Jeremiah 45

1 [the] word which to speak: speak Jeremiah [the] prophet to(wards) Baruch son: child Neriah in/on/with to write he [obj] [the] word [the] these upon scroll: book from lip Jeremiah in/on/with year [the] fourth to/for Jehoiakim son: child Josiah king Judah to/for to say

Yei ne nsɛm a odiyifoɔ Yeremia ka kyerɛɛ Neria babarima Baruk wɔ Yudahene Yosia babarima Yehoiakim adedie afe a ɛtɔ so ɛnan so mu, ɛberɛ a na Baruk atwerɛ nsɛm a ɛfiri Yeremia anom no agu nwoma mmobɔeɛ bi mu.

2 thus to say LORD God Israel upon you Baruch

“Baruk, yei ne deɛ Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛ wo:

3 to say woe! please to/for me for to add LORD sorrow upon pain my be weary/toil in/on/with sighing my and resting not to find

Wokaa sɛ, ‘Nnome nka me! Awurade de awerɛhoɔ aka me yeadie ho, na apinisie ne ɔbrɛ ama mʼahoɔden asa.’

4 thus to say to(wards) him thus to say LORD behold which to build I to overthrow and [obj] which to plant I to uproot and [obj] all [the] land: country/planet he/she/it

Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: ‘Mɛsɛe deɛ makyekyereɛ na matu deɛ medua no ase wɔ asase no so nyinaa.

5 and you(m. s.) to seek to/for you great: large not to seek for look! I to come (in): bring distress: harm upon all flesh utterance LORD and to give: give to/for you [obj] soul: life your to/for spoil upon all [the] place which to go: went there

Enti ɛsɛ sɛ wopɛ nneɛma akɛseɛ ma wo ho anaa? Ɛnyɛ saa. Ɛfiri sɛ mede amanehunu bɛba nnipa nyinaa so, Awurade na ɔseɛ, nanso baabiara a wobɛkɔ no, mɛbɔ wo ho ban.’”