Hesekiel 8
1 Afe a ɛtɔ so nsia mu, abosome nsia no ɛda a ɛtɔ so enum a na mete me fie na Yuda mpanimfoɔ tete mʼanim no, Otumfoɔ Awurade nsa baa me so wɔ hɔ.
In the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, the Lord GOD’s hand fell on me there.
2 Mehwɛeɛ na mehunuu biribi a ɛte sɛ onipa. Ɛfiri baabi reba, a ayɛ sɛ nʼasene mu rekɔ ne fam no, na ɔte sɛ ogya, na ɛfiri hɔ rekɔ ne soro no, na ne tebea hyerɛn sɛ dadeɛ a adɔ.
Then I saw, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of fire—from the appearance of his waist and downward, fire, and from his waist and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as it were glowing metal.
3 Ɔtenee biribi te sɛ nsa de sɔɔ me tirinwi mu faa me. Afei honhom no pagyaa me de me kɔɔ ewiem na ɛde me wuraa Onyankopɔn anisoadehunu mu kɔɔ Yerusalem kɔgyinaa mfimfini adihɔ no atifi ɛpono ano, baabi a ohoni a ɛyɛ ninkunutweɛ farebae no sie.
He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and the sky, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looks towards the north, where there was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.
4 Na ɛhɔ, mʼanim no na na Israel Onyankopɔn animuonyam wɔ, te sɛ anisoadehunu a menyaa no wɔ ɛserɛ so no.
Behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the appearance that I saw in the plain.
5 Afei, ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Onipa ba, hwɛ atifi fam hɔ.” Na mehwɛeɛ, na ɛpono a ɛwɔ afɔrebukyia no atifi fam no mu, mehunuu saa ninkuntwe farebae ohoni yi.
Then he said to me, “Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way towards the north.” So I lifted up my eyes the way towards the north, and saw, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
6 Ɔkaa kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Onipa ba, wohunu deɛ wɔreyɛ yi, akyiwadeɛ a ɛmfra, a Israel fie reyɛ wɔ ha yi, nneɛma a ɛbɛpam me afiri me kronkronbea akɔ akyirikyiri yi? Nanso wobɛhunu nneɛma a ɛsene akyiwadeɛ yi koraa.”
He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they do? Even the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But you will again see yet other great abominations.”
7 Afei, ɔde me baa adihɔ hɔ ɛpono no ano. Mehwɛeɛ na mehunuu tokuro wɔ ɔfasuo no mu.
He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.
8 Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Onipa ba, bɔ ɔfasuo no mu tokuro.” Enti mebɔɔ ɔfasuo no mu tokuro, na mehunuu ɛpono ano kwan bi wɔ hɔ.
Then he said to me, “Son of man, dig now in the wall.” When I had dug in the wall, I saw a door.
9 Ɔkaa kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Kɔ mu na kɔhwɛ atirimuɔdensɛm ne akyiwadeɛ a wɔreyɛ wɔ ha.”
He said to me, “Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.”
10 Enti mekɔɔ mu kɔhwɛeɛ, na mehunuu afasuo a wɔayɛ mmoa a wɔwea ahodoɔ nyinaa ne mmoa a wɔyɛ akyiwadeɛ ne Israel fie ahoni ahodoɔ nyinaa mfoni wɔ ho nyinaa.
So I went in and looked, and saw every form of creeping things, abominable animals, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed around on the wall.
11 Wɔn anim na na Israelfoɔ mpanimfoɔ aduɔson gyinagyina a na Safan babarima Yaasania gyina wɔn mu. Na wɔn mu biara kura nkankyee ntrawantrawa a aduhwam wisie hwamhwam firi so rekɔ soro.
Seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel stood before them. In the middle of them Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan stood, every man with his censer in his hand; and the smell of the cloud of incense went up.
12 Ɔbisaa me sɛ, “Onipa ba woahunu deɛ Israelfoɔ mpanimfoɔ reyɛ wɔ esum no mu. Obiara wɔ nʼankasa ahoni abosonnan mu. Wɔka sɛ, ‘Awurade nhunu yɛn; Awurade agya asase no!’”
Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his rooms of imagery? For they say, ‘The LORD doesn’t see us. The LORD has forsaken the land.’”
13 Ɔkaa bio sɛ, “Wobɛhunu sɛ wɔreyɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ a mpo ɛsene yei.”
He said also to me, “You will again see more of the great abominations which they do.”
14 Afei ɔde me baa Awurade efie no atifi ɛpono no kwan ano, na mehunuu mmaa a wɔtete hɔ resu Tamus.
Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD’s house which was towards the north; and I saw the women sit there weeping for Tammuz.
15 Ɔbisaa me sɛ, “Wohunu yei onipa ba? Wobɛhunu nneɛma a ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ a ɛsene yei.”
Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? You will again see yet greater abominations than these.”
16 Afei, ɔde me baa Awurade efie adihɔ a ɛwɔ mfimfini no, na ɛhɔ, asɔrefie no ano kwan, wɔ abrannaa ne afɔrebukyia no ntam, na ɛhɔ na mmarimma bɛyɛ aduonu enum wɔ. Wɔn akyi kyerɛ Awurade asɔredan na wɔn anim kyerɛ apueeɛ fam no, na wɔrekoto som owia a ɛwɔ apueeɛ fam.
He brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house; and I saw at the door of the LORD’s temple, between the porch and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs towards the LORD’s temple and their faces towards the east. They were worshipping the sun towards the east.
17 Ɔbisaa me sɛ, “Woahunu yei, onipa ba? Akyiwadeɛ a Yudafoɔ reyɛ wɔ ha yi yɛ asɛm ketewa anaa? Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde akakabensɛm hyɛ asase no so ma na wɔkɔ so hyɛ me abufuo anaa? Hwɛ, wɔabu me animtia agu mʼanim ase!
Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence, and have turned again to provoke me to anger. Behold, they put the branch to their nose.
18 Ɛno enti, me ne wɔn bɛdi no abufuo so. Merenhunu wɔn mmɔbɔ, na meremfa wɔn ho nkyɛ wɔn. Ɛwom sɛ wɔteam tuatua mʼaso, nanso merentie wɔn.”
Therefore I will also deal in wrath. My eye won’t spare, neither will I have pity. Though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, yet I will not hear them.”
