Yeremia 44

1 Saa asɛm yi baa Yeremia nkyɛn; ɛfa Yudafo a wɔtete Misraim anafo fam wɔ Migdol, Tapanhes, Memfis ne Misraim atifi fam no ho.

The word that hath been unto Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who are dwelling in the land of Egypt — who are dwelling in Migdol, and in Tahpanhes, and in Noph, and in the land of Pathros — saying,

2 “Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, se: Muhuu amanehunu kɛse a mede baa Yerusalem ne Yuda nkurow nyinaa so no. Nnɛ wɔayeyɛ amamfo na wɔasɛesɛe

'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Ye — ye have seen all the evil that I have brought in on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah, and lo, they [are] a waste this day, and there is none dwelling in them,

3 esiane bɔne a wɔayɛ no nti. Wɔhyew nnuhuam, som anyame foforo a, wɔn anaa mo anaa mo agyanom nnim wɔn de hyɛɛ me abufuw.

because of their wickedness that they have done, by provoking Me to anger, by going to make perfume, by serving other gods, that they knew not, they, ye, and your fathers.

4 Mesomaa mʼasomfo adiyifo mpɛn pii a wɔkae se, ‘Monnyɛ saa atantanne a mikyi no!’

'And I send unto you all my servants, the prophets, rising early and sending, saying: I pray you, do not this abomination that I have hated —

5 Nanso wɔantie, wɔamfa anyɛ asɛm, na wɔannan amfi wɔn amumɔyɛsɛm no ho na wɔannyae hyew a wɔhyew nnuhuam ma anyame foforo no.

and they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, to turn back from their wickedness, not to make perfume to other gods,

6 Enti mihwiee mʼabufuw gui, na ɛdɛw kɔɔ Yuda nkurow ne Yerusalem mmɔnten so ma ɛsɛesɛe na ɛdedaa mpan sɛnea ɛtete nnɛ yi.

and poured out is My fury, and Mine anger, and it burneth in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and they are for a waste, for a desolation, as [at] this day.

7 “Na mprempren, nea Asafo Awurade Nyankopɔn, Israel Nyankopɔn se ni: Adɛn nti na mode amanehunu kɛse aba mo ho so, sɛ muyii mmarima ne mmea, mmofra ne mmotafowa fii Yuda a moannyaw nkae biara amma mo ho.

'And, now, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Why are ye doing great evil unto your own souls, to cut off to you man and woman, infant and suckling, from the midst of Judah, so as not to leave to you a remnant:

8 Adɛn nti na mode nea mo nsa ayɛ hyɛ me abufuw, na mohyew nnuhuam ma anyame foforo wɔ Misraim, baabi a moabɛtena hɔ no? Mobɛsɛe mo ho, na moayɛ nnome ne nsopa wɔ asase so amanaman nyinaa mu.

by provoking Me to anger by the works of your hands, by making perfume to other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are going in to sojourn, so as to cut yourselves off, and so as to your being for a reviling and for a reproach among all nations of the earth?

9 Mo werɛ afi amumɔyɛsɛm a mo agyanom, Yuda ahemfo ne ahemmea yɛe, na mo ne mo yerenom nso yɛɛ wɔ Yuda asase ne Yerusalem mmɔnten so no ana?

'Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, that they have done in the land of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?

10 Ebesi nnɛ yi, wɔmmrɛɛ wɔn ho ase, wɔnnaa nidi adi na wonnii me mmara ne ahyɛde a mede maa mo ne mo agyanom no so.

They have not been humbled unto this day, nor have they been afraid, nor have they walked in My law, and in My statutes, that I have set before you and before your fathers.

11 “Enti nea Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, se ni: Masi mʼadwene pi sɛ mede amanehunu bɛba mo so na masɛe Yuda nyinaa.

'Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am setting my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah,

12 Mɛfa Yuda nkae a wosii wɔn adwene pi sɛ wɔbɛkɔ Misraim akɔtena hɔ no. Wɔn nyinaa bewuwu wɔ Misraim; wɔbɛtotɔ wɔ afoa ano anaa ɔkɔm bekum wɔn. Efi akumaa so kosi ɔkɛse so, afoa ne ɔkɔm bekunkum wɔn. Wɔbɛyɛ nnome, ahodwiriwde, afɔbude ne ahohora.

and I have taken the remnant of Judah, who have set their faces to enter the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they have all been consumed in the land of Egypt; they fall by sword, by famine they are consumed, from the least even unto the greatest, by sword and by famine they die, and they have been for an execration, for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach.

13 Mede afoa, ɔkɔm ne ɔyaredɔm bɛtwe wɔn a wɔtete Misraim no aso, sɛnea metwee Yerusalem aso no.

'And I have seen after those dwelling in the land of Egypt, as I saw after Jerusalem, with sword, with famine, and with pestilence,

14 Yuda nkae a wɔakɔtena Misraim no mu biara renguan, na wɔremfa wɔn ho nni na wɔasan aba Yuda, asase a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔsan bɛtena so no so; wɔn mu biara remma, gye aguanfo kakraa bi.”

and there is not an escaped and remaining one of the remnant of Judah, who are entering into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, even to turn back to the land of Judah, whither they are lifting up their soul to return to dwell, for they do not turn back, except those escaping.'

15 Afei mmarima a na wonim sɛ wɔn yerenom hyew nnuhuam ma anyame foforo, wɔne mmea a wɔwɔ hɔ no nyinaa, nnipadɔm no, ne nnipa a wɔwɔ Misraim Atifi fam ne Anafo fam ka kyerɛɛ Yeremia se,

And they answer Jeremiah — all the men who are knowing that their wives are making perfume to other gods, and all the women who are remaining, a great assembly, even all the people who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, in Pathros — saying:

16 “Yɛrentie asɛm a waka akyerɛ yɛn wɔ Awurade din mu no!

'The word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah — we are not hearkening unto thee;

17 Ampa ara yɛbɛyɛ biribiara a yɛkae se yɛbɛyɛ: Yɛbɛhyew nnuhuam ama Ɔsoro Hemmea na yɛahwie ahwiesa ama no, sɛnea yɛne yɛn agyanom, ahemfo ne adwumayɛfo yɛɛ wɔ Yuda nkurow ne Yerusalem mmɔnten so no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Saa bere no na yɛwɔ aduan, na yedi yiye a yenni ɔhaw biara nso.

for we certainly do everything that hath gone out of our mouth, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our heads, in cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem, and — we are satisfied with bread, and we are well, and evil we have not seen.

18 Nanso efi bere a yegyaee nnuhuam a yɛhyew ma Ɔsoro Hemmea, na yegyaee ahwiesa a yɛde ma no no, biribiara abɔ yɛn na yɛrewuwu wɔ afoa ne ɔkɔm ano.”

'And from the time we have ceased to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, we have lacked all, and by sword and by famine we have been consumed,

19 Na mmea no ka kaa ho se, “Bere a yɛhyew nnuhuam maa Ɔsoro Hemmea, na yehwiee ahwiesa maa no no, na yɛn kununom nnim sɛ yɛto ɔfam a ɛyɛ ne sɛso, hwie ahwiesa ma no ana?”

and when we are making perfume to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out to her libations — without our husbands have we made for her cakes to idolize her, and to pour out to her libations?'

20 Na Yeremia ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no nyinaa; mmarima ne mmea a wɔrebua no no se,

And Jeremiah saith unto all the people, concerning the men and concerning the women, and concerning all the people who are answering him, saying:

21 “Mususuw sɛ, Awurade nnim sɛ, na mo ne mo agyanom, mo ahemfo, adwumayɛfo ne ɔmanfo no hyew nnuhuam ma ahoni wɔ Yuda nkurow so ne Yerusalem mmɔnten so ana?

