Hezekiel 36

1 “Ame vi, gblɔ nya ɖi ɖe Israel towo ŋu, eye nàgblɔ be, ‘O! Israel towo, mise Yehowa ƒe nya.

And thou, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say to the mountains of Israel, Hear ye the word of the Lord:

2 Aƒetɔ Yehowa be, futɔ la gblɔ tso ŋuwò be, “Ahã! Gbe aɖe gbe ƒe towo zu mía tɔ.”’

Thus saith the Lord God; Because the enemy has said against you, Aha, the old waste places are become a possession for us:

3 Eya ta gblɔ nya ɖi be, ‘Nya si Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye be, esi wogblẽ mi, eye woɖe aɖutame ɖe mia ŋu le goawo katã me be miazu dukɔ mamlɛawo tɔ kple woƒe alɔmeɖenu kple ɖiŋudonu ta la,

therefore prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have been dishonoured, and hated by those round about you, that ye might be a possession to the remainder of the nations, and ye became a by-word, and a reproach to the nations:

4 eya ta, O! Israel towo, mise Aƒetɔ Yehowa ƒe nyawo. Nya si Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔ na towo kple togbɛwo, gbadzaƒewo kple balimewo, gbegbewo kple aƒedo duwo, teƒe siwo dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã mi ha, eye wodo vlo mi la,’

therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord to the mountains, and to the hills, and to the streams, and to the valleys, and to [the places] that have been made desolate and destroyed, and to the cities that have been deserted, and have become a spoil and a trampling to the nations that were left round about;

5 Aƒetɔ Yehowa be, ‘Metsɔ nye ŋuʋaʋã ƒe dzo bibi ƒo nu ɖe dukɔ mamlɛawo kple Edom ŋu, elabena wotsɔ dzidzɔ kple ta me vɔ̃ ɖoɖo wɔ nye anyigba wo tɔe, ale be woaha eƒe lãnyiƒewo.

therefore, thus saith the Lord; Verily in the fire of my wrath have I spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Idumea, because they have appropriated my land to themselves for a possession with joy, disregarding the lives [of the inhabitants], to destroy [it] by plunder:

6 Eya ta gblɔ nya ɖi tso Israelnyigba ŋuti, eye nàgblɔ na towo kple togbɛwo, gbadzaƒewo kple balimewo be, “Aƒetɔ Yehowa be, mele nu ƒom le nye ŋuʋaʋã ƒe dziku me, elabena miekpe fu le dukɔwo ƒe fewuɖuɖu me.

therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, and to the hills, and to the valleys, and to the forests, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my wrath, because ye have borne the reproaches of the heathen:

7 Eya ta aleae Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye si. Mekɔ nye asi dzi heka atam be woaɖu fewu le dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã mi la hã ŋu.”’

therefore I will lift up my hand against the nations that are round about you; they shall bear their reproach.

8 “Ke miawo, O! Israel towo, miatse ku geɖewo na nye dukɔ Israel, elabena woƒe gbɔgbɔɣi tu aƒe.

But your grapes and your fruits, O mountains of Israel, shall my people eat; for they are hoping to come.

9 Metsi dzi ɖe mia ŋu, eye makpɔ nublanui na mi. Woaŋlɔ mi, woaƒã nukuwo ɖe mia dzi,

For, behold, I am toward you, and I will have respect to you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:

10 eye mana amewo nasɔ gbɔ ɖe mia dzi, Israel ƒe aƒe blibo la gɔ̃ hã. Amewo anɔ duawo me, eye woagbugbɔ du gbagbãwo atu.

and I will multiply men upon you, [even] all the house of Israel to the end: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the desolate land shall be built upon.

11 Madzi amewo kple lãwo ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ ɖe edzi le mia dzi, woadzi, eye woasɔ gbɔ. Mana amewo nanɔ mia dzi abe tsã ene, eye nuwo anyo na mi wu tsã. Ekema mianya be, nyee nye Yehowa.

