Yesaia 24
1 Hwɛ, Awurade rebɛma asase ada mpan na wasɛe no; ɔbɛsɛe asase ani na wabɔ ɛsotefoɔ ahwete,
Behold, YHWH maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
2 ɛbɛyɛ saa ara ama ɔsɔfoɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ ama nnipa, ama owura sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ ama asomfoɔ, ama awuraa sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ ama afenaa, ama deɛ ɔtɔn sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ ama deɛ ɔtɔ, ama deɛ ɔgye bosea sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ ama deɛ ɔma bosea, ama ɔkafoɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ ama deɛ ɔde ma.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury so with the giver of usury to him.
3 Asase bɛda mpan koraa, na wɔafom ɛso nneɛma. Awurade na waka saa asɛm yi.
The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for YHWH hath spoken this word.
4 Asase so yɛ wesee, na ɛkusa ewiase kɔ ahoyera mu, na ɛkusa, deɛ wɔama no so wɔ asase so ho yera no.
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
5 Asase so nnipa agu ne ho fi; wɔanni mmara no so, wɔabu ahyɛdeɛ no so na wɔasɛe apam a ɛwɔ hɔ daa no.
The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Enti, nnome amene asase no ɛsɛ sɛ ɛso nnipa nya wɔn afɔdie so akatua ne saa enti wɔahye asase no so nnipa, na kakra bi pɛ na aka.
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
7 Nsa foforɔ no ho asa na bobe no adwan; wɔn a wɔgye wɔn ani no si apinie.
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
8 Akasaeɛbɔ mu anigyeɛ no agyae, ahosɛpɛfoɔ no nteateamu no agyae. Sankuten so nnwom dɛɛdɛ no ayɛ dinn.
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
9 Wɔnnto dwom mfa nnom nsã bio; mmorɔsa ayɛ nwono ama anomfoɔ.
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
10 Kuropɔn a wɔasɛe no ada mpan; wɔatoto efie biara apono mu.
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
11 Wɔpere nsã wɔ mmɔntene so; ahosɛpɛ nyinaa adane bosoo yɛ, anigyeɛ nyinaa atu ayera wɔ asase no so.
There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
12 Kuropɔn no asɛe, wɔabubu nʼapono mu nketenkete.
In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
13 Saa ara na ɛbɛyɛ wɔ asase no so ne amanaman no mu, sɛdeɛ wɔboro ngo dua a ɛyɛ, anaa sɛdeɛ wogya mpɛpɛ wɔ bobe twaberɛ akyi no.
When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
14 Nanso wɔn a aka no ama wɔn nne so, de anigye teateaam; ɛfiri atɔeɛ fam, wɔkamfo Awurade kɛseyɛ.
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of YHWH, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
15 Enti apueeɛ fam, monhyɛ Awurade animuonyam; momma Awurade din so, Israel Onyankopɔn no, wɔ nsupɔ a ɛwɔ ɛpo so.
Wherefore glorify ye YHWH in the fires, even the name of YHWH Elohim of Israel in the isles of the sea.
16 Ɛfiri asase ano, yɛte nnwontoɔ sɛ, “Animuonyam nka Ɔteneneeni no.” Nanso mekaa sɛ, “Matɔ baha, mapa aba! Me nnue! Ɔfatwafoɔ redi hwammɔ! Ɔnam nnaadaa so redi hwammɔ.”
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
17 Ehu, amena ne afidie retwɛn mo, Ao nnipa a mote asase soɔ.
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 Deɛ ehu enti ɔdwane no, ɔbɛtɔ amena mu; deɛ ɔforo firi amena mu no, afidie bɛyi no. Wɔabue nsuo apono wɔ soro, na asase nnyinasoɔ woso.
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 Wɔadwiri asase no na emu apaapae, na asase awoso ankasa.
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 Asase tɔ ntentan te sɛ ɔsabofoɔ. Ɛhinhim biribiri te sɛ ntomadan wɔ mframa ano; nʼatuateɛ ho afɔdie ayɛ adesoa ama no na ɛhwe ase a ɛrensɔre bio.
The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 Saa ɛda no, Awurade bɛtwe ɔsoro atumfoɔ ne ahemfo a ɛwɔ asase so aso.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that YHWH shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 Wɔbɛka wɔn nyinaa abɔ mu sɛ nneduafoɔ ahyɛ afiase amena mu; wɔbɛto wɔn mu wɔ nneduadan mu na nna bebree akyi no wɔatwe wɔn aso.
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Ɔsrane anim bɛgu ase na owia ani awu; na Asafo Awurade bɛdi ɔhene wɔ Sion bepɔ so ne Yerusalem, ne wɔn mpanimfoɔ anim, wɔ animuonyam mu.
Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when YHWH of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
