Ezekiel 16
1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
2 'Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
“Ame vi, ɖe Yerusalem ƒe ŋunyɔnuwɔwɔwo fiae.
3 and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem: Thine origin and thy nativity is of the land of the Canaanite; the Amorite was thy father, and thy mother was a Hittite.
Eye nàgblɔ nɛ be, ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔ na Yerusalem nye si; ‘Wò dzɔtsoƒe kple wò dzidzi nɔ Kanaantɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi. Mia fofo nye Amoritɔ, eye mia dada nye Hititɔ.
4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water for cleansing; thou was not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
Gbe si gbe wodzi wò la, wometso wò ƒoƒonika, alo le tsi na wò be wò ŋuti naɖi, alo si dze ɖe ŋuwò alo xatsa avɔ ɖe ŋutiwò o.
5 No eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field in the loathsomeness of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
Ame aɖeke mekpɔ nublanui na wò, ale be woawɔ nu siawo na wò o; ke boŋ wotsɔ wò ƒu gbe ɖe gbedadaƒo, elabena gbe si gbe wodzi wò la, wodo vlo wò.’
6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee wallowing in thy blood, I said unto thee: In thy blood, live; yea, I said unto thee: In thy blood, live;
“Esi metso eme va yina la, mekpɔ wò nènɔ afɔ dam le wò ʋu me. Esi nènɔ wò ʋu me la, megblɔ na wò be, ‘Tsi agbe.’
7 I cause thee to increase, even as the growth of the field. And thou didst increase and grow up, and thou camest to excellent beauty: thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair was grown; yet thou wast naked and bare.
Mena nètsi abe ati si le gbedzi ene. Ètsi eye nètrɔ zu kpe xɔasi dzeanitɔ abe ɖetugbi vavã aɖe ene. Ète no, ɖa to mlɔmlɔmlɔ ɖe wò ame si nɔ ƒuƒlu la ŋu.
8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, and, behold, thy time was the time of love, I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness; yea, I swore unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest Mine.
“Emegbe la, metso eme va yi, eye esi mekpɔ be ètsi na srɔ̃ɖeɖe la, mekeke nye awu to ɖe dziwò, eye metsyɔ nu wò amama. Meka atam na wò, mebla nu kpli wò, eye nèzu tɔnye. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.
9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I cleansed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
“Mele tsi na wò, klɔ ʋu ɖa le ŋuwò, eye mesi ami na wò.
10 I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk.
Meta avɔ ŋɔŋɔe na wò, eye medo afɔkpa na wò. Medo aklalawu nyuitɔ kple awu xɔasitɔ na wò.
11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
Metsɔ kpe xɔasinuwo ɖo atsyɔ̃ na wò. Medo abɔgɛ ɖe abɔ na wò, eye medo kɔga ɖe kɔ na wò;
12 And I put a ring upon thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.
medo ŋɔtigɛ ɖe ŋɔti na wò, medo togɛwo ɖe to na wò, eye meɖɔ fiakuku dzeani aɖe na wò.
13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and richly woven work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou didst wax exceeding beautiful, and thou wast meet for royal estate.
Ale wotsɔ sika kple klosalo ɖo atsyɔ̃e na wò. Wò avɔwo nye aklala biɖibiɖi, seda kple avɔ ŋɔŋɔe. Wò nuɖuɖu nye wɔ memee, anyitsi kple amitime. Èva dze tugbe ŋutɔ, eye nèyi dzi va zu fianyɔnu.
14 And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty; for it was perfect, through My splendour which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
Wò ŋkɔ de dzi kaka ɖe dukɔwo dome le wò tugbedzedze ta, elabena atsyɔ̃ si meɖo na wò la na wò tugbedzedze de blibo. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.
15 But thou didst trust in thy beauty and play the harlot because of thy renown, and didst pour out thy harlotries on every one that passed by; his it was.
“Ke èɖo ŋu ɖe wò tugbedzedze ŋu, eye nèwɔ wò ŋkɔxɔxɔ ŋu dɔ hezu gbolo. Ènyoa dɔ me na ame sia ame si tsoa eme va yina, eye wò tugbedzedze zua etɔ.
16 And thou didst take of thy garments, and didst make for thee high places decked with divers colours, and didst play the harlot upon them; the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
Ètsɔ wò avɔ aɖewo wɔ nuxeƒewo, eye nèwɔa gbolo le afi ma. Nu siawo madzɔ, eye womava eme hafi o.
17 Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of My gold and of My silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them;
Ètsɔ nu dzeani siwo mena wò, nu siwo wotsɔ nye sika kple klosalo wɔe la wɔ ŋutsulegbawo na ɖokuiwò, eye nèwɔ gbolo kpli wo.
