Yeremia 48
1 Nea ɛfa Moab ho: Sɛɛ na Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn se: “Nebo nnue, na wɔbɛsɛe no. Wobegu Kiriataim anim ase, na wɔafa; wobegu aban dennen no anim ase, na wɔadwiriw agu fam.
Of Moab. The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo! For it is laid waste. Kiriathaim is disappointed. It is taken. Misgab is put to shame and broken down.
2 Wɔrenkamfo Moab bio; Hesbon mmarima bɛbɔ nʼasehwe ho pɔw; ‘Mommra, momma yɛnkɔbɔ saa ɔman yi.’ Mo nso, Madmen mmarima mobɛka mo ano ato mu; afoa no bɛtaa mo.
The praise of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: ‘Come! Let’s cut her off from being a nation.’ You also, Madmen, will be brought to silence. The sword will pursue you.
3 Muntie osu a efi Horonaim, adesɛe ne ɔsɛe ho su.
The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction!
4 Wɔbɛbɔ Moab: na ne mma nketewa bɛteɛteɛ mu.
Moab is destroyed. Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
5 Wɔforo kɔ Luhit, wɔde agyaadwotwa a mu yɛ den na ɛrekɔ; ɔkwan a ɛkɔ Horonaim so no wɔte ahoyeraw nteɛteɛmu wɔ adesɛe no ho.
For they will go up by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping. For at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.
6 Munguan! muntu mmirika mpere mo nkwa. Monyɛ sɛ wura wɔ nweatam so.
Flee! Save your lives! Be like the juniper bush in the wilderness.
7 Esiane sɛ mode mo ho to mo nneyɛe ne mo ahonya so nti, mo nso wɔbɛfa mo nnommum, na Kemos bɛkɔ nnommum mu, ɔne nʼasɔfo ne adwumayɛfo.
For, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you also will be taken. Chemosh will go out into captivity, his priests and his princes together.
8 Ɔsɛefo no betu kurow biara so sa, na mu biara rennya ne ho ntetew. Wɔbɛsɛe obon no na wasɛe mmepɔw mpampam a ɛyɛ tamaa no, efisɛ Awurade akasa.
The destroyer will come on every city, and no city will escape; the valley also will perish, and the plain will be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken.
9 Momfa nkyene nhyɛ Moab, efisɛ wɔrebɛsɛe no; ne nkurow bɛda mpan a obiara rentena mu.
Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get herself away: and her cities will become a desolation, without anyone to dwell in them.
10 “Nnome nka nea ɔtwentwɛn ne nan ase wɔ Awurade adwumayɛ ho! Nnome nka nea ɔmmfa nʼafoa nhwie mogya ngu!
“Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
11 “Moab atena ase asomdwoe mu fi ne mmerantebere mu, te sɛ nsa ase puw a ataa dinn, wonnhwie mfi ahina mu nkogu ahina foforo mu, ɔnkɔɔ nnommum mu da. Enti ɔte sɛ nea ɔte ara, na ne ho hua nsakrae ɛ.
“Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his dregs, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither has he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.
12 Nanso nna bi reba,” Awurade na ose, “a mɛsoma mmarima a wohwie fi ahina mu, na wobehwie no agu; wɔbɛma nʼahina mu ayɛ hwee na wɔabobɔ ne nkuruwa.
Therefore behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will send to him those who pour off, and they will pour him off; and they will empty his vessels, and break their containers in pieces.
13 Afei Kemos ho bɛyɛ Moab aniwu, sɛnea Israelfi anim guu ase bere a wɔde wɔn ho too Bet-El so no.
Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
14 “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na wutumi ka se, ‘Yɛyɛ dɔmmarima, mmarima akokodurufo wɔ ɔsa mu’?
“How do you say, ‘We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war’?
15 Wɔbɛsɛe Moab na wɔatu ne nkurow so sa; wobekunkum ne mmerante a wɔte apɔw no,” nea Ɔhene a wɔfrɛ no Asafo Awurade no se ni.
Moab is laid waste, and they have gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,” says the King, whose name is the LORD of Armies.
16 “Moab asehwe abɛn; nʼamanehunu bɛba ntɛm.
“The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast.
