Jeremiah 32
1 After Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost ten years, Yahweh gave me another message, during the time that Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling [Babylonia] for almost 18 years.
Yei ne asɛm a ɛfiri Awurade nkyɛn baa Yeremia hɔ wɔ Yudahene Sedekia adedie afe a ɛtɔ so edu a na ɛyɛ Nebukadnessar adedie afe a ɛtɔ so dunwɔtwe.
2 His army was surrounding Jerusalem, and I was in a prison area in the courtyard where the guards of the king’s palace stayed.
Na Babiloniahene akodɔm aka Yerusalem ahyɛ a na odiyifoɔ Yeremia nso da dua mu wɔ awɛmfoɔ adihɔ a ɛwɔ Yuda ahemfie.
3 King Zedekiah had put me there. I continued to prophesy there [about what would happen]. I continued to say, “Yahweh says that he is about to allow [the army of] the king of Babylon to capture this city [DOU].
Na Yudahene Sedekia de no ato afiase na ɔrebisa no sɛ adɛn enti na wohyɛ nkɔm sɛ, “Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: ‘Mede saa kuropɔn yi rebɛhyɛ Babiloniahene nsa, na wafa no nnommum.
4 And the soldiers of Babylonia will capture King Zedekiah and (take him to/put him in the hands of) the king of Babylon.
Yudahene Sedekia renya ɛkwan nnwane mfiri Babiloniafoɔ nsam, na ampa ara hyɛ na wɔde no bɛhyɛ Babiloniahene nsa, na ɔne no akasa anim ne anim na ɔde nʼani ahunu no.
5 Then his [soldiers] will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will remain there until I arrange for him to be punished. And if he tries to fight against the soldiers from Babylonia, he will not succeed.”
Ɔde Sedekia bɛkɔ Babilonia, na ɛhɔ na ɔbɛtena akɔsi sɛ me ne no bɛdi, Awurade na ɔseɛ. Sɛ woko tia Babiloniafoɔ no a worenni nkonim.’”
6 [At that time], Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
Yeremia kaa sɛ, “Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ,
7 “[Your cousin] Hanamel, the son of Shallum [your uncle], will come to you. He will say to you, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth, [your hometown]. [Because you are my closest relative], [it is written in our laws that] you have the right to buy it [before I ask if anyone else wants to buy it].’”
Wo wɔfa Salum babarima Hanamel rebɛba wo nkyɛn, abɛka sɛ, ‘Tɔ mʼasase a ɛwɔ Anatot no, ɛfiri sɛ woyɛ me busuani nimpɔn na wowɔ ho ɛkwan, na ɛyɛ wʼasɛdeɛ nso sɛ wotɔ.’
8 And just as Yahweh had predicted, my cousin Hanamel came to see me in the courtyard of the palace. He said, “[Please] buy my field at Anathoth in the area [where the descendants of] Benjamin live. It is written in our laws that you have the right to buy it [before I ask if anyone else wants to buy it.]” When he said that, I knew that the message that I had received was [truly] from Yahweh.
“Na sɛdeɛ Awurade aka no me wɔfa ba Hanamel baa me nkyɛn wɔ awɛmfoɔ adihɔ hɔ bɛkaa sɛ, ‘Tɔ mʼasase a ɛwɔ Anatot wɔ Benyamin mantam mu no. Esiane sɛ wowɔ ho ɛkwan sɛ wogyeɛ na wofa no enti, tɔ na fa.’ “Mehunuu sɛ yei yɛ Awurade asɛm.”
9 [So], I bought the field at Anathoth. I paid Hanamel 17 pieces of silver for it.
Enti, metɔɔ asase a na ɛwɔ Anatot no firii me wɔfa ba Hanamel nkyɛn na metuaa dwetɛ gram ɔha ne aduɔkron ɛnan maa no.
10 I signed the paper/papyrus on which it was written that I was buying it, while others were watching/witnessing it. Then I weighed the silver [and gave it to him].
Mede me nsa hyɛɛ adetɔ nwoma no ase, sɔɔ ano wɔ adansefoɔ anim, na mede nsania karii dwetɛ mpɔ no.
