Yesaia 28
1 Nnome nka nhwiren abotiri a ɛyɛ Efraim asabowfo ahohoahoade no nhwiren a ɛrepa, nʼahoɔfɛ a ɛho wɔ nyam, a ɛda asasebere bon so. Nnome nka kuropɔn no, nea nnipa a nsa asɛe wɔn no de hoahoa wɔn ho no.
Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, To the fading flower, his glorious beauty, At the head of the rich valley of a people stupefied with wine.
2 Hwɛ, Awurade wɔ obi a ɔwɔ tumi ne ahoɔden. Ɔte sɛ mparuwbo ne mframa a ɛsɛe ade ɔte sɛ osu a ɛne mframa nam, ne osuhweam a ɛhyɛ suka ma ɔbɛtow no ahwe fam ahoɔden so.
Behold a strong, a mighty one from the Lord Like a storm of hail, like a destructive tempest, Like a flood of mighty, overflowing waters, With violence shall dash it to the ground.
3 Saa nhwiren abotiri no a ɛyɛ Efraim asabowfo ahohoahoade no, wobetiatia so.
It shall be trodden under foot, The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim.
4 Saa nhwiren a ɛrepa, nʼahoɔfɛ a ɛho wɔ nyam, a ɛda asasebere bon so no, bɛyɛ sɛ borɔdɔma a ɛbere ansa na otwabere adu, sɛ obi hu na ɔte a odi no ntɛm so.
And the fading flower, their glorious beauty, At the head of the rich valley, Shall be as the early fig before the time of harvest, Which whoso seeth plucketh immediately, And swalloweth as soon as it is in his hand.
5 Saa da no Asafo Awurade bɛyɛ Anuonyam ahenkyɛw, nhwiren abotiri fɛfɛ ama ne nkurɔfo nkae no.
In that day shall Jehovah of hosts Be a glorious crown, and a beautiful diadem to the residue of his people;
6 Ɔbɛyɛ atɛntrenee honhom ama otemmufo a ɔte agua mu. Ɔbɛyɛ ahoɔden farebae ama wɔn a wɔpam atamfo wɔ nkurow apon ano.
A spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, And of strength to them that drive back the enemy to their gates.
7 Na eyinom nso nsa ma wɔtɔ ntintan na bobesa ma wohinhim; bobesa ma asɔfo ne adiyifo tɔ ntintan na nsa ma wɔn ani so yɛ wɔn totɔtotɔ; na wohinhim wɔtɔ ntintan bere a wɔrenya anisoadehu, na wɔn ano fomfom wɔ adwenkyerɛ mu.
But even these stagger through wine, And reel through strong drink; The priest and the prophet stagger through strong drink; They are overpowered with wine; They stumble through strong drink; They reel in vision, They stagger in judgment.
8 Ɔfe agugu apon nyinaa so, na baabiara ayɛ fi.
For all their tables are full of filthy vomit, So that there is no place clean.
9 “Hena na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛ no? Na hena nso na ɔrekyerɛ nʼasɛm ase akyerɛ no? Mmofra a wɔatwa wɔn nufu, wɔn a wotwaa wɔn nufu nkyɛe no ana?
“Whom,” say they, “will he teach knowledge, And to whom will he impart instruction? To the weaned from the milk? To those just taken from the breast?
10 Na ɛyɛ: Yɛ eyi, anaa eyi mmara foforo akyi mmara; ɛha kakra, ɛhɔ kakra.”
For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Command upon command, command upon command, A little here, and a little there.”
11 Eye, na afei ananafo ano ne kasa foforo na Onyankopɔn de bɛkasa akyerɛ saa nkurɔfo yi,
Yea, with stammering lips and a strange tongue He shall indeed speak to this people;
12 Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Ha ne ahomegyebea no, momma abrɛfo no nhome; ahodwobea nso ni,” nanso wɔantie no.
He that said to them, “This is the way of rest, give rest to the weary; This is the way of safety”; But they would not hear.
13 Enti afei wɔbɛfa Awurade asɛm a ɔde ma wɔn no sɛ: Yɛ eyi anaa eyi, mmara foforo akyi mmara; ha kakra, hɔ kakra, sɛnea wɔrekɔ no ɛbɛma wɔapini wɔn akyi; wobepirapira, na wɔatɔ afiri mu, na wɔakyere wɔn.
Then shall the word of Jehovah be indeed to them “Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Command upon command, command upon command, A little here, and a little there,” So that they shall go on, and fall backwards, and be broken, And be snared and caught.
14 Ɛno nti, muntie Awurade asɛm, mo fɛwdifo a mudi saa nkurɔfo yi so wɔ Yerusalem.
Wherefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, Ye scoffers, who rule this people in Jerusalem!