'The perfume that ye made in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your heads, and the people of the land, hath not Jehovah remembered it? yea, it cometh up on His heart.

22 Bere a mo amumɔyɛ ne akyiwade a moyɛɛ no fonoo Awurade no, mo asase dannan nnomede ne amamfo a obiara nte so, sɛnea ɛte nnɛ yi.

And Jehovah is not able any more to accept [you], because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations that ye have done, and your land is for a waste, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, without inhabitant, as [at] this day.

23 Esiane sɛ moahyew nnuhuam, ayɛ bɔne atia Awurade, na moanyɛ osetie amma no, na moanni ne mmara, nʼahyɛde ne nʼadansesɛm so nti, amanehunu aba mo so sɛnea muhu yi.”

'Because that ye have made perfume, and because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and in His law, and in His statutes, and in His testimonies ye have not walked, therefore hath this evil met you as [at] this day.'

24 Afei Yeremia ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no nyinaa a mmea no ka ho se, “Mo Yudafo a mowɔ Misraim nyinaa muntie Awurade asɛm.

And Jeremiah saith unto all the people, and unto all the women, 'Hear ye a word of Jehovah, all Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt,

25 Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, se: Mo ne mo yerenom de mo nneyɛe akyerɛ mo bɔ a mohyɛe se, ‘Ampa ara yebedi bɔ a yɛhyɛe sɛ, yɛbɛhyew nnuhuam ahwie ahwiesa ama Ɔsoro Hemmea no,’ no so.” Monkɔ so, munni mo bɔhyɛ ne mo ntam so!

Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives both speak with your mouth, and with your hands have fulfilled, saying: We certainly execute our vows that we have vowed, to make perfume to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations, ye do certainly establish your vows, and certainly execute your vows.

26 Nanso muntie Awurade asɛm, mo Yudafo a mowɔ Misraim nyinaa. Mede me din kɛse no ka ntam se, nea Awurade se ni, obiara a ofi Yuda a ɔte Misraim asase so baabiara remmɔ me din nka ntam bio da se, “Sɛ Otumfo Awurade te ase yi.”

'Therefore, hear ye a word of Jehovah, all Judah who are dwelling in the land of Egypt: Lo, I — I have sworn by My great name, said Jehovah, My name is no more proclaimed by the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, Live doth the Lord Jehovah — in all the land of Egypt.

27 Na mɛhwɛ ama wɔahu amane na ɛnyɛ yiyedi; Yudafo a wɔwɔ Misraim bewuwu wɔ afoa ne ɔkɔm ano kosi sɛ wɔbɛsɛe wɔn nyinaa.

Lo, I am watching over them for evil, and not for good, and consumed have been all the men of Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt, by sword and by famine, till their consumption.

28 Wɔn a wobeguan afi afoa ano na wɔasan afi Misraim akɔ Yuda asase so no bɛyɛ kakraa bi. Afei Yuda nkae a wɔbɛtenaa Misraim no nyinaa behu nea nʼasɛm yɛ nokware; me de anaa wɔn de.

'And the escaped of the sword turn back out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number, and known have all the remnant of Judah who are coming into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, whose word is established, Mine or theirs.

29 “‘Eyi na ɛbɛyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne ama mo sɛ mɛtwe mo aso wɔ ha, na moahu sɛ ampa ara mʼahunahuna a ɛfa ɔhaw ho no bɛba mu,’ Awurade na ose.

'And this [is] to you the sign — an affirmation of Jehovah — that I am seeing after you in this place, so that ye know that My words are certainly established against you for evil;

30 ‘Mede Misraimhene Farao Hofra rebɛhyɛ nʼatamfo a wɔpɛ sɛ wokum no no nsa, sɛnea mede Yudahene Sedekia hyɛɛ Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar, ne tamfo a na ɔrehwehwɛ no akum no no nsa. Sɛɛ na Awurade se.’”

Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am giving Pharaoh-Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those seeking his life, as I have given Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and who is seeking his life.'