Yeremia 26

1 Yehoiakim a ɔyɛ Yudahene Yosia babarima adedi mfiase mfe no, saa asɛm yi fi Awurade nkyɛn bae:

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, came this word from Jehovah, saying,

2 “Sɛɛ na Awurade se: Gyina Awurade fi mu adiwo hɔ, na ka kyerɛ nnipa a wofi Yuda nkurow mu bɛsom wɔ Awurade fi mu nyinaa. Ka nea mehyɛ wo no nyinaa kyerɛ wɔn; nyi asɛm biara mfi mu.

Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of Jehovah's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Jehovah's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them: diminish not a word.

3 Ebia wobetie, na wɔn mu biara asan afi nʼakwammɔne so. Sɛ ɛba saa a, mɛtwɛn, na meremfa amanehunu a wɔn bɔne nti mepɛɛ sɛ mede ba wɔn so no mma bio.

Peradventure they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do unto them because of the wickedness of their doings.

4 Ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Nea Awurade se ni: Sɛ moantie me, na moanni me mmara a mahyɛ mo no so,

And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: If ye will not hearken unto me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,

5 na sɛ moantie nsɛm a mʼasomfo adiyifo a mesoma wɔn mo nkyɛn bere biara no ka kyerɛ mo no a, (mpo munntiee wɔn),

to hearken unto the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent unto you, even rising early and sending [them], but ye have not hearkened,

6 ɛno de, mɛyɛ ofi yi sɛ Silo, na kuropɔn yi ayɛ nnome wɔ asase so aman nyinaa mu.’”

— then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

7 Asɔfo, adiyifo ne nnipa no nyinaa tee sɛ Yeremia reka saa nsɛm yi, wɔ Awurade fi hɔ.

And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah.

8 Na Yeremia wiee nsɛm a Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no se ɔnka nkyerɛ nnipa no nyinaa no ka no, asɔfo no, adiyifo ne nnipa no nyinaa tow hyɛɛ ne so kae se, “Ɛsɛ sɛ wuwu!

And it came to pass when Jeremiah had ended speaking all that Jehovah had commanded [him] to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, Thou shalt certainly die.

9 Adɛn na wohyɛ nkɔm wɔ Awurade din mu se, ofi yi bɛyɛ sɛ Silo na kuropɔn yi bɛda mpan a obiara ntena mu ana?” Na nnipa no nyinaa betwaa Yeremia ho hyiaa wɔ Awurade fi hɔ.

Why hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.

10 Bere a Yuda adwumayɛfo tee saa nsɛm yi no, wofii ahemfi hɔ foro kɔɔ Awurade fi kɔtenaa ofi no Pon Foforo no ano.

And the princes of Judah heard these things; and they went up from the king's house unto the house of Jehovah, and sat in the entry of the new gate of Jehovah.

11 Na asɔfo no ne adiyifo no ka kyerɛɛ adwumayɛfo no ne nnipa no nyinaa se, “Ɛsɛ sɛ wobu saa ɔbarima yi kumfɔ, efisɛ wahyɛ nkɔm atia kuropɔn yi. Moate wɔ mo asom!”

And the priests and the prophets spoke unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die, for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

12 Na Yeremia kasa yii ne ho ano wɔ adwumayɛfo ne nnipa no nyinaa anim se, “Awurade somaa me se, memmɛhyɛ nkɔm ntia ofi yi ne kuropɔn yi sɛnea moate no nyinaa.

And Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, Jehovah sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.

13 Na afei monteɛteɛ mo akwan ne mo nneyɛe, na monyɛ osetie mma Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn. Na Awurade bɛtwɛn, na ɔremfa amanehunu a ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔde ba mo so no mma bio.

And now, amend your ways and your doings, and hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God; and Jehovah will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

14 Me de, mewɔ mo nsam; mubetumi ayɛ me sɛnea eye na ɛteɛ wɔ mo ani so.

But as for me, behold, I am in your hand; do unto me as seemeth good and right in your eyes:

15 Nanso monkae se, sɛ mukum me a, moahwie mogya a edi bem agu, na so afɔdi bɛba mo so, kuropɔn yi so ne wɔn a wɔtete mu no so; na nokware Awurade na wasoma me sɛ memmɛka nsɛm yi nyinaa ngu mo asom.”

only know for certain that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof; for of a truth Jehovah hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

16 Na adwumayɛfo no ne nnipa no nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ asɔfo no ne adiyifo no se, “Ɛnsɛ sɛ wobu saa ɔbarima yi kumfɔ! Wakasa akyerɛ yɛn wɔ Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn din mu.”

And the princes and all the people said unto the priests and to the prophets, This man is not worthy to die; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God.

17 Na asase no so mpanyimfo no mu bi sɔree, na wɔka kyerɛɛ bagua no nyinaa se,

And there rose up certain of the elders of the land and spoke to all the congregation of the people, saying,

18 “Mika a ofi Moreset hyɛɛ nkɔm wɔ Yudahene Hesekia bere so ka kyerɛɛ Yudafo nyinaa se, ‘Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se: “‘Wobefuntum Sion te sɛ afuw. Na Yerusalem bɛyɛ mmubui na asɔredan no koko bɛyɛ sɛ nkɔ a nkyɛkyerɛ afuw wɔ so.’

Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Zion shall be ploughed [as] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

19 Na Yudahene Hesekia anaa Yudani bi kum no ana? Hesekia ansuro Awurade ansrɛ ne hɔ adom? Na ɛno amma Awurade antwɛn sɛ obeyi amanehunu a ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔde ba wɔn so no amfi wɔn so ana? Yɛreyɛ de amanehunu kɛse aba yɛn ankasa so!”

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? Did he not fear Jehovah, and supplicate Jehovah, and Jehovah repented him of the evil that he had pronounced against them? And we should be doing a great evil against our souls.

20 (Semaia babarima Uria a, ofi Kiriat-Yearim no nso yɛ ɔbarima foforo a ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm wɔ Awurade din mu; ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm koro yi ara tiaa saa kuropɔn yi ne saa asase yi, sɛnea Yeremia yɛe no.

And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of Jehovah, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim: and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah;

21 Bere a ɔhene Yehoiakim ne ne mpanyimfo ne nʼadwumayɛfo nyinaa tee ne nsɛm no, ɔhene no pɛɛ sɛ okum no, nanso Uria tee no, ɔde ehu guan kɔɔ Misraim.

and Jehoiakim the king, and all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death; but Urijah heard it, and he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.

22 Ɔhene Yehoiakim somaa Akbor babarima Elnatan ne mmarima bi kɔɔ Misraim.

And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and men with him, into Egypt;

23 Wɔde Uria fii Misraim bae, na wɔde no kɔmaa ɔhene Yehoiakim. Ɔma wɔde afoa kum no na wɔtow ne funu kyenee kwasafo asiei.)

and they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him to Jehoiakim the king; and he slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the children of the people.

24 Afei nso, na Safan babarima Ahikam gyina Yeremia akyi, enti wɔamfa no amma dɔm no sɛ wonkum no.

— Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.