Yeremia 49

1 Nea ɛfa Amonfo ho: Sɛɛ na Awurade se: “Israel nni mmabarima ana? Onni wɔn a wobedi nʼade? Ɛno de adɛn nti na Molek afa Gad ayɛ ne de yi? Adɛn nti na ne nkurɔfo tete ne nkurow mu?

Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why [then] doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?

2 Nanso nna no reba,” Awurade na ose. “Bere a mɛbobɔ mu de afrɛ ɔko atia Raba a ɛyɛ Amonfo de; ɛbɛyɛ afabo siw, wɔbɛto nkuraa a atwa ne ho ahyia no mu gya. Na Israel bɛpam wɔn a wɔpam no no,” sɛɛ na Awurade se.

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.

3 “Twa adwo. Hesbon, efisɛ wɔasɛe Ai! Monteɛ mu, mo a mowɔ Raba! Mumfura ayitam na munni awerɛhow; mommɔ nnyenyen wɔ afasu no mu, efisɛ Molek bɛkɔ nnommum mu, ɔne nʼasɔfo ne nʼadwumayɛfo.

Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, [and] his priests and his princes together.

4 Adɛn nti na wode wʼabon ahorow no hoahoa wo ho, wʼabon a wunya mu aba bebree no nti? Amon Babea a Onni nokware, wode wo ho to wʼahonya so na woka se, ‘Hena na ɔbɛtow ahyɛ me so?’

Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, [saying], Who shall come unto me?

5 Mede ehu bɛba wo so, ebefi wɔn a wɔatwa wo ho ahyia no nyinaa,” Awurade na ose, Asafo Awurade no. “Wɔbɛpam mo nyinaa, na obiara remmoaboa akobɔfo ano.

Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.

6 “Nanso akyiri no, mɛsan de Amonfo adenya ama wɔn,” sɛe na Awurade se.

And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.

7 Nea ɛfa Edom ho: Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se: “Nyansa nni Teman bio ana? Afotu ayera wɔ anyansafo mu ana? Wɔn nyansa no aporɔw ana?

Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; [Is] wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

8 Monnan mo ho na munguan, monkɔtetɛw abodan a mu dɔ mu, mo a motete Dedan, efisɛ mede amanehunu bɛba Esau so wɔ bere a mɛtwe nʼaso no.

Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time [that] I will visit him.

9 Sɛ bobetetewfo no baa mo nkyɛn a anka wɔrennya bobe no kakra ana? Sɛ akorɔmfo baa ɔdasu mu a, anka wɔrenwia ade dodow a wɔpɛ ana?

If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave [some] gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

10 Na mɛma Esau ada adagyaw. Mɛda ne hintabea ahorow adi, sɛnea ɔrentumi mfa ne ho nhintaw. Ne mma, nʼabusuafo ne ne mfɛfo bewuwu, na wɔrenhu no bio.

But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he [is] not.

11 Munnyaw mo ayisaa, mɛbɔ wɔn nkwa ho ban. Mo akunafo nso betumi de wɔn ho ato me so.”

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve [them] alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

12 Nea Awurade se ni: “Sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔmfata sɛ wɔnom kuruwa no nom a, ɛno de adɛn nti na ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔtwe mo aso? Wɔbɛtwe mo aso na mobɛnom nso.

For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment [was] not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and [art] thou he [that] shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink [of it].

13 Meka me ho ntam sɛ wɔbɛsɛe Bosra na ayɛ ahodwiriwde, ahohorade ne nnome; na ne nkurow nyinaa bɛsɛe afebɔɔ,” Awurade na ose.

For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

14 Mate asɛm a efi Awurade nkyɛn: wɔsomaa ananmusini bi sɛ ɔnkɔka nkyerɛ amanaman no se, “Mommoaboa mo ho ano nkɔtow nhyɛ no so! Monsɔre nkɔ ɔko!”

I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, [saying], Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.

15 “Na mɛyɛ wo ketewa wɔ aman no mu, na wɔabu wo animtiaa.

For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, [and] despised among men.

16 Ehu a wobɔ ne koma mu ahomaso adaadaa wo, wo a wote abotan ntokuru mu, na wote koko no sorɔnsorɔmmea. Ɛwɔ mu, woyɛ wo berebuw wɔ sorosoro sɛ ɔkɔre de, nanso hɔ na mefi de wo aba fam,” Awurade na ose.

Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, [and] the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

17 “Edom bɛyɛ ahodwiriwde; wɔn a wotwa mu wɔ hɔ no nyinaa ho bedwiriw wɔn na wɔadi ne ho fɛw esiane nʼapirakuru nyinaa nti.

Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

18 Sɛnea wɔdan Sodom ne Gomora ne wɔn nkurow gui no,” Awurade na ose, “saa ara na obiara rentena hɔ; onipa biara rentena mu.

As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour [cities] thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.

19 “Sɛnea gyata a ofi Yordan nkyɛkyerɛ mu rekɔ adidibea frɔmfrɔm no, saa ara na mɛtaa Edom afi nʼasase so wɔ bere tiaa bi mu. Hena ne nea mayi no sɛ ɔnyɛ eyi? Hena na ɔte sɛ me, na hena na obetumi ne me adi asi? Na oguanhwɛfo bɛn na obetumi asɔre atia me?”

Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who [is] a chosen [man, that] I may appoint over her? for who [is] like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who [is] that shepherd that will stand before me?

20 Enti tie nea Awurade ahyehyɛ atia Edom, nea wabɔ ne tirim sɛ ɔbɛyɛ de atia wɔn a wɔte Teman ni: Nguankuw no mu nkumaa no wɔbɛtwe wɔn akɔ; wɔn nti ɔbɛsɛe adidibea no koraa.

Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.

21 Wɔn asehwe nnyigyei bɛma asase awosow; wɔn nteɛteɛmu gyegyeegye akodu Po Kɔkɔɔ ho.

The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.

22 Monhwɛ! Ɔkɔre bi betu akɔ soro na wabɔ hoo aba fam a watrɛtrɛw ne ntaban mu wɔ Bosra so. Saa da no Edom dɔmmarima koma betu sɛ ɔbea a ɔrekyem wɔ awo so.

Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

23 Nea ɛfa Damasko ho: “Hamat ne Arpad di yaw, efisɛ wɔate asɛmmɔne. Wɔn koma abotow te sɛ po a ayɛ hagyahagya.

Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; [there is] sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.

24 Damasko ayɛ mmerɛw, wayɛ sɛ ɔrebeguan wabɔ huboa; ahoyeraw ne ɔyaw akyekyere no, ɔyaw a ɛte sɛ ɔbea a, ɔrekyem wɔ awo so.

Damascus is waxed feeble, [and] turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on [her: ] anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.

25 Adɛn nti na wonnyaw kuropɔn a agye din yi ntoo hɔ, kurow a mʼani gye mu?

How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!

26 Ampa ara ne mmerante bɛtotɔ wɔ mmɔnten so; wɔbɛma nʼasraafo nyinaa aka wɔn ano ato mu saa da no,” sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se.

Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.

27 “Mede ogya bɛto Damasko afasu mu; na ɛbɛhyew Ben-Hadad aban.”

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.

28 Nea ɛfa Kedar ne Hasor ahenni, a Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar tow hyɛɛ so no. Sɛɛ na Awurade se: “Sɔre na kɔtow hyɛ Kedar so na sɛe nnipa a wɔwɔ apuei fam no.

Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.

29 Wɔbɛfa wɔn ntamadan ne wɔn nguankuw; wɔbɛfa wɔn nkataso, ne wɔn ho nneɛma ne yoma akɔ. Nnipa bɛteɛteɛ mu se, ‘Ehu wɔ baabiara!’

Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear [is] on every side.

30 “Munguan nkɔ ntɛmntɛm! Monhyehyɛ abodan a mu dɔ mu, mo a motete Hasor,” Awurade na ose. “Babiloniahene Nebukadnessar apam mo ti so; wayɛ nhyehyɛe a etia mo.

Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.

31 “Sɔre kɔtow hyɛ ɔman bi so a woremmrɛ, ɔman a wɔte ahotoso mu,” Awurade na ose, “ɔman a wonni apon anaa akwanside; na emu nnipa nko ara na wɔte.

Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, [which] dwell alone.

32 Wɔn mfurum bɛyɛ asade, na wɔn anantwikuw akɛse no bɛyɛ asade. Mɛbɔ saa nnipa a wɔtete akyirikyiri no ahwete ama mframa no, na mede amanehunu befi afa nyinaa aba wɔn so,” Awurade na ose.

And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them [that are] in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD.

33 “Hasor bɛyɛ ahade ama adompo, ɛbɛda mpan afebɔɔ. Obiara rentena hɔ; onipa biara rentena mu.”

And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, [and] a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor [any] son of man dwell in it.

34 Eyi ne asɛm a, efi Awurade nkyɛn baa odiyifo Yeremia hɔ a ɛfa Elam ho, wɔ Yudahene Sedekia adedi mfiase:

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,

35 Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se: “Hwɛ mebubu Elam agyan mu, nea wɔn ahoɔden gyina so no.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

36 Mede mframa anan no bɛba Elam so afi ɔsorosoro afanan; mɛbɔ wɔn ahwete mframa anan no mu, na ɔman biara nni hɔ a Elam atubrafo renkɔ so.

And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.

37 Mɛbɔ Elam ahwete wɔ wɔn atamfo anim, wɔ wɔn a wɔrehwehwɛ wɔn akum wɔn no anim; mede amanehunu bɛba wɔn so mpo mʼabufuwhyew no,” Awurade na ose. “Mede afoa bɛtaa wɔn kosi sɛ, mewie wɔn korakora.

For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, [even] my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:

38 Mesi mʼahengua wɔ Elam na masɛe ne hene ne nʼadwumayɛfo,” Awurade na ose.

And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.

39 “Nanso mɛsan de Elam adenya ama no nna a ɛreba no mu,” Awurade na ose.

But it shall come to pass in the latter days, [that] I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.