Jeremiah 50
1 The word which Yahweh spake Against Babylon Against the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet:
Asɛm a Awurade nam odiyifo Yeremia so ka faa Babilonia ne Babiloniafo asase ho ni:
2 Tell ye among the nations And let it be heard And lift ye up a standard, Let it be heard do not conceal: Say ye—Captured is Babylon, Confounded is Bel, Broken in pieces is Merodach, Confounded are her images, Broken down her manufactured gods;
“Mommɔ no dawuru na mompae mu nka wɔ amanaman mu. Momma frankaa so na mompae mu nka; na momma wɔnte sɛ, ‘Wɔbɛfa Babilonia; wobegu Bel anim ase, na ehu bɛhyɛ Merodak ma. Wobegu ne nsɛsode anim ase na ehu bɛhyɛ nʼahoni ma.’
3 For there hath come up against her—a nation out of the North The same, shall make her land an astonishment, And there shall be none to dwell therein, —Both man and beast, have removed—have gone.
Ɔman bi fi atifi fam bɛtow ahyɛ ne so na wɔbɛyɛ nʼasase amamfo. Obiara rentena so; nnipa ne mmoa beguan afi so.
4 In those days, and at that time, Declareth Yahweh, Shall the sons of Israel come in, They and the sons of Judah together: Weeping as they travel, so shall they journey on, And Yahweh their God, shall they seek;
“Nna no mu ne saa bere no,” Awurade na ose, “Israelfo ne Yudafo bɛka abɔ mu de nusu akɔhwehwɛ wɔn Awurade, wɔn Nyankopɔn.
5 To Zion, shall they ask the way, Hitherward, their faces, Come and let us join ourselves unto Yahweh, In a covenant age-abiding, which shall not be forgotten.
Wobebisa ɔkwan a ɛkɔ Sion na wɔde wɔn ani akyerɛ hɔ. Wɔbɛba de wɔn ho abɛbɔ Awurade wɔ daa apam a werɛ remfi mu.
6 Wandering sheep, have my people, been, Their own shepherds led them astray, On the mountains, they seduced them, From mountain to hill, have they gone, They have forgotten their couching-place.
“Me nkurɔfo ayɛ nguan a wɔayera; wɔn nguanhwɛfo ama wɔafom ɔkwan ma wokyinkyin mmepɔw so. Wokyinkyin bepɔw ne koko so na wɔn werɛ fii wɔn ankasa homebea.
7 All who found them, devoured them, And, their adversaries, said—We shall not be, guilty, —Because they have sinned, Against, Yahweh the pasturage of righteousness, Yea the hope of their fathers—Yahweh.
Obiara a ohuu wɔn no tetew wɔn mu: wɔn atamfo kae se, ‘Yenni fɔ, efisɛ wɔyɛɛ bɔne tiaa Awurade, wɔn nokware didibea no, Awurade wɔn agyanom anidaso no.’
8 Remove ye out of the midst of Babylon, And out of the land of the Chaldeans, come ye forth, —And become ye like he-goats before the flock;
“Munguan mfi Babilonia; mumfi Babiloniafo asase so, na monyɛ sɛ mpapo a wodi nguankuw anim.
9 For lo! I am rousing and bringing up against Babylon a gathered host of great nations, out of the land of the North, And they shall array themselves against her, From thence, shall she be captured, —His arrows, are as of a hero making childless, None shall return empty.
Mɛkanyan amanaman akɛse nkabom afi atifi fam asase so de wɔn abɛko atia Babilonia. Wobegyinagyina wɔn afa atia no, wobefi atifi fam ako afa no. Wɔn agyan bɛyɛ sɛ dɔmmarima a wɔakwadaw akodi mu, wɔn a wɔmmfa nsapan nsan wɔn akyi.
10 So shall the Chaldeans become a spoil, —All her spoilers, shall be satisfied, Declareth Yahweh;
Enti wɔbɛfow Babilonia; wɔn a wɔfow no nyinaa benya asade bebree,” Awurade na ose.
11 Because they used to be glad Because they used to be uproarious When plundering mine inheritance, —Because they used to caper about as a heifer at grass, And bellow like bulls.
