Jeremiah 49
1 Concerning the children of Ammon. Thus saith Jehovah: Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? Why is Malcam heir of Gad, and his people dwell in the cities thereof?
Deɛ ɛfa Amonfoɔ ho no nie: Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ: “Israel nni mmammarima anaa? Ɔnni wɔn a wɔbɛdi nʼadeɛ? Ɛnneɛ adɛn enti na Molek afa Gad ayɛ ne dea yi? Adɛn enti na ne nkurɔfoɔ tete ne nkuro mu?
2 Therefore behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will cause the clamour of war to be heard in Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall be a desolate heap; and her towns shall be burned with fire; and Israel shall possess them that possessed him, saith Jehovah.
Nanso nna no reba,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “a mɛbobom de afrɛ ɔko atia Raba a ɛwɔ Amonfoɔ; ɛbɛyɛ nkunkumaboɔ sie, wɔbɛto nkuraaseɛ a atwa ne ho ahyia no mu ogya. Na Israel bɛpamo wɔn a wɔpamoo noɔ no,” sei na Awurade seɛ.
3 Howl, Heshbon! for Ai is laid waste; cry, daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth, lament and run to and fro within the enclosures: for Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together.
“Twa adwo Ao, Hesbon, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔasɛe Ai! Monteam Ao, mo a mowɔ Raba! Momfira ayitoma na monni awerɛhoɔ; mommɔ nnyenyen wɔ afasuo no mu, ɛfiri sɛ Molek bɛkɔ nnommumfa mu, ɔne nʼasɔfoɔ ne nʼadwumayɛfoɔ.
4 Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys? Thy valley shall flow down, O backsliding daughter, that trusteth in her treasures, [saying, ] Who shall come against me?
Adɛn enti na wode wo bɔnhwa ahodoɔ hoahoa wo ho? Sɛdeɛ ɛso aba bebree enti anaa? Ao ɔbabaa a ɔnni nokorɛ, wode wo ho to wʼahonya so na woka sɛ, ‘Hwan na ɔbɛto ahyɛ me so?’
5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord Jehovah of hosts, from all that are about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall assemble the fugitives.
Mede ehu bɛba wo so; ɛbɛfiri wɔn a wɔatwa wo ho ahyia no nyinaa,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, Asafo Awurade no. “Wɔbɛpam mo nyinaa, na obiara remmoaboa akobɔfoɔ ano.
6 And afterwards I will turn the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith Jehovah.
“Nanso, akyire no, mɛsane de Amonfoɔ adenya ama wɔn,” sei na Awurade seɛ.
7 Concerning Edom. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Is there no more wisdom in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom spent?
Deɛ ɛfa Edom ho no nie: Yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ: “Nyansa nni Teman bio anaa? Afutuo ayera wɔ anyansafoɔ mu anaa? Wɔn nyansa no aporɔ anaa?
8 Flee, turn back, dwell deep down, ye inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I visit him.
Monnane mo ho na monnwane monkɔtetɛ abodan a emu dɔ mu, mo a motete Dedan, ɛfiri sɛ, mede amanehunu bɛba Esau so wɔ ɛberɛ a mɛtwe nʼaso no.
9 If grape-gatherers had come to thee, would they not have left a gleaning? If thieves by night, they would destroy only till they had enough.
Sɛ wɔn a wɔtete bobe no baa mo nkyɛn a anka wɔrennya bobe no kakra? Sɛ akorɔmfoɔ baa ɔdasuo mu a, anka wɔrenwia deɛ wɔpɛ nko ara?
10 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, that he is unable to hide himself: his seed is wasted, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.
Na mɛma Esau ada adagya. Mɛda ne hintabea ahodoɔ adi, sɛdeɛ ɔrentumi mfa ne ho nsuma. Ne mma, nʼabusuafoɔ ne ne mfɛfoɔ bɛwuwu, na wɔrenhunu no bio.
11 Leave thine orphans, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
‘Monnya mo nwisiaa, na mɛbɔ wɔn nkwa ho ban. Mo akunafoɔ nso bɛtumi de wɔn ho ato me so.’”
12 For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup shall assuredly drink; and thou indeed, shouldest thou be altogether unpunished? Thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink.
Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Sɛ wɔtwe wɔn a wɔmfata sɛ wɔtwe wɔn aso mpo a, ɛnneɛ adɛn enti na ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔtwe mo aso? Wɔbɛtwe mo aso!
