Hezekiel 24
1 Le ƒe asiekelia ƒe ɣleti ewolia ƒe ŋkeke ewolia gbe la, Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, saying,
2 “Ame vi, ŋlɔ ŋkeke sia, ŋkeke sia tututu da ɖi, elabena Babilonia fia ɖe to ɖe Yerusalem le ŋkeke sia tututu dzi.
'Son of man, write for thee the name of the day — this self-same day leaned hath the king of Babylon toward Jerusalem in this self-same day —
3 Do lo aɖe na ƒome dzeaglã la me tɔwo, eye nàgblɔ na wo be, ‘Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye si.’ “Tsɔ nuɖaze la ɖo dzo dzi, tsɔe ɖo dzo dzi, eye nàku tsi ɖe eme.
and use unto the rebellious house a simile, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To set on the pot, to set [it] on, and also to pour into it water,
4 Tsɔ lã la de ze la me. Tsɔ eƒe akpa xɔasitɔwo, lãkɔ nyuitɔwo katã kpe ɖe ata kple abɔgba ŋuti. Na be ze la nayɔ fũu kple lã la ƒe akpa siawo ƒe ƒu nyuitɔwo.
To gather its pieces unto it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, the choice of the bones to fill in.
5 Tsɔ wò lã nyuitɔ tso lãha la me, eye nàde nake ete hena ƒuawo ɖaɖa. Na tsi la nafie, eye nàɖa ƒuawo le eme.
The choice of the flock to take, And also to pile of the bones under it, Boil it thoroughly, yea, cook its bones in its midst.
6 “Elabena aleae Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye si. “Babaa na hlɔ̃dodu la, babaa na nuɖaze si lé ɣebia, eye ɣebialéle maɖe ɖa le eŋu o! Ɖe lãkɔawo ɖeka ɖeka le ze la me, gake mègadzidze nu ɖe wo dzi o.
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe [to] the city of blood, A pot whose scum [is] in it, And its scum hath not come out of it, By piece of it, by piece of it bring it out, Not fallen on it hath a lot.
7 “Elabena ʋu si wòkɔ ɖi la le edome. Ekɔe ɖe agakpe ƒuƒlu dzi, mekɔe ɖe anyigba dzi, afi si ʋuʋudedi atsyɔ edzi le o.
For her blood in her midst hath been, On a clear place of a rock she hath set it, She hath not poured it on the earth, To cover it over with dust.
8 Be nye dziku nafla, eye mabia hlɔ̃ ta la, mekɔ eƒe ʋu ɖe agakpe ƒuƒlu dzi, ale be ʋuʋudedi matsyɔ edzi o.
To cause fury to come up to take vengeance, I have put her blood on a clear place of a rock — not to be covered.
9 “Eya ta ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye si, “Babaa na du si me ʋukɔkɔɖi le. Nye hã mali kɔ nake wòakɔ.
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe [to] the city of blood, yea, I — I make great the pile.
10 Eya ta fɔ nake da ɖe nakekɔ la dzi, eye nàdo dzo. Ɖa lã la nyuie, nàde detsiƒonu ʋeʋĩwo eme, eye nàna ƒuawo nafia.
Make abundant the wood, Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, And make the compound, And let the bones be burnt.
11 Ekema nàtsɔ ze ƒuƒlu la da ɖe dzokawo dzi va se ɖe esime wòaxɔ dzo nyuie, eye eƒe akɔbli naklẽ, ale be eƒe nu makɔmakɔwo nalolo, eye etenuwo nafia.
And cause it to stand on its coals empty, So that its brass is hot and burning, Melted hath been in its midst its uncleanness, Consumed is its scum.
12 Ena agbagbadzedzewo katã zu dzodzro; womeɖe nu siwo ɖo aƒa titri ɖe ete la ɖa kple dzo gɔ̃ hã o.
[With] sorrows she hath wearied herself, And the abundance of her scum goeth not out of her, In the fire [is] her scum.
13 “‘Azɔ la, wò nu makɔmakɔe nye ŋukpenanuwɔwɔ. Esi medze agbagba be makɔ ŋuwò, ke esi mèna be woakɔ ŋuwò le wò makɔmakɔnyenye me o ta la, màgakɔ azɔ o va se ɖe esime nye dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ ɖe ŋuwò nu nabɔbɔ.
In thine uncleanness [is] wickedness, Because I have cleansed thee, And thou hast not been cleansed, From thine uncleanness thou art not cleansed again, Till I have caused My fury to rest on thee.