“Esiane sɛ mo ani gye na mudi ahurusi, mo a mofow mʼagyapade, sɛ muhuruhuruw anigye so te sɛ nantwiforo a ɔwɔ sare frɔmfrɔm mu na musu te sɛ apɔnkɔnini nti,
12 Your mother, hath turned very pale, She that bare you, hath turned red, —Lo! the last of nations, is—A desert, A parched land, and A waste plain,
wo na ani bewu pa ara; nea ɔwoo wo anim begu ase. Ɔbɛyɛ akumaa wɔ amanaman no mu, sare, asase wosee ne nweatam.
13 Because of the vexation of Yahweh, she shall not be inhabited, But Shall become a complete desolation, —Every one passing by Babylon, shall be astonished and hiss, over all her plagues.
Awurade abufuw nti, obiara rentena hɔ na ɛbɛda mpan korakora. Wɔn a wotwa mu wɔ Babilonia nyinaa ho bedwiriw wɔn na wɔadi ne ho fɛw esiane nʼapirakuru nyinaa nti.
14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about All ye who tread the bow, Shoot at her, do not spare so much as an arrow, —For against Yahweh, hath she sinned.
“Munnyinagyina mo afa ntwa Babilonia ho nhyia, mo a motow agyan nyinaa. Montow no! Munnyaw bɛmma biara, efisɛ wayɛ bɔne atia Awurade.
15 Raise a shout against her round about She hath stretched forth her hand, Fallen are her buttresses, Torn down are her walls, —Because, the avenging of Yahweh it is, Take ye vengeance upon her, As she hath done, do ye, unto her.
Monteɛ mu ntia no wɔ afanan nyinaa! Ɔma ne nsa so, nʼabandennen bubu, wodwiriw nʼafasu gu fam. Esiane sɛ eyi yɛ Awurade aweretɔ no nti, montɔ ne so were; monyɛ no sɛnea wayɛ afoforo no.
16 Cut ye off the sower from Babylon, And him that graspeth the sickle in the time of harvest, From the face of the sword of the oppressor, Each, to his own people will they turn, and Each, to his own land will they flee.
Munyi ogufo mfi Babilonia, ɔne otwafo a okura ne kantankrankyi wɔ otwabere mu no. Esiane nhyɛsofo no afoa nti obiara nsan nkɔ ne nkurɔfo mu, obiara nguan nkɔ nʼankasa asase so.
17 A sheep all alone, is Israel Lions, have driven him away, —At the first, the king of Assyria devoured him, And here, at the last, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones!
“Israel yɛ nguankuw a wɔahwete a gyata apam wɔn. Nea odii kan tetew ne mu yɛ Asiriahene; na nea ɔdwerɛwee ne nnompe akyiri no yɛ Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar.”
18 Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Behold me! bringing punishment against the king of Babylon, and against his land, —Just as I brought punishment against the king of Assyria.
Ɛno nti, sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn se: “Mɛtwe Babiloniahene ne nʼasase aso sɛnea metwee Asiriahene aso no.
19 So will I bring back Israel unto his own pasture, And he shall feed upon Carmel and Bashan; And in the hill country of Ephraim and Gilead, shall, his soul, be satisfied.
Na mede Israel bɛsan aba nʼankasa didibea, na obedidi wɔ Karmel ne Basan; ɔbɛmee wɔ Efraim ne Gilead nkoko so.
20 In those days and in that time, Declareth Yahweh, The iniquity of Israel, shall be sought, and there shall be none, And the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found; For I will grant pardon to them whom I suffer to remain.
Saa nna no ne saa bere no,” Awurade na ose, “Wɔbɛhwehwɛ Israel afɔbu mu, nanso wɔrennya bi, wɔbɛhwehwɛ Yuda nnebɔne mu, nanso wɔrenhu bi, efisɛ, mede nkae a migyaa wɔn no bɔne bɛkyɛ wɔn.
21 Against the land of Merathaim, go thou up against her, And against the inhabitants of Pekod, —Lay waste and devote to destruction after them Declareth Yahweh, And do according to all which I have commanded thee.
“Montow nhyɛ Merataim asase so ne nnipa a wɔte Pekod. Montaa wɔn, munkunkum wɔn na monsɛe wɔn korakora,” Awurade na ose. “Monyɛ biribiara a mahyɛ mo no.
22 The sound of battle is in the earth, —And a great destruction.
Ɔko mu gyegyeegye wɔ asase no so, ɔsɛe kɛse nnyigyei!
23 How is cut and broken the hammer of all the earth! How hath Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
Hwɛ sɛnea wɔabubu na wɔabobɔ asase nyinaa so asae! Hwɛ sɛnea Babilonia ada mpan wɔ amanaman no mu!