11 Then I took two copies of the paper/papyrus. One was sealed and the other was not sealed. On both of them was written the price and conditions of the purchase. I took both copies
Na mefaa adetɔ nwoma no, deɛ wɔasɔ ano a ɛho nhyehyɛeɛ wɔ mu no, ne deɛ wɔnsɔɔ ano no nso,
12 and I gave them to Baruch, who was the son of Neraiah and the grandson of Mahseiah. I did this while my cousin Hanamel, the [other] witnesses who had signed the paper/papyrus, and other men of Judah who were there in the courtyard, were watching.
na mede saa adetɔ nwoma no maa Neria babarima Baruk a, ɔyɛ Maaseia nana no wɔ me wɔfa ba Hanamel, adansefoɔ a wɔde wɔn nsa hyɛɛ adetɔ nwoma no ase ne Yudafoɔ a na wɔwɔ awɛmfoɔ adihɔ hɔ no nyinaa anim.
13 [Then], while they were [all] listening, I said to Baruch,
“Meka kyerɛɛ Baruk wɔ wɔn nyinaa anim sɛ,
14 “This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: ‘Take both copies of this paper/papyrus and put them in a clay jar, to preserve them for a long time.
‘Deɛ Asafo Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn no seɛ nie, Fa saa adetɔ so nwoma yi, deɛ wɔasɔ ano ne deɛ wɔnnsɔɔ ano, na fa gu dɔteɛ asuhina mu, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛkyɛre yie.
15 [Do that] because this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [worship], say: “[Some day people will again own property] in this land, and they will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.’”
Deɛ Asafo Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, no seɛ nie: Wɔbɛtotɔ afie, mfuo ne bobe nturo wɔ asase yi so bio.’
16 After I had given the papers/papyri to Baruch, I prayed to Yahweh, saying this:
“Mede adetɔ nwoma no maa Neria babarima Baruk. Akyire no, mebɔɔ Awurade mpaeɛ sɛ,
17 “Yahweh, [you are my] Lord! You made the sky and the earth by your very great power. [MTY, DOU] Nothing is too difficult for you [to do].
“Ao, Otumfoɔ Awurade, wo na wonam wo tumi ne wo basa a woatene muo so abɔ ɔsoro ne asase. Biribiara nyɛ den mma wo.
18 You show thousands of people that you faithfully love them, but you punish people for the sins that their parents have committed. [You are the] great and powerful God, the Commander of the armies of angels.
Woyi ɔdɔ adi kyerɛ mpempem, nanso wotua agyanom amumuyɛ so ka gu wɔn mma a wɔdi wɔn akyi srɛ so. Ao, Onyankopɔn a woso na wowɔ tumi, wo din ne Asafo Awurade,
19 You make wise plans and you do mighty deeds. You see how all people behave [DOU], and you do to them what they deserve.
wo botaeɛ so, na wo nneyɛeɛ yɛ kɛseɛ. Wʼaniwa hunu nnipa akwan nyinaa; na wotua obiara ka sɛdeɛ nʼabrabɔ ne ne nneyɛeɛ teɛ.
20 You performed many miracles [DOU] in Egypt, and you continue [to perform miracles here] in Israel and everywhere else in the world. [Because of that], you have (become very famous/caused many people to know that you are very great/powerful).
Woyɛɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ne anwanwadeɛ wɔ Misraim na atoa so de abɛsi ɛnnɛ wɔ Israel ne adasamma nyinaa mu, na wode agye din a ɛwɔ wo de bɛsi ɛnnɛ.
21 You brought our Israeli ancestors out of Egypt by performing many great miracles [DOU], using your very great power [DOU], causing [our enemies to be] terrified.
Wode nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ne anwanwadeɛ, nsa a ɛyɛ den ne abasa a watene mu ne nneɛma ɛyɛ hu yii wo ɔman Israel firii Misraim.
22 You gave to us Israeli people this land that you solemnly promised to give to our ancestors, a land that is very fertile [IDM].
Wode asase a wokaa ho ntam sɛ wode bɛma wɔn agyanom no maa wɔn, asase a nufosuo ne ɛwoɔ resene so.
23 Our ancestors came here and conquered this land and started to live in it, but they refused to obey you or to do what you commanded them to do. Because of that, you have caused us to experience all these disasters.
Wɔba bɛfaeɛ, na wɔtenaa so, nanso wɔantie wo, na wɔanni wo mmara so; wɔanyɛ deɛ wohyɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnyɛ no. Enti wode saa amanehunu yi nyinaa baa wɔn so.
24 And now, [the army] of Babylonia has built ramps up against our city [walls] in order to attack our city. Because of [our enemies’] swords and because of famines and diseases, they will be able to conquer it [easily]. The things that you said would happen have [now] happened.
