Yeremia 14
1 Eyi ne Awurade asɛm a ɔde maa Yeremia a ɛfa nsuyow ho:
The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.
2 “Yuda resu, ne nkuropɔn hu amane; wɔbɔ asase no ho abubuw, na osu foro fi Yerusalem kɔ.
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up.
3 Mmapɔmma soma wɔn asomfo ma wɔkɔhwehwɛ nsu; wɔkɔhwɛ ahina mu nanso wonnya nsu. Wɔde wɔn asuhina san ba a hwee nni mu; wɔde awerɛhow ne abawpa katakata wɔn ti so.
And their nobles send their little ones for water: they come to the pits, they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed, they are confounded, and have covered their heads.
4 Asase no apaapae, efisɛ osu ntɔ wɔ asase no so; akuafo no koma atutu na wɔkata wɔn ti so.
Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.
5 Mpo ɔforotebere a ɔwɔ sare so gyaw ne ba a wawo no foforo, efisɛ sare biara nni hɔ.
For the hind also calveth in the field, and forsaketh [its young], because there is no grass.
6 Sare so mfurum gyinagyina nkoko wosee no so home sɛ sakraman; wɔkrankran wɔn ani hwehwɛ didibea nanso wonhu bi.”
And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
7 Ɛwɔ mu sɛ yɛn amumɔyɛ di adanse tia yɛn de, nanso Awurade, wo din nti yɛ ho biribi. Yɛn atuatew dɔɔso; na yɛayɛ bɔne atia wo.
Jehovah, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou act for thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many — we have sinned against thee.
8 Wo a woyɛ Israel Anidaso, nʼAgyenkwa wɔ amanehunu mmere mu, adɛn nti na woayɛ sɛ ɔhɔho wɔ asase no so, sɛ ɔkwantuni a ɔsoɛ anadwo?
Thou hope of Israel, its Saviour in the time of trouble, why wilt thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a traveller that turneth aside to stay a night?
9 Adɛn nti na woayɛ sɛ obi a ade afu ne mu yi, sɛ ɔkofo a onni ahoɔden a ɔde boa? Wowɔ yɛn ntam, Awurade na wo din da yɛn so; nnyaw yɛn mu!
Why wilt thou be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet thou, Jehovah, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name: leave us not.
10 Eyi ne nea Awurade ka fa saa nnipa yi ho: “Wɔn ani gye akyinkyinakyinkyin ho yiye; wɔmma wɔn anan nhome. Ɛno nti Awurade nnye wɔn nto mu; afei ɔbɛkae wɔn amumɔyɛsɛm no na watwe wɔn aso wɔ wɔn bɔne ho.”
Thus saith Jehovah to this people: Even so have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet; and Jehovah hath no delight in them: now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
11 Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me se, “Mmɔ yiyeyɛ ho mpae mma saa nnipa yi.
And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
12 Mmom ɛwɔ mu sɛ wodi mmuada de, nso merentie wɔn sufrɛ; ɛwɔ mu sɛ wɔbɔ ɔhyew afɔre ne aduan afɔre de, nso merennye. Mmom, mede afoa, ɔkɔm ne ɔyaredɔm bɛsɛe wɔn.”
When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer up burnt-offering and oblation, I will not accept them: for I will consume them by sword, and by famine, and by pestilence.
13 Nanso mekae se, “Ao, Otumfo Awurade, adiyifo no ka kyerɛ wɔn daa se, ‘Morenhu afoa, na ɔkɔm remma. Nokware mɛma mo asomdwoe a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa wɔ ha.’”
And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; for I will give you assured peace in this place.
14 Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me se, “Adiyifo no hyɛ akɔntoro wɔ me din mu. Mensomaa wɔn, minnyii wɔn na menkasa nkyerɛɛ wɔn ɛ. Wɔrehyɛ nkɔm fa atoro anisoadehu, asumansɛm, abosonsom ne wɔn ankasa nnaadaa adwene ho.
And Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy falsehood in my name; I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, nor spoken unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
15 Ɛno nti, nea Awurade ka fa adiyifo a wɔde me din hyɛ nkɔm no ho ni: mensomaa wɔn nanso wɔka se, ‘Afoa biara anaa ɔkɔm biara remma asase yi so.’ Saa adiyifo no ara bɛtotɔ wɔ afoa ano ne ɔkɔm mu.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, and who say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and by famine shall those prophets be consumed;
16 Na nnipa a wɔhyɛ nkɔm kyerɛ wɔn no, wɔbɛtotow wɔn agu Yerusalem mmɔnten so esiane ɔkɔm ne afoa nti. Wɔrenya obiara nsie wɔn: wɔn yerenom, wɔn mmabarima anaa wɔn mmabea. Mɛma amanehunu a ɛfata wɔn aba wɔn so.
and the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine and the sword; and there shall be none to bury them, them, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters; and I will pour their wickedness upon them.
17 “Ka saa asɛm yi kyerɛ wɔn: “‘ma nisu nguare me anadwo ne awia, a to ntwa, efisɛ Ɔbabea Babun no, me nkurɔfo, anya apirakuru a ɛyɛ hu na ɛyɛ ahodwiriw mmoroso.
And thou shalt say this word unto them: Let mine eyes run down with tears, night and day, and not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
18 Sɛ mekɔ ɔman no mu a, mihu nnipa a wɔatotɔ wɔ afoa ano; sɛ mekɔ kuropɔn no mu a mihu ɔkɔm nsunsuanso. Odiyifo ne ɔsɔfo nyinaa kɔ asase a wonnim so so.’”
If I go forth into the field, behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, behold them that pine away with famine! For both prophet and priest shall go about into a land that they know not.
19 Woapo Yuda koraa ana? Wubu Sion animtiaa ana? Adɛn nti na wode ɔhaw aba yɛn so na yennya ayaresa? Yɛn ani daa asomdwoe so, nanso ade papa biara mmaa ɛ; yɛn ani daa ayaresa bere so nanso ehu na ɛbae.
— Hast thou then utterly rejected Judah? Doth thy soul loathe Zion? Why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? Peace is looked for, and there is no good, — and a time of healing, and behold terror!
20 Awurade, yegye yɛn amumɔyɛ ne yɛn agyanom afɔdi to mu; nokware, yɛayɛ bɔne atia wo.
Jehovah, we acknowledge our wickedness, the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
21 Na wo din nti mmu yɛn animtiaa; nhura wʼanuonyam ahengua no ho. Kae wo ne yɛn apam no na mmu so.
For thy name's sake, do not spurn [us], do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
22 Na amanaman ahoni ahuhuw no mu bi ma osu tɔ ana? Wim ankasa na ɛtɔ obosu ana? Dabi da, ɛyɛ wo, Awurade yɛn Nyankopɔn. Enti wo so na yɛn ani da, na wo na woyɛ eyinom nyinaa.
Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou HE, Jehovah, our God? And we wait upon thee; for thou hast made all these things.
