Isaiah 30

1 Woe [to] apostate sons, The affirmation of Jehovah! To do counsel, and not from Me, And to spread out a covering, and not of My spirit, So as to add sin to sin.

“Monnue mmɔfra asoɔdenfoɔ,” sɛi na Awurade seɛ, “Wɔn a wɔde nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛmfiri me yɛ adwuma, na wɔyɛ apam a ɛmfiri me honhom mu, na wɔboaboa bɔne ano;

2 Who are walking to go down to Egypt, And My mouth have not asked, To be strong in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt.

wɔn a wɔkɔ Misraim a wɔmmisa me ansa. Wɔhwehwɛ mmoa a ɛyɛ banbɔ firi Farao nkyɛn. Wɔkɔ Misraim kɔpɛ hintabea,

3 And the strength of Pharaoh Hath been to you for shame, And the trust in the shadow of Egypt confusion,

nanso Farao banbɔ bɛyɛ animguaseɛ ama mo. Misraim nwunu de ahohora bɛbrɛ mo.

4 For in Zoan were his princes, And his messengers reach Hanes.

Ɛwom sɛ wɔwɔ adwumayɛfoɔ wɔ Soan na wɔn ananmusifoɔ aduru Hanes deɛ,

5 All he made ashamed of a people that profit not, Neither for help, not for profit, But for shame, and also for reproach!

nanso wɔn nyinaa anim bɛgu ase nnipa bi a wɔn ho nni wɔn mfasoɔ enti. Wɔmmfa mmoa anaa mfasoɔ mma, na mmom animguaseɛ ne ahohora.”

6 The burden of the beasts of the south. Into a land of adversity and distress, Of young lion and of old lion, Whence [are] viper and flying saraph, They carry on the shoulder of asses their wealth, And on the hump of camels their treasures, Unto a people not profitable.

Nkɔmhyɛ a ɛfa Negeb mmoa ho: wɔfa ahokyere ne ahohiahia asase so, deɛ agyata ne agyatabereɛ, ananka ne awɔ a wɔn ho yɛ herɛ wɔ. Ananmusifoɔ no de wɔn ahonyadeɛ soa mfunumu ne wɔn ademudeɛ wɔ nyoma afu so, de kɔ saa ɔman a ne ho nni mfasoɔ no so,

7 Yea, Egyptians [are] vanity, and in vain do help, Therefore I have cried concerning this: 'Their strength [is] to sit still.'

de kɔ Misraim a ne mmoa ho nni mfasoɔ. Enti mefrɛ no Rahab, deɛ Ɔnka Hwee.

8 No, go in, write it on a tablet with them, And on a book engrave it, And it is for a latter day, for a witness unto the age,

Kɔ afei, twerɛ wɔ twerɛpono so ma wɔn krukyire wɔ nwoma mmobɔeɛ so sɛdeɛ nna a ɛreba no mu no ɛbɛyɛ adansedeɛ a ɛbɛtena hɔ afebɔɔ.

9 That a rebellious people [is] this, sons — liars, Sons not willing to hear the law of Jehovah.

Saa nnipa yi yɛ adɔnyɛfoɔ, mma asisifoɔ, mma a wɔmpɛ sɛ wɔtie Awurade nkyerɛkyerɛ.

10 Who have said to seers, 'Ye do not see,' And to prophets, 'Ye do not prophesy to us Straightforward things, Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits,

Wɔka kyerɛ adehufoɔ sɛ, “Monnhunu mo ani so adeɛ bio!” ne adiyifoɔ no nso sɛ, “Monnka anisoadehunu a ɛyɛ nokorɛ no nkyerɛ yɛn bio! Monka ahomekasɛm nkyerɛ yɛn, monhyɛ nnaadaa nkɔm.

11 Turn aside from the way, decline from the path, Cause to cease from before us the Holy One of Israel.'

Momfiri saa tempɔn yi so, mommane mfiri saa kwan yi ho na monnyae Israel Kronkronni a mode no ha yɛn yi!”

