Esias 32

1 For, behold, a righteous king shall reign, and princes shall govern with judgment.

Hwɛ, ɔhene bi bɛba abɛdi ɔhene wɔ tenenee mu na sodifoɔ de atɛntenenee adi nnipa so.

2 And a man shall hide his words, and be hidden, as from rushing water, and shall appear in Sion as a rushing river, glorious in a thirsty land.

Wɔn mu biara bɛyɛ te sɛ mframa ano hintabea ne ahum mu dwanekɔbea, wɔbɛyɛ sɛ nsuwansuwa a ɛwɔ anweatam so ne ɔbotan kɛseɛ sunsum a ɛwɔ osukɔm asase so.

3 And they shall no more trust in men, but they shall incline their ears to hear.

Wɔn a wɔwɔ ani no bɛhunu nokorɛ no, na obiara a ɔwɔ aso no bɛte.

4 And the heart of the weak ones shall attend to hear, and the stammering tongues shall soon learn to speak peace.

Deɛ ɔyɛ adwene mu herɛ bɛhunu na wate aseɛ, wɔn a wɔpo dodoɔ bɛkasa na emu ada hɔ.

5 And they shall no more at all tell a fool to rule, and your servants shall no more at all say, Be silent.

Wɔremfrɛ ɔkwasea sɛ onimuonyamfoɔ bio na wɔremfa anidie mma ɔpapahwekwaa.

6 For the fool shall speak foolish words, and his heart shall meditate vanities, and to perform lawless deeds and to speak error against the Lord, to scatter hungry souls, and he will cause the thirsty souls to be empty.

Ɔkwasea ka nkwaseasɛm na ɔdwene bɔne ho: ɔyɛ onyame akyiwadeɛ; ɔma Awurade ho nkyerɛkyerɛ bɔne; ɔmma deɛ ɛkɔm de no no aduane ɔde nsuo kame deɛ sukɔm de no.

7 For the counsel of the wicked will devise iniquity, to destroy the poor with unjust words, and ruin the cause of the poor in judgment.

Ɔpapahwekwaa akwan yɛ amumuyɛ, ɔyɛ bɔne ho nhyehyɛeɛ de atorɔ sɛe ohiani, wɔ ɛberɛ a ohiani asɛm yɛ nokorɛ mpo.

8 But the godly have devised wise [measures], and this counsel shall stand.

Nanso, onimuonyamfoɔ yɛ nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛho wɔ nyam na ne nneyɛɛ pa no enti, ɔda nso.

9 Rise up, you rich women, and hear my voice; you confident daughters, listen to my words.

Mo mmaa a mogye mo ho die, monsɔre na montie me; mo mmammaa a mosusu sɛ mowɔ banbɔ monyɛ aso mma deɛ mewɔ ka!

10 Remember for a full year in pain, yet with hope: the vintage has been cut off; it has ceased, it shall by no means come again.

Afe akyi nna kakra bi no mo a mogye di sɛ mo wɔ banbɔ ho bɛpopo; bobe twaberɛ no bɛdi mo hwammɔ, nnuaba no twaberɛ nso remma.

11 Be amazed, be pained, you confident ones: strip you, bare yourselves, gird your loins;

Mo ho mpopo mo mmaa a mogye mo ho die; mommɔ hu, mo mmammaa a mogye di sɛ mowɔ banbɔ! Mompa mo ho ntoma na momfa ayitoma mmɔ mo asene mu.

12 and beat your breasts, because of the pleasant field, and the fruit of the vine.

Momfa awerɛhoɔ mfa mo nsa mmoro mo koko so wɔ mfuo fɛfɛ ne mo bobe a ɛsoɔ no enti.

13 [As for] the land of my people, the thorn and grass shall come upon [it], and joy shall be removed from every house.

Ɛfiri sɛ nkasɛɛ ne nnɛnkyɛnse agye afa mo asase afa. Ahosɛpɛ ne anigyeɛ to atwa wɔ kuro no mu.

14 [As for] the rich city, the houses are deserted; they shall abandon the wealth of the city, [and] the pleasant houses: and the villages shall be caves for ever, the joy of wild asses, shepherds' pastures;

Wɔbɛgya aban no hɔ, na gyegyeegye kuropɔn no ada mpan; abankɛsewa ne ɔwɛn aban bɛdane asase hunu afebɔɔ, deɛ mfunumu pɛ ne nnwankuo adidibea,

15 until the Spirit shall come upon you from on high, and Chermel shall be desert, and Chermel shall be counted for a forest.

kɔsi sɛ wɔbɛhwie Honhom no afiri ɔsoro agu yɛn so, na anweatam bɛdane asase bereɛ na asase bereɛ ayɛ sɛ kwaeɛ.

16 Then judgment shall abide in the wilderness, and righteousness shall dwell in Carmel.

Tenenee bɛtena anweatam so na adeteneneeyɛ atena asase bereɛ so.

17 And the works of righteousness shall be peace; and righteousness shall ensure rest, and [the righteous] shall be confident for ever.

Adeteneneeyɛ bɛso asomdwoeɛ aba; deɛ adeteneneeyɛ de ba bɛyɛ kommyɛ ne ahotosoɔ a ɛnni awieeɛ.

18 And his people shall inhabit a city of peace, and dwell in [it] in confidence, and they shall rest with wealth.

Me nkurɔfoɔ bɛtenatena mmeaeɛ a asomdwoeɛ wɔ, afie a wɔabɔ ho ban homebea a ɔhaw biara nni hɔ.

19 And if the hail should come down, it shall not come upon you; and they that dwell in the forests shall be in confidence, as those in the plain country.

Mpo sɛ ampariboɔ sɛe kwaeɛ no na kuropɔn no sɛe koraa a,

20 Blessed are they that sow by every water, where the ox and ass tread.

wɔbɛhyira wo, wobɛdua wʼaba wɔ nsuwa biara ho, na wama wʼanantwie ne wo mfunumu anante baabiara.