Micah 6

1 Listen to what the Lord is saying. Stand up and plead your case. Let the mountains and the hills hear your voice.

Montie asɛm a Awurade reka: “Monsɔre na mommɔ mo nkuro wɔ mmepɔ no anim; momma nkokoɔ nte deɛ mowɔ ka.

2 And now, mountains, hear the Lord's argument. Listen, everlasting foundations of the earth, for the Lord has a case against his people. He will bring charges against Israel.

“Na afei Ao, mmepɔ, montie Awurade soboɔ; tie, asase nnyinasoɔ a ɛwɔ hɔ daa. Na Awurade wɔ asɛm a ɛtia ne nkurɔfoɔ; ɔrebɔ Israel soboɔ.

3 My people, what have I done to you? What is it that I have done to make you tired of me?

“Me nkurɔfoɔ, ɛdeɛn na mayɛ mo? Mede adesoa bi asoa mo? Mommua me!

4 For I brought you out of the land of Egypt and rescued you from slavery. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead you.

Meyii mo firii Misraim megyee mo firii nkoasom asase so. Mesomaa Mose bɛdii mo anim Aaron ne Miriam nso.

5 My people, remember what Balak, king of Moab, planned to do, and what Balaam, son of Beor, told him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, so you could know all the good things the Lord does.

Me nkurɔfoɔ, monkae afotuo a Moabhene Balak, maeɛ ɛne mmuaeɛ a Beor babarima Balaam maeɛ. Monkae mo akwantuo a motu firii Sitim kɔɔ Gilgal, na monhunu Awurade akwantenenee.”

6 What should I take with me when I approach the Lord, when I bow down before the God of heaven? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

Ɛdeɛn na memfa mmra Awurade anim mmɛkoto ɔsorosoro Onyankopɔn no? Memfa anantwie mma a wadi afe mmɛbɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ wɔ nʼanim anaa?

7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I sacrifice my firstborn child for my rebellion, my own flesh and blood for the sins I have committed?

Awurade ani bɛsɔ nnwennini mpempem ne ngo ɔpedu a ɛretene sɛ nsubɔntene anaa? Memfa mʼabakan mmɔ me bɔne ho afɔdeɛ, anaa me yafunu mu mma, me kra bɔne nti?

8 The Lord has told you what is good, and what the Lord asks from you: to do what is right, to love kindness, and to walk in humility with your God.

Ɔde deɛ ɛyɛ akyerɛ wo, Ao onipa. Na ɛdeɛn na Awurade hwehwɛ afiri wo hɔ? Yɛ adetenenee, hunu afoforɔ mmɔbɔ, na wo ne wo Onyankopɔn nnante ahobrɛaseɛ mu.

9 The voice of the Lord calls to the city—to respect your name is to be wise—pay attention to the rod and who summoned it.

Montie! Awurade refrɛ kuropɔn no, Wo din suro yɛ nyansahu, “Monsuro Abaa no ne deɛ ɔmaa no tumi no.

10 Are there still ill-gotten gains in the houses of the wicked? Are they still using dishonest measures in selling grain?

Mo amumuyɛfoɔ, menkɔ so mma me werɛ mfiri mo ahonya a monam nsisie so apɛ, ne nkontompo susukora a ɛde nnome ba no anaa?

11 How can I accept those who use unfair scales and dishonest weights?

Mennyae onipa a ɔkura nsania a wɔamia mu, ne nsisie nkariboɔ na ɔmfa ne ho nni anaa?

12 Your rich people make money by using violence; they tell lies and practice deceit.

Adefoɔ a wɔwɔ mo mu no di akakabensɛm; mo nkurɔfoɔ no yɛ atorofoɔ na wɔn tɛkrɛma ka nnaadaasɛm.

13 So I will strike you to make you ill; I will ruin you because of your sins.

Ɛno enti, mafiri aseɛ resɛe mo, Mo bɔne ahodoɔ enti, mɛsɛe mo.

14 You will eat, but never be satisfied; inside you will still feel hungry. Even though you try to save money, what you save won't be worth anything because I will give it to the sword.

Mobɛdidi, nanso moremmee; ɛkɔm bɛkɔ so ade mo. Mobɛboaboa ano nanso ɛrenkɔsi hwee, ɛfiri sɛ mede deɛ moakora no bɛma akofena.

15 You will sow, but you won't reap; you will press your olives, but not use the oil; you will make your wine, but drink none of it.

Mobɛdua nanso morentwa. Mobɛkyi ngo dua mu ngo, nanso morensra bi. Mobɛtiatia bobe so, nanso morennom nsã a mobɛnya afiri mu no bi.

16 You have kept the laws of Omri, and adopted all the practices of the house of Ahab, you have followed their ways. So I will make your country desolate and the people who live there an object of scorn; you will bear the shame of my people.

Moadi Omri mmara so. Moayɛ deɛ wɔyɛɛ wɔ Ahab efie. Moasua wɔn nneyɛeɛ no bi, ɛno enti mɛma ɔsɛeɛ aba mo so. Wɔbɛsere mo nkurɔfoɔ; na amanaman bɛbu mo animtia.”