Hesekiel 22
1 Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ:
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 “Onipa ba, wobɛbu Yerusalem atɛn? Wobɛbu saa mogyahwiegu kuropɔn yi atɛn anaa? Ɛnneɛ fa ne nneyɛɛ a ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ no nyinaa si nʼanim
And thou, son of man, wilt thou take to task, wilt thou take to task the city of blood? and wilt thou make her know all her abominations?
3 na ka sɛ: ‘Yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: Ao kuropɔn a ɔnam mogya hwieguo so de nnome aba ne ho so na ɔde ahoni a ɔyɛ agu ne ho fi,
Then say thou, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, O city that sheddeth blood in her midst, that her time [of sorrow] may come, and that hath made idols for herself to become unclean:
4 woadi fɔ wɔ mogya a woahwie agu na woagu wo ho fi wɔ ahoni a woayɛ enti. Woama wo nna abɛn, na wo mfeɛ awieeɛ no aba. Enti mɛyɛ wo ahohoradeɛ wɔ amanaman no mu, ne asredeɛ wɔ amantam no nyinaa mu.
Through thy blood which thou hast shed, are thou become guilty; and through thy idols which thou hast made art thou become unclean; and thou hast caused thy days [of destruction] to draw near, and thou art come even unto thy years; therefore do I make thee a disgrace unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.
5 Wɔn a wɔbɛn ne wɔn a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri bɛdi wo ho fɛw, Ao Kuropɔn a ɛnni animuonyam, na basabasayɛ ahyɛ no ma.
Those who are near, and those who are far from thee, shall mock thee, O thou unclean in name, and great in confusion!
6 “‘Hwɛ sɛdeɛ Israel mmapɔmma a wɔwɔ wo mu no mu biara de ne tumi hwie mogya guo.
Behold, the princes of Israel were each [ready] with his arm within thee, in order to shed blood.
7 Wɔabu agya ne ɛna animtiaa wɔ wo mu. Wɔahyɛ ɔnanani so, na wɔatane awisiaa ne akunafoɔ ani.
Father and mother they esteemed lightly within thee, toward the stranger they acted with extortion in the midst of thee, the fatherless and the widow they oppressed within thee.
8 Wɔabu mʼakronkronneɛ animtiaa na woagu me home nna ho fi.
My holy things thou didst despise, and my sabbaths thou didst profane.
9 Wo mu na mmarima ntwatosofoɔ a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔhwie mogya guo wɔ, wɔn a wɔdidi wɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea abosonnan mu, na wɔyɛ ahohoradeɛ.
Tale-bearers [also] were within thee, in order to shed blood; and upon the mountains did they eat within thee; incest did they commit in the midst of thee.
10 Wo mu na wɔn a wɔgu wɔn agyanom mpa ho fi wɔ. Wɔn a wɔne mmaa a wɔabu wɔn nsa, na wɔn ho nteɛ no da no wɔ wo mu.
Their father's nakedness they uncovered within thee; her that was unclean in her separation did they violate within thee.
11 Wo mu na ɔbarima ne ne yɔnko yere yɛ bɔne a ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ. Ɔfoforɔ ne nʼase baa da wɔ animguaseɛ mu, na ɔfoforɔ ne ne nuabaa da, ɔno ankasa nʼagya babaa.
And one with his neighbor's wife did commit abomination; and another did defile his daughter-in-law with incest; and another did violate his sister, the daughter of his father, within thee.
12 Wo mu na nnipa gye adanmudeɛ ka mogya guo; wɔgye nsihoɔ ne mfasoɔ a ɛboro so firi wɔn mfɛfoɔ nkyɛn de nya wɔn ho bebree. Na mo werɛ afiri me, Otumfoɔ Awurade na ɔseɛ.
Bribes they took within thee, in order to shed blood; interest and increase didst thou take, and thou didst acquire gain off thy neighbors by extortion: and me thou didst forget, saith the Lord Eternal.
13 “‘Ampa ara mɛbɔ me nsam agu wʼasisie ahonya ne mogya a woahwie agu no so.
And behold, I have struck my hands together at thy wrongful gain which thou hast acquired, and at thy blood-guilt which hath been in the midst of thee.
14 Wʼakokoduro bɛtumi agyina anaa sɛ wo nsa bɛyɛ den ɛda no a me ne wo bɛnya no anaa? Me Awurade na akasa, na mɛyɛ.
Will thy courage endure, or will thy hands remain strong, on the days that I will deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.
15 Mɛhwete wo mu agu amanaman no so, na mabɔ wo apansam amantam no mu; na mede wo afideyɛ aba nʼawieeɛ.
And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee in the countries, and I will entirely remove thy uncleanness out of thee.
