Isaiah 65
1 “I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name.
“Medaa me ho adi kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔammisa mʼase; wɔn a wɔnhwehwɛ me no huu me. Ɔman a wonsu mfrɛ me no, meka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, ‘Mini, Mini.’
2 I have spread out my hands all day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
Da mu nyinaa, matrɛw me nsa mu ama nnipa a wɔyɛ asoɔden ne nyiyiano, a wɔnenam akwammɔne so, na wodi wɔn ankasa nsusuwii akyi.
3 a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense on bricks;
Nnipa a daa no woyi me ahi wɔ mʼanim pɛɛ, wɔbɔ afɔre wɔ nturo mu na wɔhyew nnuhuam wɔ ntayaa afɔremuka so;
4 who sit among the graves, and spend nights in secret places; who eat pig’s meat, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
wɔn a wɔtenatena nna so na anadwo wosii pɛ kokoa mu; wɔwe mprakonam na wɔn nkutu mu wɔ nkwan a wɔde nam a ɛho ntew ayɛ;
5 who say, ‘Stay by yourself, don’t come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day.
wɔka se, ‘Mumfi ha; mommmɛn me, efisɛ me ho tew dodo ma mo!’ Saa nnipa yi yɛ wusiw wɔ me hwenem, ogya a ɛkɔ so hyew da mu nyinaa.
6 “Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will repay, yes, I will repay into their bosom
“Hwɛ; wɔakyerɛw ato hɔ wɔ mʼanim se, merenyɛ komm, metua so ka pɛpɛɛpɛ; metua so ka agu wɔn asrɛ so,
7 your own iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together”, says Yahweh, “who have burned incense on the mountains, and blasphemed me on the hills. Therefore I will first measure their work into their bosom.”
mo ne mo agyanom bɔne nti,” sɛɛ na Awurade se. “Esiane sɛ wɔhyew afɔrebɔde wɔ mmepɔw so na wotwirii me wɔ nkoko so nti mesusuw bɔne a wɔyɛɛ kan no so akatua pɛpɛɛpɛ agu wɔn asrɛ so.”
8 Yahweh says, “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for a blessing is in it:’ so I will do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.
Sɛɛ na Awurade se: “Sɛnea wonya nsu fi bobe kasiaw mu, na nnipa ka se, ‘Monnsɛe no, efisɛ ade pa bi da so wɔ mu’ no saa ara na mʼasomfo no nti mɛyɛ. Merensɛe wɔn nyinaa.
9 I will bring offspring out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains. My chosen will inherit it, and my servants will dwell there.
Mede Yakob asefo bɛba, na me mmepɔw no sodifo afi Yuda aba; me nkurɔfo a mapaw wɔn no bedi wɔn ade, na hɔ na mʼasomfo bɛtena.
10 Sharon will be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people who have sought me.
Saron bɛyɛ nguankuw adidibea, na Akor bon no ayɛ anantwikuw homebea ama me nkurɔfo a wɔhwehwɛ me.
11 “But you who forsake Yahweh, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune, and who fill up mixed wine to Destiny;
“Na mo a mo de mugyaw Awurade na mo werɛ fi ne bepɔw kronkron no, mo a moto pon ma Ahonya na mohyɛ afrasa wɔ nkuruwa mu ma Nkrabea no,
12 I will destine you to the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, you didn’t answer. When I spoke, you didn’t listen; but you did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”
mede mo bɛto afoa ano, na mo nyinaa akotow ama wɔakum mo; efisɛ mefrɛe nanso moannye so, mekasae nanso moantie. Moyɛɛ nea ɛyɛ mʼani so bɔne na moyɛɛ nea mempɛ.”
13 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be disappointed.
Enti sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: “Mʼasomfo bedidi, nanso ɔkɔm bɛde mo, mʼasomfo bɛnom, nanso osukɔm bɛde mo; mʼasomfo ani begye, nanso mo anim begu ase.
14 Behold, my servants will sing for joy of heart, but you will cry for sorrow of heart, and will wail for anguish of spirit.
Mʼasomfo bɛto nnwom afi koma mu anigye mu na mobɛteɛ mu asu afi mo koma ahoyeraw mu, na mubetwa adwo afi honhom a ayɛ mmrɛw mu.
15 You will leave your name for a curse to my chosen, and the Lord Yahweh will kill you. He will call his servants by another name,
Wubegyaw din bi a ɛbɛyɛ mmusu ama wɔn a mapaw wɔn; Otumfo Awurade bekum wo na nʼasomfo de, mɛma wɔn din foforo.
16 so that he who blesses himself in the earth will bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.
Obiara a ɔsrɛ nhyira wɔ asase no so no, bɛyɛ wɔ nokware Nyankopɔn koro no mu; obiara a ɔka ntam wɔ asase no so bɛka no wɔ nokware Nyankopɔn koro no mu. Na ɔhaw a atwa mu no wɔn werɛ befi na wɔde behintaw me.
17 “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind.
“Hwɛ! Mɛbɔ ɔsorosoro foforo ne asase foforo. Wɔrenkae nneɛma a atwam no bio, na ɛremma adwene mu nso.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem to be a delight, and her people a joy.
Nanso momma mo ani nnye na munni ahurusi afebɔɔ wɔ nea merebɛbɔ ho, efisɛ mɛbɔ Yerusalem ama ayɛ anigye, na mu nnipa ayɛ anigye farebae.
19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; and the voice of weeping and the voice of crying will be heard in her no more.
Mɛsɛpɛw me ho wɔ Yerusalem mu, na madi ahurusi wɔ me nkurɔfo ho. Na wɔrente agyaadwo ne osu nnyigyei wɔ mu bio.
20 “No more will there be an infant who only lives a few days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child will die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old will be accursed.
“Ɛrensi bio wɔ mu abofra a ne nkwanna yɛ kakraa bi, anaa akwakoraa a onni ne mfe nwie; nea odi mfe ɔha na owu no wɔbɛfa no sɛ ɔbabun bi kɛkɛ; na nea wannya mfe ɔha no wɔbɛfa no sɛ wɔadome no.
21 They will build houses and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Wobesisi afi na wɔatena mu, wɔbɛyɛ bobe nturo na wɔadi mu aba.
22 They will not build and another inhabit. They will not plant and another eat; for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my chosen will long enjoy the work of their hands.
Wɔrensisi afi mma afoforo mmɛtena mu bio, na wɔrennua mma afoforo mmedi. Na nna a dua di no, saa ara na me nkurɔfo nna bɛyɛ; me nkurɔfo a mapaw wɔn no bedi wɔn nsa ano adwuma so aba akyɛ.
23 They will not labor in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of Yahweh’s blessed and their descendants with them.
Wɔremmrɛ ngu na wɔrenwo mma a wɔn nkrabea nye; efisɛ wɔbɛyɛ nnipa a Awurade ahyira wɔn, wɔne wɔn asefo.
24 It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Mebua wɔn ansa, mpo, na wɔafrɛ me. Bere a wogu so rekasa no metie.
25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. Dust will be the serpent’s food. They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,” says Yahweh.
Pataku ne oguamma bedidi abɔ mu gyata bɛwe sare sɛ nantwi, nanso mfutuma bɛyɛ ɔwɔ aduan. Wɔrempira obi anaa wɔrensɛe obi wɔ me bepɔw kronkron so nyinaa,” sɛnea Awurade se ni.
