Hezekiel 16
1 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
And it came [the] word of Yahweh to me saying.
2 “Ame vi, ɖe Yerusalem ƒe ŋunyɔnuwɔwɔwo fiae.
O son of humankind make known to Jerusalem abominations its.
3 Eye nàgblɔ nɛ be, ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔ na Yerusalem nye si; ‘Wò dzɔtsoƒe kple wò dzidzi nɔ Kanaantɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi. Mia fofo nye Amoritɔ, eye mia dada nye Hititɔ.
And you will say thus he says [the] Lord Yahweh to Jerusalem origins your and birth your [were] from [the] land of the Canaanite[s] father your [was] Amorite and mother your [was] a Hittite.
4 Gbe si gbe wodzi wò la, wometso wò ƒoƒonika, alo le tsi na wò be wò ŋuti naɖi, alo si dze ɖe ŋuwò alo xatsa avɔ ɖe ŋutiwò o.
And birth your on [the] day were born you not it was cut off umbilical cord your and with water not you were washed for cleansing and certainly not you were rubbed with salt and certainly not you were wrapped.
5 Ame aɖeke mekpɔ nublanui na wò, ale be woawɔ nu siawo na wò o; ke boŋ wotsɔ wò ƒu gbe ɖe gbedadaƒo, elabena gbe si gbe wodzi wò la, wodo vlo wò.’
Not it looked with compassion on you an eye to do for you one of these [things] for compassion on you and you were thrown out to [the] surface of the field in [the] loathing of life your on [the] day were born you.
6 “Esi metso eme va yina la, mekpɔ wò nènɔ afɔ dam le wò ʋu me. Esi nènɔ wò ʋu me la, megblɔ na wò be, ‘Tsi agbe.’
And I passed by at you and I saw you kicking about in blood your and I said to you in blood your live and I said to you in blood your live.
7 Mena nètsi abe ati si le gbedzi ene. Ètsi eye nètrɔ zu kpe xɔasi dzeanitɔ abe ɖetugbi vavã aɖe ene. Ète no, ɖa to mlɔmlɔmlɔ ɖe wò ame si nɔ ƒuƒlu la ŋu.
Ten thousand like [the] growth of the field I made you and you grew and you grew up and you came into adornment ornaments breasts they were firm and hair your it had grown and you [were] nakedness and bareness.
8 “Emegbe la, metso eme va yi, eye esi mekpɔ be ètsi na srɔ̃ɖeɖe la, mekeke nye awu to ɖe dziwò, eye metsyɔ nu wò amama. Meka atam na wò, mebla nu kpli wò, eye nèzu tɔnye. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.
And I passed by at you and I saw you and there! time your [was] a time of love and I spread out [the] skirt of garment my over you and I covered nakedness your and I swore an oath to you and I came in a covenant with you [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh and you belonged to me.
9 “Mele tsi na wò, klɔ ʋu ɖa le ŋuwò, eye mesi ami na wò.
And I washed you with water and I washed off blood your from on you and I anointed you with oil.
10 Meta avɔ ŋɔŋɔe na wò, eye medo afɔkpa na wò. Medo aklalawu nyuitɔ kple awu xɔasitɔ na wò.
And I clothed you multicolored cloth and I shod you leather and I wrapped head your with fine linen and I covered you silk.
11 Metsɔ kpe xɔasinuwo ɖo atsyɔ̃ na wò. Medo abɔgɛ ɖe abɔ na wò, eye medo kɔga ɖe kɔ na wò;
And I ornamented you ornament[s] and I put! bracelets on hands your and a chain on neck your.
12 medo ŋɔtigɛ ɖe ŋɔti na wò, medo togɛwo ɖe to na wò, eye meɖɔ fiakuku dzeani aɖe na wò.
And I put a ring on nose your and earrings on ears your and a crown of beauty on head your.
13 Ale wotsɔ sika kple klosalo ɖo atsyɔ̃e na wò. Wò avɔwo nye aklala biɖibiɖi, seda kple avɔ ŋɔŋɔe. Wò nuɖuɖu nye wɔ memee, anyitsi kple amitime. Èva dze tugbe ŋutɔ, eye nèyi dzi va zu fianyɔnu.
And you ornamented yourself gold and silver and clothing your ([was] fine linen *Q(K)*) and silk and multicolored cloth fine flour and honey and oil (you ate *Q(k)*) and you were beautiful with muchness muchness and you prospered into kingship.
14 Wò ŋkɔ de dzi kaka ɖe dukɔwo dome le wò tugbedzedze ta, elabena atsyɔ̃ si meɖo na wò la na wò tugbedzedze de blibo. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.
