Obadia 1

1 Anisoadehu a Awurade Nyankopɔn daa no adi faa Edom asase ho kyerɛɛ Obadia ni: Yɛate asɛm a efi Awurade nkyɛn. Wɔsomaa ɔnanmusini bi kɔɔ aman so kɔkae se, “Monsɔre na momma yɛnkɔko ntia Edom.”

The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have heard a report from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations. Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

2 Awurade ka kyerɛ Edom se: “Hwɛ, mɛbrɛ wo ase. Mɛyɛ wo ketewa wɔ aman no mu, na wɔabu wo animtiaa.

Behold, I have made thee small among the nations; thou art greatly despised.

3 Wayɛ ahantan adaadaa wo ho, Wo a wote abotan ntokuru mu na woayɛ wʼatenae wɔ mmepɔw so, na woka kyerɛ wo ho se, ‘Hena na obetumi ayi me asi fam?’

The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; — he that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

4 Sɛ wutu kɔ wim sɛ akɔre, na woyɛ wo berebuw wɔ nsoromma ntam mpo a, hɔ na mɛba abɛtwe wo adwira fam.” Sɛnea Awurade se ni.

Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith Jehovah.

5 “Sɛ akorɔmfo ba wo so, anaa adwowtwafo ba wo so anadwo a, atoyerɛnkyɛm bɛn na ɛrento wo? Na wɔrennwia wo nneɛma dodow a wɔpɛ ana? Sɛ bobe abatewfo ba wo so a, ɛnyɛ bobe aba kakraa bi pɛ na wobegyaw ama wo ana?

If thieves had come to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen [till] they had had enough? If grape-gatherers had come to thee, would they not have left some gleanings?

6 Na wo Esau de, wobewia wʼademude a wode asie na wɔayɛ wo dosodoso.

How is Esau searched! his hidden things sought out!

7 Wɔn a wo ne wɔn wɔ nkabom nyinaa bedi wo huammɔ. Wɔn a wʼadwene yɛ wo sɛ wo ne wɔn te asomdwoe mu no bɛdaadaa wo adi wo so, wɔn a wodi wʼaduan no asum wo afiri, nanso, wunhui.

All the men of thy confederacy have pushed thee to the border; the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, they have prevailed against thee; [they that eat] thy bread have laid a snare under thee. There is no understanding in him.

8 “Saa da no,” Awurade na ose, “Merensɛe anyansafo a wɔwɔ Edom ana, mmarima a wɔte asɛm ase a wɔwɔ Esau mmepɔw so ana?

Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

9 Teman wʼakofo bɛbɔ hu ne obiara a ɔwɔ Esau bepɔw so no, wobetwitwa mo atɔre mo ase.

And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.

10 Esiane basabasayɛ a woyɛ tiaa wo nua Yakob no nti aniwu bɛka wo, na wɔbɛsɛe wo koraa.

Because of violence against thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

11 Da a wugyinaa ntentenso hwɛɛ no haa, maa ananafo faa nʼahonyade kɔe na ahɔho hyɛn ne kurow apon mu, na wɔbɔɔ Yerusalem so ntonto no, na wote sɛ wɔn mu baako.

In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away captive his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.

12 Anka ɛnsɛ sɛ wubu wo nua animtiaa bere a ɔwɔ asiane mu, anaa sɛ wudi ahurusi wɔ Yudafo so bere a wɔwɔ ɔsɛe mu, na mpo wohoahoa wo ho bere a wɔwɔ ahohia mu no.

But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; nor have opened wide thy mouth in the day of distress.

13 Anka ɛnsɛ sɛ wode nsrabɔ hyɛn me nkurɔfo kurow apon no mu wɔ wɔn amanehunuda, anka ɛnsɛ sɛ woserew wɔ bere a wɔwɔ ɔhaw mu. Afei nso anka ɛnsɛ sɛ wode wo nsa to wɔn ahode so gye wɔ bere a wɔwɔ amanehunu mu.

Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity, nor have looked, even thou, on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither shouldest thou have laid [hands] on their substance in the day of their calamity;

14 Anka ɛnsɛ sɛ wotɛw wɔn nkwantanan so kunkum nʼaguanfo Na wuyi wɔn a aka no ma wɔ wɔn amanehunuda no mu.

and thou shouldest not have stood on the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape, nor have delivered up those remaining of him in the day of distress.

15 “Awurade da no abɛn ama amanaman nyinaa. Na hwɛ, Edom, sɛnea woyɛɛ no saa ara na wɔbɛyɛ wo. Wo nneyɛe bɛsan abegu wʼapampam.

For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy recompence shall return upon thine own head.

16 Sɛnea mononom nsã wɔ me bepɔw kronkron so no, saa ara na amanaman no nyinaa bɛkɔ so anom, saa ara na ɛbɛkɔ so da biara na wɔbɛyɛ te sɛ nea wonni hɔ.

For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually; yea, they shall drink, and shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.

17 Na ogye bɛba Sion bepɔw so na ɛbɛyɛ kronkronbea, na Yakob nsa bɛsan aka nʼagyapade.

But upon mount Zion shall there be deliverance, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

18 Yakob bɛyɛ ogya na Yosef ayɛ ogyatannaa; Esau bɛyɛ adehunu bi na wɔde no bɛto ogya so ahyew no a obiara renka wɔ Esau ase.” Nea Awurade se ni.

And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble; and they shall kindle in them and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau: for Jehovah hath spoken [it].

19 Nkurɔfo a wofi Negeb no bɛtena Esau mmepɔw so, Na wɔn a wofi nkoko no ase no, bɛfa Filisti asase no, na wɔbɛfa Efraim ne Samaria mfuw atena so, na Benyamin nso afa Gilead.

And [they of] the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the lowland the Philistines; yea, they shall possess the field of Ephraim and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin [shall possess] Gilead;

20 Nnipakuw yi a wɔyɛ Israelfo a wotwaa wɔn asu kɔɔ Kanaan no bɛfa Kanaan asase no akosi Sarefat; na Yerusalemfo a wotwaa wɔn asu a wɔte Safarad no bɛfa Negeb nkurow no adi so.

and the captives of this host of the children of Israel [shall possess] what belonged to the Canaanites, unto Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who [were] in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.

21 Agyefo bɛkɔ Sion bepɔw so, akodi Edom mmepɔw no so. Na ahenni no bɛyɛ Awurade de!

And saviours shall come up on mount Zion, to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be Jehovah's.