13 For I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
Meka me ho ntam sɛ wɔbɛsɛe Bosra na ayɛ ahodwiredeɛ, ahohoradeɛ ne nnomedeɛ; na ne nkuro nyinaa bɛsɛe afebɔɔ,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
14 I have heard a rumour from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations: — Gather yourselves together, and come against her and rise up for the battle.
Mate asɛm a ɛfiri Awurade nkyɛn: wɔsomaa ananmusini bi sɛ ɔnkɔka nkyerɛ amanaman no sɛ, “Mommoaboa mo ho ano nkɔto nhyɛ ne so! Monsɔre nkɔ ɔko!”
15 For behold, I have made thee small among the nations, despised among men.
“Na mɛyɛ wo ketewa wɔ amanaman no mu, na wɔabu wo animtia.
16 Thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart, hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill. Though thou shouldest make thy nest high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
Ehu a wobɔ nkurɔfoɔ akoma mu no adaadaa wo, wo a wote abotan ntokuro mu, na wote kokoɔ no sorɔnsorɔmmea. Ɛwom sɛ woyɛ wo pirebuo wɔ soro tɛ sɛ ɔkɔdeɛ deɛ, nanso ɛhɔ na mɛfiri de wo aba fam,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
17 And Edom shall be an astonishment: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss, because of all the plagues thereof.
“Edom bɛyɛ ahodwiredeɛ; wɔn a wɔtwam hɔ nyinaa ho bɛdwiri wɔn na wɔadi ne ho fɛ ɛsiane nʼapirakuro nyinaa enti.
18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, and their neighbour cities, saith Jehovah, no one shall dwell there, neither shall a son of man sojourn therein.
Sɛdeɛ wɔdanee Sodom ne Gomora ne wɔn nkurotoɔ guiɛ no,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “saa ara na obiara rentena hɔ; onipa biara rentena mu.
19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will make them suddenly run away from it; and who is a chosen [man] whom I shall appoint over her? For who is like me? and who will assign me a time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
“Sɛdeɛ gyata firi Yordan nkyɛkyerɛ mu kɔ adidibea frɔmfrɔm no, saa ara na mɛtaa Edom so afiri nʼasase so wɔ ɛberɛ tiawa bi mu. Hwan ne deɛ mayi no sɛ ɔnyɛ yei? Hwan na ɔte sɛ me na hwan na ɔbɛtumi ne me adi asie? Na odwanhwɛfoɔ bɛn na ɔbɛtumi asɔre atia me?”
20 Therefore hear the counsel of Jehovah, which he hath taken against Edom, and his purposes which he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: The little ones of the flock shall certainly draw them away; he shall certainly make their habitation desolate for them.
Enti tie deɛ Awurade ahyehyɛ atia Edom, deɛ wabɔ ne tirim sɛ ɔbɛyɛ de atia wɔn a wɔte Teman nie: Nnwankuo no mu nkumaa no mpo, wɔbɛtwe wɔn akɔ; wɔn enti wɔbɛsɛe adidibea no koraa.
21 The earth quaketh at the sound of their fall; there is a cry, the sound whereof is heard in the Red sea.
Wɔn asehweɛ nnyegyeeɛ bɛma asase awoso; wɔn nteateam bɛgyegye akɔduru Ɛpo Kɔkɔɔ ho.
22 Behold, he shall come up, and fly as an eagle, and spread forth his wings against Bozrah; and at that day the heart of the mighty men of Edom shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Monhwɛ! Ɔkɔdeɛ bi bɛtu akɔ soro na wato hoo aba fam a watrɛtrɛ ne ntaban mu wɔ Bosra so. Saa ɛda no, Edom nnɔmmarima akoma bɛtu sɛ ɔbaa a ɔrekyem wɔ awoɔ so.
23 Concerning Damascus. Hamath is put to shame, and Arpad; for they have heard evil tidings, they are melted away: there is distress on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
Deɛ ɛfa Damasko ho no nie: “Hamat ne Arpad aba mu abu, ɛfiri sɛ wɔate asɛmmɔne. Wɔn akoma aboto te sɛ ɛpo a ɛrehuru soɔ.
24 Damascus is grown feeble: she turneth herself to flee, and terror hath seized on her; trouble and sorrows have taken hold of her as of a woman in travail.