15 Mohoahoa mo ho se, “Yɛne owu ayɛ apam, yɛne ɔda ayɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ asotwe a ano yɛ den ba a, ɛrentumi nka yɛn, efisɛ yɛde atoro ayɛ yɛn guankɔbea ne nnaadaa ayɛ yɛn hintabea.” (Sheol h7585)
Since ye say, “We have entered into a covenant with death, And with the under-world have we made an agreement, The overflowing scourge, when it passeth through, shall not reach us; For we have made falsehood our refuge, And in deceit we have hidden ourselves.” (Sheol h7585)
16 Enti nea Otumfo Awurade se ni, “Hwɛ! Mede ɔbo bi retim Sion, ɔbo a wɔasɔ ahwɛ, tweatibo a ɛsom bo ama fapem a ɛyɛ den; nea ɔde ne ho to so no remmɔ hu.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I have laid in Zion as a foundation a stone, A tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation; He that trusteth shall not flee away.
17 Mede atɛntrenee bɛyɛ susuhama na treneeyɛ ayɛ ɔfasu kirebennyɛ susuhama mparuwbo bɛsɛe wo guankɔbea a ɛyɛ atoro no, na nsu abɛkata wo hintabea hɔ.
I will make justice a line, And righteousness a plummet, And the hail shall sweep away the refuge of falsehood, And the waters shall overwhelm its hiding-place;
18 Wobetwa apam a wo ne owu ayɛ no mu; nhyehyɛe a wo ne ɔda ayɛ no nso rennyina sɛ asotwe a ano yɛ den no ba a, ebetwiw afa mo so. (Sheol h7585)
And your covenant with death shall be broken, And your agreement with the under-world shall not stand; When the overflowing scourge shall pass through, By it shall ye be beaten down. (Sheol h7585)
19 Mpɛn dodow biara a ɛbɛba no ɛbɛsoa mo akɔ; anɔpa, awia ne anadwo biara, ɛbɛfa mu akɔ.” Saa nkra yi ntease de ehu bɛba.
As often as it passeth through, it shall bear you away; For every morning shall it pass through, By day and by night; Even to hear the rumor of it shall be terrible.
20 Mpa no yɛ tia dodo ma sɛ wɔteɛ wɔn mu wɔ so, kuntu no yɛ hiahiaa sɛ ɛbɛso wɔn ho kata.
Yea, the bed is too short for one to stretch himself on it, And the covering too narrow for one to wrap himself in it.
21 Awurade bɛsɔre sɛnea ɔsɔree wɔ Perasim bepɔw so no, ɔbɛkanyan ne ho sɛnea ɔyɛɛ wɔ Gibeon Bon mu, yɛɛ nʼadwuma, nʼadwuma nwonwaso no dii ne dwuma, dwumadi a bi mmaa da.
For Jehovah will rise up, as in mount Perazim; He will be moved with anger, as in the valley of Gibeon, To perform his act, his strange act, And to execute his work, his strange work.
22 Afei gyae wo fɛwdi no, anyɛ saa a wo nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn mu bɛyɛ duru; Awurade, Asafo Awurade aka akyerɛ me ɔsɛe ho mmaraden a wɔahyɛ atia asase no nyinaa.
Now, therefore, be ye no longer scoffers, Lest your bands become stronger; For destruction and punishment have been revealed to me From Jehovah of hosts concerning the whole land!
23 Muntie na monte me nne; monwɛn mo aso na muntie nea meka.
Give ear, and listen to my voice, Attend, and hearken to my words!
24 Sɛ okuafo funtum asase sɛ ɔrebedua so a, ɔyɛ no daa ana? Ɔkɔ so tutu, fɛntɛm asase no ana?
Is the ploughman always ploughing in order to sow? Is he always opening and harrowing his field?
25 Sɛ osiesie asase no ani a, onnua ɛme, na ɔmpete ntɛtɛ wɔ so ana? Onnua awi ne atoko mu biara wɔ nʼafa ana?
When he hath made the face thereof even, Doth he not then scatter the dill, and cast abroad the cumin, And sow the wheat in rows, And the barley in its appointed place, And the spelt in his border?
26 Ne Nyankopɔn ma no akwankyerɛ na ɔkyerɛ no ɔkwan pa.
Thus his God rightly instructeth him, And giveth him knowledge.
27 Wɔmfa asae mpo ɛme ho, wɔmfa teaseɛnam hankare mfa ntɛtɛ so; wɔde pema na ɛboro ɛme, na wɔde abaa aboro ntɛtɛ.
The dill is not beaten out with the thrashing-sledge, Nor is the wheel of the wain rolled over the cumin; But the dill is beaten out with a staff, And the cumin with a rod.
28 Wɔyam aburow de to brodo nti obi nkɔ so nyam a onnwie da. Ɛwɔ mu, ɔde nʼawiporowee teaseɛnam hankare fa so de, nanso ɛnyɛ nʼapɔnkɔ na wɔyam.
Bread-corn is beaten out, Yet doth not the husbandman thrash it without limit. He driveth over it the wheels of the wain, And the horses, yet doth he not utterly crush it.
29 Eyinom nyinaa fi Asafo Awurade, afotu mu nwonwani, na ne nyansa boro so.
This also proceedeth from Jehovah of hosts; He is wonderful in counsel, Excellent in wisdom.
