Isaiah 42
1 look! servant/slave my to grasp in/on/with him chosen my to accept soul my to give: put spirit my upon him justice to/for nation to come out: send
“Me ɔsomfoɔ a mahyɛ no den nie, deɛ mayi noɔ na ɔsɔ mʼani; mede me Honhom bɛgu no so na ɔde atɛntenenee bɛbrɛ aman no.
2 not to cry and not to lift: loud and not to hear: hear in/on/with outside voice his
Ɔrenteam anaa ɔremma ne nne so. Ɔremma ne nne so wɔ mmɔntene so.
3 branch: stem to crush not to break and flax faint not to quench her to/for truth: faithful to come out: send justice
Demmire a ayɛ mmerɛ no, ɔremmu mu. Kanea ntoma a ɛnnɛre yie no, ɔrennum. Nokorɛ mu na ɔbɛda tenenee adi;
4 not to grow dim and not to crush till to set: make in/on/with land: country/planet justice and to/for instruction his coastland to wait: hope
ɔrenhinhim na nʼabamu remmu kɔsi sɛ ɔde tenenee bɛba asase so. Ne mmara so na amanaman no de wɔn ani bɛtoɔ.”
5 thus to say [the] God LORD to create [the] heaven and to stretch them to beat [the] land: country/planet and offspring her to give: give breath to/for people upon her and spirit to/for to go: walk in/on/with her
Yei ne deɛ Onyankopɔn, Awurade no seɛ, deɛ ɔbɔɔ ɔsoro na ɔtrɛɛ mu, deɛ ɔtwee asase mu ne deɛ ɛfiri mu nyinaa, deɛ ɔma wɔn a wɔte so ahome, na ɔma wɔn a wɔnante soɔ no nkwa:
6 I LORD to call: call to you in/on/with righteousness and to strengthen: hold in/on/with hand your and to watch you and to give: give you to/for covenant people to/for light nation
“Me, Awurade, mafrɛ wo tenenee mu; mɛsɔ wo nsa. Mɛhwɛ wo so na mede wo ayɛ apam ama nkurɔfoɔ no ne kanea ama amanamanmufoɔ,
7 to/for to open eye blind to/for to come out: send from locksmith prisoner from house: home prison to dwell darkness
na woabue ani a afira, na woayi nneduafoɔ afiri afiase na woagye wɔn a wɔda afiase amena mu, wɔn a wɔte esum kabii mu no.
8 I LORD he/she/it name my and glory my to/for another not to give: give and praise my to/for idol
“Mene Awurade; me din ne no! Meremfa mʼanimuonyam mma obi anaa mʼayɛyie mma ahoni.
9 [the] first: previous behold to come (in): come and new I to tell in/on/with before to spring to hear: proclaim [obj] you
Hwɛ, nneɛma dada no atwam, na nneɛma foforɔ no mepae mu ka; ansa na ɛbɛba mu no meka kyerɛ mo.”
10 to sing to/for LORD song new praise his from end [the] land: country/planet to go down [the] sea and fullness his coastland and to dwell their
Monto dwom foforɔ mma Awurade! Nʼayɛyie mfiri asase ano, mo a mokɔ ɛpo so ne deɛ ɛwo mu nyinaa, mo nsupɔ ne wɔn a wɔtete so nyinaa.
11 to lift: loud wilderness and city his village to dwell Kedar to sing to dwell Sela from head: top mountain: mount to cry aloud
Ma anweatam ne ɛso nkuro mma wɔn nne so; ma atenaeɛ a Kedar te soɔ no nsɛpɛ wɔn ho. Ma nnipa a wɔwɔ Sela nto anigye dwom; ma wɔn nteam mfiri mmepɔ no atifi!
12 to set: put to/for LORD glory and praise his in/on/with coastland to tell
Ma wɔnhyɛ Awurade animuonyam; na wɔmpae mu nka nʼayɛyie no wɔ nsupɔ no so.
13 LORD like/as mighty man to come out: come like/as man battle to rouse jealousy to shout also to cry upon enemy his to prevail
Awurade bɛpue aba sɛ ɔkatakyie, te sɛ ɔkofoni no, ɔbɛhyɛ ne mmɔdemmɔ mu den; ɔde nteam bɛyɛ ɔkofrɛ na ɔbɛdi nʼatamfoɔ so nkonim.
