Ezekiel 3
1 “Son of man,” he told me, “eat what you find placed before you. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the people of Israel.”
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me se, “Onipa ba, di nea wuhu wɔ wʼanim no, di saa nhoma mmobɔwee yi, na afei kɔ na kɔkasa kyerɛ Israelfo.”
2 I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
Enti mibuee mʼanom na ɔde nhoma mmobɔwee no maa me dii.
3 “Son of man,” he said to me, “eat and fill yourself up with this scroll I'm giving you.” So I ate the scroll, and it tasted as sweet as honey.
Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Onipa ba, di saa nhoma mmobɔwee a mede rema wo yi fa hyɛ wo yafunu ma.” Enti midii na na ɛyɛ dɛ te sɛ ɛwo wɔ mʼanom.
4 Then he told me, “Son of man, now you are to go to the people of Israel and give my message to them.
Na ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Onipa ba, afei kɔ Israelfo nkyɛn na kɔka me nsɛm kyerɛ wɔn.
5 I'm not sending you to those whose language is foreign to you, to people that you don't know—but to the people of Israel.
Ɛnyɛ nnipa bi a wɔn kasa mu nna hɔ anaa ntease nni mu nkyɛn na meresoma wo, mmom meresoma wo Israelfo hɔ.
6 As I say, I'm not sending you to those whose language is foreign to you, to people that you don't know, whose words you don't understand. On the other hand, if I had sent you to foreigners, they would have listened to you.
Ɛnyɛ nnipa bebree a wɔn kasa mu nna hɔ na ɛyɛ den, wɔn a wonte wɔn kasa ase nkyɛn. Ampa, sɛ mesomaa wo wɔ saa nnipa yi nkyɛn a, anka wotiee wo.
7 But the people of Israel won't want to listen to you, because they don't want to listen to me. All the Israelites are strong-minded and hard-hearted.
Nanso Israelfo mpɛ sɛ wotie wo, efisɛ wɔmpɛ sɛ wotie me. Israel nyinaa ayɛ komapirim ne asoɔden.
8 Look! I'm going to make you as tough as them, and as strong-minded as them.
Ɛno nti mɛma woayɛ asoɔden ne komapirim te sɛ wɔn.
9 I will make your mind like adamant, harder than flint. Don't be afraid of what they say or discouraged by the way they look at you, even though they are a rebellious people.”
Mɛyɛ wo moma dennen sɛ apemmo, nea ɛyɛ den sen ɔtwɛrebo. Nsuro wɔn na mma wɔmmɔ wo hu, ɛwɔ mu sɛ wɔyɛ atuatewfo de.”
10 “Son of man,” he added, “pay close attention to everything I tell you, and think deeply about it yourself.
Na ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Onipa ba, tie me nsɛm a meka kyerɛ wo no yiye na dwene ho wɔ wo koma mu.
11 Go to your people who are in exile. Tell them this is what the Lord God says, whether they listen or not.”
Afei kɔ wo nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ nnommum mu na kasa kyerɛ wɔn. Se wɔn sɛ, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se,’ sɛ wobetie oo, sɛ wɔrentie oo.”
12 The Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a really loud noise behind me that sounded like an earthquake. (Praise to the Lord's glory where he lives!)
Na Honhom no maa me so kɔɔ soro na metee sɛ nnyigyei dennen bi reworo so wɔ mʼakyi bere a na Awurade anuonyam rema ne ho so wɔ ne gyinabea hɔ no
13 It was the sound made by the wings of the beings as they brushed against each other and the noise made by the wheels next to them, a really loud noise that sounded like an earthquake.
Na ɛyɛ nnyigyei a efi ateasefo no ntaban a ɛkeka twiw ho ne nkyimii a ɛwowɔ wɔn ho no. Nnyigyei dennen a ɛworo so.
14 As I said, the Spirit lifted me up and carried me away. As I went I was feeling upset and angry; however the Lord's power had taken full control of me.
Honhom no maa me so kɔɔ soro de me kɔɔ baabi, mekɔɔ no nweenwen ne honhom mu abufuw so, a na Awurade tumi yɛ kɛse wɔ me so.
15 I arrived at the place where the exiles lived, Tel-abib by the River Kebar. I just sat with them, staying with them there for seven days. I was completely overcome with emotion.
