Yoɛl 2
1 Hyɛn torobɛnto no wɔ Sion; hyɛn abɛn no wɔ me bepɔw kronkron no so. Ma wɔn a wɔte asase no so nyinaa ho mpopo, efisɛ Awurade da no reba, na abɛn koraa.
Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all who live in the land tremble for the day of the Lord is coming—it's definitely near!
2 Sum ne kusukuukuu da. Omununkum ne sum kabii da. Sɛnea adekyee hann trɛtrɛw wɔ mmepɔw so no, saa ara na asraafo a wɔdɔɔso na wɔyɛ den ba no te. Wonhuu wɔn sɛso bi da, na wɔrenhu ne sɛso nso da.
It's a gloomy day of darkness, a day of thick clouds and heavy shadows. Like the dawn spreading over the mountains, an army appears, so large and powerful that there has never ever been anything like it before, nor will there ever be anything like it again.
3 Ogya rehyew wɔ wɔn anim, ogyatannaa dɛw wɔ wɔn akyi, asase a ɛda wɔn anim no te sɛ Eden turo, nea ɛda wɔn akyi no te sɛ nweatam, hwee nguan wɔn.
Fire blazes in front of them, behind them flames are burning. In front of them the land looks like the Garden of Eden, behind them is a desert of total desolation: not a single survivor remains.
4 Wɔte sɛ apɔnkɔ. Wohuruhuruw te sɛ apɔnkɔsotefo asraafo.
They have the appearance of horses; they charge like cavalry.
5 Wɔyɛ gyegyeegye te sɛ nteaseɛnam na wotu fa mmepɔw atifi, wɔte sɛ ogyatannaa a ɛhyew nwuraguanee wɔte sɛ asraafo akantinka a wɔrekɔ ɔsa.
Listen to the sound: they are like rumbling chariots leaping over the mountain tops, they are like crackling flames burning stubble, they are like a mighty army marching in formation into battle.
6 Aman ani bɔ wɔn so a, ehu bɔ wɔn; na wɔn anim hoa.
Terror seizes all those in their path; all the people's faces grow pale.
7 Wɔko kɔ wɔn anim te sɛ akofo; wɔforo afasu te sɛ asraafo na wɔn nyinaa kɔ wɔn anim tee, na wɔmman benkum anaa nifa.
They attack like mighty warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march as one, never breaking ranks.
8 Wontwintwan wɔn ho wɔn ho anan mu; obiara nantew kɔ nʼanim tee. Wobu fa abandennen so, na wɔpem kɔ wɔn anim ara.
They do not jostle one another, they stay on track; and even if some are cut down, they are not stopped.
9 Wɔtow hyɛ kuropɔn no so wotu mmirika fa afasu no so wɔforo kɔ afi mu, wɔfa mfɛnsere mu te sɛ akorɔmfo.
They rush to and fro in the city; they run along the walls; they climb into houses, entering through the windows like thieves.
10 Asase wosow wɔ wɔn anim, na ɔsoro hinhim. Owia ne ɔsram duru sum, na nsoromma nhyerɛn bio.
The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble, the sun and the moon grow dark, the stars stop shining.
11 Awurade bobɔ mu de di nʼasraafo no anim. Nʼakofo no dɔɔso bebree, ahoɔdenfo ne wɔn a wodi nʼahyɛde so. Awurade da no yɛ kɛse na ɛyɛ hu; hena na obetumi agyina ano?
The Lord shouts his commands at the head of his army. His camp his immense, and those who carry out his orders are powerful. The day of the Lord is totally terrifying—who can stand it?
12 “Na afei,” sɛnea Awurade se ni, “San fa wo koma nyinaa bra me nkyɛn, wɔ akɔnkyen, osu ne awerɛhow mu.”
“Yet even now,” says the Lord, “Come back to me while there is still time. Come to me with all your heart, with fasting and prayer.
13 Sunsuan wo koma na ɛnyɛ wo ntade mu. San bra Awurade wo Nyankopɔn nkyɛn, efisɛ, ɔyɛ ɔdomfo, ne yam ye. Ne bo kyɛ fuw na ne dɔ boro so, na ɛnyɛ no anigye sɛ ɔtwe yɛn aso.
Repent in your minds, and not by tearing your clothes.” Come back to the Lord your God for he is gracious and kind. He is slow to get angry and full of faithful love, and changes his mind about sending punishment.
14 Hena na onim? Ebia ɔbɛsesa nʼadwene na wahu mmɔbɔ na wagyaw nhyira, a ɛyɛ aduan ne ahwiesa afɔrebɔde a mode ma Awurade mo Nyankopɔn no.
Who knows? Maybe he will change his mind, leaving behind a blessing so that you will be able to make grain and wine offerings to the Lord your God.
15 Hyɛn torobɛnto wɔ Sion! Mommɔ akɔnkyen kronkron ho dawuru, momfrɛ nhyiamu kronkron.
Blow the trumpet in Zion! Proclaim a fast; call a solemn assembly.
16 Mommoaboa nnipa no ano montew nhyiamu no ho na ɛnyɛ kronkron; mommoaboa mpanyimfo, mmofra ne mmea a wɔrema nufu ano. Ma ayeforo ne ayeforokunu mfi wɔn pia mu mmra.
Gather the people together: the elders, the children, even the babies. Let the bridegroom leave his room; let the bride leave her room.
