Ezekiel 11

1 Then the Spirit picked me up and took me to the eastern entrance of the Lord's Temple. Twenty-five men were gathered there at the entrance. I recognized among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.

Afei honhom no maa me so de me baa Awurade fi pon a ani kyerɛ apuei fam no ano. Na mmarima aduonu anum wɔ hɔ, na mihuu Asur babarima Yaasania ne Benaia babarima Pelatia a wɔyɛ nnipa no ntuanofo.

2 The Lord told me, “Son of man, it's these men who are making evil plans and giving bad advice to the people in this city.

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me se, “Onipa ba, eyinom ne mmarima a wɔbɔ pɔw bɔne na wotu fo bɔne wɔ kuropɔn yi mu.

3 They're saying, ‘Is this the time for us to be building houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat inside it.’

Wɔkae se, ‘Bere a wɔde sisi afi no nnuu so ana? Kuropɔn yɛ dadesɛn, na yɛyɛ nam.’

4 So prophesy against them. Prophesy, son of man!”

Ɛno nti hyɛ nkɔm tia wɔn, hyɛ nkɔm, onipa ba.”

5 The Spirit of the Lord came upon me and told me to say: This is what the Lord says: “People of Israel, that's what you're saying! I know what you're thinking inside!

Afei, Awurade Honhom baa me so na ɔka kyerɛɛ me se menka se, “Sɛɛ na Awurade se: Saa na moreka, mo Israel akannifo, nanso minim nsusuwii a ɛwɔ mo adwene mu.

6 You murder more and more people in this city. You've filled its streets with the dead!

Moakunkum nnipa bebree wɔ kuropɔn yi mu, na mode afunu ahyehyɛ ne mmɔnten so amaama.

7 So this is what the Lord God says: Those you've killed in this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I'm going to take you out of it.

“Ɛno nti, sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Afunu a moatotow apete hɔ no yɛ nam na kuropɔn yi ne dadesɛn no, nanso mɛpam mo afi mu.

8 You're afraid of being killed by the sword, so I will bring invaders with swords to attack you, declares the Lord God.

Musuro afoa, na ɛno ara na mede bɛba mo so, sɛɛ na Awurade se.

9 I'm going to take you out of the city and hand you over to foreigners, and I'm going to carry out my sentence against you.

Mɛpam mo afi kuropɔn no mu na mede mo ahyɛ ananafo nsa, na matwe mo aso.

10 You will be killed by the sword, and I will punish you right up to the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Mobɛtotɔ wɔ afoa ano, na mebu mu atɛn wɔ Israel asase so. Afei mubehu sɛ mene Awurade no.

11 The city won't be like a pot for you, and you won't be the meat inside it either. I will punish you right up to the borders of Israel.

Saa kuropɔn yi remmɔ mo ho ban sɛnea dadesɛn bɔ nam a ɛwɔ mu no ho ban no; Mebu mo atɛn wɔ Israel asase so.

12 Then you will know that I am the Lord. For you didn't follow my rules and you didn't keep my laws. Instead you kept the laws of the nations around you.”

Na mubehu sɛ mene Awurade no, efisɛ moanni mʼahyɛde so, moapo me mmara na nea aman a atwa mo ho ahyia no yɛ no na mo nso moyɛ.”

13 While I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. I fell facedown on the ground and shouted loudly, “Lord God, are you going to completely destroy what's left of the people of Israel?”

Afei bere a migu so rehyɛ nkɔm no, Benaia babarima Pelatia wui. Na mede mʼanim butuw fam suu dennen se, “Aa, Otumfo Awurade, wobɛtɔre Israel nkae yi ase koraa ana?”

14 A message from Lord came to me, saying,

Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ,

15 “Son of man, your brothers, including your relatives, your fellow exiles, and all the other Israelites, are those the people of Jerusalem were referring to when they said, ‘They are far away from the Lord. This country was given to us and we are to own it.’

“Onipa ba, wo nuabarimanom, wɔn a wo ne wɔn yɛ mogya baako ne Israelfi nyinaa, nnipa a wɔwɔ Yerusalem kasa fa wɔn ho se, ‘Wɔne Awurade ntam kwan ware, na wɔde saa asase yi maa yɛn sɛ yɛn agyapade.’”

16 So tell them that this is what the Lord God says: Even though I sent them far away to live among the foreign nations, scattering them among the different countries, I have been taking care of them for a while in the countries where they went.

“Ɛno nti ka se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Ɛwɔ mu sɛ mede wɔn kɔɔ akyirikyiri wɔ amanaman mu, hwetee wɔn guu nsase so de, nanso bere tiaa bi mu no meyɛɛ wɔn kronkronbea wɔ nsase a na wɔwɔ so no so.’

17 Tell them that this is what the Lord God says: I'm going to gather you from the other nations and bring you back from the countries where you've been scattered, and I will return the country of Israel to you.

“Enti ka se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Mɛboaboa mo ano afi amanaman no ne nsase a mehwetee mo guu so no asan aba, na mede Israel asase bɛsan ama mo.’

18 When they come back, they are going to get rid of all its offensive idols and disgusting practices from the country.

“Wɔbɛsan aba so na wɔayiyi nsɛsode atantan ne ahoni a ɛyɛ akyiwade no nyinaa.

19 I will give them single-minded commitment and a whole new spirit. I will take away their hard-hearted attitude and replace it with one that is loving.

Mɛma wɔn koma koro na mede honhom foforo ahyɛ wɔn mu; meyi wɔn komaden no na mama wɔn koma a ɛyɛ mmerɛw.

20 This way they can follow my rules, keep my regulations, and do what I say. They will be my people, and I will be their God.

Afei wobedi mʼahyɛde so na wɔahwɛ akora me mmara yiye. Wɔbɛyɛ me nkurɔfo na mayɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn.

21 But for those who still choose to worship offensive idols and engage in disgusting practices, I will let them experience the consequences of their own actions, declares the Lord God.”

Nanso wɔn a wɔde wɔn koma ama nsɛsode atantan ne ahoni a ɛyɛ akyiwade no de, mɛma nea wɔayɛ no abɔ wɔn ti so, sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se.”

22 Then the cherubim opened their wings and took off, with the wheels alongside them, and with the glory of the God of Israel above them.

Afei kerubim no ne wɔn nkyimii trɛtrɛw wɔn ntaban mu, na Israel Nyankopɔn anuonyam konkɔn wɔn so.

23 The glory of the Lord rose from inside the city and went over to the mountain to the east of the city.

Awurade anuonyam maa ne ho so fii kuropɔn no mu kogyinaa bepɔw a ɛwɔ apuei fam no atifi.

24 In the vision given to me by the Spirit of God, the Spirit picked me up and carried me back to Babylonia to where the exiles were. After the vision left me,

Honhom no maa me so de me baa nnommum a wɔwɔ Babilonia no nkyɛn wɔ anisoadehu a Onyankopɔn Honhom maa me no mu. Afei anisoade a mihuu no fii me so kɔɔ ɔsoro.

25 I explained to the exiles everything the Lord had shown me.

Na mekaa biribiara a Awurade yi kyerɛɛ me no kyerɛɛ nnommum no.