16 Sɛ wɔgu wo ho fi wɔ amanaman no mu a, wobɛhunu sɛ mene Awurade no.’”
And thou shalt be degraded through thyself before the eyes of nations, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
17 Afei, Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ:
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
18 “Onipa ba, Israel efie abɛyɛ dwetɛ ase fi ama me; wɔn nyinaa yɛ kɔbere, sanya, dadeɛ ne sumpii a wɔagya wɔ fononoo mu. Wɔyɛ dwetɛ fi hunaa.
Son of man, the house of Israel are become to me dross: they all are copper, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; the dross of silver are they become.
19 Ɛno enti sei na Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: ‘Esiane sɛ mo nyinaa abɛyɛ dwetɛ fi enti, mɛboaboa mo ano wɔ Yerusalem.
Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Because ye are all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
20 Sɛdeɛ nnipa boaboa dwetɛ, kɔbere, sumpii ne sanya ano hyɛ fononoo mu de egyadɛreɛ a ano yɛ dene nane no, saa ara na mɛfiri mʼabufuo ne mʼabufuhyeɛ mu aboaboa mo ano wɔ kuropɔn no mu na manane mo.
As silver, and copper, and iron, and lead, and tin are gathered into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it: so will I gather you in my anger and in my fury and I will lay you down there, and melt you.
21 Mɛboaboa mo ano na mahu mʼabufuhyeɛ ogya agu mo so, na moanane wɔ ne mu.
Yea, I will assemble you in a heap, and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst of it.
22 Sɛdeɛ wɔnane dwetɛ wɔ fononoo mu no, saa ara na mobɛnane wɔ ne mu na moahunu sɛ me Awurade na mahwie mʼabufuhyeɛ agu mo so.’”
As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst of it: and ye shall know that I am the Lord who have poured out my fury over you.
23 Na Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn bio sɛ:
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
24 “Onipa ba, ka kyerɛ asase no sɛ, ‘Woyɛ asase a woanya osutɔ anaa osuo ampete wo so wɔ abufuo ɛda no.’
Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed; [and] which is not rained upon on the day of indignation.
25 Ne mmapɔmma abɔ pɔ bɔne wɔ ne mu te sɛ gyata a ɔbobɔm na ɔtete ne haboa mu. Wɔwe nnipa nam, wɔfa ademudeɛ ne nneɛma a ɛsom bo na wɔma akunafoɔ dɔɔso wɔ ne mu.
The banded troop of her prophets in the midst of her is like a roaring lion that teareth in pieces the prey: souls do they devour; wealth and precious things do they take away; the number of her widows do they increase in the midst of her.
26 Nʼasɔfoɔ bu me mmara so na wɔgu mʼakronkronneɛ ho fi; wɔnnkyerɛ nsonsonoeɛ a ɛda deɛ ɛyɛ kronn ne deɛ ɛnyɛ kronn ntam; wɔkyerɛkyerɛ sɛ nsonsonoeɛ biara nna deɛ ɛho nteɛ ne deɛ ɛho teɛ ntam, na wɔbu wɔn ani gu me home nna die so, de gu me ho fi wɔ wɔn mu.
Her priests violate my law, and profane my holy things: between the holy and profane do they make no distinction, and the difference between the unclean and the clean do they not make known, and from [the violation of] my sabbaths do they turn away their eyes, so that I am profaned among them.
27 Nʼadwumayɛfoɔ te sɛ mpataku a wɔretete wɔn ahaboa mu; wɔhwie mogya gu na wɔkum nnipa de pɛ mfasoɔ bɔne.
Her princes in her midst are like wolves that tear in pieces the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, in order to obtain selfish gain.
28 Nʼadiyifoɔ nam atorɔ anisoadehunu ne nkontompo nkɔmhyɛ so ma saa nnebɔne yi yɛ fitaa. Wɔka sɛ, ‘Yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ,’ wɔ ɛberɛ a Awurade nkasaeɛ.
And her prophets plastered for them with unadhesive mortar, foreseeing falsehood, and divining unto them lies, saying, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal; when the Lord had not spoken.
29 Asase no so nnipa di amin na wɔbɔ korɔno; wɔhyɛ ahiafoɔ ne mmɔborɔfoɔ so, wɔnnye ahɔhoɔ ani na wɔde atɛntenenee kame wɔn.
The people of the land are guilty of extortion, and practise robbery, and the poor and the needy they defraud: and they extort from the stranger with injustice.
30 “Mehwehwɛɛ obi wɔ wɔn mu a ɔbɛto ɔfasuo no na wagyina mʼanim wɔ asase no anan mu, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a merensɛe asase no, nanso manhunu obiara.
And I seek now among them for a man, that could erect a fence, and stand in the breach before me in behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it; but I find none.
31 Ɛno enti, mɛhwie mʼabufuhyeɛ agu wɔn so, na mede mʼabufuo a ɛyɛ hu no atɔre wɔn ase, na mama deɛ wɔayɛ nyinaa abɔ wɔn tiri so, Otumfoɔ Awurade asɛm nie.”
And I therefore pour out over them my indignation; with the fire of my wrath do I make an end of them: their own way do I bring upon their head, saith the Lord Eternal.