Damasko ayɛ mmerɛ, wayɛ sɛ ɔrebɛdwane; wabɔ huboa; ahoyera ne ɔyea akyekyere no, ɔyea a ɛte sɛ ɔbaa a ɔrekyem wɔ awoɔ so deɛ.
25 How is not the town of praise forsaken, the city of my joy!
Adɛn enti na wɔnnyaa kuropɔn a agye din yi ntoo hɔ, kuro a mʼani gye muo?
26 Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all the men of war be cut off in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Ampa ara ne mmeranteɛ bɛhwehwe ase wɔ mmɔntene so; wɔbɛma nʼasraafoɔ nyinaa aka wɔn ano atom saa ɛda no,” sɛi na Asafo Awurade seɛ.
27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
“Mede ogya bɛto Damasko afasuo mu; na ɛbɛhye Ben-Hadad aban.”
28 Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote. Thus saith Jehovah: Arise, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.
Deɛ ɛfa Kedar ne Hasor ahennie a Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar to hyɛɛ soɔ no nie. Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ: “Sɔre na kɔto hyɛ Kedar so na sɛe nnipa a wɔwɔ apueeɛ fam no.
29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take; their curtains and all their vessels, and their camels, shall they carry away for themselves; and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side!
Wɔbɛfa wɔn ntomadan ne wɔn nnwankuo; wɔbɛfa wɔn nkatasoɔ, ne wɔn ho nneɛma ne nyoma akɔ. Nnipa bɛteateam sɛ, ‘Ehu wɔ baabiara!’
30 Flee, wander very far, dwell deep down, ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith Jehovah; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
“Monnwane nkɔ ntɛm ntɛm! Monhyehyɛ abodan a emu dɔ mu, mo a motete Hasor,” Awurade na ɔseɛ. “Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar apam mo tiri so; wayɛ nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛtia mo.
31 Arise, get you up against the nation at ease, that dwelleth securely, saith Jehovah, which hath neither gates nor bars: they dwell alone.
“Sɔre kɔto hyɛ ɔman bi so a woremmrɛ, ɔman a wɔte ahotosoɔ mu,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “ɔman a wɔnni apono anaa akwansideɛ, na emu nnipa nko ara na wɔte hɔ.
32 And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil; and I will scatter to every wind them that have the corners [of their beard] cut off, and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith Jehovah.
Wɔn mfunumu bɛyɛ afodeɛ, na wɔn anantwikuo akɛseɛ no bɛyɛ asadeɛ. Mɛbɔ saa nnipa a wɔtete akyirikyiri no ahwete ama mframa no, na mede amanehunu bɛfiri afa nyinaa aba wɔn so,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a desolation for ever. No one shall dwell there, neither shall a son of man sojourn therein.
“Hasor bɛdane sakraman atuo, ɛbɛda mpan afebɔɔ. Obiara rentena hɔ; onipa biara rentena mu.”
34 The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
Yei ne asɛm a ɛfiri Awurade nkyɛn baa odiyifoɔ Yeremia hɔ a ɛfa Elam ho, wɔ Yudahene Sedekia adedie mfitiaseɛ:
35 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
Yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ: “Hwɛ, mɛbubu Elam agyan mu, deɛ wɔn ahoɔden gyina soɔ no.
36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds, from the four ends of the heavens, and I will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
Mede mframa ɛnan no bɛba Elam so afiri ɔsorosoro afanan; mɛbɔ wɔn ahwete mframa ɛnan no mu, na Elam atukɔfoɔ akɔ ɔman biara so.
37 And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, my fierce anger, saith Jehovah; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.
Mɛbɔ Elam ahwete wɔ wɔn atamfoɔ anim, wɔ wɔn a wɔrepɛ wɔn akum wɔn no anim; mede amanehunu bɛba wɔn so mpo mʼabufuhyeɛ no,” Awurade na ɔseɛ. “Mede akofena bɛtaa wɔn kɔsi sɛ mɛwie wɔn korakora.
38 And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah.
Mɛsi mʼahennwa wɔ Elam na masɛe ne ɔhene ne nʼadwumayɛfoɔ,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
39 But it shall come to pass at the end of the days, I will turn the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.
“Nanso, mɛsane de Elam adenya ama no nna a ɛreba no mu,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
