Sakaria 3

1 Afei ɔkyerɛɛ me ɔsɔfopanyin Yosua a ogyina Awurade bɔfo anim, na Satan gyina ne nifa so rebɛbɔ no sobo.

And he shows me Joshua the high priest standing before the Messenger of YHWH, and Satan standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.

2 Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Satan se, “Awurade nka wʼanim, Satan! Awurade a wafa Yerusalem no, nka wʼanim. Saa ɔbarima yi nyɛ gyentia a wɔatu afi ogya mu ana?”

And YHWH says to Satan: “YHWH pushes against you, O Satan, Indeed, YHWH pushes against you, Who is fixing on Jerusalem, Is this not a brand delivered from fire?”

3 Na Yosua hyɛ ntadefi, bere a ogyina ɔbɔfo no anim.

And Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and is standing before the Messenger.

4 Ɔbɔfo no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn a wogyinagyina nʼanim no se, “Munnyi ne ho ntadefi no.” Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ Yosua se, “Hwɛ, mayi wo bɔne afi wo so, na mede ntade a ɛyɛ fɛ bɛhyɛ wo.”

And He answers and speaks to those standing before Him, saying, “Turn aside the filthy garments from off him.” And He says to him, “See, I have caused your iniquity to pass away from off you, so as to clothe you with costly apparel.”

5 Afei mekae se, “Momfa abotiri a ani tew mmɔ ne ti.” Enti wɔde abotiri a ani tew bɔɔ no, na wɔhyɛɛ no atade, bere a Awurade bɔfo no gyina hɔ.

He also said, “Let them set a pure turban on his head.” And they set the pure turban on his head, and clothe him with garments. And the Messenger of YHWH is standing,

6 Na Awurade bɔfo de saa akwankyerɛ yi maa Yosua:

and the Messenger of YHWH protests to Joshua, saying,

7 “Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se: ‘Sɛ wobɛyɛ osetie ama me na woayɛ mʼapɛde a, ɛno de, wubedi me fi so na woahwɛ mʼabangua so, na mɛma wo baabi atena wɔ nnipa a wogyinagyina ha yi mu.

“Thus said YHWH of Hosts: If you walk in My ways, And if you keep My charge, Then also you judge My house, And also you keep My courts, And I have given to you conductors among these standing by.

8 “‘Tie, Ɔsɔfopanyin Yosua, wo ne wo nkurɔfo a wɔtete wʼanim yi, moyɛ nnipa a wogyina hɔ ma nneɛma a ɛrebesisi: Mede me somfo, Dubaa no bɛba.

Now hear, O Joshua the high priest, You and your companions sitting before you (For men of type [are] they), For behold, I am bringing in My servant—a Shoot.

9 Hwɛ, ɔbo a mede asi Yosua anim! Ani ason na etuatua saa ɔbo baako no ho, na mikurukyerɛw biribi wɔ so,’ sɛnea Asafo Awurade se ni, ‘na mede da koro pɛ bɛpepa asase yi so bɔne.

For behold, the stone that I put before Joshua, On one stone [are] seven eyes, Behold, I am engraving its engraving, A declaration of YHWH of Hosts, And I have removed the iniquity of that land in one day.

10 “‘Saa da no mo mu biara bɛto nsa afrɛ ne yɔnko ne no akɔtena ne ngodua ne borɔdɔma dua ase,’ sɛnea Asafo Awurade se ni.”

In that day—a declaration of YHWH of Hosts, You call, each to his neighbor, To the place of the vine, And to the place of the fig tree!”