Jeremiah 43
1 When Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all the words of Yahweh their God, with which Yahweh their God had sent him to them, even all these words,
Bere a Yeremia wiee nsɛm a efi Awurade, wɔn Nyankopɔn nkyɛn no ka no, biribiara a Awurade asoma no sɛ ɔmmɛka nkyerɛ wɔn no,
2 then Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely. Yahweh our God has not sent you to say, ‘You shall not go into Egypt to live there;’
Hosaia babarima Asaria, Karea babarima Yohanan ne mmarima ahomasofo no nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ Yeremia se, “Woredi atoro! Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn, nsomaa wo se bɛka se, ‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ mokɔ Misraim kɔtena hɔ.’
3 but Baruch the son of Neriah has turned you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death or carry us away captive to Babylon.”
Na mmom Neria babarima Baruk na ɔregyigye wo so tia yɛn ama wɔde yɛn ahyɛ Babiloniafo nsa, sɛnea wobekum yɛn anaa wɔbɛsoa yɛn de yɛn akɔ nkoasom mu wɔ Babilonia.”
4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, didn’t obey Yahweh’s voice, to dwell in the land of Judah.
Enti Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafo mpanyimfo no nyinaa ne nnipa no anni Awurade hyɛ a ɔhyɛɛ wɔn sɛ, wɔntena Yuda asase so no so.
5 But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces took all the remnant of Judah, who had returned from all the nations where they had been driven, to live in the land of Judah—
Mmom Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafo mpanyimfo no nyinaa de Yuda nkae a wofi amanaman a wɔbɔɔ wɔn ahwete kɔɔ so no so na wɔaba sɛ wɔrebɛtena Yuda asase so no nyinaa kɔe.
6 the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and every person who Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
Wɔde mmarima, mmea, mmofra ne ɔhene mmabea a ɔsahene Nebusaradan, a ɔyɛ ɔhene awɛmfo panyin no, de wɔn gyaw Ahikam babarima Gedalia a ɔyɛ Safan nena, odiyifo Yeremia ne Neria babarima Baruk nso kɔe.
7 They came into the land of Egypt, for they didn’t obey Yahweh’s voice; and they came to Tahpanhes.
Enti wɔhyɛn Misraim a wɔanni Awurade asɛm so, na wokoduu Tapanhes.
8 Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,
Awurade asɛm baa Yeremia nkyɛn wɔ Tapanhes se,
9 “Take great stones in your hand and hide them in mortar in the brick work which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah.
“Bere a Yudafo no rehwɛ no, fa abo akɛse, afei tutu fam wɔ birikisi nsɛwee a ɛwɔ Farao ahemfi a ɛwɔ Tapanhes abobow ano hɔ, na fa gu mu kata so.
10 Tell them, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne on these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.
Afei ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn se: Mɛsoma me somfo Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar, na mede nʼahengua besi saa abo a masi wɔ ha no so; na ɔbɛtrɛw nʼadehye kyinii mu wɔ so.
11 He will come, and will strike the land of Egypt; such as are for death will be put to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.
Ɔbɛba abɛtow ahyɛ Misraim so, na obekum wɔn a wɔahyɛ sɛ wonkum wɔn no, ɔbɛfa wɔn a wɔahyɛ sɛ wɔnkɔ nnommum mu no nnommum, na wɔn a wɔahyɛ sɛ wɔmfa wɔn mma afoa no, wɔde wɔn bɛma afoa.
12 I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt. He will burn them, and carry them away captive. He will array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he will go out from there in peace.
Ɔbɛto Misraim anyame asɔredan mu gya, ahyew na wɔafa wɔn anyame no nnommum. Sɛnea oguanhwɛfo de nʼatade kyekyere ne ho no, saa ara na ɔde Misraim bɛkyekyere ne ho na wafi hɔ akɔ a ne ho baabiara renti.
13 He will also break the pillars of Beth Shemesh that is in the land of Egypt; and he will burn the houses of the gods of Egypt with fire.’”
Owia asɔredan a ɛwɔ Misraim no, obebubu nʼafadum kronkron no, na wahyew Misraim anyame asɔredan no dwerɛbee.’”
