall, but all that dwell upon the land shall fall.
Yenyinsɛnee, yɛkyemee wɔ ɔyaw mu nanso yɛwoo mframa. Yɛamfa nkwagye amma asase so; wɔanwo nnipa amma asase so.
19 The dead shall rise, and they that are in the tombs shall be raised, and they that are in the earth shall rejoice: for the dew from thee is healing to them: but the land of the ungodly shall perish.
Nanso wʼawufo benya nkwa; wɔn nipadua bɛsɔre. Ma wɔn a wɔtete mfutuma mu no, nsɔre mfa anigye nteɛ mu. Mo bosu te sɛ anɔpa bosu; asase beyi nʼafunu apue.
20 Go, my people, enter into thy closets, shut thy door, hide thyself for a little season, until the anger of the Lord have passed away.
Monkɔ, me nkurɔfo, monhyɛnhyɛn mo adan mu na montoto apon no mu; momfa mo ho nsie bere tiaa bi kosi sɛ nʼabufuwhyew ano bedwo.
21 For, behold, the Lord is bringing wrath from [his] holy place upon the dwellers on the earth: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall not cover her slain.
Hwɛ, Awurade refi nʼatenae abɛtwe nnipa a wɔte asase so aso wɔ wɔn bɔne ho. Asase bɛda mogya a wɔahwie agu no so no adi; ɔrentumi mfa nʼatɔfo nsie bio.