Yesaia 29
1 Due wo Ariel, Ariel, kuropɔn a Dawid tenaa mu! Fa afe ka afe ho na ma wo mfirihyia mu afahyɛ ahorow no nkɔ so.
Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, The city where David dwelt! Add year to year, Let the festivals go round,
2 Nanso metua Ariel ano; obedi awerɛhow na wato kwadwom, ɔbɛyɛ sɛ afɔremuka so gya.
Then will I distress Ariel; Mourning and sorrow shall be there; Yet shall she be to me as Ariel [[the lion of God]].
3 Mede dɔm betwa wo ho ahyia; mesisi abantenten atwa wo ho ahyia na madi ntuano dwuma atia wo.
I will encamp against thee round about, And I will lay siege against thee with a mound, And I will raise towers against thee.
4 Wɔasie wo no, wobɛkasa afi asase mu; wo kasa a mu ntew no befi mfutuma mu aba. Wo nne befi asase no mu aba te sɛ ɔsaman de; wo kasa befi mfutuma mu aka asomsɛm.
Thou shalt be brought down, and speak from the ground, And thy speech shall be low from the dust; Thy voice shall be like that of a spirit under ground, And thy speech shall chirp as from the dust.
5 Nanso wʼatamfo bebrebe no bɛyɛ sɛ mfutuma muhumuhu, na atirimɔdenfo bebrebe no ayɛ sɛ ntɛtɛ a mframa abɔ. Ɛbɛba prɛko pɛ, amono mu hɔ ara.
Yet shall the multitude of thine enemies be like fine dust; The multitude of the terrible like flying chaff; It shall take place suddenly, in a moment.
6 Asafo Awurade bɛba. Ɔde aprannaa ne asasewosow ne huuyɛ kɛse, mframahweam ne ahum ne ogyaframa a ɛhyew ade bɛba.
From Jehovah of hosts cometh the visitation With thunder, and earthquake, and great noise, With storm and tempest, And flames of devouring fire.
7 Afei amanaman bebrebe a wotu Ariel so sa nyinaa, wɔn a wɔtow hyɛ ɔne nʼaban so na wotua nʼano no, ɛbɛyɛ wɔn sɛ adaeso, anaa anadwo mu anisoadehu.
As a dream, a vision of the night, Shall be the multitude of all the nations That fight against Ariel, That fight against her and her fortress, And distress her.
8 Sɛnea obi a ɔkɔm de no so dae sɛ ɔredidi, na sɛ onyan a ɔte sɛ ɔkɔm de no no; sɛnea obi a osukɔm de no so dae sɛ ɔrenom nsu, nanso onyan a na watɔ beraw, na osukɔm de no ara no. Saa ara na ɛbɛyɛ ama amanaman dodow a wɔko tia Bepɔw Sion no.
As a hungry man dreameth, and lo! he eateth, But awaketh and is still hungry; And as a thirsty man dreameth, and lo! he drinketh, But awaketh, and lo! he is faint and thirsty; So shall it be with the multitude of all the nations That fight against mount Zion.
9 Mo ho nnwiriw mo na ɛnyɛ mo nwonwa, mo ani mfura a munhu ade; mommobow a emfi nsa, montotɔ ntintan a emfi bobesa.
Be in amazement and be amazed! Be blinded and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; They stagger, but not with strong drink!
10 Awurade de nnahɔɔ ato mo so: Wakata mo ani (adiyifo no); wakata mo ti so (adehufo no).
For Jehovah hath poured upon you a spirit of slumber; He hath closed your eyes, the prophets, And covered your heads, the seers;
11 Mo de, saa anisoadehu yi nyinaa nka hwee mma mo, ɛte sɛ nsɛm a wɔasɔw ano wɔ nhoma mmobɔwee mu. Sɛ mode nhoma mmobɔwee no ma obi a, otumi kenkan, na moka kyerɛ no se, “Mesrɛ wo kenkan eyi” a, obebua se, “Merentumi, efisɛ wɔasɔw ano.”
And so every vision is to you as the words of a sealed book, Which is given to a man that is skilled in writing, Saying, “Read this, I pray thee”; But he answereth, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”
12 Sɛ nso, mode nhoma mmobɔwee no ma nea onnim akenkan, na moka kyerɛ no se, “Mesrɛ wo kenkan eyi” a, obebua se, “Minnim akenkan.”