14 “‘Nye Yehowae ƒo nu. Ɣeyiɣi la ɖo be mawɔ edzi. Nyematɔ o, eye nyemakpɔ nublanui loo alo adzudzɔ nu si meɖo la wɔwɔ o. Woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wò le wò nɔnɔme kple wɔnawo nu. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.’”
I, Jehovah, hath spoken, It hath come, and I have done [it], I do not free, nor do I spare, nor do I repent, According to thy ways, and according to thine acts, they have judged thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'
15 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
16 “Ame vi, mele nu si doa dzidzɔ na wò ŋkuwo la ɖe ge ɖa kpata. Ke mègafa konyi alo afa avi loo alo ana wò aɖatsi nado o.
'Son of man, lo, I am taking from thee the desire of thine eyes by a stroke, and thou dost not mourn, nor weep, nor let thy tear come.
17 Ɖe hũu ɖɔɖɔɖɔ; mègafa ame kukuwo o. Sa wò tablanu sesĩe, eye nàdo wò tokota; mègatsɔ nu bla wò glã loo alo nàɖu konyifalawo ƒe nuɖuɖu o.”
Cease to groan, [for] the dead thou dost make no mourning, thy bonnet bind on thee, and thy shoes thou dost put on thy feet, and thou dost not cover over the upper lip, and bread of men thou dost not eat.'
18 Ale meƒo nu na ameawo le ŋdi me, eye le fiẽ me la, srɔ̃nye ku. Esi ŋu ke ŋdi la, mewɔ nu si Yehowa ɖo nam be mawɔ la.
And I speak unto the people in the morning, and my wife dieth in the evening, and I do in the morning as I have been commanded.
19 Ameawo biam be, “Màgblɔ nu si nu siawo awɔ kple mí la na mí oa?”
And the people say unto me, 'Dost thou not declare to us what these [are] to us, that thou art doing?'
20 Ale megblɔ na wo be, “Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
And I say unto them, 'A word of Jehovah hath been unto me, saying:
21 Gblɔ na Israel ƒe aƒe la be, ‘Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye si. Mele kɔ gblẽ ge ɖo na nye kɔkɔeƒe la, ŋusẽteƒe si dzi miedana ɖo, teƒe si doa dzidzɔ na miaƒe ŋkuwo kple teƒe si mielɔ̃. Viŋutsu kple vinyɔnu siwo miegble ɖi la atsi yinu
Say to the house of Israel: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am polluting My sanctuary, The excellency of your strength, The desire of your eyes, and the pitied of your soul, And your sons and your daughters whom ye have left, by sword they do fall.
22 Miawɔ nu si mewɔ. Miatsɔ nu abla glã loo alo aɖu konyifalawo ƒe nuɖuɖu o.
And ye have done as I have done, On the upper lip ye are not covered, And bread of men ye do not eat.
23 Mina miaƒe tablanu nanɔ ta na mi, eye miaƒe tokota nanɔ afɔ na mi; miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta, eye miaɖe hũu le mia ɖokuiwo dome.
And your bonnets [are] on your heads, And your shoes [are] on your feet, Ye do not mourn nor do ye weep, And ye have wasted away for your iniquities, And ye have howled one unto another.
24 Hezekiel anye kpɔɖeŋu na mi. Miawɔ nu abe ale si wòwɔ tututu la ene. Ne esia va eme la, mianya be nyee nye Aƒetɔ Yehowa.’
And Ezekiel hath been to you for a type, According to all that he hath done ye do; In its coming in — ye have known that I [am] the Lord Jehovah.
25 “Eye wò, Ame vi, gbe si gbe maɖe woƒe sitsoƒe, woƒe dzidzɔ kple ŋutikɔkɔe, nu si nya kpɔna na woƒe ŋkuwo, woƒe dzi ƒe didi, wo viŋutsuwo kple vinyɔnuwo ɖa la,
And thou, son of man, Is it not in the day of My taking from them their strength, The joy of their beauty, the desire of their eyes, And the song of their soul, Their sons and their daughters?
26 gbe ma gbe la, sisila aɖe ava be yeaka nyadzɔdzɔ la ta na wò.
In that day come doth the escaped one to thee. To cause the ears to hear.
27 Ɣe ma ɣi me la, woaʋu nu na wò, wò kple sisila la miaƒo nu, màgazi ɖoɖoe o. Ale ànye kpɔɖeŋu na wo, eye woanya be nyee nye Yehowa.”
In that day opened is thy mouth with the escaped, And thou speakest, and art not silent any more, And thou hast been to them for a type. And they have known that I [am] Jehovah.'
