Jeremiah 39
1 After King Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar came in January with his army, and they surrounded Jerusalem.
Yudahene Sedekia dii ade no, ne mfe akron mu, ɔsram a ɛto so du so no, Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar ne nʼasraafo nyinaa tuu Yerusalem so sa, wotuaa kuropɔn no na wɔyɛɛ mpie twaa ho hyiae.
2 One and a half years later, after Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, on July 18, [soldiers from Babylonia] broke through the city [wall. Then they rushed in and captured the city].
Sedekia adedi afe a ɛto so dubaako, ɔsram a ɛto so anan no da a ɛto so akron no, wobubuu kuropɔn no afasu.
3 Then all the officers of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the Middle Gate [to decide what they would do to the city. They included] Nergal-Sharezer from Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim who was one of the chief army officers, another Nergal-Sharezer, the king’s advisor, and many other officials.
Na Babiloniahene adwumayɛfo no nyinaa bɛtenaa Mfimfini Pon hɔ: Nergal-Sareser a ofi Samgar ne Nebo-Sarsekim a ɔyɛ ɔsraani panyin ne Nergal-Sareser a ɔyɛ otitiriw, ne Babiloniahene adwumayɛfo a wɔaka no nyinaa.
4 When King Zedekiah and all his soldiers realized that [the army of Babylonia had broken into the city], they fled. [They waited until] it was dark. Then they went out of the city through the king’s garden, through the gate that was between the two walls. Then they started [running] toward the Jordan River Valley.
Bere a Yudahene Sedekia ne nʼasraafo nyinaa huu wɔn no, woguanee, wɔfaa ɔhene turo mu fii kuropɔn no mu anadwo, kɔfaa ɔpon a ɛwɔ afasu abien no ntam, de wɔn ani kyerɛɛ Araba.
5 But the soldiers from Babylonia pursued the king, and they caught him on the plains near Jericho. They took him to the King of Babylon, who was at Riblah [town] in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
Nanso Babilonia asraafo no taa wɔn kɔtoo Sedekia wɔ Yeriko tataw so. Wɔfaa no dommum de no kɔmaa Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar wɔ Ribla a ɛwɔ Hamat asase so, na hɔ na obuu no atɛn.
6 They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
Ribla hɔ na Babiloniahene kunkum Sedekia mmabarima wɔ nʼanim na okum Yudafo mmapɔmma nyinaa nso.
7 [Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
Afei otutuu Sedekia ani, de kɔbere mfrafrae mpokyerɛ guu no sɛ ɔde no rekɔ Babilonia.
8 [Meanwhile, ] the Babylonian army burned the palace and all the other buildings in Jerusalem. And they tore down the city walls.
Babiloniafo no de ogya too ahemfi no ne nnipa no afi mu, na wodwiriw Yerusalem afasu no.
9 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the [king’s] bodyguards, forced to go to Babylon [most of] the other people who remained in the city and the Jews who had joined the soldiers of Babylonia.
Ɔsahene Nebusaradan a otua ɔhene awɛmfo ano no de kuropɔn no mu nkae, wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho kɔmaa no ne nnipa a wɔaka no kɔɔ nkoasom mu wɔ Babilonia.
10 But he allowed some of the very poor people to remain in Judah, and he gave them vineyards and fields [to take care of].
Nanso ɔsahene Nebusaradan a otua awɛmfo no ano no gyaa ahiafo a wonni hwee no mu bi wɔ Yuda asase so, na saa bere no ɔmaa wɔn bobe nturo ne nsase.
11 King Nebuchadnezzar had [previously] told Nebuzaradan to find me. He said,
Na Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar afa ɔsahene Nebusaradan a otua ɔhene awɛmfo ano no so ama saa ɔhyɛ nsɛm yi a ɛfa Yeremia ho se,
12 “Make sure that no one harms him. Take care of him, and do for him whatever he requests you to do.”
“Fa no na hwɛ no so; nhaw no na nea obisa biara no, yɛ ma no.”
13 So he and Nebushazban, who was one of their chief officers, and Nergal-Sharezer the king’s advisor, and other officers of the King of Babylon
Enti ɔsahene Nebusaradan a otua awɛmfo no ano, Nebusaradan, adwumayɛfo panyin, Nergal-Sareser a ɔyɛ otitiriw ne Babiloniahene adwumayɛfo a wɔaka no nyinaa
14 sent [some men] to bring me out of the courtyard outside of the palace. They took me to Gedaliah who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Then Gedaliah took me to my home, and I stayed [in Judah] among [my own] people [who had been allowed to remain there].
soma ma wɔkɔfaa Yeremia fii awɛmfo adiwo hɔ bae. Wɔde no hyɛɛ Safan babarima Gedalia babarima Ahikam nsa sɛ ɔmfa no nkɔ ne fi. Enti Yeremia tenaa nʼankasa nkurɔfo mu.
15 While I was [still] being guarded in the palace courtyard, Yahweh gave me this message:
Bere a Yeremia da so da afiase wɔ awɛmfo adiwo hɔ no, Awurade asɛm baa ne nkyɛn se,
16 “Say this to Ebed-Melech, the official from Ethiopia: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: “I will do to this city everything that I said that I would do. I will not enable the people to prosper; I will cause them to experience disasters. You will see Jerusalem being destroyed,
“Kɔka kyerɛ Kusni Ebed-Melek se, ‘Sɛnea Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, se ni: Me nsɛm a etia kuropɔn yi, mede refa amanehunu so na ɛnyɛ yiyedi so ama aba mu. Saa bere no ɛbɛba mu wɔ wʼanim.
17 but I will rescue you from the people whom you are afraid of.
Nanso megye wo saa da no, Awurade na ose; wɔremfa wo nhyɛ wɔn a wusuro wɔn no nsa.
18 You trusted me, so I will save you. You will not be killed by [your enemies’] swords; you will remain alive. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
Megye wo nkwa, na worentɔ wɔ afoa ano na mmom wubenya wo ti adidi mu, efisɛ wugye me di, Awurade, na ose.’”
