Ezekiel 3
1 And he said unto me, Son of man, eat what thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Onipa ba, di deɛ wohunu wɔ wʼanim no, di saa nwoma mmobɔeɛ yi, na afei kɔ na kɔkasa kyerɛ Israelfoɔ.”
2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
Enti mebuee mʼanom na ɔde nwoma mmobɔeɛ no maa me diiɛ.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll which I give thee. And I ate, and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Onipa ba, di saa nwoma mmobɔeɛ a mede rema wo yi. Fa hyɛ wo yafunu ma.” Enti mediiɛ, na na ɛyɛ dɛ te sɛ ɛwoɔ wɔ mʼanom.
4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
Na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Onipa ba, afei kɔ Israelfoɔ hɔ kɔka me nsɛm kyerɛ wɔn.
5 For thou art not sent to a people of strange language, and of difficult speech, [but] to the house of Israel;
Ɛnyɛ nnipa bi a wɔn kasa mu nte anaa ɛyɛ dene nkyɛn na meresoma woɔ, mmom meresoma wo Israelfoɔ hɔ.
6 not to many peoples of strange language and of difficult speech, whose words thou canst not understand: had I sent thee to them, would they not hearken unto thee?
Ɛnyɛ nnipa bebree a wɔn kasa mu nteɛ na ɛyɛ den. Ɛnyɛ wɔn a wonte wɔn kasa ase nkyɛn. Ampa, sɛ mesomaa wo nnipa a wɔnte wo kasa a, anka wɔtiee wo.
7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee, for none of them will hearken unto me. For all the house of Israel are hard of forehead and stiff of heart.
Nanso Israelfoɔ mpɛ sɛ wɔtie wo, ɛfiri sɛ wɔmpɛ sɛ wɔtie me. Israel nyinaa ayɛ akoma pirim ne asoɔden.
8 Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.
Ɛno enti, mɛma woayɛ asoɔden ne akomapirim te sɛ wɔn.
9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead. Fear them not, neither be dismayed at them, for they are a rebellious house.
Mɛyɛ wo aniɔden te sɛ ɛboɔ, deɛ ɛyɛ den sene twerɛboɔ. Nsuro wɔn, na mma wɔmmɔ wo hu, ɛwom sɛ wɔyɛ atuatefoɔ deɛ.”
10 And he said unto me, Son of man, all my words which I shall speak unto thee, receive in thy heart, and hear with thine ears;
Na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Onipa ba, tie me nsɛm a meka kyerɛ wo no yie na dwene ho wɔ wʼakoma mu.
11 and go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, — whether they will hear or whether they will forbear.
Afei, kɔ wo nkurɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ nnommumfa mu na kasa kyerɛ wɔn. Ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Sei na Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ,’ sɛ wɔbɛtie oo, sɛ wɔrentie oo.”
12 And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, [saying, ] Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from his place!
Na Honhom no pagyaa me kɔɔ soro na metee sɛ nnyegyeeɛ denden bi reworo so wɔ mʼakyi sɛ, Nhyira nka Awurade animuonyam wɔ deɛ ɔteɛ hɔ!
13 — and the sound of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great rushing.
Na ɛyɛ nnyegyeeɛ a ɛfiri ateasefoɔ no ntaban a ɛtwitwi ho ne ntwahonan a ɛwowɔ wɔn ho no. Nnyegyeɛ denden a ɛworo soɔ.
14 And the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.
Honhom no pagyaa me kɔɔ soro de me kɔɔ baabi. Mekɔɔ no nwononwono mu ne honhom mu abufuo so, a na Awurade tumi yɛ kɛse wɔ me so.
15 And I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and I sat where they sat; and I sat there astonied among them seven days.
Mebaa nnommumfoɔ a wɔtete Tel Abib a ɛbɛn Asubɔnten Kebar no nkyɛn. Na ɛhɔ, me ne wɔn tenaa nnanson, na me ho dwirii me.
16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Nnanson akyi no, Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ:
17 Son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.
“Onipa ba, mayɛ wo ɔwɛmfoɔ ama Israel; ɛno enti tie asɛm a meka no, na bɔ wɔn kɔkɔ a ɛfiri me.
18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt certainly die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, that he may live: the same wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
Sɛ meka kyerɛ omumuyɛfoɔ sɛ, ‘Ampa ara wobɛwu’ na sɛ woammɔ no kɔkɔ anaasɛ woankasa ankyerɛ no amma wantwe ne ho amfiri nʼakwammɔne ho annya nkwa a, saa omumuyɛfoɔ no bɛwu wɔ ne bɔne mu, na mɛma woabu ne mogya ho akonta.
19 But if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Nanso sɛ wobɔ omumuyɛfoɔ no kɔkɔ na sɛ wansakyera amfiri nʼamumuyɛ anaa nʼakwammɔne ho a, ɔbɛwu wɔ ne bɔne mu, nanso na woagye wo ho nkwa.
20 And when a righteous [man] doth turn from his righteousness, and do what is wrong, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die; because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous acts which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
“Bio, sɛ ɔteneneeni dane firi tenenee ho kɔyɛ bɔne a, mede suntidua bɛto nʼanim ama no ahwe ase, na wawu. Sɛ woammɔ no kɔkɔ enti, ɔbɛwu wɔ ne bɔne mu. Adetenenee ahodoɔ a ɔyɛeɛ no, wɔrenkae, na mɛma woabu ne mogya ho akonta.
21 And if thou warn the righteous [man], that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall certainly live, for he hath taken warning; and thou hast delivered thy soul.
Nanso sɛ wobɔ ɔteneneeni no kɔkɔ sɛ ɔnnyae bɔneyɛ na ɔgyae a, ɔbɛnya nkwa, ɛfiri sɛ ɔtiee kɔkɔbɔ, na wo nso wobɛgye wo ho nkwa.”
22 And the hand of Jehovah was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the valley, and there I will talk with thee.
Na Awurade tumi baa me so wɔ hɔ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Sɔre na kɔ ɛserɛ no so, na ɛhɔ na mɛkasa akyerɛ wo.”
23 And I arose, and went forth into the valley, and behold, the glory of Jehovah stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.
Enti mesɔre kɔɔ ɛserɛ no so. Na Awurade animuonyam te sɛ deɛ mehunuu wɔ Asubɔnten Kebar ho no gyina hɔ, na mede mʼanim butuu fam.
24 And the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet; and he spoke with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thy house.
Afei, Honhom no bɛhyɛɛ me mu na ɔpagyaa me gyinaa me nan so. Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Kɔ na kɔto wo ho ɛpono mu wɔ wo efie.
25 And thou, son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee therewith, and thou shalt not go out among them.
Na wo, onipa ba, wɔde ntampehoma bɛkyekyere wo sɛdeɛ worentumi mpue nkɔ nnipa no mu.
26 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.
Na mɛma wo tɛkrɛma atare wʼanomu sɛdeɛ wobɛmua wʼano a worentumi nka wɔn anim, ɛfiri sɛ wɔyɛ atuatefoɔ
27 And when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
Nanso sɛ mekasa kyerɛ wo a, mɛbue wʼano ama waka akyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Sɛdeɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ nie!’ Deɛ ɔbɛtie no, ma no ntie, na deɛ ɔmpɛ sɛ ɔtie no, mma no nntie; na wɔyɛ atuatefoɔ.