12 Therefore, thus said the Holy One of Israel, Because of your kicking against this word, And ye trust in oppression, And perverseness, and rely on it,

Enti sei na Israel Ɔkronkronni no seɛ: “Esiane sɛ moapo saa nkra yi, na mode mo ho ato nhyɛsoɔ ne nnaadaa so enti,

13 Therefore is this iniquity to you as a breach falling, Swelled out in a wall set on high, Whose destruction suddenly, at an instant cometh.

saa bɔne yi bɛyɛ sɛ ɔfasuo tentene bi a ate kam na akyea na ɛbu mpofirim, ama mo.

14 And He hath broken it As the breaking of the potters' bottle, Beaten down — He doth not spare, Nor is there found, in its beating down, A potsherd to take fire from the burning, And to draw out waters from a ditch.

Ɛbɛbubu nketenkete ayɛ sɛ kukuo. Ɛbɛyam pasaa a esini koraa renka a wɔbɛtumi de ayi ogya afiri bukyia mu anaa wɔde bɛsa nsuo afiri ankorɛ mu.”

15 For thus said the Lord Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel: 'In returning and rest ye are saved, In keeping quiet and in confidence is your might, And ye have not been willing.

Yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade, Israel Kronkronni no seɛ: “Ahonumu ne ntoboaseɛ mu na mo nkwagyeɛ wɔ; kommyɛ ne ahotosoɔ mu na mo ahoɔden wɔ, nanso, morennya emu biara.

16 And ye say, No, for on a horse we flee? Therefore ye flee, And on the swift we ride! Therefore swift are your pursuers.

Mokaa sɛ, ‘Dabi, yɛbɛtena apɔnkɔ so adwane.’ Enti mobɛdwane! Mokaa sɛ, ‘yɛbɛtena apɔnkɔ a wɔn ho yɛ herɛ so akɔ.’ Enti wɔn a wɔtaa mo no ho bɛyɛ herɛ!

17 One thousand because of the rebuke of one, Because of the rebuke of five ye flee, Till ye have been surely left as a pole On the top of the mountain, And as an ensign on the height.

Apem bɛdwane ɔbaako ho hu nti; baanum ho hu enti mo nyinaa bɛdwane akɔ, kɔsi sɛ wɔbɛgya mo te sɛ frankaa dua a ɛsi bepɔ atifi, te sɛ frankaa a ɛsi kokoɔ so.”

18 And therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment [is] Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him.

Nanso, Awurade pɛ sɛ ɔdom mo; ɔbɛma ne ho so akyerɛ wo nʼahummɔborɔ. Ɛfiri sɛ Awurade yɛ ɔteneneeni Onyankopɔn. Nhyira ne wɔn a wɔtwɛn no nyinaa!

19 For the people in Zion dwell in Jerusalem, Weep thou not, weeping, Pitying, He pitieth thee at the voice of thy cry, When He heareth He answereth thee.

Ao, Sionfoɔ a mote Yerusalem, morentwa adwo bio. Sɛ mosu frɛ no hwehwɛ mmoa a, ɔbɛdom mo! Sɛ ɔte a, ɔbɛgye mo so prɛko pɛ.

20 And the Lord hath given to you bread of adversity, And water of oppression. And thy directors remove no more, And thine eyes have seen thy directors,

Ɛwom sɛ Awurade brɛ mo amanehunu sɛ aduane ne ɔhaw sɛ nsuo deɛ, nanso, afei mobɛhunu Awurade, mo ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ no bio, na ɔbɛkyerɛ mo kwan.

21 And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, 'This [is] the way, go ye in it,' When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.

Sɛ mofa nifa anaa benkum a, mobɛte ɛnne bi wɔ mo akyi a ɛka sɛ, “Ɛkwan no nie na momfa so.”

22 And ye have defiled the covering of Thy graven images of silver, And the ephod of thy molten image of gold, Thou scatterest them as a sickening thing, 'Go out,' thou sayest to it.

Afei, mobɛto mo ahoni a mode dwetɛ adura ho ne nsɛsodeɛ a mode sikakɔkɔɔ afa ho no nyinaa agu. Mobɛto wɔn agu sɛ ntomago fi, na mo aka akyerɛ wɔn sɛ, “Momfiri yɛn so nkɔ.”

23 And He hath given rain [for] thy seed, With which thou dost sow the ground, And bread, the increase of the ground, And it hath been fat and plenteous, Enjoy do thy cattle in that day an enlarged pasture.

