Isaiah 45
1 Thus, saith Yahweh, to his Anointed, to Cyrus—Whose right hand I have firmly grasped To subdue before him, nations, And the loins of kings, will I ungird, —To open, before him, the two-leaved doors, And, the gates, shall not be shut:
“Sɛɛ na Awurade ka kyerɛ nea wasra no ngo, Kores a maso ne nsa nifa mu sɛ ɔmmrɛ aman ase wɔ nʼanim na onnye ahemfo akode mfi wɔn nsam sɛ ommuebue apon a ɛwɔ nʼanim sɛnea kurow apon no mu rentoto.
2 I, before thee, will go, And the hills, will I level—The doors of bronze, will I break in pieces, And the bars of iron, will I cut asunder;
Medi wʼanim mɛyɛ mmepɔw tamaa; mebubu kɔbere mfrafrae apon agu na matwitwa nnade adaban mu.
3 Then will I give thee The treasures of darkness, Even the hoards of hidden places, —That thou mayest get to know That I—Yahweh, who am calling thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
Mede sum mu ademude bɛma wo ahonyade a wɔde asie kokoa mu sɛnea wubehu sɛ, mene Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, a ɔbɔ wo din frɛ wo no.
4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, Even Israel my chosen Therefore have I called unto thee by thy name, I give thee a title though thou hast not known me, —
Me somfo Yakob nti, Israel a mapaw no nti, mebɔ wo din frɛ wo na mɛma wo anuonyamhyɛ abodin, ɛwɔ mu sɛ wunnyee me ntoo mu de.
5 I, am Yahweh, and there is none else, Besides me, there is no God, —I gird thee, though thou hast not known me:
Mene Awurade, obiara nni hɔ bio; Onyankopɔn biara nni hɔ ka me ho. Mɛhyɛ wo den, ɛwɔ mu sɛ wunnyee me ntoo mu de,
6 That men may get to know. From the rising of the sun And from the west. That there is none besides me, —I, am Yahweh, and there is none else:
sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a efi nea owia pue kosi beae a ɛtɔ no nnipa behu sɛ obiara nka me ho. Mene Awurade, na obiara nni hɔ bio.
7 Forming light and creating darkness, Making prosperity, and creating misfortune, —I—Yahweh, who doeth all these.
Meyɛ hann, na mebɔ sum. Mede yiyedi ba na mede ɔhaw ba; Me, Awurade, na meyɛ eyinom nyinaa.
8 Let the drops fall ye heavens, from above, Yea, let, the skies, pour down righteousness, —Let the earth open and let them bear as their fruit—deliverance And let, justice, spring forth therewith, I—Yahweh, have created it.
“Mo ɔsorosoro munhwie trenee ngu fam; momma emfi omununkum mu ntɔ momma asase mu mmue kɛse, na nkwagye mpue mfi mu, na trenee ne no nnyin; Me, Awurade na mayɛ.
9 Alas for him who contendeth with his Fashioner, —A potsherd, [should contend] with the potsherds of the ground! Shall it be said by the clay, unto him that is fashioning it, What wouldst thou make? Or, thy work say, of thee, He hath no hands?
“Nnome nka nea ɔne ne Yɛfo ham ɛnka nea ɔmfra te sɛ kyɛmfɛre a ɛfra nea egugu fam mu. Dɔte betumi abisa ɔnwemfo se, ‘Dɛn na woreyɛ yi?’ Wʼadwuma betumi abisa wo se ‘Wunni nsa’?
10 Alas, for one who saith to a father, What begettest thou? Or to a woman What dost thou bring forth?
Nnome nka nea ose nʼagya se ‘Dɛn na woawo yi?’ Anaa obisa ne na se, ‘Dɛn na wokyem woe?’
11 Thus, saith, Yahweh, The Holy One of Israel And his Fashioner, As to things to come, they have asked me, Concerning my sons and concerning the work of my hands, they would command me!
“Sɛɛ na Awurade se, Israel Ɔkronkronni ne ne Yɛfo; Nea ɛfa nneɛma a ɛreba ho no, wubisa me nsɛm a ɛfa me mma ho, anaa wohyɛ me wɔ me nsa ano adwuma ho?
12 I, made the earth, And man upon it, I created, —I—mine own hands, stretched out the heavens, And all their host, I commanded:
Ɛyɛ me na meyɛɛ asase na mebɔɔ adesamma guu so. Me ara me nsa na mede trɛw ɔsoro mu; nsoromma ahorow nyinaa hyɛ mʼase.
13 I, have roused him up in righteousness, And all his roads, will I level, —He, shall build my city, And my captives, shall he let go, Not for price, nor for bribe, Saith Yahweh of hosts.
Mɛma Kores so wɔ me trenee mu; meteɛteɛ nʼakwan nyinaa. Ɔbɛsan akyekyere me kuropɔn na wagyaa me nnommumfo, nanso ɔrennye akatua anaa akyɛde, Asafo Awurade na ose.”