24 I laid a snare for thee yea and thou wast captured O Babylon, when, thou wast not aware, —Thou wast found out yea and taken, For with Yahweh, hadst thou contended.
Misum wo afiri, Babilonia, na eyii wo ansa na worehu; wohuu wo kyeree wo efisɛ woko tiaa Awurade.
25 Yahweh opened his armoury, and brought out his weapons of indignation, —For, a work, it is pertaining to My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, in the land of the Chaldeans,
Otumfo Awurade abue nʼakode adekoradan na wayi nʼabufuwhyew akode de apue, efisɛ Asafo Awurade wɔ adwuma yɛ wɔ Babiloniafo asase so.
26 Come ye against her from farthest parts, Throw open her granaries, Cast her up as heaps, and devote her to destruction, —Do not let her have a remnant.
Mumfi akyirikyiri mmra ne so. Mummubu nʼasan no ani; monhɔre no siw sɛ awi akuwakuw. Monsɛe no korakora na munnyaw nkae biara mma no.
27 Cut up all her bullocks, Let them go down to the slaughter, —Alas for them! For their day, hath come, Their time for punishment.
Munkunkum nʼanatwinini nyinaa; momfa wɔn nkɔ mma wonkokum wɔn! Mmusu nka wɔn! Efisɛ wɔn da no adu, bere a wɔde bɛtwe wɔn aso no.
28 The voice Of them who are in flight and Of such as are escaping, out of the land of Babylon, —To tell in Zion The avenging of Yahweh our God, The avenging of his temple.
Muntie akobɔfo ne aguanfo a wofi Babilonia no sɛ wɔreka wɔ Sion sɛnea Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn atɔ were, nʼasɔrefi ho aweretɔ.
29 Publish against Babylon ye chiefs of all who tread the bow—Encamp against her round about Let there be none to escape, Recompense to her according to her work, According to all which she did, do ye to her, —For Against Yahweh, hath she acted presumptuously, Against the Holy One of Israel.
“Momfrɛ agyantowfo nkɔtoa Babilonia, wɔn a wɔtow agyan nyinaa. Muntwa ne ho nhyia; mommma obiara nguan. Muntua ne nneyɛe so ka; monyɛ no sɛnea wayɛ. Efisɛ wabu Awurade animtiaa, Israel kronkronni no.
30 Therefore, shall her young men fall in her broadways, —And, all her men of war, be silenced in that day, Declareth Yahweh.
Enti ne mmerante bɛtotɔ wɔ mmɔnten so; wɔbɛtɔre nʼasraafo nyinaa ase saa da no,” Awurade na ose.
31 Behold me! against thee most insolent one, Declareth My Lord Yahweh of hosts; For thy day, hath come, Thy time for punishment;
“Hwɛ, mikyi wo; ɔhantanni.” Awurade, Asafo Awurade na ose, “efisɛ wo da no adu bere a wɔde bɛtwe wʼaso no.
32 So shall the most insolent one stumble and fall, And he shall have none to lift him up, —And I will kindle a fire in his cities which shall devour all who are round about him.
Ɔhantanni no behintiw na wahwe ase, obiara remmoa no mma ɔnnsɔre; mɛto ne nkurow mu gya na ahyew wɔn a atwa ne ho ahyia nyinaa.”
33 Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts—Oppressed were the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah, together, —And, all who took them captive, Held them fast Refused to let them go: —
Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se: “Wɔhyɛ Israelfo so, na Yudafo nso saa ara. Wɔn nnommumfafo no kura wɔn dennen a wɔmpɛ sɛ wogyaa wɔn ma wɔkɔ.
34 Their Redeemer, can hold fast, Yahweh of hosts, is his name, He will, thoroughly plead, their plea, —That he may quiet the earth, And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Nanso wɔn Gyefo yɛ ɔhoɔdenfo; ne din ne Asafo Awurade. Obedi wɔn asɛm ama wɔn anibere so, sɛnea ɔde ahotɔ bɛba wɔn asase no so, na wɔn a wɔte Babilonia no nea wahyɛ wɔn ahometew.
35 A sword, is over the Chaldeans, Declareth Yahweh, —And against the inhabitants of Babylon, And against her princes, And against her wise men:
“Afoa a etia Babiloniafo!” Awurade na ose, “etia wɔn a wɔte Babilonia na etia nʼadwumayɛfo ne nʼanyansafo!
