Yesaia 3
1 Afei hwɛ, Awurade, Asafo Awurade, rebɛgyae deɛ ɔde ma wɔ Yerusalem ne Yuda nyinaa: aduane ne nsuo a ɔde ma wɔn nyinaa.
for behold [the] lord LORD Hosts to turn aside: remove from Jerusalem and from Judah support and support all support food: bread and all support water
2 Nnɔmmarima ne akofoɔ, ɔtemmufoɔ ne odiyifoɔ, nkɔmhyɛni ne ɔpanin,
mighty man and man battle to judge and prophet and to divine and old: elder
3 aduonum so panin ne deɛ ɔwɔ diberɛ, ɔfotufoɔ, odwumfoɔ nyansafoɔ ne nkaberɛkyerefoɔ oniferefoɔ.
ruler fifty and to lift: kindness face: kindness and to advise and wise craftily and to understand charm
4 “Mede mmerantewaa bɛyɛ wɔn nnwuma so mpanimfoɔ; na mmɔfra adi wɔn so.”
and to give: make youth ruler their and caprice to rule in/on/with them
5 Nnipa bɛhyɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho so, ɔbarima bɛtia ɔbarima, ɔyɔnko bɛtia ne yɔnko. Mmabunu bɛsɔre atia wɔn mpanimfoɔ, apapahwekwaa bɛtia onimuonyamfoɔ.
and to oppress [the] people man: anyone in/on/with man and man: anyone in/on/with neighbor his to be assertive [the] youth in/on/with old: elder and [the] to dishonor in/on/with to honor: honour
6 Ɔbarima bɛsɔ ne nuanom baako mu wɔ nʼagya efie aka sɛ, “Wowɔ atadeɛ, bɛyɛ yɛn dikanfoɔ; wɔ kuro a adane mmubuiɛ sie yi so.”
for to capture man: anyone in/on/with brother: male-sibling his house: household father his mantle to/for you chief to be to/for us and [the] ruins [the] this underneath: owning hand: owner your
7 Nanso, ɛda no ɔbɛteam sɛ, “Menni deɛ mede bɛyɛ. Menni aduane anaa ntoma wɔ me fie; mfa me nyɛ nnipa no so dikanfoɔ.”
to lift: loud in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to/for to say not to be to saddle/tie and in/on/with house: home my nothing food: bread and nothing mantle not to set: make me chief people
8 Yerusalem retɔ ntintan, Yuda rehwe ase; wɔn nsɛm ne nneyɛeɛ tia Awurade. Wɔmmu nʼanimuonyam a ɛwɔ wɔn mu.
for to stumble Jerusalem and Judah to fall: fall for tongue their and deed their to(wards) LORD to/for to rebel eye: appearance glory his
9 Sɛdeɛ wɔn anim teɛ no di adanseɛ tia wɔn; wɔda wɔn bɔne adi te sɛ Sodom; wɔmmfa nsie. Nnome nka wɔn! Wɔakɔfa amanehunu aba wɔn ho so.
look face their to answer in/on/with them and sin their like/as Sodom to tell not to hide woe! to/for soul: myself their for to wean to/for them distress: evil
10 Ka kyerɛ teneneefoɔ sɛ ɛbɛsi wɔn yie, ɛfiri sɛ wɔbɛdi wɔn nneyɛeɛ so aba.
to say righteous for be pleasing for fruit deed their to eat
11 Nnome nka amumuyɛfoɔ! Amanehunu wɔ wɔn so! Wɔbɛtua wɔn so ka wɔ deɛ wɔn nsa ayɛ no ho.
woe! to/for wicked be evil for recompense hand his to make: do to/for him
12 Mmabunu hyɛ me nkurɔfoɔ so, mmaa di wɔn so. Ao me nkurɔfoɔ, mo akwankyerɛfoɔ ma mo yera; wɔma mo mane firi kwantempɔn no so.
people my to oppress him to mock and woman to rule in/on/with him people my to bless you to go astray and way: conduct way your to swallow up
13 Awurade tena ase wɔ nʼasɛnniiɛ. Ɔma ne mu so bu nkurɔfoɔ no atɛn.
to stand to/for to contend LORD and to stand: stand to/for to judge people
14 Awurade bu atɛn de tia ne nkurɔfoɔ mpanimfoɔ ne akannifoɔ sɛ, “Mo na moasɛe me bobe turo; apoobɔdeɛ a ɛfiri ahiafoɔ nkyɛn wɔ mo afie mu.
LORD in/on/with justice: judgement to come (in): come with old: elder people his and ruler his and you(m. p.) to burn: destroy [the] vineyard violence [the] afflicted in/on/with house: home your
15 Aseɛ ne sɛn enti na modwɛre me nkurɔfoɔ na mode ahiafoɔ anim twitwiri fam?” Sɛdeɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ nie.
(what? to/for you *Q(K)*) to crush people my and face afflicted to grind utterance Lord YHWH/God Hosts
16 Awurade kasa sɛ, “Sion mmammaa yɛ ahantan; wɔnante toto wɔn kɔn, wɔdeda wɔn ani akyi, wɔtutu wɔn anammɔn ntiawa ntiawa, na wɔn nan ase nkawa gyegye.
and to say LORD because for to exult daughter Zion and to go: walk (to stretch *Q(k)*) throat and to ogle eye to go: walk and to mince to go: went and in/on/with foot their to tinkle
17 Enti Awurade bɛma tikuro abɛgu Sion mmaa tiri ho. Awurade bɛma wɔn tiri so apa.”
and to scar Lord crown daughter Zion and LORD hinge their to uncover
18 Ɛda no Awurade bɛyiyi wɔn afɛfɛdeɛ: nkawa, ntomaban ne kɔnmuadeɛ,
in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to turn aside: remove Lord [obj] beauty [the] anklet and [the] headband and [the] crescent
19 nsomuadeɛ, nkapo ne nkatanimu,
[the] pendant and [the] bracelet and [the] veil
20 Wɔn mmɔtire, ananse ntweaban, abɔwomu, nnuhwam ntoa ne nkaberɛ,
[the] headdress and [the] bracelette and [the] sash and house: home [the] soul: life and [the] charm
21 ntimsoɔ mpɛtea ne hwenemu nkawa,
[the] ring and ring [the] face: nose
22 ntadetenten pa, ngugusoɔ tiawa a ɛnni nsa, ntadeɛ yuu ne sika nkotokuo;
[the] robe and [the] overtunic and [the] cloak and [the] purse
23 nhwehwɛ, serekye ntadeɛ, tirinwi so nkawa ne abatiri so ngugusoɔ.
and [the] tablet and [the] linen and [the] turban and [the] veil
24 Nkabɔne bɛsi deɛ ɛyɛ hwam anan mu; ntampehoma bɛsi nkatakɔnmu anan mu; tire a ɛso apa bɛsi tirinwi a wɔasiesie anan mu; ayitoma bɛsi ntoma pa anan mu; honam ani atwaatwa bɛsi ahoɔfɛ anan mu.
and to be underneath: instead spice decay to be and underneath: instead belt rope and underneath: instead deed: work hairstyle bald spot and underneath: instead robe girding sackcloth branding underneath: instead beauty
25 Wo mmarima bɛtotɔ akofena ano, wʼakofoɔ bɛtotɔ wɔ ɔko mu.
man your in/on/with sword to fall: fall and might your in/on/with battle
26 Sion apono bɛtwa adwo, adi awerɛhoɔ; na deɛ ɔnnibie bɛtena fam asu.
and to lament and to mourn entrance her and to clear to/for land: soil to dwell
