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1 Baba na mi ame siwo ɖoa nu vɔ̃ɖi be yewoawɔ kple ame siwo ɖoa nu vɔ̃ɖi le woƒe abawo dzi. Ŋdi kanya la, wowɔa nu siwo woɖo elabena ŋusẽ le wo si be woawɔe.
They meditated troubles, and wrought wickedness on their beds, and they put it in execution with the daylight; for they have not lifted up their hands to God.
2 Ne agble dim wole la, woxɔnɛ sesẽtɔe; ne xɔ dim wole la, woxɔa eya hã kple akpasesẽ. Nenye be anyigba ɖeka alo xɔ ɖeka ma koe le amea si hã la, woxɔnɛ le esi. Ale mietea ŋu xɔa amea kple eƒe domenyinuwo siaa sesẽtɔe.
And they desired fields, and plundered orphans, and oppressed families, and spoiled a man and his house, even a man and his inheritance.
3 Eya ta ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, “Meɖo gbegblẽ ɖe ame siawo ŋuti eye miate ŋu aɖe mia ɖokuiwo ɖa le gbegblẽ sia me o. Miate ŋu agazɔ dadatɔe o elabena anye ɣeyiɣi vɔ̃.
Therefore thus says the Lord; Behold, I devise evils against this family, out of which you shall not lift up your necks, neither shall you walk upright speedily: for the time is evil.
4 Le ŋkeke ma dzi la, amewo aɖu fewu le mia ŋu, eye woadzi konyifaha sia na mi amenuɖiatɔe be: ‘Wotsrɔ̃ mi keŋkeŋ; hema nye dukɔ ƒe nunɔamesiwo. Yehowa xɔe le asinye. Ema míaƒe anyigbawo na ame siwo ɖe aboyo mí.’”
In that day shall a parable be taken up against you, and a plaintive lamentation shall be uttered, saying, We are thoroughly miserable: the portion of my people has been measured out with a line, and there was none to hinder him so as to turn him back; your fields have been divided.
5 Eya ta ne ɣeyiɣi de be woadzidze nu ama anyigba la, ame aɖeke manɔ mía si le Yehowa ƒe asaɖa me amae na mí o.
Therefore you shall have no one to cast a line for the lot.
6 Woƒe Nyagblɔɖilawo gblɔ nam be: “Mègagblɔ nya ɖi tso nu siawo ŋuti o elabena ŋukpe mava mía dzi o.”
Weep not with tears in the assembly of the Lord, neither let [any] weep for these things; for he shall not remove the reproaches,
7 O Yakob ƒe aƒe, aleke woagblɔ nya siae? “Ɖe Yehowa ƒe gbɔgbɔ ado dɔmedzoea? Ɖe esiawo tso egbɔa? “Ɖe nye nyawo mewɔa nyui na ame siwo lé mɔ dzɔdzɔe tsɔ oa?
who says, The house of Jacob has provoked the Spirit of the Lord; are not these his practices? Are not the Lord's words right with him? and have they not proceeded correctly?
8 Ke nye dukɔ tso ɖe ŋunye abe woƒe futɔ ene. Mieɖe awu xɔasiwo le ame siwo va le eme tsom le ŋutifafa me la ŋuti abe asrafo siwo tso aʋa gbɔ la ene.
Even beforetime my people withstood [him] as an enemy against his peace; they have stripped off his skin to remove hope [in] the conflict of war.
9 Mienya nyɔnu siwo le nye dukɔ me la le woƒe aƒe nyuiwo me. Miexɔ nye yayra le wo viwo si tegbee.
The leaders of my people shall be cast forth from their luxurious houses; they are rejected because of their evil practices; draw you near to the everlasting mountains.
10 Mitso ne miadzo le afi sia, elabena esia menye dzudzɔƒe wònye na mi o; elabena wodo gu teƒe la, eye wogbãe, ale be womagate ŋu aɖɔe ɖo o.
Arise you, and depart; for this is not your rest because of uncleanness: you have been utterly destroyed;
11 Ne alakpatɔ kple ameblela aɖe va gblɔ be magblɔ nya ɖi be, ‘Wain kple aha nabɔ na mi fũu’ la, eyae nye nyagblɔɖila si tɔgbi ame siawo lɔ̃na.”
you have fled, no one pursuing [you: your] spirit has framed falsehood, it has dropped on you for wine and strong drink. But it shall come to pass, [that] out of the dropping of this people,
12 “O Yakob, magaƒo mia nu ƒu. Maƒo Israel ƒe ame mamlɛawo nu ƒu godoo. Maƒo wo nu ƒu abe alẽwo ene ɖe lãkpɔ me eye woanɔ abe alẽha le gbeɖuƒe ene.
Jacob shall be completely gathered with all [his people: ] I will surely receive the remnant of Israel; I will cause them to return together, as sheep in trouble, as a flock in the midst of their fold: they shall rush forth from amongst men through the breach made before them:
13 Ame si gbãa agbowo la adze ŋgɔ na wo eye woato agboawo me ado go. Woƒe fia adze ŋgɔ na wo eye Yehowa anye woƒe kplɔla.”
they have broken through, and passed the gate, and gone out by it: and their king has gone out before them, and the Lord shall lead them.