Jeremiah 17
1 “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, With the point of a diamond, Engraved on the tablet of their heart, And on the horns of your altars,
“Wɔde dade kyerɛwdua akrukyerɛw Yuda bɔne, dade kyerɛwdua a ano te sɛ kyerɛwbo, wɔ wɔn koma apon so ne wɔn afɔremuka mmɛn so.
2 As their sons remember their altars and their Asherim, By the green tree, by the high hills.
Mpo, wɔn mma kae wɔn afɔremuka ne Asera nnua a ɛwɔ nnua a adennan no nkyɛn ne nkoko atenten no so.
3 O My mountain in the field—your strength, All your treasures—I give for a prey, Your high places for sin in all your borders.
Me mmepɔw a ɛwɔ asase no so, mo ahonyade ne mo nnwetɛbona nyinaa mede bɛma sɛ asade, ɛne mo sorɔnsorɔmmea nso, esiane mo man no so bɔne nti.
4 And you have let go—even through yourself, Of your inheritance that I gave to you, And I have caused you to serve your enemies, In a land that you have not known, For you have kindled a fire in My anger, It burns for all time.”
Mo ankasa mfomso nti mobɛhwere agyapade a mede maa mo no. Mede mo bɛyɛ nkoa ama mo atamfo wɔ asase a munnim so so, efisɛ moahwanyan mʼabufuw, na ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.”
5 Thus said YHWH: “Cursed [is] the man who trusts in man, And has made flesh his arm, And whose heart turns from YHWH.
Sɛɛ na Awurade se, “Nnome nka nea ɔde ne ho to onipa so, nea ɔde ne ho to ɔhonam so pɛ nʼahoɔden na ne koma dan fi Awurade ho.
6 And he has been as a naked thing in a desert, And does not see when good comes, And has inhabited parched places in a wilderness, A salt land, and not inhabited.
Ɔbɛyɛ sɛ wura a ɛwɔ nsase tamaa so; sɛ yiyedi ba a ɔrenhu, ɔbɛtena nweatam a awo so, ne nkyene asase a obi nte so so.
7 Blessed [is] the man who trusts in YHWH, And whose confidence has been YHWH.
“Nhyira nka onipa a ɔde ne ho to Awurade so, na nʼanidaso wɔ ne mu.
8 And has been as a tree planted by waters, And he sends forth his roots by a stream, And he does not see when heat comes, And his leaf has been green, And he is not sorrowful in a year of scarcity, Nor does he cease from making fruit.
Ɔbɛyɛ sɛ dua a wɔadua no asu ho na ne ntin teɛ kɔ asu no mu. Sɛ ahuhuru ba a onsuro; ne nhaban yɛ frɔmfrɔm mmere nyinaa. Onni ɔhaw biara wɔ afe a osu ntɔ mu na ɛkɔ so sow aba daa.”
9 The heart [is] deceitful above all things, And it [is] incurable—who knows it?
Koma yɛ nnaadaa sen ade nyinaa na ano nni aduru. Hena na ɔbɛte nʼase?
10 I, YHWH, search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.
“Me Awurade, mepɛɛpɛɛ koma mu na mehwehwɛ adwene mu, gyina so de tua onipa ka sɛnea nʼabrabɔ te, ne sɛnea ɛfata ne nneyɛe.”
11 A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, [Is] one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he forsakes it, And in his latter end—he is a fool.”
Sɛnea asɛmɛntɛ a osow nkesua a ɛnyɛ ɔno na ɔtowee no, saa ara na onipa a onya sika a ɔmfa ɔkwan pa so no te. Sɛ obu ne nkwa nna mu abien a wobegyaw no mu, na awiei no, ne kwasea bɛda adi.
12 A throne of glory on high from the beginning, The place of our sanctuary,
Anuonyam ahengua a wɔama so fi mfiase no, ne yɛn kronkronbea.
13 The hope of Israel [is] YHWH, All forsaking You are ashamed. “And My apostates are written in the earth, For they have forsaken YHWH, A fountain of living waters.”
Awurade, woyɛ Israel anidaso, wɔn a wɔpa wʼakyi nyinaa ani bewu. Wɔn a wɔtwe wɔn ho fi wo ho no, wobesie wɔn efisɛ wɔagyaw Awurade a ɔyɛ nkwa asuti no.
14 Heal me, O YHWH, and I am healed, Save me, and I am saved, For You [are] my praise.
Sa me yare Awurade, na me ho bɛtɔ me; gye me na menya nkwa, na wo ne ɔbaako a mekamfo wo.
15 Behold, they are saying to me: “Where [is] the word of YHWH? Pray, let it come.”
Wobisa me daa sɛ, “Ɛhe na Awurade asɛm no wɔ? Ma ɛmmra mu mprempren!”
