< Jeremiah 15 >
1 And he said Yahweh to me if he will stand Moses and Samuel before me not soul my [will be] to the people this send [them] away from on face my so they may go out.
Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Sɛ mpo, Mose ne Samuel bɛgyinaa mʼanim a, mʼakoma rentɔ nkɔ saa nnipa yi so. Ma wɔmfiri mʼani so! Ma wɔnkɔ!
2 And it will be that they will say to you where? will we go out and you will say to them thus he says Yahweh [those] who [are] for death to death and [those] who [are] for the sword to the sword and [those] who [are] for the famine to the famine and [those] who [are] for captivity to captivity.
Na sɛ wɔbisa wo sɛ, ‘Ɛhe na yɛnkorɔ’ a, ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Sei na Awurade seɛ: “‘Wɔn a wɔahyɛ owuo ama wɔn no bɛkɔ owuom; wɔn a wɔahyɛ akofena ama wɔn no bɛtotɔ akofena ano; wɔn a wɔahyɛ ɛkɔm ama wɔn no, ɛkɔm bɛde wɔn; wɔn a wɔahyɛ nnommumfa ama wɔn no bɛkɔ nnommumfa mu.’
3 And I will appoint over them four kinds [the] utterance of Yahweh the sword to kill and the dogs to drag away and [the] bird[s] of the heavens and [the] animal[s] of the earth to devour and to destroy.
“Mede adesɛefoɔ ahodoɔ ɛnan bɛba wɔn so,” Awurade na ɔseɛ: “akofena a ɛbɛkum wɔn, nkraman a ɛbɛtwe wɔn ase akɔ, ewiem nnomaa ne asase so mmoa a wɔbɛtete wɔn nam asɛe wɔn.
4 And I will make them (into a terror *Q(K)*) for all [the] kingdoms of the earth on account of Manasseh [the] son of Hezekiah [the] king of Judah on [that] which he did in Jerusalem.
Mɛma wɔn ayɛ akyiwadeɛ ama asase so ahennie nyinaa ɛsiane deɛ Yudahene Hesekia babarima Manase yɛɛ wɔ Yerusalem enti.
5 For who? will he have compassion on you O Jerusalem and who? will he show sympathy to you and who? will he turn aside to ask to welfare of you.
“Hwan na ɔbɛhunu wo mmɔbɔ, Ao Yerusalem? Hwan na ɔbɛgyam wo? Hwan na ɔbɛgyina abisa sɛdeɛ wo ho teɛ?
6 You you abandoned me [the] utterance of Yahweh backwards you go and I have stretched out hand my on you and I have destroyed you I had wearied myself to relent.
Woapo me,” Awurade na ɔseɛ. “Wogu akyirisane so ara. Ɛno enti mɛtene me nsa wɔ wo so na masɛe wo. Me yam renhyehye me mma wo bio.
7 And I have winnowed them with a winnowing scoop in [the] gates of the land I have made childless I have destroyed people my from ways their not they have turned away.
Mede huhusoɔ apaawa bɛhuhu wɔn so wɔ asase no kuropɔn apono ano. Mede owuo ne adesɛeɛ bɛba me nkurɔfoɔ so, ɛfiri sɛ wɔnsesaa wɔn akwan.
8 They are numerous to me (widows its *Q(K)*) more than [the] sand of [the] seas I have brought to them on a mother of a young man a destroyer at noon I have made fall on her suddenly anguish and sudden terror.
Mɛma wɔn akunafoɔ adɔɔso asene mpoano anwea. Mede ɔsɛefoɔ bɛba owigyinaeɛ abɛtia wɔn mmeranteɛ maamenom; mpofirim mede ɔyea ne ehu bɛba wɔn so.
9 She has grown feeble [one who] bore seven [children] it has panted breath her (it went *Q(K)*) sun her while still by day she is ashamed and she is abashed and remnant their to the sword I will give before enemies their [the] utterance of Yahweh.
Ɔbaatan a wawo nson bɛtɔ baha, na wagyae mu. Nʼawia bɛtɔ ɛberɛ a adeɛ nsaeɛ; wɔbɛgu nʼanim ase abrɛ no ase. Mede nkaeɛfoɔ no bɛma akofena wɔ wɔn atamfoɔ anim,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
10 Woe! to me O mother my that you gave birth to me a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land not I have lent and not people have lent to me all of him [are] cursing me.