18 and thou didst take thy richly woven garments and cover them, and didst set Mine oil and Mine incense before them.
Ètsɔ wò avɔ ŋɔŋɔewo tsyɔ na wo, eye nètsɔ nye ami kple dzudzɔʋeʋĩdonuwo ɖo woƒe ŋkume.
19 My bread also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou didst even set it before them for a sweet savour, and thus it was; saith the Lord GOD.
Kpe ɖe esiawo ŋu la, nuɖuɖu siwo mena wò, siwo nye wɔ memee, ami kple notsi abe wò nuɖuɖu ene la, ètsɔ wo ɖo woƒe ŋkume abe vɔsa ʋeʋĩ lilili ene. Esiae va eme. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.
20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto Me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Were thy harlotries a small matter,
“Eye nètsɔ viŋutsu kple vinyɔnu siwo nèdzi nam la sa nuɖuvɔ na legbawo. Wò gbolowɔwɔ ɖeɖe mesɔ gbɔ oa?
21 that thou hast slain My children, and delivered them up, in setting them apart unto them?
Èwu vinyewo, eye nètsɔ wo sa vɔe na legbawo.
22 And in all thine abominations and thy harlotries thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast wallowing in thy blood.
Le wò ŋunyɔnuwo katã kple gbolowɔwɔ me la, mèɖo ŋku wò ɖetugbimeŋkekewo dzi, esime nènɔ amama kple ƒuƒlu, eye nènɔ afɔ dam le wò ʋu me la dzi o.
23 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness — woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD —
“Babaa! Babaa na wò! Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe. Kpe ɖe wò ŋutasẽnu bubuwo katã ŋuti la,
24 that thou hast built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee a lofty place in every street.
ètu trɔ̃xɔ gãwo ɖe ablɔ gãwo me na ɖokuiwò kple nuxeƒe ɖe ƒuƒoƒe ɖe sia ɖe.
25 Thou hast built thy lofty place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty an abomination, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy harlotries.
Ètu wò nuxeƒewo ɖe ablɔ ɖe sia ɖe ƒe seƒe, èɖi gbɔ̃ wò tugbedzedze to wò ŋutilãtsɔtsɔ na ame sia ame si va yina to gbolowɔwɔ vivivo me.
26 Thou hast also played the harlot with the Egyptians, thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast multiplied thy harlotry, to provoke Me.
Èwɔ gbolo kple Egiptetɔwo, wò aƒelika gbegblẽwo, eye nèdo dɔmedzoe nam kple wò gbolowɔwɔ si le edzi yim wu tsã.
27 Behold, therefore I have stretched out My hand over thee, and have diminished thine allowance, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, that are ashamed of thy lewd way.
Ale mekɔ nye alɔ dzi ɖe ŋuwò, eye meɖe wò anyigba ƒe lolome dzi kpɔtɔ. Metsɔ wò de asi na wò futɔwo ƒe ŋukeklẽ, Filistitɔwo ƒe nyɔnuviwo, ame siwo wò ŋukpenanuwɔnawo wɔ nuku na.
28 Thou hast played the harlot also with the Assyrians, without having enough; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet thou wast not satisfied.
Èwɔ gbolo kple Asiriatɔwo hã, elabena dzodzro mevɔ le mewò o, eye le esia megbe gɔ̃ hã la, meɖi kɔ na wò o.
29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy harlotry with the land of traffic, even with Chaldea; and yet thou didst not have enough herewith.
Ale nèyi gbolowɔwɔ dzi wu, eye wòlɔ asitsalawo ƒe anyigba, Babilonia ɖe eme. Ke esia gɔ̃ hã meɖi kɔ na wò o.”
30 How weak is thy heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of a wanton harlot;
Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔ be, “Aleke ɖokuidzimaɖumaɖu xɔ mewò ale, esime nèwɔ esiawo katã abe gbolo dzimesesẽtɔ ene!
31 in that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thy lofty place in every street; and hast not been as a harlot that enhanceth her hire.
Esi nètu wo trɔ̃xɔwo ɖe ablɔ ɖe sia ɖe nu, eye nèɖo wò nuxeƒe kɔkɔwo ɖe ƒuƒoƒe ɖe sia ɖe la, mèɖi gbolo aɖeke o, elabena èdo vlo gbologaxɔxɔ.
32 Thou wife that committest adultery, that takest strangers instead of thy husband —
“Wò, srɔ̃nyɔnu, ahasitɔ! Amedzrowo dzea ŋuwò wu srɔ̃wò!
33 to all harlots gifts are given; but thou hast given thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hast bribed them to come unto thee from every side in thy harlotries.