16 And I did not hurry from feeding after You, And I have not desired the desperate day, You have known the produce of my lips, It has been before Your face,
Minnguan mfii mʼadwuma sɛ wo guanhwɛfo ho; wunim sɛ menhwehwɛɛ abasamtu da. Nea efi mʼanom yɛ pefee wɔ wʼanim.
17 Do not be to me for a terror, You [are] my hope in a day of calamity.
Nhunahuna me; wo ne me guankɔbea wɔ amanehunu da.
18 Let my pursuers be ashamed, And do not let me be ashamed—me! Let them be frightened, And do not let me be frightened—me! Bring in on them a day of calamity, And destroy them a second time [with] destruction.
Ma wɔn a wɔtaa me anim ngu ase, na yi me fi ahohora mu. Ma wɔmmɔ hu, nanso mma me koma ntu. Ma amanehunu da no mmra wɔn so; fa ɔhawprenu sɛe wɔn.
19 Thus said YHWH to me: “Go, and you have stood in the gate of the sons of the people, by which kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all gates of Jerusalem,
Sɛɛ na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me, “Kɔ na kogyina nnipa no pon a Yuda ahemfo di hɔ ahyɛmfiri no; kogyina Yerusalem apon a aka no nso ano.
20 and you have said to them: Hear a word of YHWH, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all inhabitants of Jerusalem, who are coming in by these gates,”
Ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Muntie Awurade asɛm, mo Yuda ahemfo ne Yudafo nyinaa ne wɔn a wɔtete Yerusalem a wɔfa saa apon yi mu.
21 Thus said YHWH: “Take heed to yourselves, And you do not bear a burden on the day of rest, Nor have you brought [it] in by the gates of Jerusalem.
Sɛɛ na Awurade se: Monhwɛ yiye na moansoa nnesoa Homeda anaa moamfa amfa Yerusalem apon mu.
22 Nor do you take out a burden from your houses on the day of rest, Indeed, you do not do any work, And you have sanctified the day of rest, As I have commanded your fathers.
Monnsoa adesoa mfi mo afi mu na monnyɛ adwuma biara Homeda, na mmom monyɛ Homeda no kronkron, sɛnea mehyɛɛ mo agyanom no.
23 And they have not listened nor inclined their ear, And they stiffen their neck not to hear, And not to receive instruction.
Nanso wɔantie na wɔammu; wɔyɛɛ asoɔden, wɔantie na wɔampɛ nteɛso.
24 And it has been, if you certainly listen to Me,” A declaration of YHWH, “So as not to bring in a burden by the gates of this city on the day of rest, And to sanctify the day of rest, So as not to do any work in it—
Nanso sɛ mohwɛ yiye na moyɛ osetie ma me a, sɛɛ na Awurade se, na moamfa nnesoa amfa saa kuropɔn yi apon mu Homeda, na sɛ moyɛ Homeda no kronkron a monnyɛ adwuma biara a,
25 Then kings and princes have entered by the gates of this city, Sitting on the throne of David, Riding in a chariot, and on horses, They, and their princes, the man of Judah, And inhabitants of Jerusalem, And this city has remained for all time.
ɛno de ahemfo a wɔte Dawid ahengua so ne wɔn adwumayɛfo bɛfa saa apon yi mu. Wɔn nyinaa bɛba a wɔtete nteaseɛnam mu ne apɔnkɔ so, a Yuda mmarima ne wɔn a wɔtete Yerusalem ka ho, na nnipa bɛtena kuropɔn yi mu daa nyinaa.
26 And they have come in from cities of Judah, And from outskirts of Jerusalem, And from the land of Benjamin, And from the low country, And from the hill-country, And from the south, Bringing in burnt-offering, and sacrifice, And present, and frankincense, And bringing praise [to] the house of YHWH.
Nnipa befi Yuda nkurow ne nkuraa a atwa Yerusalem ho ahyia no aba, wobefi Benyamin asase ne atɔe fam nkoko so, wobefi mmepɔw, mantam ne Negeb aba a wɔde ɔhyew afɔrebɔde ne afɔrebɔ, aduan afɔrebɔde, nnuhuam ne aseda afɔrebɔde reba Awurade fi.
27 And if you do not listen to Me to sanctify the day of rest, And so as not to bear a burden, And to come in at the gates of Jerusalem on the day of rest, Then I have kindled a fire in its gates, And it has consumed the high places of Jerusalem, And it is not quenched!”
Nanso sɛ moanyɛ osetie amma me, anyɛ Homeda no kronkron, na sɛ mosoa adesoa biara fa Yerusalem apon mu Homeda a, ɛno de mɛsɔ ogya a ɛrennum da wɔ Yerusalem apon mu na abɛhyew nʼaban ahorow no.’”