And I will multiply men and cattle upon you; and I will cause you to dwell as at the beginning, and will treat you well, as in your former [times]: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

12 Mana nye dukɔ, nye dukɔ, Israel, nazɔ le dziwò. Woaxɔ wò, eye nànye woƒe domenyinu; miagaxɔ wò viwo le wo si azɔ o.

And I will increase men upon you, [even] my people Israel; and they shall inherit you, and ye shall be to them for a possession; and ye shall no more be bereaved of them.

13 “Aleae Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, ‘Esi amewo gblɔna na mi be mieɖua amelã, eye mieɖea vi ɖa le miaƒe dukɔ ŋuti ta la,

Thus saith the Lord God: Because they said to thee, Thou [land] devourest men, and hast been bereaved of thy nation;

14 miagaɖu amelã azɔ o, eye miagatsrɔ̃ ɖeviwo na dukɔa azɔ o. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.

therefore thou shalt no more devour men, and thou shalt no more bereave thy nation, saith the Lord God.

15 Nyemagana miase dukɔwo ƒe fewuɖuɖu le mia ŋu o, eye dukɔwo magado vlo mi alo ana miaƒe dukɔ la nadze anyi o. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.’”

And there shall no more be heard against you the reproach of the nations, and ye shall no more bear the revilings of the peoples, saith the Lord God.

16 Aƒetɔ Yehowa ƒe nya gava nam be,

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

17 “Ame vi, esime Israelviwo nɔ woawo ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba dzi la, wodo gui to woƒe nɔnɔme kple wɔnawo me. Woƒe nɔnɔme le abe nyɔnu ƒe dzinukpɔkpɔ ene le nye ŋkume.

Son of man, the house of Israel dwelt upon their land, and defiled it by their way, and with their idols, and with their uncleannesses; and their way was before me like the uncleanness of a removed woman.

18 Eya ta metrɔ nye dziku kɔ ɖe wo dzi, elabena wokɔ ʋu ɖe anyigba la dzi, eye wogblẽ kɔ ɖo nɛ kple woƒe legbawo.

So I poured out my wrath upon them:

19 Mekaka wo ɖe dukɔwo dome, eye wokaka wo hlẽ ɖe anyigbawo dzi. Medrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo ɖe woƒe nɔnɔme kple wɔnawo nu.

and I dispersed them among the nations, and utterly scattered them through the countries: I judged them according to their way and according to their sin.

20 Eye afi sia afi si woyi le dukɔwo dome la, wodoa gu nye ŋkɔ kɔkɔe la, elabena wogblɔ tso wo ŋu be, ‘Ame siawo nye Yehowa ƒe amewo, ke ele na wo be woadzo le anyigba la dzi.’

And they went in among the nations, among which they went, and they profaned my holy name, while it was said of them, These are the people of the Lord, and they came forth out of his land.

21 Metsi dzi ɖe nye ŋkɔ kɔkɔe la ŋu, ŋkɔ si Israel ƒe aƒe la do gui le dukɔ siwo me woyi la ŋkume.”

But I spared them for the sake of my holy name, which the house of Israel profaned among the nations, among whom they went.

22 Eya ta gblɔ na Israel ƒe aƒe la be, ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, “O! Israel ƒe aƒe, menye miawo tae mele nu siawo wɔ ge o, ke nye ŋkɔ kɔkɔe si miedo gui le dukɔ siwo me mieyi la tae.

Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; I do not this, O house of Israel, for your sakes, but because of my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations, among whom ye went.

23 Mafia nye ŋkɔ gã la ƒe kɔkɔenyenye si wodo gui le dukɔwo dome, ŋkɔ si miedo gui le wo dome. Ekema dukɔawo anya be nyee nye Yehowa, Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe, ne mefia ɖokuinye kɔkɔe to mia dzi le woƒe ŋkume.

And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the nations, which ye profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord, when I am sanctified among you before their eyes.

24 “Elabena maɖe mi le dukɔawo dome, maƒo mia nu ƒu tso anyigbawo katã dzi, eye makplɔ mi ava miawo ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba dzi.

And I will take you out from the nations, and will gather you out of all the lands, and will bring you into your own land:

25 Mahlẽ tsi kɔkɔe ɖe mia ŋu, eye mia ŋuti akɔ. Makɔ mia ŋuti tso miaƒe makɔmakɔnyenye katã me, eye maɖe miaƒe legbawo katã ɖa le mia dome.

and I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be purged from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols, and I will cleanse you.