Gbolo ɖe sia ɖe xɔa ga, gake wò ya ènaa nu ŋutsu siwo nèwɔa gbolo kplii la katã, ènaa zãnu wo ale be woatso afi sia afi ava wɔ ahasi kpli wò.
34 And the contrary is in thee from other women, in that thou didst solicit to harlotry, and wast not solicited; and in that thou givest hire, and no hire is given unto thee, thus thou art contrary.
Ale le wò gbolowɔwɔ me la, mèle abe ame bubuawo ene o: ŋutsu aɖeke metia yowòme o. Mèle abe gbolo bubuawo ene o, elabena wò ya èxea fe na ŋutsuawo, eye ŋutsuawo menaa naneke wò o.
35 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD!
“Eya ta wò gbolo, se Yehowa ƒe nya.
36 Thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness uncovered through thy harlotries with thy lovers; and because of all the idols of thy abominations, and for the blood of thy children, that thou didst give unto them;
Nya si Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye, ‘Esi nètsɔ wò kesinɔnuwo na la, èna ŋutsuwo kpɔ wò amame le wò gbolowɔwɔ me, eye le wò ŋukpenalegbawo katã ta kple esi nètsɔ viwòwo ƒe ʋu na wo ta la,
37 therefore behold, I will gather all thy lovers, unto whom thou hast been pleasant, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them against thee from every side, and will uncover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
mele ƒu ƒo ge wò ahiãviwo katã, ame siwo mia kpli wo mieɖu vivi kple esiwo nèlé fui siaa, maƒo ƒu wo ɖe ŋuwò tso teƒe siwo katã ƒo xlã wò. Maɖe amama wò le woƒe ŋkume, eye woakpɔ wò amama blibo la.
38 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring upon thee the blood of fury and jealousy.
Mana nyɔnu ahasitɔwo kple esiwo kɔa ʋu ɖi la ƒe tohehe nava dziwò. Mana nye dziku ƒe hlɔ̃biabia ɖe ʋu ta kple nye ŋuʋaʋã ƒe dɔmedzoe nava dziwò.
39 I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and break down thy lofty places; and they shall strip thee of thy clothes, and take thy fair jewels; and they shall leave thee naked and bare.
Ekema matsɔ wò ade asi na wò ahiãviawo, eye woagbã wò trɔ̃xɔwo kple nuxeƒe kɔkɔwo. Woaɖe wò awuwo le ŋuwò, woaxɔ wò sikanu dzeaniwo, eye woagblẽ wò ɖi nànɔ amama, anɔ ƒuƒlu.
40 They shall also bring up an assembly against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords.
Woana ame aɖewo natso ɖe ŋuwò. Ame siawo aƒu kpe wò, eye woafli wò kple woƒe yiwo.
41 And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou shalt also give no hire any more.
Woatɔ dzo wò aƒewo, eye woahe to na wò le nyɔnu geɖewo ŋkume. Matsi wò gbolowɔwɔ nu, eye màgaxe fe na wò ahiãviwo o.
42 So will I satisfy My fury upon thee, and My jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
Ekema nye dziku ɖe ŋuwò nu abɔbɔ, eye nye ŋuʋaʋã ƒe dɔmedzoe aɖe ɖa le ŋuwò. Manɔ anyi bɔkɔɔ: nyemagado dɔmedzoe o.’
43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted Me in all these things; lo, therefore I also will bring thy way upon thy head, saith the Lord GOD; or hast thou not committed this lewdness above all thine abominations?
“Esi mèɖo ŋku wò ɖetugbimeŋkekewo dzi o, ke boŋ nètsɔ nu siawo do dziku nam ta la, mahe nu siwo nèwɔ la va wò ta dzi kokoko. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe. Ɖe mètsɔ ŋukpenanuwɔwɔ kpe ɖe wò ŋunyɔnuwɔwɔwo ŋu oa?
44 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying: As the mother, so her daughter.
“Ame sia ame si doa lo la, ado lo sia tso ŋuwò, ‘Ale si vinɔ le la, nenemae via nyɔnu hã nɔna.’
45 Thou art thy mother's daughter, that loatheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children; your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
Vavã ènye dawò, ame si do vlo srɔ̃a kple viawo la ƒe vinyɔnu, eye vavã, ènye nɔvinyɔnu na nɔviwò nyɔnuwo, ame siwo do vlo wo srɔ̃ŋutsuwo kple wo viwo. Dawò nye Hititɔ, eye fofowò nye Amoritɔ.
46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy left hand, she and her daughters; and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.