“Hwɛ sɛdeɛ wɔasisi ntuano mpampim de rebɛgye kuropɔn no. Esiane akofena, ɛkɔm ne ɔyaredɔm enti, wɔde kuropɔn no bɛhyɛ Babiloniafoɔ a wɔreto ahyɛ ne so no nsa. Deɛ wokaeɛ no aba mu sɛdeɛ wohunu no seesei no.
25 [And it is evident that] the Babylonian army will soon conquer this city. So now, Yahweh my Lord, [I do not understand] why you told me to buy this field with my silver, while others were watching. [It seems that I have just been wasting my money by doing that]!”
Na ɛwom sɛ wɔde kuropɔn no bɛhyɛ Babiloniafoɔ nsa deɛ, nanso wo, Ao, Otumfoɔ Awurade, ka kyerɛ me sɛ, ‘Fa dwetɛ tɔ asase na ma adansefoɔ mmra ɛho nhyehyɛeɛ no mu.’”
26 [Then] Yahweh gave me this message:
Ɛna Awurade asɛm baa Yeremia nkyɛn sɛ,
27 “I am Yahweh, the God [who rules] all the people [in the world]. There is absolutely nothing [RHQ] that is too difficult for me [to do].
“Mene Awurade adasamma nyinaa Onyankopɔn. Na biribi yɛ den dodo ma me anaa?
28 So, this is what I say: [It is true that] I will enable the Babylonian army and King Nebuchadnezzar to capture this city.
Enti, deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: Mede kuropɔn yi rebɛhyɛ Babiloniafoɔ ne Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar nsa, na wɔafa.
29 The soldiers of Babylonia who are [now outside the walls] around the city will enter and burn this city. They will burn down [all] the houses where people caused me to become angry by burning incense on [the tops of] their roofs to [honor] Baal and by pouring out offerings of wine to other gods.
Babiloniafoɔ a wɔreto ahyɛ saa kuropɔn yi so no bɛba mu, na wɔato mu ogya; wɔbɛhye no dworobɛɛ, ɛno ne afie a nnipa hyee nnuhwam wɔ atifi maa Baal na wɔhwiee afɔrebɔ nsã maa anyame foforɔ de hyɛɛ me abufuo.
30 The people of Israel and Judah have continually done only evil things from the time that they became a nation. They have caused me to become very angry by all their evil deeds.
“Israelfoɔ ne Yudafoɔ nyɛɛ biribiara sɛ bɔne wɔ mʼani so, ɛfiri wɔn mmabunu berɛ mu; ampa ara Israelfoɔ nnyɛɛ biribiara sɛ wɔde nneɛma a wɔde wɔn nsa ayɛ bɛhyɛ me abufuo, Awurade na ɔseɛ.
31 From the time that this city was built until now, the people of this city have done [only] things that caused me to be very angry [DOU]. So [now] I will destroy it.
Ɛfiri da a wɔkyekyeree saa kuropɔn yi de bɛsi ɛnnɛ, wahyɛ me abufuo ne abufutrasoɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ anka meyi no firi mʼani so.
32 The people of Israel and Judah, [including] their kings, their officials, the priests, the [false] prophets, and all the other people in Jerusalem have committed many sins that have caused me to become angry.
Israelfoɔ ne Yudafoɔ de bɔne a wɔayɛ nyinaa ahyɛ me abufuo, wɔn, wɔn ahemfo ne adwumayɛfoɔ, wɔn asɔfoɔ ne adiyifoɔ, mmarima a wɔwɔ Yuda ne nnipa a wɔwɔ Yerusalem.
33 My people have turned away from me and have refused to return to me. Even though I taught them things many times, they would not pay attention to what I taught them, and they would not obey me.
Wɔdanee wɔn akyi kyerɛɛ me; ɛwom, mekyerɛkyerɛ wɔn ɛberɛ biara deɛ, nanso wɔantie na wɔammfa ntenesoɔ.
34 They have set up their detestable idols [even] in my own [MTY] temple and (defiled it/caused it to become a place that is unacceptable for people to worship me).
Wɔasisi ahoni a ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ wɔ efie a me Din da so no mu, de guu ho fi.
35 They have built shrines to [honor] Baal in Ben-Hinnom Valley [outside Jerusalem], and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to [their god] Molech. I never commanded them to do such horrible things. I never even thought that anyone might do such a terrible thing. And by doing it they have caused [all the people of] Judah to [be guilty of having] sinned.”