Ao, me maame a wowoo me, anka mewuiɛ a, anka ɛyɛ. Asase sofoɔ nyinaa ne me ham, di apereapereɛ! Memfɛm obi adeɛ, na memmɔɔ obi hɔ bosea, nanso obiara dome me.
11 He said Yahweh if not (I will set free you *Q(K)*) for good if not - I will cause to plead with you in a time evil and in a time of distress the enemy.
Awurade kaa sɛ, “Nokorɛm mɛgye wo ama botaeɛ pa bi; ampa ara mɛma wʼatamfoɔ apa wo kyɛw wɔ amanehunu ne ahohia mmerɛ mu.
12 ¿ Will it break iron - iron from [the] north and bronze.
“Onipa bɛtumi abu dadeɛ mu dadeɛ a ɛfiri atifi fam, anaa kɔbere?
13 Wealth your and treasures your to plunder I will give not for price and on all sins your and in all territories your.
“Mede mo ahodeɛ ne mo akoradeɛ bɛma sɛ wɔmfom a wɔrentua ka, ɛsiane mo nnebɔne nyinaa wɔ mo ɔman no mu enti.
14 And I will make to pass enemies your in a land [which] not you have known for a fire it has been kindled in anger my towards you it will burn.
Mede mo bɛyɛ nkoa ama mo atamfoɔ wɔ ɔman a monnim soɔ so, mʼabufuo bɛma ogya adɛre na ɛbɛhye mo.”
15 You you know O Yahweh remember me and visit me and avenge yourself for me from [those who] harass me may not to [the] length of anger your you take away me know bearing my on you reproach.
Wote aseɛ, Ao Awurade; kae me na hwɛ me so. Tɔ wɔn a wɔtaa me so awere. Wowɔ abodwokyerɛ, mma me nwu; hwɛ sɛdeɛ wo enti wɔbɔ me ahohora.
16 They were found words your and I ate them and it became (word your *Q(K)*) to me a joy and [the] delight of heart my for it is called name your on me O Yahweh [the] God of hosts.
Wo nsɛm baeɛ no, mediiɛ; ɛyɛɛ mʼahosɛpɛ ne mʼakoma apɛdeɛ, na wo din da me so, Ao, Asafo Awurade Onyankopɔn.
17 Not I sat in [the] assembly of merry makers and I rejoiced because of hand your alone I sat for indignation you filled me.
Mantena wɔn a wɔgye wɔn ani fekuo mu. Me ne wɔn annye wɔn ani; metee me ho tenaeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ wo nsa daa me so na wʼabofuo hyɛɛ me ma.
18 Why? is it pain my perpetuity and wound my incurable it has refused to be healed certainly you are to me like a deceitful thing waters [which] not they are reliable.
Adɛn enti na me yea to ntwa da na mʼapirakuro ayɛ nkudaa a ano yɛ den? Wopɛ sɛ woyɛ sɛ nnaadaa asuwa ma me, sɛ asutire a ɛweɛ anaa?
19 Therefore thus he says Yahweh if you will return and I will restore you before me you will stand and if you will bring forth [the] precious from [the] worthless like mouth my you will be they will return they to you and you not you must return to them.
Enti sei na Awurade seɛ, “Sɛ wosakyera wʼadwene a, mɛgye wo ato mu bio na wasom me; sɛ nsɛm a ɛdi mu firi wʼanomu, na ɛnyɛ nsɛm huhuo a, wobɛyɛ me kasamafoɔ. Ma saa nnipa yi nnane mmra wo nkyɛn, na wo deɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wodane kɔ wɔn nkyɛn.
20 And I will make you for the people this into a wall of bronze fortified and people will fight against you and not they will prevail to you for [will be] with you I to save you and to deliver you [the] utterance of Yahweh.
Mede wo bɛyɛ ɔfasuo ama saa nnipa yi, banbɔ ɔfasuo a wɔde kɔbere ato; wɔ ne wo bɛdi asie nanso wɔrenni wɔ so nkonim, ɛfiri sɛ me ne wo wɔ hɔ sɛ mɛyi wo na magye wo nkwa,” Awurade, na ɔseɛ.
21 And I will deliver you from [the] hand of wicked [people] and I will ransom you from [the] hand of ruthless [people].
“Mɛgye wo nkwa afiri amumuyɛfoɔ nsam na mayi wo afiri atirimuɔdenfoɔ nsam.”