Isaiah 65

1 I am sought out of them that inquired not [for me], I am found of them that sought me not; I have said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

“Medaa me ho adi kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔammisa mʼase; wɔn a wɔnhwehwɛ me no hunuu me. Ɔman a wɔnnsu mfrɛ me no Meka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Me nie, Me nie.’

2 I have stretched out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, who walk in a way not good, after their own thoughts;

Ɛda mu nyinaa, matrɛ me nsa mu ama nnipa a wɔyɛ asoɔden ne nyiyiano, a wɔnenam akwammɔne so, na wɔdi wɔn ankasa nsusuiɛ akyi.

3 the people that provoke me to anger continually to my face, sacrificing in gardens and burning incense upon the bricks;

Nnipa a daa no wɔyi me ahi wɔ mʼanim pɛɛ. Wɔbɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ nturo mu na wɔhye nnuhwam wɔ ntayaa afɔrebukyia so;

4 who sit down among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; who eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things [is in] their vessels;

Wɔtenana adamena so na anadwo wɔsiri pɛ nkokoam; wɔwe prakonam na wɔn nkwansɛn mu nso, wɔayɛ nkwan a wɔde ɛnam a ɛho nteɛ ayɛ;

5 who say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

wɔka sɛ, ‘Momfiri ha; mo mmɛn me, ɛfiri sɛ me ho te dodo ma mo!’ Saa nnipa yi yɛ wisie wɔ me hwene mu, ogya a ɛkɔ so hyeɛ da mu nyinaa.

6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

“Hwɛ, wɔatwerɛ ato hɔ wɔ mʼanim sɛ, merennyɛ komm, mɛtua so ka pɛpɛɛpɛ; mɛtua so ka agu wɔn asrɛ so,

7 your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, who have burned incense upon the mountains, and outraged me upon the hills; and I will measure their former work into their bosom.

mo ne mo agyanom bɔne nti,” sei na Awurade seɛ. “Esiane sɛ wɔhyee afɔrebɔdeɛ wɔ mmepɔ so na wɔtwirii me wɔ nkokoɔ so enti mɛsusu bɔne a wɔyɛɛ kane no so akatua pɛpɛɛpɛ agu wɔn asrɛ so.”

8 Thus saith Jehovah: As the new wine is found in the cluster, and it is said, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it; so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy [them] all.

Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ: “Sɛdeɛ wɔnya nsuo firi bobe dontwo mu na nnipa ka sɛ, ‘Monnsɛe no, ɛfiri sɛ adepa bi da so wɔ mu’ no saa ara na mʼasomfoɔ no enti mɛyɛ. Merensɛe wɔn nyinaa.

9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah a possessor of my mountains; and mine elect shall possess it, and my servants shall dwell there.

Mede Yakob asefoɔ bɛba, na me mmepɔ no sodifoɔ afiri Yuda aba; me nkurɔfoɔ a mapa wɔn no bɛdi wɔn adeɛ, na ɛhɔ na mʼasomfoɔ bɛtena.

10 And the Sharon shall be a fold for flocks, and the valley of Achor a couching-place of the herds, for my people that have sought me.

Saron bɛyɛ nnwankuo adidibea, na Akɔr bɔnhwa no ayɛ anantwikuo homebea, ama me nkurɔfoɔ a wɔhwehwɛ me.

11 But ye who forsake Jehovah, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Gad, and fill up mixed wine unto Meni:

“Na mo a mogya Awurade na mo werɛ firi ne bepɔ kronkron no, mo a moto ɛpono ma Ahonya bosom no na mohyɛ afransa wɔ nkuruwa mu ma Nkrabea bosom no,

12 I will even assign you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down in the slaughter; because I called, and ye did not answer, I spoke, and ye did not hear; but ye did what was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delight not.

mede mo bɛto akofena ano, na mo nyinaa akoto ama wɔakum mo; ɛfiri sɛ mefrɛeɛ nanso moannye so, mekasaeɛ nanso moantie. Moyɛɛ deɛ ɛyɛ mʼani so bɔne na moyɛɛ deɛ mempɛ.”