26 Mana dzi yeye mi, eye made gbɔgbɔ yeye mia me; maɖe miaƒe kpedzi ɖa le mia me, eye mana lãkusidzi mi.

And I will give you a new heart, and will put a new spirit in you: and I will take away the heart of stone out of your flesh, and will give you a heart of flesh.

27 Made nye Gbɔgbɔ mia me, mana miawɔ nye ɖoɖowo dzi, eye mialé nye seawo me ɖe asi.

And I will put my Spirit in you, and will cause you to walk in mine ordinances, and to keep my judgments, and do [them].

28 Mianɔ anyigba si metsɔ na mia tɔgbuiwo la dzi; mianye nye amewo, eye manye miaƒe Mawu.

And ye shall dwell upon the land which I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be to me a people, and I will be to you a God.

29 Maɖe mi tso miaƒe nu makɔmakɔwo katã me. Mana bli nasɔ gbɔ na mi, eye nyemana dɔwuame nava mia dzi o.

And I will save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and multiply it, and will not bring famine upon you.

30 Madzi atikutsetsewo kple miaƒe agblemenukuwo ɖe edzi, ale be miagaɖu ŋukpe le dukɔwo dome le dɔwuame ta o.

And I will multiply the fruit of the trees, and the produce of the field, that ye may not bear the reproach of famine among the nations.

31 Ekema miaɖo ŋku miaƒe mɔ vɔ̃wo kple miaƒe ŋutasẽnuwɔwɔwo dzi, eye miaƒe nu anyɔ ŋu na miawo ŋutɔ le miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo kple nuwɔna vlowo ta.

And ye shall remember your evil ways and your practices that were not good, and ye shall be hateful in your own sight for your transgressions and for your abominations.

32 Medi be mianya be nyemele nu siawo wɔm le mia ta o; Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe. Mina ŋu nakpe mi, eye miaɖi gbɔ̃ mia ɖokui le miaƒe wɔnawo ta, O! Israel ƒe aƒe.”

Not for your sakes do I [this], saith the Lord God, [as] it is known to you: be ye ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.

33 Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Le gbe si gbe maklɔ miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo katã ɖa le mia ŋuti la, mana amewo naganɔ miaƒe duwo me, eye woagbugbɔ gli gbagbãwo aɖo.

Thus saith the Lord God; In the day wherein I shall cleanse you from all your iniquities I will also cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste [places] shall be built upon:

34 Woade agble ɖe gbegbewo, eye womaganye gbegbe le emetsolawo ŋkume o.

and the desolate land shall be cultivated, whereas it was desolate in the eyes of every one that passed by.

35 Woagblɔ be anyigba si nye gbegbe tsã la, va ɖi Edenbɔ azɔ. Du siwo gbã, eye wozu aƒedo tsã la, woglã wo, eye amewo le wo me.

And they shall say, That desolate land is become like a garden of delight; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are inhabited.

36 Ekema dukɔ siwo susɔ ƒo xlã mi la anya be, nye Yehowae gbugbɔ du siwo wogbã la tu, eye medo nukuwo ɖe gbegbewo. Nye Yehowae gblɔe, eye mawɔe hã.”

And the nations, as many as shall have been left round about you, shall know that I the Lord have built the ruined [cities] and planted the waste [lands]: I the Lord have spoken, and will do [it].

37 “Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: ‘Magaɖo to Israel ƒe aƒe ƒe kokoƒoƒo, eye mawɔ nu sia na wo. Mana eƒe amewo nasɔ gbɔ abe alẽwo ene,

Thus saith the Lord God; Yet [for] this will I be sought by the house of Israel, to establish them; I will multiply them [even] men as sheep;

38 abe alẽ siwo woatsɔ asa vɔwoe le Yerusalem le ŋkekenyuiɖuɣiwo ene. Nenemae amewo ayɔ du siwo gbã la me. Ekema woanya be, nyee nye Yehowa.’”

as holy sheep, as the sheep of Jerusalem in her feasts; thus shall the desert cities be full of flocks of men: and they shall know that I [am] the Lord.