Mebaa nnommum a wɔtete Tel Abib a ɛbɛn Asubɔnten Kebar no nkyɛn. Na hɔ na me ne wɔn tenaa nnanson, na me ho dwiriw me.
16 After the seven days had passed, a message from the Lord came to me, saying,
Nnanson akyi no, Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn se,
17 “Son of man, I have chosen you as a watchman for the people of Israel. Whenever I give you a message, then you must warn them for me.
“Onipa ba, mayɛ wo ɔwɛmfo ama Israel; ɛno nti tie asɛm a meka no, na bɔ wɔn kɔkɔ a efi me.
18 For example, if I give a warning to someone who's wicked, saying, ‘You are going to die for sure,’ but you don't warn them, if you don't speak out to warn them to stop their wicked ways so they can go on living, then that wicked person will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their death.
Sɛ meka kyerɛ omumɔyɛfo se, ‘Ampa ara wubewu’ na sɛ woammɔ no kɔkɔ anaasɛ woankasa ankyerɛ no amma wantwe ne ho amfi nʼakwammɔne ho annya nkwa a, saa omumɔyɛfo no bewu wɔ ne bɔne mu, na mɛma woabu ne mogya ho akontaa.
19 But if you warn them, and they don't stop their wicked ways, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself—you won't die.
Nanso sɛ wobɔ omumɔyɛfo no kɔkɔ na sɛ wansakra amfi nʼamumɔyɛ anaa nʼakwammɔne ho a, obewu wɔ ne bɔne mu, nanso na woagye wo ho nkwa.
20 Again, if someone who lives right stops doing so and sins and disregards my attempts to correct them, then they will die. If you didn't warn them, they will die in their sins, and the good things they did won't be remembered. In addition, I will hold you responsible for their death.
“Bio, sɛ ɔtreneeni dan fi trenee ho kɔyɛ bɔne a, mede hintidua bɛto nʼanim ama no ahwe ase, na wawu. Sɛ woammɔ no kɔkɔ nti, obewu wɔ ne bɔne mu. Adetrenee ahorow a ɔyɛe no, wɔrenkae na mɛma woabu ne mogya ho akontaa.
21 However, if you warn those who are living right not to sin, and they don't sin, they will live for sure, because they paid attention to your warning, and you will have saved yourself—you won't die.”
Nanso sɛ wobɔ ɔtreneeni no kɔkɔ sɛ onnyae bɔneyɛ na ogyae a, obenya nkwa efisɛ otiee kɔkɔbɔ, na wo nso wubegye wo ho nkwa.”
22 The Lord's power took control of me there, and he told me, “Get up! Go to the valley, and I will talk to you there.”
Na Awurade tumi baa me so wɔ hɔ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Sɔre na kɔ tataw no so, na hɔ na mɛkasa akyerɛ wo.”
23 So I got up and went to the valley, and there I saw the Lord's glory. It was like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown on the ground.
Enti mesɔre kɔɔ tataw no so. Na Awurade anuonyam te sɛ nea mihuu wɔ Asubɔnten Kebar ho no gyina hɔ, na mede mʼanim butuw fam.
24 Then the Spirit came into me and made me stand upright. He told me, “Go into your house and shut the door.
Afei Honhom no bɛhyɛɛ me mu na ɔmaa me so gyinaa hɔ. Ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Kɔ na kɔto wo ho pon mu wɔ wo fi.
25 You will be tied up with ropes, son of man. You will be bound so that won't be able to go out among the people.
Na wo, onipa ba, wɔde ntampehama bɛkyekyere wo sɛnea worentumi mpue nkɔ nnipa no mu.
26 I'll make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth. You won't be able to speak and complain to them, even though they are a rebellious people.
Na mɛma wo tɛkrɛma atare wʼanom sɛnea wobɛyɛ komm a worentumi nka wɔn anim, efisɛ wɔyɛ atuatewfo.
27 However, when I talk with you, I will open your mouth so you can tell them that this is what the Lord God says. Those who want to listen will listen, and those who want to refuse will refuse, for they are a rebellious people.”
Nanso sɛ mekasa kyerɛ wo a, mebue wʼano ama woaka akyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Sɛnea Otumfo Awurade se ni!’ Nea obetie no ma no ntie, na nea ɔmpɛ sɛ otie no mma no ntie; na wɔyɛ atuatewfo.
