< Yeremia 43 >

1 Bere a Yeremia wiee nsɛm a efi Awurade, wɔn Nyankopɔn nkyɛn no ka no, biribiara a Awurade asoma no sɛ ɔmmɛka nkyerɛ wɔn no,
And it was when had finished Jeremiah to speak to all the people all [the] words of Yahweh God their which he had sent him Yahweh God their to them all the words these.
2 Hosaia babarima Asaria, Karea babarima Yohanan ne mmarima ahomasofo no nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ Yeremia se, “Woredi atoro! Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn, nsomaa wo se bɛka se, ‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ mokɔ Misraim kɔtena hɔ.’
And he said Azariah [the] son of Hoshaiah and Johanan [the] son of Kareah and all the people arrogant saying to Jeremiah falsehood you [are] speaking not he has sent you Yahweh God our saying not you must go Egypt to sojourn there.
3 Na mmom Neria babarima Baruk na ɔregyigye wo so tia yɛn ama wɔde yɛn ahyɛ Babiloniafo nsa, sɛnea wobekum yɛn anaa wɔbɛsoa yɛn de yɛn akɔ nkoasom mu wɔ Babilonia.”
For Baruch [the] son of Neriah [is] inciting you against us so as to give us in [the] hand of the Chaldeans to put to death us and to take into exile us Babylon.
4 Enti Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafo mpanyimfo no nyinaa ne nnipa no anni Awurade hyɛ a ɔhyɛɛ wɔn sɛ, wɔntena Yuda asase so no so.
And not he listened Johanan [the] son of Kareah and all [the] commanders of the armies and all the people to [the] voice of Yahweh to remain in [the] land of Judah.
5 Mmom Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafo mpanyimfo no nyinaa de Yuda nkae a wofi amanaman a wɔbɔɔ wɔn ahwete kɔɔ so no so na wɔaba sɛ wɔrebɛtena Yuda asase so no nyinaa kɔe.
And he took Johanan [the] son of Kareah and all [the] commanders of the armies all [the] remnant of Judah who they had come back from all the nations where they had been driven away there to sojourn in [the] land of Judah.
6 Wɔde mmarima, mmea, mmofra ne ɔhene mmabea a ɔsahene Nebusaradan, a ɔyɛ ɔhene awɛmfo panyin no, de wɔn gyaw Ahikam babarima Gedalia a ɔyɛ Safan nena, odiyifo Yeremia ne Neria babarima Baruk nso kɔe.
The men and the women and the little one[s] and [the] daughters of the king and every person whom he had left Nebuzaradan [the] chief of [the] bodyguards with Gedaliah [the] son of Ahikam [the] son of Shaphan and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch [the] son of Neriah.
7 Enti wɔhyɛn Misraim a wɔanni Awurade asɛm so, na wokoduu Tapanhes.
And they went [the] land of Egypt for not they had listened to [the] voice of Yahweh and they came to Tahpanhes.
8 Awurade asɛm baa Yeremia nkyɛn wɔ Tapanhes se,
And it came [the] word of Yahweh to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes saying.
9 “Bere a Yudafo no rehwɛ no, fa abo akɛse, afei tutu fam wɔ birikisi nsɛwee a ɛwɔ Farao ahemfi a ɛwɔ Tapanhes abobow ano hɔ, na fa gu mu kata so.
Take in hand your stones large and you will hide them in the mortar in the brick-terrace which [is] at [the] entrance of [the] house of Pharaoh in Tahpanhes to [the] eyes of [the] people Jews.
10 Afei ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn se: Mɛsoma me somfo Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar, na mede nʼahengua besi saa abo a masi wɔ ha no so; na ɔbɛtrɛw nʼadehye kyinii mu wɔ so.
And you will say to them thus he says Yahweh of hosts [the] God of Israel here I [am] about to send and I will fetch Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon servant my and I will set throne his from above the stones these which I have hidden and he will spread out (state tent his *Q(K)*) over them.
11 Ɔbɛba abɛtow ahyɛ Misraim so, na obekum wɔn a wɔahyɛ sɛ wonkum wɔn no, ɔbɛfa wɔn a wɔahyɛ sɛ wɔnkɔ nnommum mu no nnommum, na wɔn a wɔahyɛ sɛ wɔmfa wɔn mma afoa no, wɔde wɔn bɛma afoa.
(And he will come *Q(K)*) and he will attack [the] land of Egypt [those] who [are] for death to death and [those] who [are] for captivity to captivity and [those] who [are] for the sword to the sword.
12 Ɔbɛto Misraim anyame asɔredan mu gya, ahyew na wɔafa wɔn anyame no nnommum. Sɛnea oguanhwɛfo de nʼatade kyekyere ne ho no, saa ara na ɔde Misraim bɛkyekyere ne ho na wafi hɔ akɔ a ne ho baabiara renti.
And I will kindle fire in [the] houses of [the] gods of Egypt and he will burn them and he will take captive them and he will delouse [the] land of Egypt just as he delouses the shepherd garment his and he will go out from there in peace.
13 Owia asɔredan a ɛwɔ Misraim no, obebubu nʼafadum kronkron no, na wahyew Misraim anyame asɔredan no dwerɛbee.’”
And he will break [the] sacred pillars of Beth Shemesh which [is] in [the] land of Egypt and [the] houses of [the] gods of Egypt he will burn with fire.

< Yeremia 43 >