Hesekiel 12
1 Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn se,
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
2 “Onipa ba, wote nnipa a wɔtew atua mu. Wɔwɔ ani nanso wonhu ade, wɔwɔ aso nanso wɔnte asɛm, efisɛ wɔyɛ nnipa atuatewfo.
“Son of man, you live in the midst of a rebellious house, where they have eyes to see but they do not see; and where they have ears to hear but do not listen, because they are a rebellious house.
3 “Enti onipa ba, boaboa wo nneɛma ano ma asutwa, na adekyee mu a wɔrewɛn no, fi nea wowɔ, na kɔ beae foforo. Ebia wɔbɛte ase, ɛwɔ mu sɛ wɔyɛ atuatewfo.
Therefore as for you, son of man, prepare your things for exile, and begin going out by day in their sight, for I will exile you in their sight from your place to another place. Perhaps they will begin to see, though they are a rebellious house.
4 Adekyee mu a wɔrewɛn no, fa wo nneɛma a woaboa ano ama asutwa no pue. Afei anwummere a wɔrewɛn no, fi adi sɛnea wɔn a wotwa wɔn asu yɛ no.
You will bring out your things for an exile in the day in their sight; go out in the evening in their sight in the way that anyone goes into exile.
5 Bere a wɔrewɛn no, tu ɔfasu no mu tokuru na yi wo nneɛma no fa mu.
Dig a hole through the wall in their sight, and go out through it.
6 Fa to wo mmati so, bere a wɔrewɛn, na afei anim biribiri a, soa kɔ. Kata wʼanim sɛnea wunhu asase no, efisɛ mede wo ayɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne ama Israelfi.”
In their sight, lift up your things onto your shoulder, and bring them out in the darkness. Cover your face, for you must not see the land, since I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.”
7 Enti meyɛɛ sɛnea wɔhyɛɛ me no. Adekyee mu no, mede me nneɛma a maboa ano ama asutwa no puei. Anwummere no, mede me nsa tuu tokuru wɔ ɔfasu no mu, na anim biribirii no, miyii me nneɛma no soaa wɔ me mmati so a wɔrehwɛ.
So I did this, just as I was commanded. I brought out my things of exile in the daytime, and in the evening I dug a hole through the wall by hand. I brought my things out in the dark, and lifted them up on my shoulder in their sight.
8 Adekyee no, Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn se,
Then the word of Yahweh came to me in the morning, saying,
9 “Onipa ba, saa Israelfi atuatewfo no ammisa wo se, ‘Dɛn na woreyɛ yi?’
“Son of man, is the house of Israel, that rebellious house, not asking, 'What are you doing?'
10 “Ka kyerɛ wɔn se, sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Saa nkɔmhyɛ yi fa ɔhene babarima a ɔwɔ Yerusalem ne Israelfi a wɔwɔ hɔ nyinaa ho.
Say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: this prophetic action concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel in whose midst they are.'
11 Ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Meyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne ma mo.’ “Sɛnea mayɛ no, saa ara na wɔbɛyɛ wɔn. Wobetwa wɔn asu akɔ nnommum mu.
Say, 'I am a sign to you.' As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile and into captivity.
12 “Ɔhene ba a ɔwɔ wɔn mu no de nʼadesoa bɛto ne mmati so bere a anim rebiribiri na wafi hɔ, na wobetu tokuru wɔ ɔfasu no mu ama wafa mu. Ɔbɛkata nʼanim sɛnea ɔrenhu faako a ɔrekɔ.
The prince who is among them will lift up his things upon his shoulder in the dark, and will go out through the wall. They will dig through the wall and bring out their things. He will cover his face, so he will not see the land with his eyes.
13 Mɛtrɛw mʼasau mu agu ne so na makyere no wɔ mʼafiri mu; mede no bɛkɔ Babilonia Kaldeafo asase so, nanso ɔrenhu na hɔ na obewu.
I will spread out my net over him and he will be caught in my snare; then I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it. He will die there.
14 Mɛhwete wɔn a wɔatwa ne ho ahyia nyinaa akɔ mmaa nyinaa; nʼadwumayɛfo ne nʼasraafo nyinaa, na mede afoa ataa wɔn.
I will also scatter in every direction all of those around him who were to assist him and his entire army, and I will send out a sword after them.
15 “Bere a mahwete wɔn akɔ amanaman so, na mahwete wɔn agu nsase so no, wobehu sɛ me ne Awurade no.
Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.
16 Nanso mɛma wɔn mu kakra anya wɔn ti adidi mu wɔ ɔkɔm, ɔyaredɔm ne afoa ano, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔn ani bɛba wɔn akyiwade ahorow no so wɔ aman a wɔbɛkɔ so no mu. Afei wobehu sɛ me ne Awurade no.”
But I will spare a few men from among them from the sword, famine, and plague, so they may record all of their abominations in the lands where I take them, so they will know that I am Yahweh.”
17 Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn se,
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
18 “Onipa ba, sɛ woredidi a ma wo ho nwosow, na fa hu nom wo nsu.
“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with shaking and worry.
19 Ka kyerɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ asase no so no se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade ka fa wɔn a wɔte Yerusalem ne Israel asase so no ho: Wɔde ahopere bedidi na wɔde abasamtu anom nsu, efisɛ wɔbɛsɛe asase no so nneɛma nyinaa, esiane wɔn a wɔtete so no akakabensɛm nti.
Then say to the people of the land, 'The Lord Yahweh says this concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel, “They will eat their bread with trembling and drink their water while shaking, since the land will be despoiled of its fullness because of the violence of all those who live there.
20 Wɔbɛsɛe nkurow a nnipa tete so no nyinaa na asase no bɛda mpan. Afei wubehu sɛ mene Awurade no.’”
So the cities that were inhabited will be desolate, and the land will become a wasteland; so you will know that I am Yahweh.”'”
21 Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn se,
Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
22 “Onipa ba, bɛ a mowɔ wɔ Israel a ese, ‘Nna no twa mu nanso Israel anisoadehu biara mma mu,’ yi ase ne dɛn?
“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel that says, 'The days are prolonged, and every vision fails'?
23 Ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Merebɛma bɛ yi aso ha ara, na wɔrenka wɔ Israel bio.’ Ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Nna a anisoadehu biara bɛba mu no abɛn.
Therefore, say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: I will put an end to this proverb, and the people of Israel will no longer use it.' Say to them, 'The days have drawn near when every vision will be fulfilled.
24 Na atoro anisoadehu ne nnaadaa abisa wɔ Israelfo mu no to betwa.
For there will no longer be any false visions or favorable divinations within the house of Israel.
25 Nanso me Awurade, mɛka nea ɛsɛ sɛ meka na ɛrenkyɛ na ɛbɛba mu. Na mo atuatewfo, mo bere so na mɛma nea maka biara no aba mu. Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se.’”
For I am Yahweh! I speak, and I carry out the words that I speak. The matter will no longer be delayed. For I will speak this word in your days, rebellious house, and I will carry it out!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'”
26 Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn se,
Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
27 “Onipa ba, Israelfi reka se, ‘Anisoade a ohu no bɛba mu mfe bebree akyi, na nneɛma a ɛwɔ daakye akyirikyiri ho nkɔm na ɔhyɛ.’
“Son of man! Behold, the house of Israel has said, 'The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of far off times.'
28 “Ɛno nti ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Merentwe me nsɛm nkɔ kyi bio, nea meka biara bɛba mu, Otumfo Awurade na ose.’”
Therefore say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: My words will not be delayed any longer, but the word that I have spoken will be done—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'”
