Jeremiah 21

1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashchur the son of Malkiyah, and Zephanyah the son of Ma'asseyah the priest, saying,

Asɛm fi Awurade hɔ baa Yeremia nkyɛn bere a ɔhene Sedekia somaa Malkia babarima Pashur ne Maaseia babarima ɔsɔfo Sefania kɔɔ ne nkyɛn no. Wɔkae se,

2 Inquire, I pray thee, in our behalf of the Lord; for Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon maketh war against us; peradventure the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous deeds, so that he may withdraw from us.

“Bisa Awurade, ma yɛn efisɛ Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar ne yɛn rebedi ako. Ebia Awurade bɛyɛ anwonwade ama yɛn, sɛnea ɔyɛɛ mmere bi a atwa mu no na ama wafi yɛn so akɔ.”

3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:

Na Yeremia buaa wɔn se, “Monka nkyerɛ Sedekia se,

4 Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, who besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

‘Sɛnea Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, se ni: Merebɛdan mo nsam akode atia mo, nea mode reko atia Babiloniahene ne Babiloniafo a wɔwɔ ɔfasu no akyi na wɔatua mo kuropɔn no ano. Mɛboa wɔn ano wɔ kuropɔn yi mu.

5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, and in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

Me ara mede nsa a mateɛ ne abasa a ɛyɛ den bɛko atia mo wɔ abufuw, anibere ne abufuwhyew mu.

6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: of a great pestilence shall they die.

Mɛbobɔ wɔn a wɔtete kuropɔn yi mu ahwehwe fam; nnipa ne mmoa nyinaa, na ɔyaredɔm a ɛyɛ hu bekunkum wɔn.

7 And afterward, saith the Lord, will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and those that are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he will not spare them, nor have pity, nor have mercy.

Ɛno akyi, Awurade asɛm ni, mede Yudahene Sedekia, nʼadwumayɛfo ne nnipa a wɔwɔ kuropɔn yi mu a ɔyaredɔm, afoa ne ɔkɔm ankunkum wɔn no bɛma Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar ne wɔn atamfo a wɔrehwehwɛ wɔn nkwa no. Ɔde afoa bekunkum wɔn; ɔrenhu wɔn mmɔbɔ na ɔrennya ayamhyehye mma wɔn.’

8 And unto this people shalt thou say, Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

“Bio, ka kyerɛ nnipa no se, ‘Eyi ne nea Awurade se: Hwɛ mede nkwa kwan ne owu kwan resi mo anim.

9 He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, or by the famine, or by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and runneth away to the Chaldeans that besiege you, shall remain alive, and his life shall be unto him as a booty.

Obiara a ɔte saa kuropɔn yi mu bewu wɔ afoa anaa ɔkɔm anaa ɔyaredɔm ano. Nanso obiara a obepue na ɔde ne ho akɔma Babiloniafo a wɔabetua mo kuropɔn yi no, bɛfa ne ho adi.

10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: into the hand of the king of Babylon shall it be given up, and he will burn it with fire.

Mawe ahinam sɛ mɛyɛ kuropɔn yi bɔne na ɛnyɛ papa, Awurade na ose. Wɔde bɛhyɛ Babiloniahene nsa, na ɔde ogya bɛhyew no.’

11 And to the house of the king of Judah [say], Hear ye the word of the Lord:

“Nea ɛka ho ne sɛ, ka kyerɛ Yuda adehye se, ‘Muntie Awurade asɛm;

12 O house of David, thus hath said the Lord, Exercise justice on [every] morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor; lest my fury go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Dawidfi, sɛɛ na Awurade se: “‘Mummu atɛntrenee anɔpa biara; munnye nea wɔabɔ no korɔn no mfi ne nhyɛsofo nsam, anyɛ saa a, mʼabufuwhyew bɛsɔre na ahyew sɛ ogya esiane bɔne a moayɛ nti, ɛbɛhyew a obiara rennum no.

13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitress of the valley, [about] the rock of the plain, saith the Lord; who say, Who shall descend down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

Mene mo anya, Yerusalem Mo a mote obon yi atifi abotan asasetaw so, Awurade na ose, mo a moka se, “Hena na obetumi ako atia yɛn? Hena na obetumi ahyɛn yɛn hintabea?”

14 But I will inflict punishment on you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in its forest, and it shall devour all its environs.

Mɛtwe mo aso sɛnea ɛfata mo nneyɛe, Awurade na ose. Mɛto mo kwae mu gya, a ɛbɛhyew biribiara a atwa mo ho ahyia no.’”