Yesaya 28
1 Baba na seƒoƒofiakuku ma si nye dada na Efraim ƒe ahanomunɔtɔwo. Baba na seƒoƒo yɔyrɔ la ƒe gãnyenye si wotsɔ ɖo atsyɔ̃ na balime si nyoa nuku. Baba na du ma si nye dada na ame siwo wain flu tagbɔ na!
Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious adornment, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine.
2 Kpɔ ɖa, ame si sesẽ, nye kalẽtɔ la le Aƒetɔ la si. Ava abe tsikpe ƒe dzadza kple ya si gblẽa nu la ene. Ava abe kelemetsi kple tsiɖɔɖɔ ene, be wòatsɔe aƒu gbe ɖe anyigba ŋusẽtɔe.
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail [and] a destroying tempest; as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, shall he cast down to the earth with might.
3 Seƒoƒotsihe ma si nye Efraim ƒe ahanomunɔtɔwo ƒe dada la, woafanyae ɖe afɔ te.
The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet;
4 Seƒoƒo yɔyrɔ ma si nye eƒe gãnyenye ƒe atsyɔ̃ si wòɖɔ na balime nyonuku la anɔ abe gbotsetse si ɖi do ŋgɔ na mamlɛawo la ene; esi ame aɖe kpɔe la, egbee kaba heɖu.
and the fading flower of his glorious adornment which is on the head of the fat valley shall be like an early fig before the summer: as soon as he that seeth it perceiveth it, scarcely is it in his hand, he swalloweth it down.
5 Gbe ma gbe la, Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, anye gãnyenye ƒe fiakuku kple seƒoƒotsihe si dzeani na eƒe ame mamlɛawo.
In that day will Jehovah of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the remnant of his people;
6 Anye afia nyui tsotso ƒe gbɔgbɔ anɔ ame si le ʋɔnu drɔ̃m la me. Anye ŋusẽ na agbonudzɔlawo le aʋaŋɔli.
and for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
7 Wain na ame siwo hã le mumum sɔgɔsɔgɔ, eye aha sesẽ na ame siwo le ya mum. Aha sesẽ na nunɔlawo kple nyagblɔɖilawo siwo le zɔzɔm sɔgɔsɔgɔ eye wain na wole movinu wɔm. Aha sesẽ na ame siwo le ya mum. Vodada le woƒe ŋutegakpɔkpɔ me, eye kpɔtsɔtsɔ le woƒe nyametsotso ŋu.
But these also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are they gone astray. The priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink; they are overpowered by wine, they are gone astray through strong drink; they have erred in vision, they have stumbled [in] judgment.
8 Woɖe xe ɖe kplɔ̃wo katã dzi kpe ɖo, eye teƒe aɖeke meli si womeɖe xe ɖo o.
For all tables are full of filthy vomit, so that there is no [more] place.
9 “Ame ka wòle didim be yeafia nue? Ame ka wòle eƒe gbedeasi la me ɖem na? Ɖevi siwo si woxɔ no le la loo alo vidzĩ siwo woɖe le no nua?
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the report? Them that are weaned from the milk, withdrawn from the breasts?
10 Ele ale; se ɖe se dzi, se ɖe se dzi. Ɖoɖo ɖe ɖoɖo dzi, ɖoɖo ɖe ɖoɖo dzi; afii ʋɛe, afi mɛ hã ʋɛe.”
For [it is] precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. ...
11 Ɖe sia ɖe nyo, Mawu aƒo nu kple dukɔ sia to nuyi kple aɖe tutɔwo dzi,
For with stammering lips and a strange tongue will he speak to this people;
12 ame si Mawu gblɔ na be, “Teƒe siae nye dzudzɔƒe eya ta na ame siwo ŋu ɖeɖi te la nadzudzɔ,” eye “Teƒe siae nye gbɔɖemeƒe”, gake womeɖo toe o.
to whom he said, This is the rest: cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing. But they would not hear.
13 Eya ta Yehowa ƒe nya na woe nye be se ɖe se dzi, se ɖe se dzi. Ɖoɖo ɖe ɖoɖo dzi, ɖoɖo ɖe ɖoɖo dzi, ale be woayi, eye woagbugbɔ ɖe megbe, adze anyi. Mixɔ abi, kamɔ neɖe mi, eye wonelé mi,
And the word of Jehovah was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little: that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
14 eya ta mise Yehowa ƒe nya, mi fewuɖula siwo le ame siawo dzi ɖum le Yerusalem.
Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Miegblɔna dadatɔe be, “Míeɖo nubabla me kple ku, eye míeɖo gbe ɖi kple yɔdo. Nenye be dɔvɔ̃ zɔ va yi la, maka asi mía ŋu o, elabena míetsɔ alakpa wɔ míaƒe sitsoƒee, eye míetsɔ beble wɔ míaƒe bebeƒee.” (Sheol h7585)
For ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol have we made an agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves. (Sheol h7585)
16 Ke ale Aƒetɔ Mawu gblɔe nye esi, “Kpɔ ɖa, mele gɔmeɖokpe aɖe ɖom ɖe Zion, kpe si wodo kpɔ. Dzogoedzikpe xɔasi si nye gɔmeɖokpe si maʋã o. Ame si ɖo ŋu ɖe eŋu la mavɔ̃ o.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I lay for foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation: he that trusteth shall not make haste.
17 Matsɔ afia nyui tsotso awɔ eƒe dzidzekae, eye dzɔdzɔenyenye anye eƒe nudanu, tsikpe akplɔ miaƒe sitsoƒe si nye alakpa la adzoe, eye tsi aɖɔ axɔ miaƒe bebeƒe.
And I will appoint judgment for a line, and righteousness for a plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
18 Woate fli ɖe nu si miebla kple ku la me, eye gbe si mieɖo ɖi kple yɔdo la madze edzi o. Ne dɔvɔ̃ zɔ va yi la, adze mi katã dzi, eye miaɖo baba. (Sheol h7585)
And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, ye shall be trodden down by it. (Sheol h7585)
19 Zi ale si nu wòva la, zi nenema ke wòakplɔ mi adzoe. Tso ŋdi yi ŋdi, le ŋkeke me kple zã me, ava ato mia dzi ayi.” Gbedeasi sia gɔmesese ɖeɖe ahe ŋɔdzi vɛ.
As it passeth through it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night; and it shall be terror only to understand the report.
20 Aba la le kpuie akpã, màte ŋu adra ɖe edzi o. Abadzivɔ la mekeke woaxatsa ame ɖokui ɖe eme o.
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.
21 Yehowa atso abe ale si wòwɔ le Perazim toa dzi ene. Aʋuʋu eɖokui abe ale si wòwɔ le Gibeon Balime la ene be wòawɔ eƒe dɔ wɔnuku la, eye wòawɔ eƒe dɔdeasi si mienya o.
For Jehovah will rise up as on mount Perazim, he will be moved with anger as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and perform his act, his unwonted act.
22 Azɔ midzudzɔ miaƒe fewuɖuɖu ne menye nenem o la, miaƒe bablawo agamia mi ɖe edzi. Aƒetɔ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, gblɔ gbegblẽ si wòɖo ɖi kplikpaa ɖe anyigba blibo la ŋu nam.
Now therefore be ye not scorners, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard from the Lord Jehovah of hosts a consumption, and [one] determined, upon the whole land.
23 Mise nu si gblɔm mele na mi, eye miɖo to nya si tom mele na mi.
Give ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
24 Ne agbledela ŋlɔ nu be yeaƒã nu la, ɖe wòganɔa nuŋɔŋlɔ dzia? Ɖe wògadzoboa anyigba, ganɔa edzadzraɖo dzia?
Doth the ploughman plough all day to sow? Is he [all day] opening and breaking the clods of his land?
25 Ne edzra anyigba ɖo vɔ la, ɖe meƒãa sikɔni kple adrike, lu kple ƒo ɖe agbakawo me, eye woƒãa bli ɖe agbleliƒowo dzi oa?
Doth he not, when he hath levelled the face thereof, cast abroad dill, and scatter cummin, and set the wheat in rows, and the barley in an appointed place, and the rye in its border?
26 Eƒe Mawu fiaa nue, eye wògblɔa nu nyuitɔ si wòawɔ la nɛ.
His God doth instruct him in [his] judgment, he doth teach him.
27 Wometsɔa luƒomɔ ƒoa sikɔnie alo tsɔa keke zɔa adrike dzi hafi woklẽna o, ke boŋ wotsɔa kpo ƒoa sikɔnie, eye wotsɔa ati ƒoa adrikee.
For the dill is not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart-wheel turned about upon the cummin; but dill is beaten out with a staff, and cummin with a rod.
28 Wotua bli hafi tsɔna ƒoa aboloe, eya ta ame aɖeke manɔ bli nyɔnyɔ dzi ɖaa o. Togbɔ be wotsɔa keke ƒe afɔtiwo nyɔa blie hã la, menye sɔ siwo woti ɖe kekea ŋuti la ƒe afɔwoe tua blia o.
Bread [corn] is crushed, because he will not ever be threshing it; and if he drove the wheels of his cart and his horses [over it], he would not crush it.
29 Esiawo katã tso Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la gbɔ; ame si ƒe aɖaŋudede wɔ nuku, eye eƒe nya me goglo.
This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel, great in wisdom.