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, my servants shall eat, and ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, and ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, and ye shall be ashamed;

Enti yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: “Mʼasomfoɔ bɛdidi, nanso ɛkɔm bɛde wɔn, mʼasomfoɔ bɛnom, nanso osukɔm bɛde wɔn; mʼasomfoɔ ani bɛgye, nanso wɔn anim bɛgu ase.

14 behold, my servants shall sing aloud for gladness of heart, and ye shall cry out for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

Mʼasomfoɔ bɛto nnwom afiri akoma mu anigyeɛ mu na wɔbɛteam asu afiri wɔn akoma ahoyera mu na wɔbɛtwa adwo afiri honhom a ayɛ mmrɛ mu.

15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto mine elect; for the Lord Jehovah will slay thee, and will call his servants by another name:

Mo din bɛyɛ mmusuo ama wɔn a mapa wɔn; Otumfoɔ Awurade bɛkum mo na nʼasomfoɔ deɛ, ɔbɛma wɔn edin foforɔ.

16 so that he who blesseth himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the land shall swear by the God of truth: because the former troubles shall be forgotten, and because they shall be hidden from mine eyes.

Obiara a ɔsrɛ nhyira wɔ asase no so bɛyɛ wɔ nokorɛ Onyankopɔn mu; obiara a ɔka ntam wɔ asase no so bɛka no wɔ nokorɛ Onyankopɔn mu. Na ɔhaw a atwam no, wɔn werɛ bɛfiri na me nso, me werɛ bɛfiri.

17 For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

“Hwɛ! Mɛbɔ ɔsorosoro foforɔ ne asase foforɔ. Wɔrenkae nneɛma a atwam no bio, na ɛremma adwene mu nso.

18 But be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create. For behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

Nanso momma mo ani nnye na monni ahurisie afebɔɔ wɔ deɛ merebɛbɔ ho, ɛfiri sɛ mɛbɔ Yerusalem ama ayɛ anika na emu nnipa ayɛ anigyeɛ farebae.

19 And I will rejoice over Jerusalem, and will joy in my people; and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

Mɛsɛpɛ me ho wɔ Yerusalem mu, na madi ahurisie wɔ me nkurɔfoɔ ho. Na wɔrente agyaadwoɔ ne osu nnyegyeeɛ wɔ mu bio.

20 There shall be no more thenceforth an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not completed his days; for the youth shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.

“Ɛrensi bio wɔ mu. Abɔfra a ne nkwa nna yɛ kakraa bi, anaa akɔkoraa a ɔnni ne mfeɛ nwieeɛ, deɛ ɔdi mfeɛ ɔha na ɔwu no wɔbɛfa no sɛ ɔbabunu bi kɛkɛ; na deɛ wannya mfeɛ ɔha no wɔbɛfa no sɛ wɔadome no.

21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof:

Wɔbɛsisi afie na wɔatena mu, wɔbɛyɛ bobe nturo na wɔadi mu aba.

22 they shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

Wɔrensisi afie mma afoforɔ mmɛtena mu bio, na wɔrennua mma afoforɔ mmɛdi. Na nna a nnua di no, saa ara na me nkurɔfoɔ nna bɛyɛ; me nkurɔfoɔ a mapa wɔn no bɛdi wɔn nsa ano adwuma so aba akyɛre.

23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for terror; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

Wɔremmrɛ nnwu na wɔrenwo mma a wɔn hyɛberɛ nnyɛ; ɛfiri sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nnipa a Awurade ahyira wɔn, wɔne wɔn asefoɔ.

24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Mɛbua wɔn ansa na wɔafrɛ me. Ɛberɛ a wɔgu so rekasa no, mɛtie.

25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.

Pataku ne odwammaa bɛdidi abɔ mu; gyata bɛwe ɛserɛ sɛ ɔnantwie, nanso mfuturo bɛyɛ ɔwɔ aduane. Wɔrempira obi anaa wɔrensɛe obi wɔ me bepɔ kronkron so nyinaa,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.