17 Asɔfo a wɔsom wɔ Awurade anim no, nsu wɔ afɔremuka no ne abrannaa no ntam; na wɔnka se, “Awurade fa wo nkurɔfo ho kyɛ wɔn. Mma wʼagyapade nyɛ ahohorade anaa fɛwdi wɔ aman no mu. Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ wubisa wɔ nnipa no mu se, ‘Wɔn Nyame no wɔ he?’”
Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar of the Temple. Let them say, “Lord, please take pity on your people, and do not let your inheritance be disgraced, ruled over by foreign nations, so that the people of these nations could ask, ‘Where is their God?’”
18 Na Awurade bɛtwe ninkunu wɔ nʼasase ho na ne nkurɔfo ayɛ no mmɔbɔ.
Now the Lord is very protective of his land and takes pity on his people.
19 Awurade bebua se, “Merebrɛ mo aduan, nsa foforo ne ngo, a ɛbɛso mo ama moamee pintinn. Merenyɛ mo ahohorade mma aman no bio.
The Lord will reply, saying to his people, “Look! I am sending you grain and new wine and olive oil, and you will be satisfied. You will no longer be a disgrace among the foreign nations.
20 “Mɛpam atifi fam asraafo no afi wo nkyɛn akɔ akyirikyiri, mepia wɔn akɔ asase a awo na ɛyɛ kesee so. Nifa dɔm no bɛmem wɔ Nkyene Po no mu, na kyidɔm no bɛmem wɔ Ntam Po no mu. Na afunu no bɛbɔn na ne nka betu.” Nokware wayɛ nneɛma akɛse!
I will remove from you the army from the north; I will drive them into the desolate wilderness—the front into the eastern sea, and the rear into the western sea. The stench of the dead army will rise up—a real stink—for it has done terrible things.”
21 Munnsuro, me nkurɔfo! Momma mo ani nnye, na monsɛpɛw mo ho. Nokware Awurade ayɛ nneɛma akɛse.
Don't be afraid, people of the land! Be happy and celebrate, for the Lord has done incredible things!
22 Munnsuro, mo wuram mmoa! Efisɛ sare so adidibea reyɛ frɔmfrɔm. Nnua no resow wɔn aba; borɔdɔma ne bobe nso resow wɔn aba.
Don't be afraid, wild animals! For the pastures of the wilderness are turning green. The trees are fruiting again—the fig trees and the grapevines are producing a good crop.
23 Momma mo ani nnye, mo Sion mma, Munni ahurusi wɔ Awurade mo Nyankopɔn mu, efisɛ watɔ asusowsu ama mo, ne nokwaredi nti. Watɔ osu bebree ama mo wɔ ne bere mu te sɛ kan no.
People of Jerusalem! Celebrate and be happy in the Lord your God because he has given you rain to show his goodness. As before he sends the autumn and the spring rains.
24 Aduan bɛyɛ awiporowbea hɔ ma, nsa foforo ne ngo bebu so wɔ kyi amoa mu.
The threshing floors will be full of grain, the vats will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
25 “Mɛhyɛ mo anan mu, nea mohweree mfe dodow a mmoadabi bɛsɛee mo nneɛma, mmoadabi akɛse ne nkumaa, ne wɔn a aka no nyinaa, me dɔm a mesomaa wɔn baa mo so no.
“I will give back to you what you lost over the years to the swarming, hopping, destroying, and cutting locusts, this great army that I sent against you.
26 Mubedidi amee, na mubeyi Awurade mo Nyankopɔn din ayɛ. Ɔno na wayɛ anwonwade ama mo; me nkurɔfo ani renwu bio.
You will have plenty to eat, and you will be satisfied, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God who has done miracles for you. My people will never again be ashamed.
27 Afei, mubehu sɛ, mewɔ Israel, mubehu sɛ mene Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, na obiara nni hɔ sɛ me; Me nkurɔfo ani renwu bio da.”
You will know that I am in the midst of my people Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and that there is no other. My people will never again be ashamed.
28 “Na akyiri no, mehwie me honhom agu nnipa nyinaa so, mo mmabarima ne mo mmabea bɛhyɛ nkɔm, mo nkwakoraa bɛsoso adae, mo mmerante benya anisoadehu.
After this I will pour out my spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will be my prophets, your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.
29 Saa mmere no mu no, mehwie me Honhom agu mʼasomfo so, mmarima ne mmea.
In those days I will also pour out my spirit on male slaves and female slaves.
30 Mɛyɛ anwonwade wɔ ɔsoro ne asase so, mede mogya, ogya ne wusiw kumɔnn.
I will place wonders in the heavens and on earth: blood, and fire, and columns of smoke.
31 Ansa na Awurade da kɛse no bɛba no, owia beduru sum na ɔsram nso ayɛ sɛ mogya.
The sun will turn dark, and the moon will turn red like blood at the coming of the great and fearful day of the Lord.”
32 Na obiara a ɔbɔ Awurade din no, wobegye no nkwa. Efisɛ nkwagye bɛba ama wɔn a wɔanya wɔn ti adidi mu a Awurade afrɛ wɔn wɔ Sion bepɔw so ne Yerusalem nyinaa,” sɛnea Awurade aka no.
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, rescued from Mount Zion and Jerusalem, as the Lord has said—these are among the survivors the Lord has called.