And it went out of you name among the nations on beauty your for - [was] perfect it on splendor my which I had put on you [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh.
15 “Ke èɖo ŋu ɖe wò tugbedzedze ŋu, eye nèwɔ wò ŋkɔxɔxɔ ŋu dɔ hezu gbolo. Ènyoa dɔ me na ame sia ame si tsoa eme va yina, eye wò tugbedzedze zua etɔ.
And you trusted in beauty your and you acted as a prostitute on name your and you poured out prostitution your on every [one who] passed by to him let it belong.
16 Ètsɔ wò avɔ aɖewo wɔ nuxeƒewo, eye nèwɔa gbolo le afi ma. Nu siawo madzɔ, eye womava eme hafi o.
And you took some of clothes your and you made for yourself high places multicolored and you acted as a prostitute on them not coming and not it will be.
17 Ètsɔ nu dzeani siwo mena wò, nu siwo wotsɔ nye sika kple klosalo wɔe la wɔ ŋutsulegbawo na ɖokuiwò, eye nèwɔ gbolo kpli wo.
And you took [the] articles of beauty your some of gold my and some of silver my which I had given to you and you made for yourself images of a male and you acted as a prostitute with them.
18 Ètsɔ wò avɔ ŋɔŋɔewo tsyɔ na wo, eye nètsɔ nye ami kple dzudzɔʋeʋĩdonuwo ɖo woƒe ŋkume.
And you took [the] clothes of multicolored cloth your and you covered them and oil my and incense my (you put *Q(k)*) before them.
19 Kpe ɖe esiawo ŋu la, nuɖuɖu siwo mena wò, siwo nye wɔ memee, ami kple notsi abe wò nuɖuɖu ene la, ètsɔ wo ɖo woƒe ŋkume abe vɔsa ʋeʋĩ lilili ene. Esiae va eme. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.
And food my which I had given to you fine flour and oil and honey [which] I had given to eat you and you put it before them to an odor of soothing and it was [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh.
20 “Eye nètsɔ viŋutsu kple vinyɔnu siwo nèdzi nam la sa nuɖuvɔ na legbawo. Wò gbolowɔwɔ ɖeɖe mesɔ gbɔ oa?
And you took sons your and daughters your whom you had borne to me and you sacrificed them to them to devour ¿ little (from prostitution your. *Q(K)*)
21 Èwu vinyewo, eye nètsɔ wo sa vɔe na legbawo.
And you slaughtered children my and you gave them when made pass through them to them.
22 Le wò ŋunyɔnuwo katã kple gbolowɔwɔ me la, mèɖo ŋku wò ɖetugbimeŋkekewo dzi, esime nènɔ amama kple ƒuƒlu, eye nènɔ afɔ dam le wò ʋu me la dzi o.
And with all abominations your and prostitution your not (you remembered *Q(k)*) [the] days of youth your when were you nakedness and bareness kicking about in blood your you were.
23 “Babaa! Babaa na wò! Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe. Kpe ɖe wò ŋutasẽnu bubuwo katã ŋuti la,
And it was after all wickedness your woe! woe! to you [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh.
24 ètu trɔ̃xɔ gãwo ɖe ablɔ gãwo me na ɖokuiwò kple nuxeƒe ɖe ƒuƒoƒe ɖe sia ɖe.
And you built for yourself a mound and you made for yourself a high place in every open place.
25 Ètu wò nuxeƒewo ɖe ablɔ ɖe sia ɖe ƒe seƒe, èɖi gbɔ̃ wò tugbedzedze to wò ŋutilãtsɔtsɔ na ame sia ame si va yina to gbolowɔwɔ vivivo me.
To every head of a road you built high place your and you made abominable beauty your and you opened wide feet your for every [one who] passed by and you increased (prostitution your. *Q(K)*)
26 Èwɔ gbolo kple Egiptetɔwo, wò aƒelika gbegblẽwo, eye nèdo dɔmedzoe nam kple wò gbolowɔwɔ si le edzi yim wu tsã.
And you acted as a prostitute to [the] people of Egypt neighbors your becoming great of flesh and you increased prostitution your to provoke to anger me.
27 Ale mekɔ nye alɔ dzi ɖe ŋuwò, eye meɖe wò anyigba ƒe lolome dzi kpɔtɔ. Metsɔ wò de asi na wò futɔwo ƒe ŋukeklẽ, Filistitɔwo ƒe nyɔnuviwo, ame siwo wò ŋukpenanuwɔnawo wɔ nuku na.
