Hesekiel 8
1 Afe a ɛto so asia mu, asram asia no da a ɛto so anum a na mete me fi, na Yuda mpanyimfo tete mʼanim no, Otumfo Awurade nsa baa me so wɔ hɔ.
And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, that I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there fell upon me there the inspiration of the Lord Eternal.
2 Mehwɛe, na mihuu abɔsu bi a ɛte sɛ onipa. Efi baabi a ayɛ sɛ nʼasen mu rekɔ ne fam no, na ɔte sɛ ogya, na efi hɔ rekɔ ne soro no na ne tebea hyerɛn sɛ dade a adɔ.
And I saw, and, behold, there was a likeness similar to the appearance of fire; from the appearance of his loins downward, it was fire; and from his loins upward, it was similar to the appearance of a bright light, like the glitter of amber.
3 Ɔteɛɛ biribi te sɛ nsa de soo me tinwi mu faa me. Afei honhom no pagyaw me de me kɔɔ wim na ɛde me wuraa Onyankopɔn anisoadehu mu kɔɔ Yerusalem kogyinaa mfimfini adiwo no atifi pon ano, faako a ohoni a ɛyɛ ninkutwe farebae no si.
And he stretched forth the form of a hand, and took me by the locks of my head; and a spirit bore me between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to wrath.
4 Na hɔ, wɔ mʼanim na na Israel Nyankopɔn anuonyam wɔ, te sɛ anisoadehu a minyaa no wɔ tataw no so no.
And, behold, there was the glory of the God of Israel, like the appearance which I had seen in the valley.
5 Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Onipa ba, hwɛ atifi fam hɔ.” Na mehwɛe, na mihuu saa ninkutwe farebae honi yi wɔ ɔpon a ɛwɔ afɔremuka no atifi fam no mu.
And he said unto me, Son of man, do but lift up thy eyes in the direction toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes in the direction toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar [there was] this image of jealousy at the entrance.
6 Ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Onipa ba, wuhu nea wɔreyɛ yi, akyiwade a ɛmfra, a Israelfi reyɛ wɔ ha yi, nneɛma a ɛbɛpam me afi me kronkronbea akɔ akyirikyiri yi? Nanso wubehu nneɛma a ɛsen akyiwade yi koraa.”
Then said he unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they are doing? great abominations are they that the house of Israel commit here, to make me go far away from my sanctuary; but thou shalt yet see still other great abominations.
7 Afei ɔde me baa adiwo hɔ pon no ano. Mehwɛe, na mihuu tokuru wɔ ɔfasu no mu.
And he brought me to the door of the court: and I looked, and behold there was a hole in the wall.
8 Ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Onipa ba, tu ɔfasu no mu tokuru.” Enti mituu ɔfasu no mu tokuru, na mihuu ɔpon ano kwan bi wɔ hɔ.
Then said he unto me, Son of man, do break [an opening] in the wall: and I broke [an opening] in the wall, and, behold, there was a door.
9 Ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Kɔ mu na kɔhwɛ atirimɔdensɛm ne akyiwade a wɔreyɛ wɔ ha.”
And he said unto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they are doing here.
10 Enti mekɔɔ mu kɔhwɛe, na mihuu afasu a wɔayɛ mmoa a wɔwea ahorow nyinaa ne mmoa a wɔyɛ akyiwade ne Israelfi ahoni ahorow nyinaa mfoni wɔ ho nyinaa.
So I went in and saw; and behold there was every form of creeping things, and cattle, abominations, and all the idols of the house of Israel, engraven upon the wall all round about.
11 Wɔn anim na na Israelfo mpanyimfo aduɔson gyinagyina a na Safan babarima Yaasania gyina wɔn mu. Na wɔn mu biara kura nkankyee ntrantraa a aduhuam wusiw huamhuam fi so rekɔ soro.
And seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, and Yaazanyahu the son of Shaphan standing in the midst of them, were standing before them, and every man had his censer in his hand; and a thick curling cloud of incense was ascending upward.
12 Obisaa me se, “Onipa ba woahu nea Israelfo mpanyimfo no mu biara reyɛ wɔ nʼankasa honi abosonnan mu wɔ sum mu ana? Wɔka se, ‘Awurade nhu yɛn; Awurade agyaw asase no!’”
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, every man in his image-chambers? for they say, The Lord seeth us not: the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
13 Ɔkaa bio se, “Wubehu sɛ wɔreyɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ akyiwade a mpo ɛsen eyi.”
And he said unto me, Thou shalt yet again see still other great abominations that they are doing.
14 Afei ɔde me baa Awurade fi no atifi pon no kwan ano, na mihuu mmea a wɔtete hɔ resu Tamus.
And he brought me to the entrance of the gate of the Lord's house which was on the north side: and, behold, there sat the women weeping for Thammuz.
15 Obisaa me se, “Onipa ba wuhu eyi? Wubehu nneɛma a ɛyɛ akyiwade a ɛsen eyi.”
Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Thou shalt yet again see still other greater abominations than these.
16 Afei ɔde me baa Awurade fi adiwo a ɛwɔ mfimfini no, na hɔ, hyiadan no ano kwan, wɔ abrannaa ne afɔremuka no ntam, na hɔ na mmarima bɛyɛ aduonu anum wɔ. Wɔn akyi kyerɛ Awurade asɔredan na wɔn anim kyerɛ apuei fam, na wɔrekotow som owia a ɛwɔ apuei fam.
And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east; and they were prostrating themselves eastward to the sun.
17 Obisaa me se, “Woahu eyi, onipa ba? Akyiwade a Yudafi reyɛ wɔ ha yi yɛ adewa ana? So ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde akakabensɛm hyɛ asase no so ma na wɔkɔ so hyɛ me abufuw ana? Hwɛ wɔabu me animtiaa agu mʼanim ase!
Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and they constantly repeat to provoke me to anger; and, lo, they stretch forth the branch to their nose.
18 Ɛno nti, me ne wɔn bedi no abufuw so. Merenhu wɔn mmɔbɔ na meremfa wɔn ho nkyɛ wɔn. Ɛwɔ mu sɛ, wɔteɛ mu tuatua mʼaso de, nanso merentie wɔn.”
Therefore I also will deal in fury; my eye shall not look with pity, and I will not spare: and though they call before my ears with a loud voice, will I still not hear them.
