Jeremias 14
1 AND THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO JEREMIAS CONCERNING THE DROUGHT.
Yei ne Awurade asɛm a ɔde maa Yeremia a ɛfa nsuweɛ ho:
2 Judea has mourned, and her gates are emptied, and are darkened upon the earth; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
“Yuda di awerɛhoɔ ne nkuropɔn hunu amane. Wɔbɔ asase no ho abubuo, na wɔsu wɔ Yerusalem.
3 And her nobles have sent their little ones to the water: they came to the wells, and found no water: and brought back their vessels empty.
Mmapɔmma soma wɔn asomfoɔ ma wɔkɔpɛ nsuo; wɔkɔhwɛ ankorɛ mu nanso wɔnnya nsuo. Wɔde wɔn nsuhina sane ba a hwee nni mu; wɔkatakata wɔn tiri so wɔ abotuo ne abasamutuo mu.
4 And the labours of the land failed, because there was no rain: the husbandmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Asase no apaapae ɛfiri sɛ osuo ntɔ wɔ asase no so; akuafoɔ no bo atu na wɔkata wɔn tiri so.
5 And hinds calved in the field, and forsook [it], because there was no grass.
Mpo ɔforotebereɛ a ɔwɔ ɛserɛ so gya ne ba a wawo no foforɔ ɛfiri sɛ ɛserɛ biara nni hɔ.
6 The wild asses stood by the forests, and snuffed up the wind; their eyes failed, because there was no grass.
Ɛsrɛ so mfunumu gyinagyina nkokoɔ wesee no so home sɛ sakraman; wɔkenakena wɔn ani hwehwɛ adidibea nanso wɔnhunu bi.”
7 Our sins have risen up against us: O Lord, do thou for us for thine own sake; for our sins are many before thee; for we have sinned against thee.
Ɛwom sɛ yɛn amumuyɛ di adanseɛ tia yɛn deɛ, nanso Ao Awurade, wo din enti yɛ ho biribi. Yɛn akyirisane dɔɔso; na yɛayɛ bɔne atia wo.
8 O Lord, [thou art] the hope of Israel, and deliverest [us] in time of troubles; why art thou become as a sojourner upon the land, or as one born in the land, yet turning aside for a resting-place?
Ao, Israel Anidasoɔ, yɛn Agyenkwa wɔ amanehunu mmerɛ mu, adɛn enti na woayɛ sɛ ɔhɔhoɔ wɔ asase no so, te sɛ ɔkwantuni a ɔsoɛ anadwo pɛ?
9 Wilt thou be as a man asleep, or as a [strong] man that cannot save? yet thou art among us, O Lord, and thy name is called upon us; forget us not.
Adɛn enti na woayɛ sɛ obi a adeɛ afu ne mu yi, te sɛ ɔkofoɔ a ɔnni ahoɔden a ɔde boa? Wowɔ yɛn ntam, Ao Awurade na wo din da yɛn so; nnya yɛn mu!
10 Thus saith the Lord to this people, They have loved to wander, and they have not spared, therefore God has not prospered them; now will he remember their iniquity.
Yei ne deɛ Awurade ka fa saa nnipa yi ho: “Wɔn ani gye akyinkyinakyinkyini ho bebree; wɔmma wɔn nan nhome. Ɛno enti Awurade nnye wɔn nto mu; afei ɔbɛkae wɔn amumuyɛsɛm no na watwe wɔn aso wɔ wɔn bɔne ho.”
11 And the Lord said to me, Pray not for this people for [their] good:
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Mmɔ yieyɛ ho mpaeɛ mma saa nnipa yi.
12 for though they fast, I will not hear their supplication; and though they offer whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices, I will take no pleasure in them: for I will consume them with sword, and with famine, and with pestilence.
Mmom ɛwom sɛ wɔdi mmuada deɛ, nso merentie wɔn sufrɛ; ɛwom sɛ wɔbɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne aduane afɔdeɛ deɛ, nso merennye. Mmom, mede akofena ɛkɔm ne ɔyaredɔm bɛsɛe wɔn.”
13 And I said, O [ever] living Lord! behold, their prophets prophesy, and say, Ye shall not see a sword, nor shall famine be among you; for I will give truth and peace on the land, and in this place.