17 Munsu no, mo a motete ne ho nyinaa, ne mo a munim ne din nyinaa; monka se, ‘Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wɔabubu ahempema a ɛyɛ den yi ɛyɛɛ dɛn wɔabu anuonyam pema fɛfɛ yi mu!’
All you who are around him, bemoan him; and all you who know his name, say, ‘How the strong staff is broken, the beautiful rod!’
18 “Fi wʼanuonyam mu, na bɛtena asase wosee no so, wo a wote Dibon Babea, efisɛ nea ɔsɛe Moab no betu aba wo so abɛsɛe wo nkuropɔn a ɛwɔ bammɔ no.
“You daughter who dwells in Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you. He has destroyed your strongholds.
19 Gyina kwankyɛn na hwɛ, wo a wote Aroer. Bisa ɔbarima a ɔreguan no ne ɔbea a ɔrefi mu afi, bisa wɔn se, ‘Asɛm bɛn na asi?’
Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and watch. Ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say, ‘What has been done?’
20 Moab anim agu ase, efisɛ wɔabubu no pasaa; muntwa adwo na monteɛteɛ mu! Mommɔ dawuru wɔ Arnon ho se wɔasɛe Moab.
Moab is disappointed; for it is broken down. Wail and cry! Tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
21 Atemmu aba bepɔw tamaa so wɔ Holon, Yahas ne Mefaat,
Judgement has come on the plain country— on Holon, on Jahzah, on Mephaath,
22 Dibon ne Nebo ne Bet-Diblataim
on Dibon, on Nebo, on Beth Diblathaim,
23 ne Kiriataim ne Bet Gamul ne Bet Meon
on Kiriathaim, on Beth Gamul, on Beth Meon,
24 ne Keriot ne Bosra wɔ Moab nkurow nyinaa, nea ɛwɔ akyirikyiri ne nea ɛbɛn.
on Kerioth, on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
25 Wɔatwa Moab mmɛn; na ne basa abu,” Awurade na ose.
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,” says the LORD.
26 “Momma no mmow nsa, efisɛ wabu Awurade animtiaa. Momma Moab nyantam wɔ ne fe mu; momma no nyɛ nea wodi ne ho fɛw.
“Make him drunk, for he magnified himself against the LORD. Moab will wallow in his vomit, and he also will be in derision.
27 Ɛnyɛ Israel na na wudi ne ho fɛw? Wɔkyeree no akorɔmfo mu ana, a enti mowosow mo ti animtiaabu so bere biara a mobɛka ne ho asɛm?
For wasn’t Israel a derision to you? Was he found amongst thieves? For as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.
28 Mumfifi mo nkurow so nkɔtena abotan mu, mo a motete Moab. Monyɛ sɛ aborɔnoma a ɔyɛ ne berebuw wɔ ɔbodan ano.
You inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock. Be like the dove that makes her nest over the mouth of the abyss.
29 “Yɛate Moab ahantan no nʼahomaso ne gye a ogye ne ho di mmoroso; nʼahantan ne nʼahomaso, ne ne koma mu ahohoahoa.
“We have heard of the pride of Moab. He is very proud in his loftiness, his pride, his arrogance, and the arrogance of his heart.
30 Minim nʼasoɔden nanso ɛyɛ ɔkwa,” Awurade na ose, “na nʼahohoahoa mfa hwee mma.
I know his wrath,” says the LORD, “that it is nothing; his boastings have done nothing.
31 Enti mitwa adwo ma Moab, misu teɛ mu ma Moabfo nyinaa, midi awerɛhow ma nnipa a wɔwɔ Kir Hereset.
Therefore I will wail for Moab. Yes, I will cry out for all Moab. They will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.
32 Misu ma mo sɛnea Yaser su, mo Sibma bobe. Mo mman dennan kɔɔ po ho pɛɛ; koduu Yaser po ho. Ɔsɛefo no abegu mo nnuaba a abere ne mo bobe no so.
With more than the weeping of Jazer I will weep for you, vine of Sibmah. Your branches passed over the sea. They reached even to the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your summer fruits and on your vintage.
33 Ahosɛpɛw ne anigye atu afi Moab nnuaba nturo ne mfuw so. Matwa nsa a ɛteɛ fi nsakyiamoa no so; obiara mmfa ahosɛpɛw ntiatia bobe no so. Ɛwɔ mu nteɛteɛmu wɔ hɔ de, nanso ɛnyɛ ahosɛpɛw nteɛteɛmu.
Gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab. I have caused wine to cease from the wine presses. No one will tread with shouting. The shouting will be no shouting.
34 “Wɔn su ano den gyigye fi Hesbon kɔ Eleale ne Yahas, fi Soar de kosi Horonaim ne Eglat Selisiya, mpo, nsu a ɛwɔ Nimrim no ayow.
From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for the waters of Nimrim will also become desolate.
35 Moab mu, mede sorɔnsorɔmmea afɔrebɔ ne nnuhuam a wɔhyew ma wɔn anyame no, bɛba awiei,” Awurade, na ose.
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,” says the LORD, “him who offers in the high place, and him who burns incense to his gods.
36 “Enti me koma su sɛ atɛntɛbɛn ma Moab; esu sɛ atɛntɛbɛn ma nnipa a wɔwɔ Kir Hereset. Ahonyade a wɔpɛe no kɔ.
Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like flutes, and my heart sounds like flutes for the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the abundance that he has gotten has perished.
37 Wɔabɔ eti biara tikwaw na wɔayi abogyesɛ biara; nsa nyinaa ho ayɛ akamakam na atweaatam sisi obiara asen.
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped. There are cuttings on all the hands, and sackcloth on the waist.
38 Adan a ɛwɔ Moab nyinaa atifi ne ɔmanfo aguabɔbea nyinaa; biribiara nni hɔ sɛ awerɛhow, efisɛ mabubu Moab ayɛ no sɛ ahina a obiara mpɛ,” Awurade na ose.
On all the housetops of Moab, and in its streets, there is lamentation everywhere; for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which no one delights,” says the LORD.
39 “Hwɛ sɛnea wabubu afa! Hwɛ sɛnea wɔretwa adwo! Na hwɛ sɛnea Moab de aniwu dan nʼakyi! Moab ayɛ nea wodi ne ho fɛw, ne ahodwiriwde ama wɔn a wɔatwa ne ho ahyia nyinaa.”
“How it is broken down! How they wail! How Moab has turned the back with shame! So will Moab become a derision and a terror to all who are around him.”
40 Sɛɛ na Awurade se: “Monhwɛ! ɔkɔre rebɔ hoo aba fam. Watrɛw ne ntaban mu wɔ Moab so.
For the LORD says: “Behold, he will fly as an eagle, and will spread out his wings against Moab.
41 Wɔbɛfa Keriot nnommum na wɔafa nʼabandennen no. Saa da no Moab dɔmmarima koma betu sɛ ɔbea a ɔrekyem wɔ awo so.
Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized. The heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42 Wɔbɛsɛe Moab na ɛrenyɛ ɔman bio, efisɛ obuu Awurade animtiaa.
Moab will be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against the LORD.
43 Ehu, nkonomoa ne afiri retwɛn mo, Moabfo,” Awurade na ose.
Terror, the pit, and the snare are on you, inhabitant of Moab,” says the LORD.
44 “Nea oguan nea ɛyɛ hu no bɛtɔ nkonomoa mu, nea ɔbɛforo afi nkonomoa no mu no afide beyi no; na mede Moab asotwe afe no bɛba ne so,” Awurade na ose.
“He who flees from the terror will fall into the pit; and he who gets up out of the pit will be taken in the snare, for I will bring on him, even on Moab, the year of their visitation,” says the LORD.
45 “Hesbon nwini ase na aguanfo no gyinagyina a wonni mmoa biara, efisɛ ogya bi atu afi Hesbon; ogyaframa bi fi Sihon mfimfini; ɛhyew Moab moma, ne ahohoahoafo a wɔn ano yɛ den no ti koraa.
“Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the middle of Sihon, and has devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
46 Nnome nka wo, wo Moab! Wɔasɛe Kemos nkurɔfo no; wɔde wo mmabarima kɔ nnommum mu na wo mmabea nso kɔ nkoasom mu.
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are undone; for your sons are taken away captive, and your daughters into captivity.
47 “Nanso mede Moab adenya bɛsan ama no wɔ nna a ɛbɛba no mu,” Awurade na ose. Moab atemmu no awiei ni.
“Yet I will reverse the captivity of Moab in the latter days,” says the LORD. Thus far is the judgement of Moab.