14 be silent from forever: antiquity be quiet to refrain like/as to beget to groan to pant and to long for unitedness
“Mayɛ komm akyɛre, mayɛ dinn na mahyɛ me ho so. Nanso, afei, te sɛ ɔbaa a ɔrewoɔ no, meteam, mehome a ɛnsi so na mehome ɔherɛ so.
15 to destroy mountain: mount and hill and all vegetation their to wither and to set: make river to/for coastland and pool to wither
Mɛsɛe mmepɔ ne nkokoɔ no na mahye ɛso afifideɛ nyinaa. Mɛdane nsubɔntene ma ayɛ nsupɔ, na mama atadeɛ awewe.
16 and to go: take blind in/on/with way: direction not to know in/on/with path not to know to tread them to set: make darkness to/for face: before their to/for light and crooked place to/for plain these [the] word: thing to make: do them and not to leave: forsake them
Mɛdi anifirafoɔ anim afa ɛkwan a wɔnnim so, akwan a wɔnnim so papa so na mɛkyerɛ wɔn kwan. Mɛma esum no ayɛ hann wɔ wɔn anim, na mayɛ mmea a ɛyɛ mmomkyi mmɔnka no tromtrom. Yeinom ne nneɛma a mɛyɛ; merennya wɔn mu.
17 to turn back be ashamed shame [the] to trust in/on/with idol [the] to say to/for liquid you(m. p.) God our
Na wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to ahoni so, na wɔka kyerɛ nsɛsodeɛ sɛ, ‘Moyɛ yɛn anyame’ no, mɛpam wɔn animguaseɛ mu.”
18 [the] deaf to hear: hear and [the] blind to look to/for to see: see
“Tie, wo ɔsotifoɔ; hwɛ, wo onifirani na hunu!
19 who? blind that if: except if: except servant/slave my and deaf like/as messenger my to send: depart who? blind like/as to ally and blind like/as servant/slave LORD
Hwan ne ɔnifirafoɔ sɛ me ɔsomfoɔ, na ɔyɛ ɔsotifoɔ sɛ ɔbɔfoɔ a mesoma noɔ? Hwan na nʼani afira sɛ deɛ ɔde ne werɛ ahyɛ me mu? Anaa hwan na nʼani afira sɛ Awurade ɔsomfoɔ?
20 (to see: see *Q(K)*) many and not to keep: look at to open ear and not to hear: hear
Woahunu nneɛma bebree, nanso amfa wo ho; Wʼasom da ɛkwan, nanso wonte hwee.”
21 LORD to delight in because righteousness his to magnify instruction and be glorious
Ɛsɔɔ Awurade ani ne tenenee enti sɛ ɔbɛma ne mmara ayɛ kɛseɛ na anya animuonyam.
22 and he/she/it people to plunder and to plunder to ensnare in/on/with cavern all their and in/on/with house: home prison to hide to be to/for plunder and nothing to rescue plunder and nothing to say to return: rescue
Nanso saa nnipa a wɔawia wɔn na wɔafo wɔn yi, wɔn nyinaa aka amena mu anaa wɔde wɔn asie wɔ nneduadan mu. Wɔayɛ wɔn afodeɛ na wɔnni obi a ɔbɛgye wɔn; wɔayɛ wɔn korɔnodeɛ na wɔnni obi a ɔbɛka sɛ, “Momfa wɔn nsane nkɔ.”
23 who? in/on/with you to listen this to listen and to hear: hear to/for back
Mo mu hwan na ɔbɛtie yei anaa ɔbɛdwene ho yie akyire yi?
24 who? to give: give (to/for plunder *Q(K)*) Jacob and Israel to/for to plunder not LORD this to sin to/for him and not be willing in/on/with way: conduct his to go: walk and not to hear: obey in/on/with instruction his
Hwan na ɔde Yakob maa sɛ ɔmmɛyɛ korɔnodeɛ, na ɔde Israel maa afomfoɔ? Ɛnyɛ Awurade a yɛayɛ bɔne atia no no? Ɛfiri sɛ wɔannante nʼakwan so; na wɔanni ne mmara so.
25 and to pour: pour upon him rage face: anger his and strength battle and to kindle him from around and not to know and to burn: burn in/on/with him and not to set: consider upon heart
Enti ɔhwiee nʼabufuhyeɛ guu wɔn so, akodie mu basabasayɛ. Ɛde egyadɛreɛ bunkam wɔn so, nanso wɔante aseɛ. Ɛhyee wɔn, nanso amfa wɔn ho.