Nanso mekaa sɛ, “Ao, Otumfoɔ Awurade, adiyifoɔ no ka kyerɛ wɔn daa sɛ, ‘Monnhunu akofena na ɛkɔm remma. Nokorɛm mema mo asomdwoeɛ a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa wɔ ha.’”
14 Then the Lord said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, and I commanded them not, and I spoke not to them: for they prophesy to you false visions, and divinations, and auguries, and devices of their own heart.
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Adiyifoɔ no hyɛ nkɔmtorɔ wɔ me din mu. Mensomaa wɔn mennyii wɔn, na menkasa nkyerɛɛ wɔn. Wɔrehyɛ nkɔm afa atorɔ anisoadehunu, nsumansɛm, abosonsom ne wɔn ankasa nnaadaa adwene ho.
15 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy lies in my name, and I sent them not, who say, Sword and famine shall not be upon this land; they shall die by a grievous death, and the prophets shall be consumed by famine.
Ɛno enti, deɛ Awurade ka fa adiyifoɔ a wɔde me din hyɛ nkɔm no ho nie: mensomaa wɔn nanso wɔka sɛ, ‘Akofena biara anaa ɛkɔm biara remma asase yi so.’ Saa adiyifoɔ no ara bɛtotɔ akofena ano ne ɛkɔm mu.
16 And the people to whom they prophesy, they also shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the sword and famine; and there shall be none to bury them: their wives also, and their sons, and their daughters [shall die thus]; and I will pour out their wickedness upon them.
Na nnipa a wɔhyɛ nkɔm kyerɛ wɔn no, wɔbɛtoto wɔn agu Yerusalem mmɔntene so ɛsiane ɛkɔm ne akofena enti. Wɔrenya obiara nsie wɔn, wɔn yerenom, wɔn mmammarima anaa wɔn mmammaa. Mɛma amanehunu a ɛfata wɔn aba wɔn so.
17 And thou shalt speak this word to them; Let your eyes shed tears day and night, and let them not cease: for the daughter of my people has been sorely bruised, and her plague is very grievous.
“Ka saa asɛm yi kyerɛ wɔn: “‘ma nisuo nnware me anadwo ne awia a ɛtoɔ ntwa da ɛfiri sɛ me babaa bunu, me nkurɔfoɔ anya apirakuro a ɛyɛ hu na ɛyɛ ahodwirie mmorosoɔ.
18 If I go forth into the plain, then behold the slain by the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold the distress of famine! for priest and prophet have gone to a land which they knew not.
Sɛ mekɔ ɔman no mu a, mehunu nnipa a wɔatotɔ akofena ano; sɛ mekɔ kuropɔn no mu a mehunu ɛkɔm nsunsuansoɔ. Odiyifoɔ ne ɔsɔfoɔ nyinaa kɔ asase a wɔnnim so so.’”
19 Hast thou utterly rejected Juda? and has thy soul departed from Sion? wherefore has thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we waited for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of healing, and behold trouble!
Woapo Yuda kora anaa? Wokyi Sion anaa? Adɛn enti na wode ɔhaw aba yɛn so na yɛnnya ayaresa? Yɛn ani daa asomdwoeɛ so, nanso ade papa biara mmaeɛ, yɛn ani daa ayaresaberɛ so nanso ehubɔ na ɛbaeɛ.
20 We know, O Lord, our sins, [and] the iniquities of our fathers: for we have sinned before thee.
Ao, Awurade, yɛagye yɛn amumuyɛ ato mu ne yɛn agyanom afɔdie; nokorɛm yɛayɛ bɔne atia wo.
21 Refrain for thy name's sake, destroy not the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Na wo din enti mmu yɛn animtia; nhura wʼanimuonyam ahennwa no ho. Kae wo ne yɛn apam no na mmu so.
22 Is there any one among the idols of the Gentiles that can give rain? and will the sky yield his fulness [at their bidding]? Art not thou he? we will even wait on thee, O Lord: for thou hast made all these things.
Na amanaman ahoni ahuhuo no mu bi ma osuo tɔ anaa? Anaasɛ ewiem bɛtumi ama obosuo apete? Dabi, ɛyɛ wo, Ao Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn. Enti wo so na yɛn ani da, yɛretwɛn mmoa afiri wo hɔ.