Afei, ɔde osutɔ bɛhyira mo ɛberɛ a modua nnuaba, na aduane a asase no bɛbɔ no bɛyɛ papa na ɛbɛdɔɔso nso. Ɛda no, mo anantwie bɛdidi wɔ adidibea a ɛtrɛ soɔ.

24 And the oxen and the young asses serving the ground, Fermented provender do eat, That one is winnowing with shovel and fan.

Mo anantwie ne mo mfunumu a wɔfuntum asase no bɛwe atokoɔ pa ne ne ntɛtɛ a wɔde sofi ne nkorata trɛtrɛ mu.

25 And there hath been on every high mount, And on every exalted hill, Rivulets — streams of waters, In a day of much slaughter, in the falling of towers.

Saa okum kɛseɛ da no a abantenten ahwehwe ase no, nsuwa bɛtene wɔ bepɔ tenten ne kokoɔ a ɛkorɔn biara so.

26 And the light of the moon hath been as the light of the sun, And the light of the sun is sevenfold, As the light of seven days, In the day of Jehovah's binding up the breach of His people, When the stroke of its wound He healeth.

Ɔsrane bɛhyerɛn sɛ owia, na owia hyerɛn no bɛyɛ mprɛnson, te sɛ nnafua nson mu hyerɛn, ɛberɛ a Awurade kyekyere ne nkurɔfoɔ akuro na ɔsa apirakuro a ɔde ama wɔn no.

27 Lo, the name of Jehovah is coming from far, Burning is His anger, and great the flame, His lips have been full of indignation, And His tongue [is] as a devouring fire.

Hwɛ! Awurade firi akyirikyiri reba, ɔde abufuhyeɛ ne wisie kumɔnn; abufuo ahyɛ nʼanom ma, na ne tɛkrɛma yɛ ogya a ɛhye nneɛma.

28 And His breath [is] as an overflowing stream, Unto the neck it divideth, To sift nations with a sieve of vanity, And a bridle causing to err, [Is] on the jaws of the peoples.

Nʼahomeɛ te sɛ nsuworoeɛ a ɛsene ntɛm ntɛm, na ɛforo kɔdeda kɔn mu. Ɔwoso aman no wɔ ɔsɛeɛ sɔneɛ so; ɔde nnareka a ɛma wɔfom ɛkwan hyehyɛ nnipa no nnyepi.

29 Singing is to you as in a night sanctified for a festival, And joy of heart as he who is going with a pipe, To go in to the mountain of Jehovah, Unto the rock of Israel.

Na mobɛto dwom te sɛ anadwo a modi afahyɛ kronkron no; mo akoma bɛdi ahurisie te sɛ ɛberɛ a nnipa de atɛntɛbɛn foro kɔ Awurade bepɔ no so kɔ Israel Ɔbotan no nkyɛn.

30 And caused to be heard hath Jehovah The honour of His voice, And the coming down of His arm He doth shew with the raging of anger, And the flame of a consuming fire, Scattering, and inundation, and hailstone.

Awurade bɛma nnipa ate nʼaberempɔn nne, na ɔbɛma wɔahunu ne basa a ɛresiane na ɛde abufuhyeɛ ne ogya a ɛhye nneɛma, osutɔ denden, aprannaa ne ampariboɔ reba.

31 For from the voice of Jehovah broken down [is] Asshur, With a rod He smiteth.

Awurade nne bɛdwerɛ Asiria; ɔde nʼahenpoma bɛbɔ wɔn ahwe fam.

32 And every passage of the settled staff, That Jehovah causeth to rest on him, Hath been with tabrets, and with harps, And in battles of shaking he hath fought with it.

Awurade bɛbɔ wɔn wɔ ɔko mu, na ɛberɛ biara a ɔbɛbɔ wɔn no ɛbɛyɛ sɛdeɛ akasaeɛ ne sankuten so nnwontoɔ korɔ.

33 For, arranged from former time is Tophet, Even it for the king is prepared, He hath made deep, He hath made large, Its pile [is] fire and much wood, The breath of Jehovah, As a stream of brim stone, is burning in it!

Wɔasiesie Topet dadaada; wɔayɛ no krado ama ɔhene no. Wɔahyehyɛ ogya ne nnyentia bebree wɔ ne ogya amena no a emu dɔ na ɛtrɛ no mu; Awurade ahome a ɛte sɛ sɔfe asutene no bɛsɔ mu ogya.