Isaiah 9
1 At the first time the land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephtali was lightly touched: and at the last the way of the sea beyond the Jordan of the Galilee of the Gentiles was heavily loaded.
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: to them that dwelt in the region of the shadow of death, light is risen.
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, and hast not increased the joy. They shall rejoice before thee, as they that rejoice in the harvest, as conquerors rejoice after taking a prey, when they divide the spoils.
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 the yoke of their burden, and the rod of their shoulder, and the sceptre of their oppressor thou best overcome, as in the day of Median.
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 violent taking of spoils, with tumult, and garment mingled with blood, shall be burnt, and be fuel for the 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 a CHILD IS BORN to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the 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 His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end of peace: he shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom; to establish it and strengthen it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth and for ever: the zeal of the Lord 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 into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
Awurade ama Yakob nkra a etia no, na ɛbɛka Israel.
9 And all the people of Ephraim shall know, and the inhabitants of Samaria that say in the pride and haughtiness of their 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 square stones: they have cut down the sycamores, but we will change them for 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 the Lord shall set up the enemies of Rasin over him, and shall bring on his enemies in a crowd:
Nanso Awurade ahyɛ Resin atamfo den atia wɔn, na ɔhyɛ wɔn atamfo no nkuran.
12 The Syrians from the east, and the Philistines from the west: and they shall devour Israel with open mouth, For all this his indignation is not turned away, but 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 And the people are not returned to him who hath struck them, and have not sought after the Lord of hosts.
Nanso nnipa no nsan nkɔɔ nea ɔtwee wɔn aso no nkyɛn, na wɔnhwehwɛɛ Asafo Awurade no akyi kwan nso.
14 And the Lord shall destroy out of Israel the head and the tail, him that bendeth down, and him that holdeth back, in one day.
Enti Awurade betwa eti ne dua afi Israel ho na berɛw ne demmire nso, ɔde da koro pɛ;
15 The aged 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 And they that call this people blessed, shall cause them to err: and they that are called blessed, shall be thrown down headlong.
Wɔn a wɔkyerɛ nnipa yi kwan no, nkyerɛ wɔn ɔkwan pa, na wɔn a wonya akwankyerɛ no nso, fom kwan.
17 Therefore the Lord shell have no joy in their young men: neither shall he have mercy on their fatherless, and widows: for every one is a hypocrite and wicked, and every mouth hath spoken folly. For all this his indignation is not turned away, but his bend 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 is kindled as a fire, it shall devour the brier and the thorn: and shall kindle in the thicket of the forest, and it shall be wrapped up in smoke ascending on high.
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 By the wrath of the Lord of hosts the land is troubled, and the people shall be as fuel for the fire: no man shall spare 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 shall turn to the right hand, and shall be hungry: and shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be filled: every one shell eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasses Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses, and they together shall be against Juda.
Nifa so, wɔbɛfom aduan adi, nanso ɔkɔm bɛde wɔn; benkum so wobedidi, nanso wɔremmee. Obiara bɛwe ne ba nam.
21 After all these things his indignation is not turned away, but 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.