Wɔsisii sorɔnsorɔmmea maa Baal wɔ Ben Hinom bɔnhwa mu, de wɔn mmammarima ne mmammaa bɔɔ afɔdeɛ maa Molek, wɔ ɛberɛ a menhyɛɛ wɔn na ɛmmaa mʼadwene mu da sɛ wɔnyɛ saa akyiwadeɛ yi mma Yuda nyɛ bɔne.
36 “But now [I will say something more] about this city. You [people of Jerusalem] have been saying, ‘[The army of] the King of Babylon will conquer it, either by their swords or because of famines or diseases.’ But this is what [I], Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli people [say you belong to], say:
“Woreka wɔ kuropɔn yi ho sɛ, ‘Wɔnam akofena, ɛkɔm ne ɔyaredɔm so de bɛhyɛ Babiloniahene nsa’; nanso yei ne deɛ Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn seɛ:
37 ‘I will certainly bring my people back here again, from all the countries to which I will force them to go because I am extremely angry [DOU] with them. I will bring them back to this city and allow them to live here safely.
Ampa ara mɛboaboa wɔn ano afiri nsase a mefiri mʼabufuhyeɛ mu pamoo wɔn kɔguiɛ hɔ; mɛsane de wɔn aba ha na mama wɔatena ase ahotɔ mu.
38 They will be my people, and I will be their God.
Wɔbɛyɛ me nkurɔfoɔ, na mayɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn.
39 I will cause them to have one way of thinking [IDM] and behaving, in order that they may revere me, for their good and for the good of their descendants.
Na mɛma wɔn akoma korɔ na wɔayɛ wɔn adeɛ abɔ mu, sɛdeɛ, ɛberɛ biara wɔbɛsuro me wɔn ankasa ne wɔn nkyirimma yiedie enti.
40 I will make an agreement with them that will last forever: I will never stop doing good things for them, and I will encourage them to revere me and never turn away from me.
Na me ne wɔn bɛyɛ daapem apam: Merennyae wɔn yieyɛ da, na mede ɔpɛ bɛhyɛ wɔn akoma mu, ama wɔn asuro me, sɛdeɛ wɔrentwe wɔn ho mfiri me ho da.
41 I will be happy to do good things for them, and I will surely enable them to return to this land and remain here [MET]; I will do that with all my inner being and all my strength.’
Mʼani bɛgye sɛ mɛyɛ wɔn yie, na ampa ara mede mʼakoma ne me kra nyinaa bɛdua wɔn wɔ asase yi so.
42 And this is [also] what [I], Yahweh, say: ‘I have caused them to experience all these disasters. Similarly, [some day] I will do for them all the good things that I have promised.
“Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ: Sɛdeɛ mede amanehunu kɛseɛ yi nyinaa aba nkurɔfoɔ yi so no, saa ara na mede yiedie a mahyɛ wɔn ho bɔ no bɛma wɔn.
43 [By buying land you, Jeremiah, have predicted that some day] people will buy and sell fields in this land about which you [people of Jerusalem] now say, “The Babylonian soldiers have destroyed it. It is [now] desolate. [It is a land where] there are no longer any people or animals.”
Wɔbɛtotɔ nsase bio wɔ ha, deɛ moka wɔ ho sɛ, ‘Wɔde ahyɛ Babiloniafoɔ nsa, ɛno enti ada mpan, na nnipa anaa mmoa nni so.’
44 [But some day] people will [again] buy [and sell] fields here. People will sign documents [about buying those fields], and [other people] will witness them doing that. [That will happen] in the land where [the descendants of] Benjamin live and [here] in the villages near Jerusalem, in [other] towns in Judah, in the hilly areas and in the foothills [to the west], and in the southern desert area, [too. Some day] I will cause them to prosper again. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
Wɔde dwetɛ bɛtotɔ nsase, na wɔbɛyɛ adetɔ nwoma wɔ so. Wɔbɛsɔ ano wɔ adansefoɔ anim wɔ Benyamin mantam, nkuraase a atwa Yerusalem ho ahyia, nkuro a ɛwɔ Yuda, bepɔ so ɔman, atɔeɛ fam mmepɔ ase ne Negeb, ɛfiri sɛ, mɛsane de wɔn ahonyadeɛ ama wɔn, Awurade na ɔseɛ.”
