Hezekiel 22
1 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2 “Ame vi, àdrɔ̃ ʋɔnuia? Àdrɔ ʋɔnu ʋukɔkɔɖi ƒe dua? Ekema tsɔ eƒe ŋukpenanuwɔnawo ɖo eƒe ŋkume,
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? Yea, cause her to know all her abominations,
3 eye nàgblɔ be, ‘Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: Du si he tsɔtsrɔ̃ va eɖokui dzi to ʋukɔkɔɖi le eƒe amewo dome, eye wòdo gu eɖokui to aklamakpakpɛwo wɔwɔ na eɖokui me.
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A city that sheddeth blood in her midst, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
4 Èɖi fɔ le ʋu si nèkɔ ɖi ta, eye nègblẽ kɔ ɖo na ɖokuiwò le aklamakpakpɛ siwo nèwɔ la ta. Èhe nuwuwu na wò ŋkekewo vɛ, eye wò ƒewo ƒe nuwuwu va ɖo. Eya ta mawɔ wò nàzu fewuɖunu na dukɔwo kple alɔmeɖenu na anyigbawo katã.
Thou art become guilty by thy blood which thou hast shed, and hast defiled thyself with thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking unto all countries.
5 Kpuiƒetɔwo kple didiƒetɔwo siaa aɖu fewu le ŋuwò. O! Du maxɔŋkɔ, si yɔ fũu kple ʋunyaʋunya.
Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, who art infamous [and] full of tumult.
6 “‘Kpɔ ale si Israel dziɖula ɖe sia ɖe si le mewò la wɔa eƒe ŋusẽ ŋu dɔ be yeakɔ ʋu ɖi la ɖa.
Behold, the princes of Israel have been in thee to shed blood, each according to his power.
7 Le mewò la, wodoa vlo fofo kple dada, le mewò la, wotea amedzrowo ɖe to, eye wosẽa ŋuta le tsyɔ̃eviwo kple ahosiwo ŋuti.
In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
8 Miedo vlo nye nu kɔkɔewo, eye miegblẽ kɔ ɖo na nye Dzudzɔgbewo.
Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
9 Le mewò la, ameŋugblẽlawo li, siwo dina vevie be yewoakɔ ʋu ɖi. Le mewò la, amewo li, siwo ɖua nu le nuxeƒewo, le towo dzi, eye wowɔa ŋukpenanuwo.
In thee there have been slanderous men to shed blood; and in thee have they eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness;
10 Le mewò la, ame siwo doa vlo wo fofowo ƒe aba kple ame siwo dɔna kple nyɔnu siwo kpɔ dzinu, eye wo ŋuti mekɔ o la le.
in thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her separation.
11 Le mewò la, ŋutsu aɖe wɔ ŋukpenanu kple nɔvia ŋutsu aɖe srɔ̃, ŋutsu bubu dɔ eya ŋutɔ via ŋutsu srɔ̃ gbɔ, eye bubu dɔ eya ŋutɔ nɔvia nyɔnu gbɔ, ame si nye eya ŋutɔ fofovia nyɔnu.
And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
12 Le mewò la, amewo xɔa zãnu be yewoakɔ ʋu ɖi. Woxɔa awɔbanu kple deme kɔkɔwo, eye wokpɔa viɖe madzemadze to wo nɔviwo baba me. Eye mieŋlɔm be. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
13 “‘Maƒo asikpe kplokplokpo kokoko le viɖe madzɔmadzɔ si miekpɔ kple ʋu si miekɔ ɖi le mia dome la ta.
And behold, I have smitten mine hand at thine overreaching which thou hast done, and at thy bloodshed which hath been in the midst of thee.
14 Ɖe dzi anɔ mia ƒo alo miaƒe asiwo asẽ ŋu le ŋkeke si matu nu kple mi la dzia? Nye, Yehowae ƒo nu, eye mawɔe hã.
Shall thy heart endure, shall thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I Jehovah have spoken, and will do [it].
15 Makaka mi ɖe dukɔwo dome kple anyigbawo dzi, eye matsi miaƒe makɔmakɔnyenye nu.
And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
16 Ne wodo gu mi le dukɔwo ƒe ŋkume la, mianya be nyee nye Yehowa.’”
And thou shalt be polluted through thyself in the sight of the nations, and thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah.
