Mika 1
1 Esiae nye gbedeasi si va na Mika, Moresitɔ la, tso Yehowa gbɔ. Gbedeasia va nɛ le Yada fiawo, Yotam, Ahaz kple Hezekia ŋɔli. Gbedeasia ku ɖe Samaria kple Yerusalem ŋuti, eye wòva nɛ le ŋutega me.
The word of the Lord, that came vnto Micah the Morashite in the dayes of Iotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah Kings of Iudah, which he sawe concerning Samaria, and Ierusalem.
2 Mi dukɔwo katã miɖo to nya sia, wò anyigba kple edzinɔlawo katã mise ɖa; Aƒetɔ Yehowa le eƒe gbedoxɔ kɔkɔe me eye wòtsɔ nya ɖe mia ŋuti!
Heare, al ye people: hearke thou, O earth, and all that therein is, and let the Lord God be witnes against you, euen ye Lord from his holy Teple.
3 Kpɔ ɖa Yehowa gbɔna tso eƒe nɔƒe! Eɖi tso dzi eye wòzɔ to kɔkɔƒewo le anyigba dzi.
For beholde, the Lord commeth out of his place, and will come downe, and tread vpon the hie places of the earth.
4 Towo lolõ ɖe eƒe afɔ te, eye balimewo ma le eŋgɔ abe ale si bosomi lolõnae le dzo gbɔ ene; abe ale si tsi sina ne wòle aga ɖim ene.
And the mountaines shall melt vnder him (so shall the valleys cleaue) as waxe before the fire, and as the waters that are powred downewarde.
5 Nu siawo katã le dzɔdzɔm ɖe Yakob ƒe aglãdzedze ta, ele dzɔdzɔm ɖe Israel ƒe aƒe ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta. Nu kae nye Yakob ƒe aglãdzedzea? Ɖe menye Samariae oa? Nu kae nye Yuda ƒe vɔsaƒewo? Ɖe menye Yerusalem ye oa?
For the wickednes of Iaakob is all this, and for the sinnes of the house of Israel: what is the wickednes of Iaakob? Is not Samaria? and which are the hie places of Iudah? Is not Ierusalem?
6 “Le esiawo ta la, mana Samaria nazu aƒedo, ale be woate ŋu ade waingble ɖe edzi gɔ̃ hã. Malɔ eƒe kpe gbagbãwo akɔ ɖe balime eye eƒe xɔwo ƒe agunu adze.
Therefore I wil make Samaria as an heape of the fielde, and for the planting of a vineyard, and I will cause the stones thereof to tumble downe into the valley, and I will discouer the foundations thereof.
7 Woagbã eƒe legbawo gudugudu eye woatɔ dzo nunana siwo woli kɔe ɖe eƒe trɔ̃xɔwo me. Ale matɔ dzo eƒe legbawo katã. Elabena gboloho wotsɔ ƒo wo nu ƒui eye gboloho woagazu.”
And all the grauen images thereof shalbe broken, and all the giftes thereof shalbe burnt with the fire, and all the idoles thereof will I destroy: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall returne to the wages of an harlot.
8 Le esia ta mafa avi ado ɣli; maɖe amama azɔ afɔ ƒuƒlu. Maxlɔ̃ abe amegaxi ene, eye mafa konyi abe adzexe ene,
Therefore I will mourne and howle: I wil goe without clothes, and naked: I will make lamentation like the dragons, and mourning as the ostriches.
9 elabena Yuda ka abi makumaku. Abi la keke va ɖo nye dukɔ ƒe agbowo nu ke, va ɖo Yerusalem ŋutɔ gɔ̃ hã.
For her plagues are grieuous: for it is come into Iudah: the enemie is come vnto the gate of my people, vnto Ierusalem.
10 Migaɖe gbeƒãe alo afa avi le Gat o. Ke mibliba mia ɖokuiwo ɖe ke me le Bet Ofra.
Declare ye it not at Gath, neither weepe ye: for the house of Aphrah roule thy selfe in the dust.
11 Mi Safirtɔwo midzo le ŋukpe kple amamanɔnɔ me; mi Zaanantɔwo miadzo o. Bet Ezel le konyi fam eya ta sitsoƒe aɖeke mele esi na mi o.
Thou that dwellest at Shaphir, go together naked with shame: she that dwelleth at Zaanan, shall not come forth in ye mourning of Beth-ezel: the enemie shall receiue of you for his standing.
12 Marotɔwo le mɔ kpɔm vevie be ŋu nyui aɖe ava ke, gake vevesese koe le wo lalam, elabena gbegblẽ tso Yehowa gbɔ va keke Yerusalem ƒe agbo nu.
For the inhabitant of Maroth wayted for good, but euill came from the Lord vnto the gate of Ierusalem.
13 Mi Lakistɔwo mitsi sɔwo ɖe miaƒe tasiaɖamwo ŋu. Wòe nye Zion nyɔnuvi ƒe nu vɔ̃ ƒe gɔmedzeƒe elabena wokpɔ Israel ƒe nu vɔ̃wo le mewò.
O thou inhabitant of Lachish, binde the charet to the beastes of price: she is the beginning of the sinne to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
14 Eya ta miaklã ɖa tso Moreset Gat gbɔ. Akzib ƒe aƒe aflu Israel fiawo.
Therefore shalt thou giue presents to Moresheth Gath: the houses of Achzib shalbe as a lye to the Kings of Israel.
15 Mi ame siwo le Maresa, makplɔ aʋakɔ aƒu mi, woaɖu mia dzi, ale Israel ƒe ŋutikɔkɔe ava Adulam.
Yet will I bring an heire vnto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, he shall come vnto Adullam, the glorie of Israel.
16 Lũ ta kolikoli nàfa konyi elabena wokplɔ vi siwo gbɔ mèlɔ̃a nu le o la dzoe. Lũ ta wòanɔ abe akaga tɔ ene, elabena woakplɔ viwòwo ayi aboyo mee.
Make thee balde: and shaue thee for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldenesse as the eagle, for they are gone into captiuity from thee.