36 A sword, is against the praters, And they shall be shewn to be foolish, A sword, is against her heroes And they shall be dismayed:
Afoa a etia nʼatoro adiyifo! Wɔbɛdan nkwaseafo. Afoa a etia nʼakofo! Ehu bɛhyɛ wɔn ma.
37 A sword, is against his horses and against his chariots and, against all the rabble that are in her midst And they shall become women, —A sword, is against her treasures And they shall be made a prey:
Afoa a etia nʼapɔnkɔ ne ne nteaseɛnam ne ananafo a wɔwɔ wɔn mu nyinaa! Wɔbɛdan mmea. Afoa a etia nʼademude! Wɔbɛfom.
38 A drought, is against her waters, And they shall be dried up, —For a land of images, it is, And with their shocking things, they act as men who are mad:
Ɔyow wɔ nʼasu ahorow so! Ɛbɛyoyow. Efisɛ ɛyɛ ahoni asase, ahoni a ehu bɛma wɔabobɔ adam.
39 Therefore shall the criers dwell with, the howlers, Yea ostriches, shall dwell therein, —So shall it be dwelt in no more for ever, Neither shall it be inhabited unto generation after generation.
“Enti sare so mmoa ne mpataku bɛtena hɔ, na ɛhɔ na patu bɛtena. Obiara rentena so bio efi awo ntoatoaso kosi awo ntoatoaso.
40 Like the divine overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and her neighbours, Declareth Yahweh, —There shall not dwell there—a man, Nor sojourn therein—a son of the earth-born.
Sɛnea Onyankopɔn tuu Sodom ne Gomora ne wɔn nkurow gui no,” Awurade na ose, “saa ara na obiara rentena hɔ; onipa biara rentena mu.
41 Lo! a people coming in from the North, —Yea, a great nation and many kings, shall be roused up out of the remote parts of the earth:
“Monhwɛ! Asraafo bi fi atifi fam reba; ɔman kɛse ne ahemfo bebree, wɔrehwanyan wɔn afi nsase ano.
42 Bow and javelin, shall they grasp, Cruel, are they and will not have compassion, Their voice, like the sea, will roar, And, on horses, will they ride, —Set in array, as one man for battle, Against thee, O daughter of Babylon!
Wokurakura bɛmma ne mpeaw; wɔn tirim yɛ den, na wonni ahummɔbɔ. Wɔn nnyigyei te sɛ po a ɛworo so. Sɛ wɔtete wɔn apɔnkɔ so a, wɔba sɛ mmarima a wɔrekɔ sa abɛtow ahyɛ wo so, Ɔbabea Babilonia.
43 The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, And unnerved are his hands, —Anguish, hath seized him, Writhing pain, as a woman in child-birth.
Babiloniahene ate wɔn ho nsɛm, ne nsa sesa ne ho kwa. Ahohiahia akyekyere no ɔyaw a ɛte sɛ ɔbea a ɔrekyem wɔ awo so.
44 Lo! as a lion, shall he come up from the majesty of the Jordan, Unto the pasture perennial, But I will wink—I will make them run away therefrom, Who then shall be the Chosen One whom against it, I may set in charge? For who shall be like unto, me? And who shall appoint me, a time? And who is the Shepherd that shall stand before me?
Sɛnea gyata a ofi Yordan nkyɛkyerɛ mu rekɔ adidibea frɔmfrɔm no, saa ara na mɛtaa Babilonia fi nʼasase so wɔ bere tiaa bi mu. Hena ne nea mayi no sɛ ɔnyɛ eyi? Hena na ɔte sɛ me, na hena na obetumi ne me adi asi? Na oguanhwɛfo bɛn na obetumi asɔre atia me?”
45 Therefore hear ye, The counsel of Yahweh, which he hath counselled against Babylon, And his devices which he hath devised against the land of the Chaldeans, —Surely the little ones of the flock, shall drag them away, Surely he will cause the pasture to be astounded over them.
Enti tie nea Awurade ahyehyɛ atia Babilonia, nea wabɔ ne tirim sɛ ɔbɛyɛ de atia Babiloniafo asase ni: Nguankuw no mu nkumaa no wɔbɛtwe wɔn akɔ; wɔn nti ɔbɛsɛe adidibea no koraa.
46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon, the earth trembled, —And, the outcry, among the nations, was heard.
Babilonia nnommumfa nnyigyei bɛma asase awosow; ne nteɛteɛmu gyegyeegye wɔ amanaman no mu.