Or, if he give it to one that is not skilled in writing, Saying, “Read this, I pray thee,” He answereth, “I am not skilled in writing.”
13 Awurade ka se, “Saa nnipa yi de anohunu twiw bɛn me na wɔde wɔn anofafa hyɛ me anuonyam, nanso wɔn koma mmɛn me. Som a wɔsom me no yɛ mmara a nnipa akyerɛ wɔn no nko ara.
Therefore saith the Lord, Since this people draweth near to me with their mouth, And honoreth me with their lips, While their heart is far from me, And their worship of me is according to the commandments of men,
14 Enti mɛma nnipa yi ho adwiriw wɔn bio mede anwonwade ntoatoaso bɛyɛ; mɛsɛe anyansafo nyansa, na mɛma nimdefo adenim ayɛ ɔkwa.”
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to deal marvellously with this people; Marvellously and wonderfully, For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the prudence of the prudent shall be hid.
15 Wonnue, wɔn a wɔyɛ biribiara sɛ wɔde wɔn atirimpɔw behintaw Awurade, wɔn a wɔyɛ wɔn nnwuma wɔ sum ase na wosusuw sɛ, “Hena na ohu yɛn? Hena na ɔbɛte ase?”
Woe to them that hide deep their purposes from Jehovah, Whose work is in darkness; That say, Who seeth us? Who knoweth us?
16 Musisi nneɛma ti ase, sɛnea modwene sɛ ɔnwemfo te sɛ dɔte no! Nea wayɛ betumi aka akyerɛ nea ɔyɛe no se, “Ɛnyɛ wo na woyɛɛ me ana”? Kuku betumi aka afa ɔnwemfo ho se “Onnim hwee ana”?
Alas, your perverseness! Is the potter to be esteemed as the clay, That the work should say of its maker, He made me not? And the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?
17 Ɛrenkyɛ koraa, wɔrennan Lebanon nyɛ no asasebere na asasebere no nso nyɛ sɛ kwae ana?
Is it not yet a very little while, And Lebanon shall be changed to a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed a forest.
18 Saa da no, ɔsotifo bɛte nsɛm a ɛwɔ nhoma mmobɔwee no mu na kusuuyɛ ne esum mu mpo onifuraefo ani behu ade.
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, And out of mist and darkness shall the eyes of the blind see.
19 Ahobrɛasefo bedi ahurusi wɔ Awurade mu bio; ahiafo ho bɛsɛpɛw wɔn wɔ Israel Ɔkronkronni no mu.
The afflicted shall exceedingly rejoice in Jehovah, And the poor shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
20 Atutuwpɛfo bɛyera, wɔrenhu fɛwdifo bio, na wɔn a wodwen bɔne nyinaa, wobetwa wɔn agu,
For the oppressor hath come to naught; the scoffer is destroyed; And all that watched for iniquity are cut off;
21 wɔn a wɔka asɛm baako ma obi di fɔ, wɔn a wosum nea ɔreyi ne ho ano afiri wɔ asennii na wodi adansekurum ma wobu nea odi bem no fɔ no nso wobetwa wɔn agu.
Who condemned a man in his cause, And laid snares for him who defended himself in the gate, And with falsehood caused the righteous to fail.
22 Enti sɛɛ na Awurade a ogyee Abraham nkwa no ka kyerɛ Yakob fifo: “Yakob anim rengu ase bio; wɔn anim rehoa bio.
Therefore concerning the house of Jacob thus saith Jehovah, He that redeemed Abraham: No more shall Jacob be ashamed, And no more shall his face grow pale.
23 Sɛ wohu wɔn mma wɔ wɔn mu, wɔn a wɔyɛ me nsa ano adwuma no a wɔbɛyɛ me din no kronkron; wobegye Yakob ɔkronkronni no kronkronyɛ ato mu, na wɔde fɛre agyina Israel Nyankopɔn no anim.
For when his children behold the work of my hands in the midst of them, They shall honor my name. They shall honor the Holy One of Jacob, And reverence the God of Israel.
24 Wɔn a wɔfom kwan wɔ honhom mu benya ntease; wɔn a wonwiinwii nso begye nkyerɛkyerɛ ato mu.”
They that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, And the obstinate shall receive instruction.
