Isaiah 9
1 Nevertheless the darkness shall not be as when the distress was in the [land], at the time he at first lightly, and afterwards heavily, visited the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, — the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
Nanso wɔn a na wɔwɔ ahohiahia mu no renni awerɛhow bio. Kan no ɔbrɛɛ Sebulon ne Naftali nsase no ase, nanso daakye bi ɔbɛhyɛ Galilea a ɛyɛ amanamanmufo man na ne kwan da Yordan ne po ntam no anuonyam.
2 the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them light hath shone.
Nnipa a wɔnam sum mu ahu Hann kɛse; wɔn a wɔte asase a so sum kabii no, hann bi apue wɔn so.
3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, hast increased its joy: they joy before thee like to the joy in harvest; as [men] rejoice when they divide the spoil.
Woatrɛw ɔman no mu woama wɔn ani agye mmoroso wodi ahurusi wɔ wʼanim sɛnea nnipa di ahurusi otwabere, sɛnea nnipa ho sɛpɛw wɔn wɔ bere a wɔrekyɛ asade no.
4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Te sɛ da a Midian dii nkogu no, woadwerɛw konnua a ɛda wɔn so no, abaa a ɛda wɔn mmati, wɔn nhyɛsofo pema.
5 For every boot of him that is shod for the tumult, and the garment rolled in blood, shall be for burning, fuel for fire.
Ɔkofo mpaboa a wɔhyɛ de kɔ sa ne atade biara a mogya akeka mu, wobegyaw agu hɔ na wɔahyew; ɛbɛyɛ nea ɛma ogya dɛw.
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
Na wɔawo akokoaa ama yɛn, wɔama yɛn ɔbabarima, na amammui no bɛda ne mmati so. Na wɔbɛfrɛ no Ɔfotufo Nwonwani, Otumfo Nyankopɔn, Daa Agya, Asomdwoe Wura.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
Nʼamammui no nkɔso ne Nʼasomdwoe bɛtena hɔ daa. Ɔbɛtena Dawid ahengua so abu Nʼahenni, Ɔde atɛntrenee ne treneeyɛ befi ase na wama atim afi saa bere no akosi daa apem. Asafo Awurade mmɔdemmɔ bɛyɛ eyi.
8 The Lord sent a word unto Jacob, and it lighteth upon Israel.
Awurade ama Yakob nkra a etia no, na ɛbɛka Israel.
9 And all the people shall know [it], Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and stoutness of heart,
Nnipa no nyinaa behu, Efraim ne wɔn a wɔtete Samaria a wɔde ahohoahoa ne ahomaso koma kasa no,
10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamore trees are cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.
“Ntayaa no abubu agu fam nanso yɛde abo a wɔatwa bɛto bio. Wɔabubu borɔdɔma nnua no nanso yɛde sida besi anan mu.”
11 And Jehovah will set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and arm his enemies,
Nanso Awurade ahyɛ Resin atamfo den atia wɔn, na ɔhyɛ wɔn atamfo no nkuran.
12 the Syrians on the east, and the Philistines on the west; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
Aramfo a wofi apuei fam, Filistifo a wofi atɔe fam, abue wɔn anom amene Israel. Nanso eyinom nyinaa akyi no ne bo nnwoo ɛ, na ne nsa da so wɔ soro.
13 But the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, and they do not seek Jehovah of hosts.
Nanso nnipa no nsan nkɔɔ nea ɔtwee wɔn aso no nkyɛn, na wɔnhwehwɛɛ Asafo Awurade no akyi kwan nso.
14 And Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day:
Enti Awurade betwa eti ne dua afi Israel ho na berɛw ne demmire nso, ɔde da koro pɛ;
15 the ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
mpanyimfo ne akunini no ne eti no, na atoro adiyifo no ne dua no.
16 For the guides of this people mislead [them]; and they that are guided by them are swallowed up.
Wɔn a wɔkyerɛ nnipa yi kwan no, nkyerɛ wɔn ɔkwan pa, na wɔn a wonya akwankyerɛ no nso, fom kwan.
17 Therefore the Lord will not rejoice in their young men, neither will he have mercy on their fatherless and on their widows; for every one is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
Enti Awurade ani rennye mmerante no ho, na ɔrenhu ayisaa ne akunafo mmɔbɔ efisɛ, obiara nni nyamesu na wɔyɛ amumɔyɛfo, ano biara ka ahuhusɛm. Nanso eyinom nyinaa akyi no ne bo nnwoo ɛ, na ne nsa da so wɔ soro.
18 For wickedness burneth as a fire: it devoureth briars and thorns, and kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they go rolling up like a pillar of smoke.
Nokware, atirimɔden hye te sɛ ogya; ɛhyew nnɛnkyɛnse ne nsɔe, ɛde ogya to kwaeberentuw mu hyew no, na ɛnam wusiw kumɔnn mu foro kɔ soro.
19 Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burned up, and the people is as fuel for fire: a man spareth not his brother;
Ɛnam Asafo Awurade abufuw so, asase no bɛkyen na nnipa bɛyɛ mmabaa ama ogya no; na obiara remfa ne nua ho nkyɛ no.
20 and he snatcheth on the right hand, and is hungry, and eateth on the left hand; and they are not satisfied. They eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
Nifa so, wɔbɛfom aduan adi, nanso ɔkɔm bɛde wɔn; benkum so wobedidi, nanso wɔremmee. Obiara bɛwe ne ba nam.
21 Manasseh, Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh; [and] they together are against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
Manase bɛdan Efraim na Efraim adan Manase na wɔbɛbɔ mu atia Yuda. Nanso eyinom nyinaa akyi no ne bo nnwoo ɛ, na ne nsa da so wɔ soro.
