< Isaiah 41 >
1 be quiet to(wards) me coastland and people to pass strength to approach: approach then to speak: speak together to/for justice: judgement to present: come
“Monyɛ komm wɔ mʼanim, mo nsupɔ! Ma aman no nhyɛ wɔn ho den! Ma wɔmmra ha mmɛkasa; momma yɛn mmom nhyia mu wɔ asɛnniiɛ hɔ.
2 who? to rouse from east righteousness to call: call to him to/for foot his to give: give to/for face: before his nation and king to rule to give: do like/as dust sword his like/as stubble to drive bow his
“Hwan na wakanyane deɛ ɔfiri apueeɛ no, afrɛ no tenenee mu sɛ ɔmmɛsom no? Ɔde aman hyɛ ne nsa na ɔbrɛ ahemfo ase wɔ nʼanim. Ɔde nʼakofena ma wɔdane mfuturo, ɔde ne bɛma ma wɔdane ntɛtɛ a mframa bɔ hwete.
3 to pursue them to pass peace: well-being way in/on/with foot his not to come (in): come
Ɔtaa wɔn na ɔkɔ nʼanim a biribiara enti ne ho, wɔ ɛkwan a ɔmfaa so da so.
4 who? to work and to make: do to call: call to [the] generation from head: first I LORD first and with last I he/she/it
Hwan na wayɛ yei akɔsi awieeɛ, afrɛ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ afiri mfitiaseɛ? Me Awurade, mene Ahyɛaseɛ ne Awieeɛ no. Mene ɔno ara.”
5 to see: see coastland and to fear end [the] land: country/planet to tremble to present: come and to come [emph?]
Nsupɔ no ahunu na wɔbɔ hu; nsase ano ho popo. Wɔtwi bɛn, na wɔba anim;
6 man: anyone [obj] neighbor his to help and to/for brother: male-sibling his to say to strengthen: strengthen
na obiara boa ne yɔnko na ɔka kyerɛ ne nua sɛ, “Yɛ den!”
7 and to strengthen: strengthen artificer [obj] to refine to smooth hammer [obj] to smite beat to say to/for joint pleasant he/she/it and to strengthen: strengthen him in/on/with nail not to shake
Odwumfoɔ hyɛ sikadwumfoɔ nkuran, na deɛ ɔde asaeɛ yɛ no tromtrom boa deɛ ɔbɔ atomboɔ so. Ɔka fa ɔsɔ no ho sɛ, “Ɛyɛ pa ara.” Ɔbobɔ ohoni no mu nnadewa sɛdeɛ ɛrentu nhwe fam.
8 and you(m. s.) Israel servant/slave my Jacob which to choose you seed: children Abraham to love: friend me
“Nanso wo, Ao Israel, me ɔsomfoɔ, Yakob, deɛ mayi no no, mo, mʼadamfo Abraham asefoɔ.
9 which to strengthen: prevail over you from end [the] land: country/planet and from chief her to call: call to you and to say to/for you servant/slave my you(m. s.) to choose you and not to reject you
Mefaa wo firi nsase ano, firi nʼakyirikyiri ntweaso, na mefrɛɛ wo. Mekaa sɛ, ‘Woyɛ me ɔsomfoɔ’; mapa wo na me ne wo wɔ hɔ.
10 not to fear for with you I not to gaze for I God your to strengthen you also to help you also to grasp you in/on/with right righteousness my
Nsuro, na me ne wo wɔ hɔ; mma wʼabasam mmu, na mene wo Onyankopɔn. Mɛhyɛ wo den, na mɛboa wo; mede me tenenee nsa nifa bɛpagya wo.
11 look! be ashamed and be humiliated all [the] to be incensed in/on/with you to be like/as nothing and to perish human strife your
“Wɔn a wɔn bo afu wo no nyinaa, ampa ara wɔn ani bɛwu na wɔn anim agu ase; wɔn a wɔtia wo no rensɛ hwee na wɔbɛwu.
12 to seek them and not to find them human strife your to be like/as nothing and like/as end human battle your
Ɛwom sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ wʼatamfoɔ deɛ, nanso worenhunu wɔn. Wɔn a wɔtu wo so sa no rensɛ hwee koraa.
13 for I LORD God your to strengthen: hold right your [the] to say to/for you not to fear I to help you
Na mene Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn, deɛ ɔkura wo nsa nifa mu na ɔka kyerɛ wo sɛ, nsuro; mɛboa wo.
14 not to fear worm Jacob man Israel I to help you utterance LORD and to redeem: redeem your holy Israel
Nsuro, Ao, ɔsonsono Yakob, Ao Israel a wo sua, na mʼankasa mɛboa wo,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, wo gyefoɔ, Israel Ɔkronkronni no.
15 behold to set: make you to/for threshing sled sharp new master: owning tooth to tread mountain: mount and to crush and hill like/as chaff to set: make
“Hwɛ, mede wo bɛyɛ nhusoɔ apa, a ɛyɛ mono, ano yɛ nnam na ɛwɔ ɛse bebree. Wobɛhuhu mmepɔ no so na woadwiri wɔn, na woama nkokoɔ ayɛ sɛ ntɛtɛ.
