Yesaia 31
1 Wonnue, wɔn a wɔkɔ Misraim kɔhwehwɛ mmoa, wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to apɔnkɔ so, wɔn a wogye wɔn nteaseɛnam dodow ne wɔn apɔnkɔsotefo ahoɔden mmoroso no di, na wɔnhwɛ Israel Kronkronni no, anaasɛ wɔmpɛ mmoa mfi Awurade hɔ.
Woe to those that go down to Egypt for help; and depend for support on horses, and trust on chariots, because they are many; and on horsemen, because they are very strong; but who turn not unto the Holy One of Israel, and seek not the Lord!
2 Nanso Awurade yɛ onyansafo a obetumi de ɔhaw aba; ɔnsesa nʼano. Ɔbɛsɔre atia amumɔyɛfo fi, ne wɔn a wɔboa nnebɔneyɛfo.
Yet he also is wise, and bringeth evil, and taketh not back his words; and riseth up against the house of evil-doers, and against the help of those that work injustice.
3 Na Misraimfo yi yɛ nnipa kɛkɛ, wɔnyɛ Onyankopɔn. Wɔn apɔnkɔ yɛ ɔhonam na wɔnyɛ honhom. Sɛ Awurade teɛ ne nsa a, ɔboafo bɛwatiri na nea wɔboa no no bɛhwe ase; wɔn baanu bɛbɔ mu asɛe.
But the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit; and the Lord will stretch out his hand, and there shall stumble the helper, and he that is helped shall fall down, and they all shall perish together.
4 Sɛɛ na Awurade ka kyerɛ me: “Sɛnea gyata woro so, sɛnea gyata kokroo woro so gu ne hanam so no a mpo sɛ wɔfrɛ nguanhwɛfo dɔm kɔ no so a, wɔn nteɛteɛmu mmɔ no hu na wɔn huuyɛ nso nhaw no no, saa ara na Asafo Awurade besian abɛko wɔ Sion Bepɔw ne ne sorɔnsorɔmmea so.
For thus hath said the Lord unto me, Just as the lion or the young lion growleth over his prey, against whom is called forth the company of shepherds, of whose voice he is not afraid, and is not depressed because of their multitude: thus will the Lord come down, to fight on mount Zion and on its hill.
5 Sɛnea nnomaa tu gyina faako wɔ wim no saa ara na Asafo Awurade bɛbɔ Yerusalem ho ban; ɔbɛbɔ ne ho ban na wagye no, obegyaa no na wagye no asi hɔ.”
As fluttering birds, so will the Lord of hosts shield Jerusalem; shielding and delivering; sparing and preserving.
6 Monsan nkɔ nea moayɛ dɔm atia no no nkyɛn, Israelfo.
Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
7 Da no mo mu biara bɛpo dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ ahoni a mode mo nsa a ɛho agu fi ayɛ no.
For on that day shall every man despise his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
8 “Asiria bɛhwe ase wɔ afoa a ɛnyɛ onipa de ano; afoa a ɛnyɛ onipa de bɛsɛe wɔn. Wobeguan afi afoa no ano na wɔbɛma wɔn mmerante ayɛ ɔhyɛ adwuma.
Then shall Asshur fall by the sword of one who is not a man; and the sword of one who is not a son of earth shall devour him; and he shall flee him from the sword, and his young men shall become tributary.
9 Wɔn abandennen bebubu, ehu nti; wohu akofo frankaa a, wɔn asraafo mpanyimfo bɛbɔ huboa,” sɛɛ na Awurade se, nea ne gya wɔ Sion, na ne fononoo si Yerusalem no.
And his stronghold shall pass away for fear, and his princes shall be terrified because of the ensign, saith the Lord, who hath a fire in Zion, and a furnace in Jerusalem.