14 Thus, saith Yahweh—The produce of Egypt and the gain of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of great stature, Unto thee, shall come over, And thine, shall they become, After thee, shall they journey, In chains, shall they come over, —And unto thee, shall they bow down Unto thee, shall they pray [saying], —Surely, in thee, is a GOD And there is none else—no, God!
Sɛɛ na Awurade se: “Nneɛma a efi Misraim ne aguade a efi Kus, ne Sebafo atenten no, wɔbɛba wo nkyɛn abɛyɛ wo dea; wobedi wʼakyi brɛoo aba a wogu nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn mu. Wobebu nkotodwe wʼanim na wɔasrɛ wo aka se, ‘Ampa ara, Onyankopɔn ka wo ho, na obi nni hɔ; onyame biara nni hɔ.’”
15 Surely, thou, art a GOD utterly hiding thyself, —O God of Israel, able to save!
Ampa ara, woyɛ Onyankopɔn a ɔde ne ho sie, Ao Onyankopɔn ne Israel Agyenkwa.
16 They have turned pale and even been put to shame, all of them, —Together have they gone into disgrace, have the makers of images:
Wɔn a wɔyɛ ahoni nyinaa bɛfɛre na wɔn anim agu ase; wɔbɛbɔ mu akɔ animguase mu.
17 Israel, hath been delivered by Yahweh, with an age-abiding deliverance, —Ye shall neither turn pale nor he put to shame, unto the ages of futurity,
Nanso Awurade begye Israel nkwa, ɔde daapem nkwagye; wɔremma wʼani nwu na wʼanim rengu ase bio kosi daapem.
18 For, Thus, saith Yahweh, Who created the heavens God himself! Who fashioned the earth—And made it Himself, established it, …Not a waste, created he it To be dwelt in, he fashioned it, …I, am Yahweh, and there is none else:
Na sɛɛ na Awurade se, nea ɔbɔɔ ɔsorosoro no ɔno ne Onyankopɔn; nea ɔmaa asase, ne tebea na ɔbɔe no, ɔno na ɔtoo ne fapem; wammɔ no sɛ so nna hɔ kwa, mmom, ɔyɛe se nnipa ntena so, ɔka se: “Mene Awurade, na obi nni hɔ.
19 Not in secret, have I spoken In a place of the earth that is dark, —I have not said unto the seed of Jacob, In a waste, seek ye me, —I, am Yahweh, Speaking the thing that is right, Declaring the things that are just.
Menkasaa wɔ kokoa mu, mfi asase so baabi a aduru sum; menka nkyerɛɛ Yakob asefo se, ‘Monhwehwɛ me na munhu me.’ Me Awurade, meka nokware no; meka nea eye.
20 Assemble yourselves and come Draw near together, ye escaped of the nations, —They know not Who carry the wood of their carved image, And pray unto a GOD who cannot save.
“Mommoaboa mo ho ano na mommra; munhyia mu, mo aguanfo a mufi amanaman so. Wɔn a wonnim de na wɔsoa nnua ahoni de kyinkyin wɔn a wɔbɔ anyame a wontumi nnye nkwa no mpae.
21 Tell ye—and bring near, Yea let them take counsel, together, —Who let this be known aforetime. In time past, declared it? Was it not, I—Yahweh? And there is none else that is God besides me, A GOD, righteous and ready to save, There is none, besides me!
Mompae mu nka nea ebesi, momfa nto gua, ma wɔmmɔ mu ntu agyina. Hena na odii kan kaa no teteete, hena na ɔdaa no adi fi tete nteredee? Ɛnyɛ me Awurade ana? Onyankopɔn bi nni hɔ ka me ho, trenee Nyankopɔn ne Agyenkwa; obiara nni hɔ sɛ me.
22 Turn unto me—and be ye saved, all ye ends of the earth, —For, I, am GOD, and there is none else.
“Monnan mmra me nkyɛn na munnya nkwa, mo a mowɔ asase ano nyinaa; efisɛ mene Onyankopɔn, na obiara nni hɔ.
23 By myself, have I sworn, Gone forth out of my mouth, is righteousness as a decree And shall not turn back, —That, unto myself, Shall bow every knee, Shall swear every tongue:
Maka me ho ntam, mʼano aka wɔ nokwaredi nyinaa mu asɛm a wɔntwe nsan sɛ: obiara bebu nkotodwe wɔ mʼanim. Na obiara bɛpae mu aka se, mene Onyankopɔn.
24 Only in Yahweh—for me, Hath one said, Is there righteousness and strength, Unto him, shall come and turn pale—All who have been incensed against him:
Wɔbɛka me ho asɛm se, ‘Awurade nko ara mu na trenee ne ahoɔden wɔ.’” Wɔn a wɔn bo huru tia no nyinaa bɛba ne nkyɛn na wɔn anim begu ase.
25 In Yahweh, shall be justified and shall boast themselves—All the seed of Israel.
Nanso Awurade mu, Israel asefo nyinaa wobebu wɔn bem, na wɔahoahoa wɔn ho.
