Yesaya 3
1 Kpɔ ɖa, Aƒetɔ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, aɖo asi Yerusalem kple Yuda ƒe nuɖuɖu kple tsi ƒe kpɔtsoƒewo kple dzikpɔkpɔ dzi. Aɖo asi nuɖuɖu kple tsinono siwo katã wònaa wo la dzi.
For here! the lord Yahweh of hosts [is] about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judah support and support every support of food and every support of water.
2 Aɖo asi eƒe kalẽtɔwo kple aʋawɔlawo, ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo kple nyagblɔɖilawo, afakalawo kple dumegãwo,
Warrior and man of war judge and prophet and diviner and elder.
3 ame blaatɔ̃wo: ƒe amegãwo, amegã bubuwo, aɖaŋudelawo, aɖaŋudɔwɔlawo kple gbesalawo dzi.
Commander of fifty and [one] uplifted of face and counselor and skillful [one] of magic arts and understanding [one] of charming.
4 Matsɔ ɖeviwo awɔ woƒe amegãwoe, eye ɖevi suewo anye wo dzi ɖulawo.
And I will make youths leaders their and wantonness they will rule over them.
5 Amewo ate wo nɔewo ɖe to, ŋutsu atso ɖe ŋutsu ŋu, aƒelika ɖe aƒelika ŋu, sɔhɛwo atso ɖe ame tsitsiwo ŋu, eye yakamewo atso ɖe bubumewo ŋu.
And it will oppress the people each a person and each neighbor his they will act insolently the youth[s] in the old [person] and the lightly esteemed in the honored.
6 Ŋutsu alé nɔvia ŋutsu le fofoa ƒe aƒe me agblɔ be, “Wò ya avɔ le ŋuwò, nye mia kplɔla ne nàkpɔ aƒe gbagbã sia dzi.”
For he will seize each brother his [the] house of father his a cloak [belongs] to you a ruler you will be of us and the heap of ruins this [will be] under hand your.
7 Le ŋkeke ma me la, aɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ŋutete mele ŋunye o, nuɖuɖu alo nutata mele nye aƒe me o, eya ta migawɔm ame siawo kplɔlae o.”
He will lift up in the day that - saying not I will be a wrapper and in house my there not [is] food and there not [is] a cloak not you must appoint me a ruler of [the] people.
8 Yerusalem le mumum sɔgɔsɔgɔ, Yuda le anyi dzem. Woƒe nyawo kple woƒe nuwɔwɔ tsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa ŋu. Wogbe eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe amegbɔnɔnɔ.
For it has stumbled Jerusalem and Judah it has fallen for tongue their and deeds their [are] against Yahweh to rebel toward [the] eyes of glory his.
9 Woɖe woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ɖe go abe Sodom ene, eye womeɣla wo o. Baba na wo! Wohe gbegblẽ va wo ɖokuiwo dzi.
[the] expression of Faces their it has testified against them and sin their like Sodom they have declared not they have hidden [it] woe! to self their for they have done to themselves harm.
10 Gblɔe na dzɔdzɔetɔwo be nuwo adze edzi na wo, elabena woaɖu woƒe nuwɔnawo ƒe kutsetsewo.
Tell [the] righteous that good for [the] fruit of deeds their they will eat.
11 Baba na ame vɔ̃ɖiwo, gbegblẽ ava wo dzi. Woaxe nu siwo woƒe asiwo wɔ la ƒe fetu na wo.
Woe! to [the] wicked it will be bad for [the] dealing of hands his it will be done to him.
12 Sɔhɛwo te nye amewo ɖe to, eye nyɔnuwo nye woƒe dziɖulawo. O! Nye amewo, mia kplɔlawo kplɔ mi trae, wote mi ɖa le mɔ la dzi.
People my oppressors its [is] acting like children and women they have ruled over it O people my guides your [are] misleading and [the] way of paths your they have confused.
