Yesaia 26
1 Saa da no, wɔbɛto saa dwom yi wɔ Yuda asase so: Yɛwɔ kuropɔn dennen; Onyankopɔn de nkwagye ayɛ nʼafasu ne ne hankare a ɛkorɔn.
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; His aid doth God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
2 Mummuebue apon no na atreneefo man no nhyɛn mu, ɔman nokwafo no.
Open ye the gates, That the righteous nation may enter in, The nation that keepeth the truth.
3 Wobɛkora no so asomdwoe mu nea wasi nʼadwene pi, efisɛ ɔde ne ho to wo so.
Him that is of a steadfast mind Thou wilt keep in continual peace, Because he trusteth in thee.
4 Fa wo ho to Awurade so afebɔɔ, efisɛ, Awurade, Awurade yɛ daa Botan.
Trust ye in Jehovah forever, For the Lord Jehovah is an everlasting rock.
5 Ɔbrɛ wɔn a wɔtete soro ase, na ɔbrɛ kuropɔn a ɛkorɔn no ase; obubu gu fam pasaa ma ɛda mfutuma mu.
For he hath brought down the inhabitants of the fortress; The lofty city he hath laid low; He hath laid her low even to the ground; He hath levelled her with the dust.
6 Anammɔn tiatia so, wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so anammɔn ahiafo anammɔntu.
The foot trampleth upon her, The feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.
7 Ɔtreneeni kwan so yɛ tamaa; wo, Ɔnokwafo, woma ɔtreneeni kwan so yɛ trontrom.
The way of the upright is a smooth way; Thou, O most righteous, doth level the path of the upright!
8 Yiw, Awurade, yɛnam wo mmara kwan so yi, yɛretwɛn wo; na wo din ne ne kɛseyɛ yɛ nea yɛn koma pɛ.
In the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited for thee; The desire of our souls is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
9 Me kra pere hwehwɛ wo anadwo; anɔpa nso me honhom ani gyina wo. Sɛ wʼatemmu ba asase yi so a, nnipa a wɔwɔ wiase sua treneeyɛ.
My soul longeth for thee in the night, And my spirit within me seeketh thee in the morning; For when thy judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
10 Ɛwɔ mu sɛ wuyi adom adi kyerɛ amumɔyɛfo de, nanso wonsua treneeyɛ; na mpo atreneefo asase so no, wɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne na wommu Awurade kɛseyɛ.
Though favor be shown to the wicked, He will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, And have no regard to the majesty of Jehovah.
11 Ao Awurade, wɔama wo nsa so kɔ soro, nanso wonhu. Ma wonhu wo mmɔdemmɔ wɔ wo nkurɔfo ho na ɛnhyɛ wɔn aniwu; ma ogya a wɔasɔ ama wʼatamfo no nhyew wɔn.
Thy hand, O Jehovah, is lifted up, yet do they not see; But they shall see with shame thy zeal for thy people; Yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
12 Awurade, woama yɛn asomdwoe; nea yɛatumi ayɛ nyinaa wo na woayɛ ama yɛn.
Thou, O Jehovah, wilt give us peace; For all our works thou doest for us.
13 Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn, awuranom afoforo bi adi yɛn so, nanso wo din nko ara na yɛ kamfo.
O Jehovah, our God, other lords have had dominion over us besides thee; Only through thee do we call upon thy name.
14 Afei wɔawuwu, na wɔnte ase bio; ahonhom a wɔafi mu no wɔrensɔre. Wotwee wɔn aso na wosɛee wɔn wɔama yɛn werɛ afi wɔn.
They are dead, they shall not live; They are shades, they shall not rise. For thou hast visited and destroyed them, And caused all the memory of them to perish.
15 Woama ɔman no ayɛ kɛse, Awurade; woama ɔman no ayɛ kɛse; woahyɛ wo ho anuonyam; woatrɛtrɛw asase no ahye nyinaa mu.
“Thou wilt enlarge the nation, O Jehovah! Thou wilt enlarge the nation; thou wilt glorify thyself; Thou wilt widely extend all the borders of the land.
16 Awurade, wofi ahohia mu baa wo nkyɛn; bere a wotwee wɔn aso no, na wontumi mmue wɔn ano mpo mmɔ mpae.
O Jehovah, in affliction they sought thee; They poured out their prayer, when thy chastisement was upon them.
17 Sɛnea ɔpemfo a awo aka no fi ɔyaw mu bukabukaw ne mu na osu no, saa ara na yɛyɛe wɔ wʼanim, Awurade.
As a woman with child, when her delivery is near, Is in anguish, and crieth aloud in her pangs, So have we been, far from thy presence, O Jehovah!
18 Yenyinsɛnee, yɛkyemee wɔ ɔyaw mu nanso yɛwoo mframa. Yɛamfa nkwagye amma asase so; wɔanwo nnipa amma asase so.
We have been with child; we have been in anguish, Yet have, as it were, brought forth wind. To the land we bring no deliverance; Nor are the inhabitants of the land born.
19 Nanso wʼawufo benya nkwa; wɔn nipadua bɛsɔre. Ma wɔn a wɔtete mfutuma mu no, nsɔre mfa anigye nteɛ mu. Mo bosu te sɛ anɔpa bosu; asase beyi nʼafunu apue.
O might thy dead live again, Might the dead bodies of my people arise! Awake, and sing, ye that dwell in the dust! For thy dew is like the dew upon plants, And the earth shall bring forth her dead.”
20 Monkɔ, me nkurɔfo, monhyɛnhyɛn mo adan mu na montoto apon no mu; momfa mo ho nsie bere tiaa bi kosi sɛ nʼabufuwhyew ano bedwo.
Come, my people, enter into thy chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee; Hide thyself for a little moment, Until the indignation be overpast!
21 Hwɛ, Awurade refi nʼatenae abɛtwe nnipa a wɔte asase so aso wɔ wɔn bɔne ho. Asase bɛda mogya a wɔahwie agu no so no adi; ɔrentumi mfa nʼatɔfo nsie bio.
For behold, Jehovah cometh forth from his place, To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; And the earth shall disclose her blood, And shall no longer cover her slain.