And there! I stretched out hand my on you and I diminished allotment your and I gave you in [the] will of [those who] hate you [the] daughters of [the] Philistines who were ashamed from conduct your licentiousness.
28 Èwɔ gbolo kple Asiriatɔwo hã, elabena dzodzro mevɔ le mewò o, eye le esia megbe gɔ̃ hã la, meɖi kɔ na wò o.
And you acted as a prostitute to [the] people of Assyria from not satiety your and you acted as a prostitute with them and also not you were satisfied.
29 Ale nèyi gbolowɔwɔ dzi wu, eye wòlɔ asitsalawo ƒe anyigba, Babilonia ɖe eme. Ke esia gɔ̃ hã meɖi kɔ na wò o.”
And you increased prostitution your to a land of merchant[s] Chaldea towards and also by this not you were satisfied.
30 Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔ be, “Aleke ɖokuidzimaɖumaɖu xɔ mewò ale, esime nèwɔ esiawo katã abe gbolo dzimesesẽtɔ ene!
How! hot [is] anger your [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh when do you all these [things] [the] deed[s] of a woman a prostitute imperious.
31 Esi nètu wo trɔ̃xɔwo ɖe ablɔ ɖe sia ɖe nu, eye nèɖo wò nuxeƒe kɔkɔwo ɖe ƒuƒoƒe ɖe sia ɖe la, mèɖi gbolo aɖeke o, elabena èdo vlo gbologaxɔxɔ.
When built you mound your at [the] head of every road and high place your (you made *Q(k)*) in every open place and not (you were *Q(k)*) like prostitute to scorn [the] hire of a prostitute.
32 “Wò, srɔ̃nyɔnu, ahasitɔ! Amedzrowo dzea ŋuwò wu srɔ̃wò!
O wife adulterous [who] in place of husband her she takes strangers.
33 Gbolo ɖe sia ɖe xɔa ga, gake wò ya ènaa nu ŋutsu siwo nèwɔa gbolo kplii la katã, ènaa zãnu wo ale be woatso afi sia afi ava wɔ ahasi kpli wò.
To all prostitutes men give a gift and you you have given gift your to all lovers your and you have bribed them to come to you from round about by prostitution your.
34 Ale le wò gbolowɔwɔ me la, mèle abe ame bubuawo ene o: ŋutsu aɖeke metia yowòme o. Mèle abe gbolo bubuawo ene o, elabena wò ya èxea fe na ŋutsuawo, eye ŋutsuawo menaa naneke wò o.
And it was in you contrariness from the women in prostitution your and after you not it was approached for prostitution and because gave you [the] hire of a prostitute and [the] hire of a prostitute not it was given to you and you became contrariness.
35 “Eya ta wò gbolo, se Yehowa ƒe nya.
Therefore O prostitute hear [the] word of Yahweh.
36 Nya si Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye, ‘Esi nètsɔ wò kesinɔnuwo na la, èna ŋutsuwo kpɔ wò amame le wò gbolowɔwɔ me, eye le wò ŋukpenalegbawo katã ta kple esi nètsɔ viwòwo ƒe ʋu na wo ta la,
Thus he says [the] Lord Yahweh because was poured out lust your and it was uncovered nakedness your in prostitution your with lovers your and on all [the] idols of abominations your and according to [the] blood of children your which you gave to them.
37 mele ƒu ƒo ge wò ahiãviwo katã, ame siwo mia kpli wo mieɖu vivi kple esiwo nèlé fui siaa, maƒo ƒu wo ɖe ŋuwò tso teƒe siwo katã ƒo xlã wò. Maɖe amama wò le woƒe ŋkume, eye woakpɔ wò amama blibo la.
Therefore here I [am] about to gather all lovers your whom you were pleasing to them and all [those] whom you loved to all [those] whom you hated and I will gather them on you from round about and I will uncover nakedness your to them and they will see all nakedness your.
38 Mana nyɔnu ahasitɔwo kple esiwo kɔa ʋu ɖi la ƒe tohehe nava dziwò. Mana nye dziku ƒe hlɔ̃biabia ɖe ʋu ta kple nye ŋuʋaʋã ƒe dɔmedzoe nava dziwò.
And I will judge you judgments of adulteresses and [women who] shed blood and I will put on you blood of rage and jealousy.
39 Ekema matsɔ wò ade asi na wò ahiãviawo, eye woagbã wò trɔ̃xɔwo kple nuxeƒe kɔkɔwo. Woaɖe wò awuwo le ŋuwò, woaxɔ wò sikanu dzeaniwo, eye woagblẽ wò ɖi nànɔ amama, anɔ ƒuƒlu.