Nɔviwò nyɔnu tsitsitɔe nye Samaria, ame si nɔ wò anyiehe gome kple via nyɔnuwo. Nɔviwò nyɔnu ɖevitɔ, ame si nɔ miaƒe dziehe lɔƒo kple via nyɔnuwo la nye Sodom.
47 Yet hast thou not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but in a very little while thou didst deal more corruptly than they in all thy ways.
Mienɔ agbe abe woawo ene ɖeɖe ko o, eye miewɔ woƒe ŋukpenanuwo hã ko o, ke boŋ le miaƒe wɔnawo katã me la, èwɔ nu vlowo wu woawo gɔ̃ hã.
48 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.
Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔ be, ‘Zi ale si mele agbe la, nɔviwò nyɔnu Sodom kple via nyɔnuwo mewɔ nu si wò kple viwò nyɔnuwo miewɔ o.’
49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and careless ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
“Kpɔ ɖa, nɔviwò nyɔnu, Sodom ƒe nu vɔ̃e nye, eya kple via nyɔnuwo dana, ɖua nutsu, naneke mekaa wo o. Womekpena ɖe ame dahewo kple hiãtɔwo ŋu o.
50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before Me; therefore I removed them when I saw it.
Ale wodo wo ɖokuiwo ɖe dzi, eye wowɔ ŋukpenanuwo le nye ŋkume. Eya ta meɖe wo ɖa abe ale si miekpɔe ene.
51 Neither hath Samaria committed even half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters by all thine abominations which thou hast done.
Samaria mewɔ nu vɔ̃ siwo nèwɔ la ƒe afã o. Èwɔ ŋukpenanuwo wu woawo, eye miena mia nɔvinyɔnuwo dze ame dzɔdzɔewo to nu siwo katã nèwɔ la me.
52 Thou also, bear thine own shame, in that thou hast given judgment for thy sisters; through thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than thou; yea, be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.
Eya ta de ta wò ŋukpe te, elabena ètso afia na nɔviwò nyɔnuawo. Esi wò nu vɔ̃wo vɔ̃ɖi wu woawo tɔ ta la, wodze ame dzɔdzɔewo wu wò.
53 And I will turn their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them;
“‘Ke magaɖo Sodom kple via nyɔnu ƒe dzɔgbenyui te, kpe ɖe Samaria kple via nyɔnuwo tɔ kple wò ŋutɔ tɔ hã ŋu,
54 that thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be ashamed because of all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.
ale be nàtsɔ wo vlodoame, eye ŋu nakpe wò le nu siwo katã nèwɔ hena akɔfafa na wo ta.
55 And thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, and thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.
Eye nɔviwò nyɔnuwo, Sodom kple via nyɔnuwo kple Samaria kple via nyɔnuwo woagatrɔ azu nu siwo wonye tsã, eye wò kple viwòwo hã miagatrɔ azu nu siwo mienye kpɔ.
56 For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride;
Màyɔ nɔviwò nyɔnu Sodom ƒe ŋkɔ le wò dadaɣi,
57 before thy wickedness was uncovered, as at the time of the taunt of the daughters of Aram, and of all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, that have thee in disdain round about.
hafi woava klo nu le wò vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi ŋu o. Azɔ la, èzu Edom ƒe vinyɔnuwo kple ame siwo ƒo xlã wo kple Filistitɔwo ƒe vinyɔnuwo ƒe vlodonu, ame siwo katã ƒo xlã wò, eye wodo vlo wò.
58 Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD.
Àde ta wò ŋukpenanuwɔnawo kple wò ŋunyɔnuwo ƒe yomedzenu te.’” Yehowae gblɔe.
59 For thus saith the Lord GOD: I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, who hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
“Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye si, ‘Matu nu kple wò abe ale si dze wò ene, elabena èdo vlo nye atam to nye nubabla tutu me.
60 Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
Ke maɖo ŋku nubabla si mewɔ kpli wò le wò ɖetugbimeŋkekewo me la dzi, eye mawɔ nubabla mavɔ kple wò.
61 Then shalt thou remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder sisters and thy younger; and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not because of thy covenant.
Ekema àɖo ŋku wò mɔwo dzi, eye ŋu akpe wò ne èkpɔ nɔviwò nyɔnu siwo tsi wu wò kple esiwo nètsi wu hã. Matsɔ wo ana wò abe viwò nyɔnuwo ene, gake menye ɖe nubabla si mewɔ kple wò la dzi o.
62 And I will establish My covenant with thee, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD;
Ale mabla nu kple wò, eye nànya be nyee nye Yehowa.
63 that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame; when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.'
Ekema ne metsɔ nu vɔ̃ siwo katã nèwɔ ke wò la, àɖo ŋku edzi, eye ŋu akpe wò, màgake nu azɔ o le wò ŋukpe ta.’ Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.”
