Yeremia 14
1 Eyi ne Awurade asɛm a ɔde maa Yeremia a ɛfa nsuyow ho:
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
2 “Yuda resu, ne nkuropɔn hu amane; wɔbɔ asase no ho abubuw, na osu foro fi Yerusalem kɔ.
Judah mourns, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone 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 have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and 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 cracked, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
5 Mpo ɔforotebere a ɔwɔ sare so gyaw ne ba a wawo no foforo, efisɛ sare biara nni hɔ.
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was 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 did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
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.
O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do you it for your name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
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?
O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why should you be as a stranger in the land, and as a travelling man that turns aside to tarry for 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 should you be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet you, O LORD, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your 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 says the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD does not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
11 Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me se, “Mmɔ yiyeyɛ ho mpae mma saa nnipa yi.
Then said the LORD 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 burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the 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.’”
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, All of you shall not see the sword, neither shall all of you have famine; but 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.
Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nothing, 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 says the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and 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 they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for 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.
Therefore you shall say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them 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, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest 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.
Have you utterly rejected Judah? has your soul loathed Zion? why have you smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
20 Awurade, yegye yɛn amumɔyɛ ne yɛn agyanom afɔdi to mu; nokware, yɛayɛ bɔne atia wo.
We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against you.
21 Na wo din nti mmu yɛn animtiaa; nhura wʼanuonyam ahengua no ho. Kae wo ne yɛn apam no na mmu so.
Do not detest us, for your name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of your glory: remember, break not your 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 Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? are not you he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon you: for you have made all these things.
