Zechariah 9
1 The burden of a word of Jehovah against the land of Hadrach, and Demmeseh — his place of rest: (When to Jehovah [is] the eye of man, And of all the tribes of Israel.)
Nkɔmhyɛ: Awurade asɛm tia Hadrak asase na ɛbɛka Damasko efisɛ, nnipa ne Israel mmusuakuw nyinaa ani wɔ Awurade so.
2 And also Hamath doth border thereon, Tyre and Zidon, for — very wise!
Na ɛbɛka Hamat a ɔne no bɔ hye, ɛbɛka Tiro ne Sidon, ɛwɔ mu sɛ wɔyɛ anyansafo.
3 And Tyre doth build a bulwark to herself, And doth heap silver as dust, And gold as mire of out-places.
Tiro asi abandennen ama ne ho; waboa dwetɛ ano te sɛ mfutuma, ne sikakɔkɔɔ ano te sɛ dɔte a ɛwɔ mmɔnten so.
4 Lo, the Lord doth dispossess her, And He hath smitten in the sea her force, And she with fire is consumed.
Nanso Awurade begye nʼahode nyinaa na wasɛe ne tumi a ɔwɔ wɔ po so, na wɔde ogya bɛhyew no dwerɛbee.
5 See doth Ashkelon and fear, Also Gaza, and she is exceedingly pained, Also Ekron — for her expectation dried up, And perished hath a king from Gaza, And Ashkelon doth not remain,
Askelon behu na wasuro Gasa de ɔyaw bebubu ne mu, na Ekron nso saa ara, efisɛ nʼanidaso bɛsa. Gasa bɛhwere ne hene na wobegyaw Askelon ofituw.
6 And dwelt hath a foreigner in Ashdod, And I have cut off the excellency of the Philistines.
Ananafo bɛtena Asdod, na metwa Filistifo ahantan agu.
7 And turned aside his blood from his mouth, His abominations from between his teeth, And he hath remained, even he, to our God, And he hath been as a leader in Judah, And Ekron as a Jebusite.
Meyi mogya afi wɔn ano, akyiwade nnuan nso meyi afi wɔn ano. Nkae no bɛyɛ yɛn Nyankopɔn de; wɔbɛyɛ Yuda ntuanofo, na Ekron bɛyɛ sɛ Yebusifo.
8 And I have pitched for My house a camp, Because of the passer through, and of the returner, And pass not through against them again doth an exactor, For, now, I have seen with My eyes.
Nanso mɛbɔ me Fi ho ban wɔ wɔn a wɔtetɛw bɔ korɔn ho. Ɔhyɛsoni biara ntumi mfa me nkurɔfo so bio, efisɛ afei merewɛn.
9 Rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Zion, Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, Lo, thy King doth come to thee, Righteous — and saved is He, Afflicted — and riding on an ass, And on a colt — a son of she-asses.
Di ahurusi, Ɔbabea Sion! Teɛ mu, Ɔbabea Yerusalem! Hwɛ, wo hene reba wo nkyɛn. Ɔteɛ na ɔwɔ nkwagye, odwo, na ɔte afurum so, afurum ba so na ɔte.
10 And I have cut off the chariot from Ephraim, And the horse from Jerusalem, Yea, cut off hath been the bow of battle, And he hath spoken peace to nations, And his rule [is] from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
Megye nteaseɛnam afi Efraim ne akofo apɔnkɔ afi Yerusalem, na akodi tadua no wobebubu mu. Ɔbɛpae mu aka asomdwoe nsɛm akyerɛ aman no. Nʼahenni befi po akɔka po; ebefi Asubɔnten no akɔpem nsase ano.
11 Also thou — by the blood of thy covenant, I have sent thy prisoners out of the pit, There is no water in it.
Na wo de, esiane me ne wo mogya apam no nti, meyi wo nneduafo afi amoa a nsu nni mu mu.
12 Turn back to a fenced place, Ye prisoners of the hope, Even to-day a second announcer I restore to thee.
Monsan nkɔ mʼaban mu, nneduafo a mowɔ anidaso; mprempren mpo merebɔ mo nkae sɛ mɛhyɛ mo anan mu mmɔho.
13 For I have trodden for Me Judah, A bow I have filled [with] Ephraim, And I have stirred up thy sons, O Zion, Against thy sons, O Javan, And I have set thee as the sword of a hero.
Mɛkom Yuda sɛnea mikuntun me tadua na mede Efraim bɛhyɛ mu. Mɛkanyan wo mmabarima, Sion, atia wo Hela mmabarima, na mɛyɛ wo sɛ ɔkofo afoa.
14 And Jehovah doth appear for them, And gone forth as lightning hath His arrow, And the Lord Jehovah with a trumpet bloweth, And He hath gone with whirlwinds of the south.
Afei Awurade bɛda ne ho adi wɔ wɔn so; nʼagyan betwa yerɛw te sɛ anyinam. Otumfo Awurade bɛhyɛn torobɛnto no; ɔbɛbɔ nsra wɔ atɔe fam ahum mu,
15 Jehovah of Hosts doth cover them over, And they consumed, and subdued sling-stones, Yea, they have drunk, They have made a noise as wine, And they have been full as a bowl, As corners of an altar.
Asafo Awurade bɛkata wɔn so. Wɔde ahwimmo bɛsɛe na wɔde adi nkonim. Wɔbɛnom na wɔabobɔ mu sɛnea wɔanom nsa; wɔbɛyɛ ma te sɛ kuruwa a wɔde pete afɔremuka ntwea so.
16 And saved them hath Jehovah their God In that day, as a flock of His people, For stones of a crown are displaying themselves over His ground.
Awurade wɔn Nyankopɔn, begye wɔn saa da no sɛ oguanhwɛfo gye ne nguan. Wobetwa yerɛw yerɛw wɔ nʼasase so, sɛ abohemaa a ɛbobɔ ahenkyɛw ho.
17 For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins — make fruitful!
Sɛnea wɔn ho betwa na wɔn ho ayɛ fɛ afa! Aduan bɛma mmerante anyin ahoɔden so na nsa foforo bɛma mmabaa anyin saa ara.