13 Yehowa nɔ anyi ɖe enɔƒe le ʋɔnu. Etso be wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu ameawo.
[is] taking his stand To conduct a case Yahweh and [is] standing to judge peoples.
14 Yehowa bu fɔ eƒe amewo, eƒe dumegãwo kple kplɔlawo be, “Miawoe tsrɔ̃ nye waingble. Mieli kɔ nu siwo mieha le ame dahewo si la ɖe miaƒe aƒewo me.
Yahweh in judgment he will come with [the] elders of people his and leaders its and you you have consumed the vineyard [the] plunder of the poor [is] in houses your.
15 Nu ka gblɔm miele esi miegbã nye amewo, eye mieto mo na ame dahewo nyanyanya?” Aƒetɔ, Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
(What [is] to you? *Q(K)*) you crush people my and [the] faces of poor [people] you grind [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh of hosts.
16 “Zion nyɔnuwo dana, wolia kɔ ganɛ hafi nɔa zɔzɔm. Woɖoa ahĩamo, nɔa zɔzɔm, nɔa ble nyem xatsɛxatsɛ, eye gavi siwo le woƒe afɔkɔe la nɔa ɖiɖim gliŋgliŋgliŋ.
And he said Yahweh because that they are haughty [the] daughters of Zion and they have walked (stretched out *Q(k)*) of neck and making seductive glances of eyes walking and mincing along they walk and on feet their they tinkle with anklets.
17 Eya ta Aƒetɔ Yehowa ana be Zion nyɔnuwo ƒe ta nabebe kple abi, Yehowa ana be ta nakpa na wo.”
And he will make scabby [the] Lord scalp of [the] daughters of Zion and Yahweh forehead their he will lay bare.
18 Le ŋkeke ma dzi la, Aƒetɔ aɖe woƒe atsyɔ̃ɖonuwo ɖa le wo ŋu: aɖe alɔnugɛwo, tablanuwo, kɔga nyuiwo,
In the day that he will remove [the] Lord [the] splendor of the anklets and the amulets and the ornaments.
19 aɖe togɛwo, alɔnugɛwo kple motsyɔnuwo ɖa.
The pendants and the bracelets and the veils.
20 Aɖe tablanuwo, klodzonuwo, dɔmeblanuwo, amiʋeʋĩtukpawo, sebewo,
The head-dresses and the ankle chains and the sashes and [the] houses of the breath and the amulets.
21 ŋkɔsigɛwo kple ŋɔtigɛwo ɖa.
The signet-rings and [the] rings of the nose.
22 Aɖe awu ʋlaya nyuiwo, kukuwo, vuvɔmewuwo, akplowo;
The robes and the over-tunics and the cloaks and the purses.
23 ahuhɔ̃ewo, aklala biɖibiɖi ƒe awuwo, agowuwo kple sedawuwo ɖa.
And the mirrors and the linen garments and the headdresses and the shawls.
24 Be woanɔ ʋeʋẽm lĩlĩlĩ teƒe la, woaʋẽ kũu; adagbika axɔ ɖe alidziblanu nyui teƒe, tabebe axɔ ɖe ɖa ŋɔŋɔe ƒoƒo teƒe, akpanyatata axɔ ɖe awu ʋlaya, nyui teƒe, eye ŋutilãléayi axɔ ɖe ŋutilã zɔzrɔ̃e teƒe.
And it will be in place of perfume rottenness it will be and in place of a belt a rope and in place of a work well-set hair baldness and in place of a robe a girding of sackcloth branding in place of beauty.
25 Wò ŋutsuwo atsi yi nu, eye wò aʋawɔlawo atsi aʋa.
Men your by the sword they will fall and strength your in battle.
26 Zion ƒe agbowo afa konyi, afa avi, anɔ anyi ɖe anyigba abe wɔnamanɔŋutɔ ene.
And they will lament and they will mourn gates its and it will be emptied to the ground it will sit.