17 Tete Aƒetɔ Yehowa ƒe nya va nam.
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
18 “Ame vi, Israel ƒe aƒe blibo la zu aŋɔka nam; wo katã wonye akɔbli, gaɣi, gayibɔ kple tsumi si susɔ ɖe kpodzo me. Wole ko abe klosaloŋuka ene.
Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: they are all copper, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dross of silver.
19 Eya ta ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: ‘Esi mi katã miezu aŋɔka ta la, maƒo ƒu mi ayi Yerusalem.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye are all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
20 Abe ale si amewo ƒoa ƒu klosalo, akɔbli, gayibɔ, tsumi kple gaɣi dea kpodzo me be woalolõ wo ene la, nenema maƒo mia nu ƒu le nye dɔmedzoe kple dziku me, eye mada mi ɖe du gã la me, alolõ mi.
[As] they gather silver, and copper, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it, so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will lay you on and melt you.
21 Maƒo ƒu mia nu, eye matrɔ nye dɔmedzoe ƒe dzo akɔ ɖe mia dzi, eye woalolõ mi.
Yea, I will collect you, and blow upon you the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
22 Abe ale si wololõa klosalo le kpodzo me ene la, nenema woalolõ mi le emee, eye mianya be nye, Yehowae trɔ nye dɔmedzoe kɔ ɖe mia dzi.’”
As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I Jehovah have poured out my fury upon you.
23 Yehowa ƒe nya gava nam be,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
24 “Ame vi, gblɔ na anyigba la be, ‘Ènye anyigba aɖe si dzi tsi alo agbafie medza ɖo le dzikuŋkeke la dzi o.’
Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
25 Eƒe fiaviŋutsuwo bla nu le eme abe dzata si le gbe ɖem hele nu si wòlé la vuvum ene; wovuvua ame, tsɔa kesinɔnuwo kple nu xɔasiwo, eye wonana nyɔnu geɖewo zua ahosiwo le eme.
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst of her like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they devour souls; they take away treasure and precious things; they increase her widows in the midst of her;
26 Eƒe nunɔlawo wɔa nu tovo ɖe nye se la ŋu, eye wodoa gu nye nu kɔkɔewo; womedea vovototo nye nu kɔkɔewo kple nu gbɔlowo dome o; wofiana be, vovototo aɖeke mele nu siwo dza kple nu siwo medza o la dome o. Woŋea aɖaba ƒua nye Dzudzɔgbe la ƒe ɖoɖowo dzi, ale wogblẽa kɔ ɖo nam le wo dome.
her priests do violence to my law, and profane my holy things: they put no difference between the holy and profane, neither do they make known [the difference] between the unclean and the clean, and they hide their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
27 Woƒe amegãwo le abe amegaxiwo ene le eme, eye wovuvua nu siwo wolé. Wokɔa ʋu ɖi, eye wowua amewo be woawɔ viɖe madzɔmadzɔwo.
Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
28 Woƒe nyagblɔɖilawo siaa akalo ɖe nu ŋu na wo to aʋatsoŋutegawo me, eye wogblɔa alakpanyawo na wo be, ‘Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi.’ Le esime wònye Aƒetɔ la meƒo nu o hafi.
And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered [mortar], seeing vanity and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah! and Jehovah hath not spoken.
29 Anyigba la dzi nɔlawo baa ame, eye wodaa adzo; wotea ame dahewo kple hiãtɔwo ɖe anyi, wowɔa nu madzɔmadzɔwo ɖe amedzrowo ŋu, eye womedrɔ̃a nya dzɔdzɔe na wo o.
The people of the land use oppression and practise robbery; and they vex the poor and needy, and oppress the stranger wrongfully.
30 “Medi ame aɖe le wo dome, ame si atu gli la, eye wòatsi tsitre ɖe nye ŋkume le gbadzaƒe le ameawo teƒe, ale be nyemagblẽ nu o, gake nyemekpɔ ame aɖeke o.
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the fence, and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
31 Eya ta matrɔ nye dziku akɔ ɖe wo dzi, mabi wo kple nye dɔmedzoe, eye mahe nu siwo katã wowɔ la va da ɖe woƒe ta dzi. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.”
And I will pour out mine indignation upon them; I will consume them in the fire of my wrath: their own way will I recompense upon their head, saith the Lord Jehovah.