And I will give you in hand their and they will tear down mound your and they will be broken down high places your and they will strip off you clothes your and they will take [the] articles of beauty your and they will leave you nakedness and bareness.
40 Woana ame aɖewo natso ɖe ŋuwò. Ame siawo aƒu kpe wò, eye woafli wò kple woƒe yiwo.
And they will bring up on you a company and they will stone you with stone[s] and they will cut to pieces you with swords their.
41 Woatɔ dzo wò aƒewo, eye woahe to na wò le nyɔnu geɖewo ŋkume. Matsi wò gbolowɔwɔ nu, eye màgaxe fe na wò ahiãviwo o.
And they will burn houses your with fire and they will bring about on you judgments to [the] eyes of women many and I will cause to cease you from a prostitute and also [the] hire of a prostitute not you will give again.
42 Ekema nye dziku ɖe ŋuwò nu abɔbɔ, eye nye ŋuʋaʋã ƒe dɔmedzoe aɖe ɖa le ŋuwò. Manɔ anyi bɔkɔɔ: nyemagado dɔmedzoe o.’
And I will give rest to rage my on you and it will turn aside jealousy my from you and I will be at peace and not I will be angry again.
43 “Esi mèɖo ŋku wò ɖetugbimeŋkekewo dzi o, ke boŋ nètsɔ nu siawo do dziku nam ta la, mahe nu siwo nèwɔ la va wò ta dzi kokoko. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe. Ɖe mètsɔ ŋukpenanuwɔwɔ kpe ɖe wò ŋunyɔnuwɔwɔwo ŋu oa?
Because that not (you remembered *Q(k)*) [the] days of youth your and you were enraged to me in all these [things] and also I there! conduct your - on [the] head I will requite [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh and not (did you do? *Q(k)*) the licentiousness to all abominations your.
44 “Ame sia ame si doa lo la, ado lo sia tso ŋuwò, ‘Ale si vinɔ le la, nenemae via nyɔnu hã nɔna.’
There! every [one who] speaks a proverb on you he will speak a proverb saying [is] like mother her daughter her.
45 Vavã ènye dawò, ame si do vlo srɔ̃a kple viawo la ƒe vinyɔnu, eye vavã, ènye nɔvinyɔnu na nɔviwò nyɔnuwo, ame siwo do vlo wo srɔ̃ŋutsuwo kple wo viwo. Dawò nye Hititɔ, eye fofowò nye Amoritɔ.
[are] [the] daughter of Mother your you [who] loathed husband her and children her and [are] [the] sister of sister your you who they loathed husbands their and children their mother your [was] a Hittite and father your [was] an Amorite.
46 Nɔviwò nyɔnu tsitsitɔe nye Samaria, ame si nɔ wò anyiehe gome kple via nyɔnuwo. Nɔviwò nyɔnu ɖevitɔ, ame si nɔ miaƒe dziehe lɔƒo kple via nyɔnuwo la nye Sodom.
And sister your old [was] Samaria she and daughters her who dwelt on north your and sister your young more than you who dwelt from south your [was] Sodom and daughters her.
47 Mienɔ agbe abe woawo ene ɖeɖe ko o, eye miewɔ woƒe ŋukpenanuwo hã ko o, ke boŋ le miaƒe wɔnawo katã me la, èwɔ nu vlowo wu woawo gɔ̃ hã.
And not in ways their did you walk? and in abominations their (did you do? *Q(k)*) like a little only and you behaved corruptly more than them in all ways your.
48 Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔ be, ‘Zi ale si mele agbe la, nɔviwò nyɔnu Sodom kple via nyɔnuwo mewɔ nu si wò kple viwò nyɔnuwo miewɔ o.’
[by] [the] life Of me [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh if she did Sodom sister your she and daughters her just as you have done you and daughters your.
49 “Kpɔ ɖa, nɔviwò nyɔnu, Sodom ƒe nu vɔ̃e nye, eya kple via nyɔnuwo dana, ɖua nutsu, naneke mekaa wo o. Womekpena ɖe ame dahewo kple hiãtɔwo ŋu o.
Here! this it was [the] iniquity of Sodom sister your pride surfeit of food and ease of quietness it belonged to her and to daughters her and [the] hand of [the] poor and [the] needy not she strengthened.
50 Ale wodo wo ɖokuiwo ɖe dzi, eye wowɔ ŋukpenanuwo le nye ŋkume. Eya ta meɖe wo ɖa abe ale si miekpɔe ene.
And they were haughty and they did abomination before me and I removed them just when I saw.