16 to scatter them and spirit: breath to lift: bear them and tempest to scatter [obj] them and you(m. s.) to rejoice in/on/with LORD in/on/with holy Israel to boast: boast
Wobɛhuhu wɔn so, mframa bɛma wɔn so, na ahum abɔ wɔn akɔ. Nanso wʼani bɛgye wɔ Awurade mu na woahyɛ Israel Ɔkronkronni no animuonyam.
17 [the] afflicted and [the] needy to seek water and nothing tongue their in/on/with thirst be dry I LORD to answer them God Israel not to leave: forsake them
“Ohiani ne mmɔborɔni kyini pɛ nsuo, nanso ebi nni hɔ; osukɔm ama wɔn tɛkrɛma so awe. Nanso me Awurade, mɛma wɔn mmuaeɛ. Me, Israel Onyankopɔn, merennya wɔn.
18 to open upon bareness river and in/on/with midst valley spring to set: make wilderness to/for pool water and land: country/planet dryness to/for exit water
Mɛma nsubɔntene atene wɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea bonini no so, na nsutire apue wɔ bɔnhwa mu. Mɛdane anweatam ayɛ no nsubura, na nsase a awo adane nsutire bebree.
19 to give: put in/on/with wilderness cedar acacia and myrtle and tree oil to set: make in/on/with plain cypress elm and boxtree together
Mɛduadua wɔ anweatam so, ntweneduro, okuo, ohwam ne ngo nnua. Mɛduadua pepeaa, wɔ asase wesee so asɛsɛ ne kwabɔhɔrɔ abɔ mu,
20 because to see: see and to know and to set: consider and be prudent together for hand: power LORD to make: do this and holy Israel to create her
sɛdeɛ nnipa bɛhunu na wɔate, na wɔasusu ho na wɔate aseɛ sɛ, Awurade nsa na ayɛ saa adeɛ yi; Israel ɔkronkronni no na ɔma ɛbaeɛ.
21 to present: come strife your to say LORD to approach: bring defense your to say king Jacob
“Bɔ wo nkuro,” Awurade na ɔseɛ. “Kyerɛkyerɛ wʼasɛm mu,” Yakob Ɔhene na ɔseɛ.
22 to approach: bring and to tell to/for us [obj] which to meet [the] first: previous what? they(fem.) to tell and to set: consider heart our and to know end their or [the] to come (in): come to hear: proclaim us
“Fa wʼahoni no bra na wɔmmɛka deɛ ɛbɛsi nkyerɛ yɛn. Wɔmmɛka sɛdeɛ na kane nneɛma no teɛ nkyerɛ yɛn, sɛdeɛ yɛbɛdwene ho afa na yɛahunu deɛ ɛbɛfiri mu aba. Anaa sɛ wɔmpae mu nka nneɛma a ɛbɛsi nkyerɛ yɛn.
23 to tell [the] to come to/for back and to know for God you(m. p.) also be good and be evil and to gaze (and to see: seer *Q(K)*) together
Monka nkyerɛ yɛn deɛ ɛbɛsi daakye, na ama yɛahunu sɛ moyɛ anyame. Monyɛ biribi, sɛ ɛyɛ anaa ɛnyɛ, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a yɛn aba mu bɛbu na ehu aka yɛn.
24 look! you(m. p.) from nothing and work your from worthless abomination to choose in/on/with you
Nanso, monnka hwee, na mo nnwuma ho nni mfasoɔ; deɛ ɔfa mo no yɛ akyiwadeɛ.
25 to rouse from north and to come from east sun to call: call to in/on/with name my and to come (in): come ruler like homer and like to form: potter to trample mud
“Makanyane obi a ɔfiri atifi fam na ɔreba, deɛ ɔfiri owia apueeɛ na ɔbɔ me din. Ɔtiatia sodifoɔ so te sɛ dɔteɛ a wɔde si dan, te sɛ ɔnwomfoɔ a ɔrewɔ dɔteɛ.
26 who? to tell from head: first and to know and from to/for face: before and to say righteous also nothing to tell also nothing to hear: proclaim also nothing to hear: hear word your
Hwan na ɔkaa yei ho asɛm firii ahyɛaseɛ, sɛdeɛ anka ɛbɛma yɛahunu, anaa waka ato hɔ, sɛdeɛ yɛbɛtumi aka sɛ, ‘Ne deɛ no yɛ’? Obiara anka yei, obiara anni ɛkan anka, obiara ante nsɛm biara amfiri wo nkyɛn.
27 first to/for Zion behold look! they and to/for Jerusalem to bear tidings to give: give
Me na medii ɛkan ka kyerɛɛ Sion, ‘Hwɛ, wɔn nie!’ Mɛma Yerusalem ɔsomafoɔ bi a ɔde asɛmpa bɛba.
28 and to see: see and nothing man and from these and nothing to advise and to ask them and to return: reply word: speaking
Mehwɛ nanso obiara nni hɔ, obiara nni wɔn mu a ɔbɛtu wɔn fo, sɛ mebisa wɔn a, obiara ntumi mma mmuaeɛ.
29 look! all their evil: trouble end deed their spirit: breath and formlessness drink offering their
Hwɛ, wɔn nyinaa yɛ atorofoɔ! Wɔn nneyɛeɛ nka hwee; wɔn nsɛsodeɛ yɛ mframa ne basabasayɛ nko ara.