Yesaia 20

1 Afe a Asiriahene Sargon somaa ne man no sahene kɔɔ Asdod kɔtow hyɛɛ no so na odii ne so nkonim no,

In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;

2 saa bere no Awurade faa Yesaia, Amos babarima so kasae se, “Yi atweaatam no fi wo ho ne mpaboa no fi wo nan ase.” Ɔyɛɛ saa de adagyaw a nʼanan nso sisi fam dii akɔneaba.

at that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loosen the sackcloth from off your waist, and take your sandals from off your feet.” He did so, walking naked and barefoot.

3 Na Awurade kae se, “Sɛnea me somfo Yesaia de adagyaw anantew mfe abiɛsa a nʼanan nso sisi fam yi de, ayɛ ɔhaw nsɛnkyerɛnne a etia Misraim ne Kus no,

Yahweh said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia,

4 saa ara na Asiriahene bedi Misraim nneduafo ne Kus nnommum a wɔdeda adagyaw na wɔn nan sisi fam, mmabun ne mpanyin a wɔn to deda so no anim, de agu Misraim anim ase.

so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

5 Wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho too Kus so, na wɔde Misraim hoahoaa wɔn ho no besuro na wɔn ani awu.

They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

6 Saa da no nnipa a wɔtete mpoano ha bɛka se, ‘Monhwɛ asɛm a ato wɔn a yɛde yɛn ho too wɔn so no, wɔn a yeguan kɔɔ wɔn nkyɛn kɔpɛɛ mmoa sɛ wobegye yɛn afi Asiriahene nsam no! Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛaguan?’”

The inhabitants of this coast land will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. And we, how will we escape?’”