< Hesekiel 5 >
1 “Afei onipa ba, fa afoa nnamnam yi yɛ sɛ obi a oyi ti oyiwan na fa yi wo tinwi ne wʼabogyesɛ. Fa nsania na kyekyɛ nwi no mu.
“Also, you human, [when you start doing those things, ] take a sharp sword and use it like [SIM] a razor to shave your head and your beard. Then put the hair that you shaved off on scales, and divide the [into three equal parts].
2 Sɛ wo bere a wɔatua mo ano nna no ba awiei a, fa ogya hyew nwi no nkyɛmu abiɛsa mu baako wɔ kuropɔn no mu. Fa afoa twitwa nkyɛmu abiɛsa no mu baako wɔ kuropɔn no afanan nyinaa. Na hwete nkyɛmu abiɛsa mu baako wɔ mframa mu, efisɛ mɛtwe afoa ataa wɔn.
When the time during [you will symbolize that] the city will be [by enemy troops] ends, put a third of the hair inside [drawing of the] city and burn it. Take another third of the hair, [scatter it] all [the drawing of] the city, and then strike it with your sword. That will symbolize that I will strike the people of Jerusalem [their enemies’] swords. Then allow the wind to scatter the other third of the hair. That will symbolize [even if they flee from the city], I will [cause their enemies to] pursue them and attack them with swords.
3 Nanso fa nwi no kakra bi kyekyere wʼatade ano.
Take a few of your hairs and tuck them into the folds of your robe.
4 Afei nso, fa saa nwi no kakra bi na tow gu ogya mu na hyew. Ogya no bɛterɛw afi hɔ akɔ Israelfi nyinaa.
Then take a few of those hairs, throw them into the fire, and burn them up. [That will symbolize that] a fire will spread from Jerusalem [and destroy things] throughout Israel.
5 “Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Eyi ne Yerusalem a mede asi amanaman no ntam na nsase atwa ho ahyia.
This is what [I, ] Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘[drawing will represent] Jerusalem, [the city which] I have set in the center of the nations, with [other] countries around it.
6 Nanso nʼamumɔyɛ mu, wayɛ dɔm atia me mmara ne me nhyehyɛe asen aman ne nsase a atwa ne ho ahyia no. Wapo me mmara na wanni mʼahyɛde so.
But the wicked people of Jerusalem rebelled against [obeying] my commands, and [they show that] they are more wicked than the people of the surrounding countries. They rejected my laws and refused to obey my commands.’
7 “Enti sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Woayɛ asoɔden asen amanaman a wɔatwa wo ho ahyia na woanni mʼahyɛde anaa me mmara so no. Woanyɛ sɛnea aman a atwa wo ho ahyia no yɛ mpo.
Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘You people of Jerusalem have been more rebellious than the people of the nations around you; you have not obeyed any of my laws [DOU]. You have not even obeyed the laws of the nations around you!’
8 “Enti sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Me ne woanya, Yerusalem, na mede asotwe bɛba wo so wɔ amanaman no anim.
Therefore, this is [I, ] Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘I am opposed to [you people of] Jerusalem. I will punish you, and the [people of other] nations will see it happen.
9 Esiane wʼahoni nyinaa a ɛyɛ akyiwade no nti, mɛyɛ wo nea menyɛɛ bi da na merenyɛ bi bio nso da.
Because of all your detestable [idols], I will punish [people of Jerusalem] like I have never done before and will never do again.
10 Enti mo mu no, agyanom bedi wɔn mma nam na mma adi wɔn agyanom nam. Mɛtwe wʼaso na mahwete wo nkae akɔ mmaa nyinaa.
As a result, parents among you will eat their children, and children will eat their [because there will be nothing else to eat]. I will punish you [severely], and I will cause those who will still be alive to be scattered in all directions [IDM].’
11 Enti sɛ mete ase yi, Otumfo Awurade na ose, esiane sɛ wode nsɛsode tantan ne akyiwade nneyɛe agu me kronkronbea ho fi nti, mʼankasa meyi mʼadom afi wo so; merenhu wo mmɔbɔ na meremfa wo ho nkyɛ wo.
Therefore, I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that as surely as I am alive, because you have polluted my temple with all your disgusting [statues of idols] and by the other detestable things that you do, I will no longer bless you. I will not pity [you] or act mercifully [toward you].
12 Wo nkurɔfo no mu nkyɛmu abiɛsa mu baako bewuwu wɔ ɔyaredɔm no mu, anaasɛ ɔkɔm bekunkum wɔn; nkyɛmu abiɛsa mu baako bɛtotɔ wɔ afoa ano wɔ wʼafasu akyi na mabɔ nkyɛmu abiɛsa mu baako nso ahwete mmaa nyinaa na matwe afoa ataa wɔn.
One-third of your people will die inside the city because of the plagues [they will experience] or by (famine/lack of food). One-third of your people will be killed [your enemies’] swords outside the city. And one-third I will cause to be scattered in all directions; [your enemies] will [still] pursue you and kill you with their swords.
13 “Afei me bo bedwo na mʼabufuwhyew a etia wɔn no nso ano bɛbrɛ ase na matɔ were. Na sɛ meda mʼabufuwhyew adi kyerɛ wɔn a, wobehu sɛ ɛyɛ me Awurade na makasa wɔ me tumi mu.
Then I will no longer be angry with you; I will stop punishing [MTY] you after I have gotten revenge on you. And when I stop punishing you, you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken to you because I have been very strongly concerned [what you have done].
14 “Mɛyɛ wo nnwiriwii ne ahohora wɔ amanaman a atwa wo ho ahyia no mu, ne wɔn a wotwa mu wɔ hɔ no ani so.
I will cause your [city] to be a ruins, with the result that [people of other] nations that are around you will pass by and see it and sneer at you.
15 Wobɛyɛ ahohora ne fɛwdi, kɔkɔbɔ ne aninyanne ama amanaman a wɔatwa wo ho ahyia no, bere a mede abufuw ne abufuwhyew ne animka a ano yɛ den retwe wʼaso. Me Awurade na maka.
They will make fun of you and taunt you. When I severely punish you because of my being very angry [DOU] with you, they will be horrified and they will be warned. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.
16 Sɛ metow me kɔm agyan a bɔre wɔ ano na ɛsɛe ade wɔ wo a, ɛbɛsɛe wo. Mede ɔkɔm a emu yɛ den bɛba wo so na masiw wʼaduan a wunya no ho kwan.
When I cut off your food supply and cause there to be more famine, [it will be as though] [MET] I am shooting at you with my arrows that will destroy you.
17 Mede ɔkɔm ne nkekaboa bɛba wo mu, na wo mma bɛsa ama woayɛ sɛ obi a na onni mma. Ɔyaredɔm ne mogyahwiegu bɛfa wo mu, na mɛtwe afoa wɔ wo so. Me Awurade na maka.”
I will cause you to experience a famine, and I will send wild beasts to attack you and your children, and [all] your children will be killed. You will experience plagues and wars, and I will cause [your enemies] to attack you with their swords. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.”