51 Samaria mewɔ nu vɔ̃ siwo nèwɔ la ƒe afã o. Èwɔ ŋukpenanuwo wu woawo, eye miena mia nɔvinyɔnuwo dze ame dzɔdzɔewo to nu siwo katã nèwɔ la me.
And Samaria according to [the] half of sins your not it sinned and you have increased abominations your more than them and you have made appear righteous (sisters your *Q(K)*) by all abominations your which (you have done. *Q(k)*)
52 Eya ta de ta wò ŋukpe te, elabena ètso afia na nɔviwò nyɔnuawo. Esi wò nu vɔ̃wo vɔ̃ɖi wu woawo tɔ ta la, wodze ame dzɔdzɔewo wu wò.
Also you - bear disgrace your that you have mediated for sister your by sins your which you have acted abominably more than them they are righteous more than you and also you be ashamed and bear disgrace your because have made appear righteous you sisters your.
53 “‘Ke magaɖo Sodom kple via nyɔnu ƒe dzɔgbenyui te, kpe ɖe Samaria kple via nyɔnuwo tɔ kple wò ŋutɔ tɔ hã ŋu,
And I will turn back captivity their ([the] captivity of *Q(k)*) Sodom and daughters her and ([the] captivity of *Q(k)*) Samaria and daughters her (and [the] captivity of *Q(k)*) captivities your in midst of them.
54 ale be nàtsɔ wo vlodoame, eye ŋu nakpe wò le nu siwo katã nèwɔ hena akɔfafa na wo ta.
So that you may bear disgrace your and you will be ashamed from all that you have done when comfort you them.
55 Eye nɔviwò nyɔnuwo, Sodom kple via nyɔnuwo kple Samaria kple via nyɔnuwo woagatrɔ azu nu siwo wonye tsã, eye wò kple viwòwo hã miagatrɔ azu nu siwo mienye kpɔ.
And sisters your Sodom and daughters her they will return to former state their and Samaria and daughters her they will return to former state their and you and daughters your you will return to former state your.
56 Màyɔ nɔviwò nyɔnu Sodom ƒe ŋkɔ le wò dadaɣi,
And not did she become? Sodom sister your a mention in mouth your in [the] day of pride your.
57 hafi woava klo nu le wò vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi ŋu o. Azɔ la, èzu Edom ƒe vinyɔnuwo kple ame siwo ƒo xlã wo kple Filistitɔwo ƒe vinyɔnuwo ƒe vlodonu, ame siwo katã ƒo xlã wò, eye wodo vlo wò.
Before it was uncovered wickedness your like [the] time of [the] reproach of [the] daughters of Aram and all around it [the] daughters of [the] Philistines who despise you from round about.
58 Àde ta wò ŋukpenanuwɔnawo kple wò ŋunyɔnuwo ƒe yomedzenu te.’” Yehowae gblɔe.
Licentiousness your and abominations your you you will bear them [the] utterance of Yahweh.
59 “Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye si, ‘Matu nu kple wò abe ale si dze wò ene, elabena èdo vlo nye atam to nye nubabla tutu me.
That thus he says [the] Lord Yahweh (and I will deal with *Q(K)*) with you just as you have done [you] who you despised an oath by breaking a covenant.
60 Ke maɖo ŋku nubabla si mewɔ kpli wò le wò ɖetugbimeŋkekewo me la dzi, eye mawɔ nubabla mavɔ kple wò.
And I will remember I covenant my with you in [the] days of youth your and I will establish for you a covenant of perpetuity.
61 Ekema àɖo ŋku wò mɔwo dzi, eye ŋu akpe wò ne èkpɔ nɔviwò nyɔnu siwo tsi wu wò kple esiwo nètsi wu hã. Matsɔ wo ana wò abe viwò nyɔnuwo ene, gake menye ɖe nubabla si mewɔ kple wò la dzi o.
And you will remember ways your and you will be ashamed when receive you sisters your old more than you to young more than you and I will give them to you to daughters and not from covenant your.
62 Ale mabla nu kple wò, eye nànya be nyee nye Yehowa.
And I will establish I covenant my with you and you will know that I [am] Yahweh.
63 Ekema ne metsɔ nu vɔ̃ siwo katã nèwɔ ke wò la, àɖo ŋku edzi, eye ŋu akpe wò, màgake nu azɔ o le wò ŋukpe ta.’ Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.”
So that you may remember and you will be ashamed and not it will belong to you again an opening of a mouth because of disgrace your when make atonement I for you for all that you have done [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh.
