Hezekiel 4
1 “Azɔ la, ame vi, tsɔ anyikpe aɖe, dae ɖe wò ŋkume, eye nàta Yerusalem du la ɖe edzi.
And thou, sone of man, take to thee a tijl stoon; and thou schalt sette it bifore thee, and thou schalt discriue ther ynne the citee of Jerusalem.
2 Na ameawo naɖe to ɖee; tu nu siwo woatsɔ aɖe to ɖee la ɖe eŋu. Tu xɔ tsralawo ɖe eŋu, eye nàtu gligbãnuwo aƒo xlãe.
And thou schalt ordeyne bisegyng ayenus that Jerusalem; and thou schalt bilde strengthis, and thou schalt bere togidere erthe, and thou shalt yyue oostis of batel ayens it, and thou schalt sette engynes in cumpas.
3 Emegbe la, nàtsɔ gagba awɔ gagli ɖe wò kple dua ƒe gliwo dome, eye nàdze ŋgɔe. Woaɖe to ɖee, eye nàxaxae ɖo. Esia anye dzesi aɖe na Israel ƒe aƒe la.
And take thou to thee an irone friynge panne; and thou schalt sette it in to an irone wal bitwixe thee and bitwixe the cite; and thou schalt sette stidfastli thi face to it, and it schal be in to bisegyng, and thou schalt cumpasse it; it is a signe to the hous of Israel.
4 “Ekema nàmlɔ wò miamekpa dzi, eye nàtsɔ Israel ƒe aƒe la ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ada ɖe ɖokuiwò dzi. Ele na wò be nàtsɔ woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ŋkeke ale si nàmlɔ wò miamekpa dzi.
And thou schalt slepe on thi left side, and thou schalt putte the wickidnessis of the hous of Israel on that side, in the noumbre of daies in which thou shalt slepe on that side, and thou schalt take the wickidnesse of hem.
5 Metsɔ ŋkekewo ƒe xexlẽme ma ke na wò abe woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ƒe ƒewo ƒe xexlẽme ene. Ale hena ŋkeke alafa etɔ̃ kple blaasieke la, àtsɔ Israel ƒe aƒe la ƒe nu vɔ̃wo.
Forsothe Y yaf to thee the yeeris of the wickidnesse of hem bi noumbre of daies, thre hundrid and nynti daies; and thou schalt bere the wickidnesse of the hous of Israel.
6 “Ne èwɔ esia vɔ la, nàgamlɔ anyi, azɔ ɖe wò ɖusimekpa dzi, eye nàtsɔ Yuda ƒe aƒe la ƒe nu vɔ̃wo. Metsɔ ŋkeke blaene na wò, ŋkeke ɖeka ɖe ƒe ɖeka nu.
And whanne thou hast fillid these thingis, thou schalt slepe the secounde tyme on thi riytside. And thou schalt take the wickidnesse of the hous of Juda bi fourti daies; Y yaf to thee a dai for a yeer, a dai sotheli for a yeer.
7 Trɔ wò mo ɖo ɖe toɖeɖe ɖe Yerusalem gbɔ. Mègatsɔ naneke tsyɔ abɔ o, eye nàgblɔ nya ɖi ɖe Yerusalem ŋu.
And thou schalt turne thi face to the biseging of Jerusalem; and thin arm schal be stretchid forth, and thou schalt profesie ayens it.
8 Mabla wò kple ka ale be màte ŋu atrɔ tso axa ɖeka dzi ayi evelia dzi o va se ɖe esime nàwu wò toɖeɖe ɖe du la ƒe ŋkekewo nu.
Lo! Y haue cumpassid thee with boondis, and thou schalt not turne thee fro thi side in `to other side, tille thou fille the daies of thi bisegyng.
9 “Tsɔ bli, lu, ayi, ƒo kple mɔlu dzra ɖo ɖe ze me, tsɔ wo nàƒo aboloe na ɖokuiwò, eye nàɖui le ŋkeke alafa etɔ̃ kple blaasieke siwo me nàmlɔ axadzi.
And take thou to thee wheete, and barli, and beenys, and tillis, and mylie, and vetchis; and thou schalt putte tho in to o vesselle. And thou schalt make to thee looues for the noumbre of daies, bi whiche thou schalt slepe on thi side; bi three hundrid and nynti daies thou schalt ete it.
10 Da nuɖuɖu gram alafa eve blaatɔ̃ na ɖuɖu gbe sia gbe, eye nàɖui le ɣeyiɣi ɖoɖowo dzi.
Forsothe thi mete, which thou schalt ete, schal be in weiyte twenti staters in a dai; fro tyme til to tyme thou schalt ete it.
11 Kpe ɖe esia ŋu la, dzidze tsi hin ƒe mama adelia ƒe ɖeka, eye nànoe le ɣeyiɣi ɖoɖowo dzi.
And thou schalt drynke watir in mesure, the sixte part of hyn; fro tyme til to tyme thou schalt drynke it.
12 Ɖu nu la abe lubolo ene. Mee le ameawo ƒe ŋkume le dzo si wodo kple amegbetɔ ƒe afɔdzi la dzi.”
And thou schalt ete it as barli breed bakun vndur the aischis; and with `a toord that goith out of a man thou schalt hile, it bifore the iyen of hem.
13 Yehowa gblɔ be, “Ale Israelviwo aɖu nu makɔmakɔ le dukɔwo dome, afi si manya wo aɖo ɖo.”
The Lord seith these thingis, So the sones of Israel schulen ete her breed defoulid among hethene men, to whiche Y schal caste hem out.
14 Tete megblɔ be, “Ao, Yehowa, nyemegblẽ kɔ ɖo na ɖokuinye kpɔ haɖe o. Tso nye ɖekakpuime va se ɖe fifia la, nyemeɖu nu kuku aɖeke alo lã si lã wɔadãwo vuvu la kpɔ o. Lã makɔmakɔ aɖeke mege ɖe nye nu me kpɔ o.”
And Y seide, A! A! A! Lord God, lo! my soule is not defoulid, and fro my yong childhed til to now Y eet not a thing deed bi it silf, and to-rent of beestis; and al vnclene fleisch entride not in to my mouth.
15 Egblɔ nam be, “Enyo ŋutɔ; mana nàme wò abolo le dzo si wodo kple nyi ƒe afɔdzi la dzi ɖe esi wodo kple amegbetɔ ƒe afɔdzi teƒe.”
And he seide to me, Lo! Y haue youe to thee the dung of oxis for mennus toordis; and thou schalt make thi breed with it.
16 Emegbe la, egblɔ nam be, “Ame vi, mana be nuɖuɖu magaɖo Yerusalem o. Amewo aɖu nu si woama na wo le dzitsitsi me, eye woano tsi si woadzidze ama na wo le dziɖeleameƒo me,
And he seide to me, Sone of man, lo! Y schal al to-breke the staf of breed in Jerusalem, and thei schulen ete her breed in weiyte and in bisynesse, and thei schulen drynke water in mesure and in angwisch;
17 elabena nuɖuɖu kple tsi magabɔ o. Ne wokpɔ wo nɔewo la, woƒe nu aku, eye woatsrɔ̃ le woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta.”
that whanne breed and watir failen, eche man falle doun to his brother, and thei faile in her wickidnessis.
