Ezekiel 12
1 The LORD’s word also came to me, saying,
Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ,
2 “Son of man, you dwell in the middle of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house.
“Onipa ba, wote nnipa a wɔte atua mu. Wɔwɔ ani nanso wɔnnhunu adeɛ. Wɔwɔ aso nanso wɔnte asɛm, ɛfiri sɛ wɔyɛ nnipa atuatefoɔ.
3 “Therefore, you son of man, prepare your baggage for moving, and move by day in their sight. You shall move from your place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
“Enti, onipa ba, boaboa wo nneɛma ano ma asutwa, na adekyeɛ mu a wɔrehwɛ no, firi deɛ wowɔ, na kɔ beaeɛ foforɔ. Ɛwom sɛ wɔyɛ atuatefoɔ deɛ, nanso ebia wɔbɛte aseɛ.
4 You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for moving. You shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as when men go out into exile.
Adekyeɛ mu a wɔrehwɛ no, fa wo nneɛma a woaboa ano ama asutwa no pue. Afei anwummerɛ a wɔrehwɛ no, firi adi sɛdeɛ wɔn atukɔfoɔ yɛ no.
5 Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your baggage out that way.
Ɛberɛ a wɔrehwɛ no, tu ɔfasuo no mu tokuro na yi wo nneɛma no fa mu.
6 In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face, so that you don’t see the land, for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.”
Fa to wo mmatire so, ɛberɛ a wɔrehwɛ, na afei adeɛ resa a, soa kɔ. Kata wʼanim sɛdeɛ wonhunu asase no, ɛfiri sɛ mayɛ wo nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ama Israel efie.”
7 I did so as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for moving, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought it out in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.
Enti meyɛɛ sɛdeɛ wɔhyɛɛ me no. Adekyeɛ mu no, mede me nneɛma a maboa ano ama asutwa no pueeɛ. Anwummerɛ no, mede me nsa tuu tokuro wɔ ɔfasuo no mu, na adeɛ resa no, meyii me nneɛma no soaa no me mmatire so a wɔrehwɛ.
8 In the morning, the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
Adekyeɛ no, Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ,
9 “Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
“Onipa ba, saa Israel efie atuatefoɔ no ammisa wo sɛ, ‘Ɛdeɛn na woreyɛ yi?’
10 “Say to them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel amongst whom they are.”’
“Ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, sei na Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: Saa nkɔmhyɛ yi fa ɔhene babarima a ɔwɔ Yerusalem ne Israel efie a wɔwɔ hɔ nyinaa ho.
11 “Say, ‘I am your sign. As I have done, so will it be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.
Ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Meyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnnedeɛ ma mo.’ “Sɛdeɛ mayɛ no, saa ara na wɔbɛyɛ wɔn. Wɔbɛtwa wɔn asuo akɔ nnommumfa mu.
12 “‘The prince who is amongst them will bear his baggage on his shoulder in the dark, and will go out. They will dig through the wall to carry things out that way. He will cover his face, because he will not see the land with his eyes.
“Ɔhene ba a ɔwɔ wɔn mu no de nʼadesoa bɛto ne batiri so ɛberɛ a adeɛ resa, na wafiri hɔ, na wɔbɛtu tokuro wɔ ɔfasuo no mu ama wafa mu. Ɔbɛkata nʼanim sɛdeɛ ɔrenhunu faako a ɔrekorɔ.
13 I will also spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.
Mɛto mʼatena agu no so na makyere no wɔ mʼafidie mu; mede no bɛkɔ Babilonia Kaldeafoɔ asase so, nanso ɔrenhunu, na ɛhɔ na ɔbɛwu.
14 I will scatter towards every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands. I will draw out the sword after them.
Mɛhwete wɔn a atwa ne ho ahyia nyinaa akɔ mmaa nyinaa; nʼadwumayɛfoɔ ne nʼasraafoɔ nyinaa, na mede akofena ataa wɔn.
15 “‘They will know that I am the LORD when I disperse them amongst the nations and scatter them through the countries.
“Ɛberɛ a mabɔ wɔn apete amanaman so, na mahwete wɔn agu nsase so no, wɔbɛhunu sɛ me ne Awurade no.
16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations amongst the nations where they come. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
Nanso mɛma wɔn mu kakra anya wɔn tiri adidi mu wɔ ɔkɔm, ɔyaredɔm ne akofena ano, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wɔn ani bɛba wɔn akyiwadeɛ ahodoɔ no so wɔ aman a wɔbɛkɔ so no mu. Afei wɔbɛhunu sɛ me ne Awurade no.”
17 Moreover the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ,
18 “Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness.
“Onipa ba, sɛ woredidi a, ma wo ho nwoso, na fa ehu nom wo nsuo.
19 Tell the people of the land, ‘The Lord GOD says concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the land of Israel: “They will eat their bread with fearfulness and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who dwell therein.
Ka kyerɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ asase no so sɛ, ‘Yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade ka fa wɔn a wɔte Yerusalem ne Israel asase so ho: Wɔde ahopereɛ bɛdidi na wɔde abasamutuo anom nsuo, ɛfiri sɛ wɔbɛsɛe asase no so nneɛma nyinaa, ɛsiane wɔn a wɔtete soɔ no akakabensɛm enti.
20 The cities that are inhabited will be laid waste, and the land will be a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”’”
Wɔbɛsɛe nkuro a nnipa tete soɔ no nyinaa na asase no bɛda mpan. Afei wobɛhunu sɛ mene Awurade no.’”
21 The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ,
22 “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?
“Onipa ba, abɛbuo a mowɔ wɔ Israel sɛ, ‘Nna no retwam nanso Israel anisoadehunu biara mma mu’ yi, aseɛ ne sɛn?
23 Tell them therefore, ‘The Lord GOD says: “I will make this proverb to cease, and they will no more use it as a proverb in Israel;”’ but tell them, ‘“The days are at hand, and the fulfilment of every vision.
Ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: Merebɛma abɛbuo yi aso ha ara, na wɔrenka wɔ Israel bio.’ Ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Nna a anisoadehunu biara bɛba mu no abɛn.
24 For there will be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
Na atorɔ anisoadehunu ne nnaadaa abisa wɔ Israelfoɔ mu no to bɛtwa.
25 For I am the LORD. I will speak, and the word that I speak will be performed. It will be no more deferred; for in your days, rebellious house, I will speak the word and will perform it,” says the Lord GOD.’”
Nanso me Awurade, mɛka deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ meka, na ɛrenkyɛre, ɛbɛba mu. Na mo atuatefoɔ efie, mo berɛ so, mɛma deɛ maka biara aba mu. Yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ.’”
26 Again the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ,
27 “Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.’
“Onipa ba, Israel efie reka sɛ, ‘Anisoadeɛ a ɔhunu no bɛba mu mfeɛ bebree akyi, na nneɛma a ɛwɔ daakye akyirikyiri ho nkɔm na ɔhyɛ.’
28 “Therefore tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “None of my words will be deferred any more, but the word which I speak will be performed,” says the Lord GOD.’”
“Ɛno enti ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Yei na Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: Merentwe me nsɛm nkɔ nkyiri bio. Deɛ meka biara bɛba mu, Otumfoɔ Awurade na ɔseɛ.’”
