Yesaia 45
1 “Yei ne deɛ Awurade ka kyerɛ deɛ wasra no ngo, Kores a wasɔ ne nsa nifa mu sɛ ɔmmrɛ aman ase wɔ nʼanim na ɔnnye ahemfo akodeɛ mfiri wɔn nsam na ɔmmuebue apono a ɛwɔ nʼanim sɛdeɛ kuro apono no mu rentoto.
Thus, saith Yahweh, to his Anointed, to Cyrus—Whose right hand I have firmly grasped To subdue before him, nations, And the loins of kings, will I ungird, —To open, before him, the two-leaved doors, And, the gates, shall not be shut:
2 Mɛdi wʼanim mɛyɛ mmepɔ no asase tamaa; mɛbubu kɔbere mfrafraeɛ apono agu na matwitwa dadeɛ adaban mu.
I, before thee, will go, And the hills, will I level—The doors of bronze, will I break in pieces, And the bars of iron, will I cut asunder;
3 Mede esum mu ademudeɛ bɛma wo ahonyadeɛ a wɔde asie kɔkoam sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu sɛ, mene Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, a ɔbɔ wo din frɛ woɔ.
Then will I give thee The treasures of darkness, Even the hoards of hidden places, —That thou mayest get to know That I—Yahweh, who am calling thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
4 Me ɔsomfoɔ Yakob enti, Israel a mapa no enti, mebɔ wo din frɛ wo na mɛma wo animuonyamhyɛ abodin, ɛwom sɛ wonnyee me ntoo mu deɛ.
For the sake of my servant Jacob, Even Israel my chosen Therefore have I called unto thee by thy name, I give thee a title though thou hast not known me, —
5 Mene Awurade, obiara nni hɔ bio; Onyankopɔn biara nni hɔ ka me ho. Ɛwom sɛ wonnyee me ntoo mu deɛ, nanso mɛhyɛ wo den,
I, am Yahweh, and there is none else, Besides me, there is no God, —I gird thee, though thou hast not known me:
6 sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a ɛfiri deɛ owia pue kɔsi beaeɛ a ɛtɔ no nnipa bɛhunu sɛ obiara nka me ho. Mene Awurade, na obiara nni hɔ bio.
That men may get to know. From the rising of the sun And from the west. That there is none besides me, —I, am Yahweh, and there is none else:
7 Meyɛ hann, na mebɔ esum. Mede yiedie ba na mede ɔhaw ba; Me, Awurade, na meyɛ yeinom nyinaa.
Forming light and creating darkness, Making prosperity, and creating misfortune, —I—Yahweh, who doeth all these.
8 “Mo ɔsorosoro, monhwie tenenee ngu fam; momma ɛmfiri omununkum mu ntɔ momma asase mu mmue kɛseɛ, na nkwagyeɛ mpue mfiri mu, na tenenee ne no nnyini; Me, Awurade na mayɛ.
Let the drops fall ye heavens, from above, Yea, let, the skies, pour down righteousness, —Let the earth open and let them bear as their fruit—deliverance And let, justice, spring forth therewith, I—Yahweh, have created it.
9 “Nnome nka deɛ ɔne ne Yɛfoɔ ham Ɛnka deɛ ɔmfra te sɛ kyɛmferɛ a ɛfra deɛ ɛgugu fam mu. Dɔteɛ bɛtumi abisa ɔnwomfoɔ sɛ, ‘ɛdeɛn na woreyɛ yi?’ Wo nsa ano adwuma bɛtumi abisa wo sɛ, ‘Wonni nsa’?
Alas for him who contendeth with his Fashioner, —A potsherd, [should contend] with the potsherds of the ground! Shall it be said by the clay, unto him that is fashioning it, What wouldst thou make? Or, thy work say, of thee, He hath no hands?
10 Nnome nka deɛ ɔse nʼagya sɛ ‘Adɛn enti na wowoo me?’ Anaa ɔbisa ne maame sɛ, ‘Adɛn enti na wokyem me woeɛ?’
Alas, for one who saith to a father, What begettest thou? Or to a woman What dost thou bring forth?
11 “Sei na Awurade seɛ, Israel Ɔkronkronni ne ne Yɛfoɔ; ɛfa nneɛma a ɛreba ho no. Wobisa me nsɛm a ɛfa me mma ho, anaa wohyɛ me wɔ me nsa ano adwuma ho?
Thus, saith, Yahweh, The Holy One of Israel And his Fashioner, As to things to come, they have asked me, Concerning my sons and concerning the work of my hands, they would command me!
12 Ɛyɛ me na meyɛɛ asase na mebɔɔ adasamma guu so. Me ara me nsa na mede trɛɛ ɔsoro mu; nsoromma ahodoɔ nyinaa hyɛ mʼase.
I, made the earth, And man upon it, I created, —I—mine own hands, stretched out the heavens, And all their host, I commanded:
13 Mɛma Kores so wɔ me tenenee mu; mɛtenetene nʼakwan nyinaa. Ɔbɛsane akyekyere me kuropɔn na wagyaa mʼatukɔfoɔ, nanso ɔrennye akatua anaa akyɛdeɛ, Asafo Awurade na ɔseɛ.”
I, have roused him up in righteousness, And all his roads, will I level, —He, shall build my city, And my captives, shall he let go, Not for price, nor for bribe, Saith Yahweh of hosts.
14 Sei na Awurade seɛ: “Nneɛma a ɛfiri Misraim ne adwadeɛ a ɛfiri Kus, ne Sebafoɔ atentene no, wɔbɛba wo nkyɛn abɛyɛ wo dea; wɔbɛdi wʼakyi brɛoo aba a wɔgu nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn mu. Wɔbɛbu nkotodwe wʼanim na wɔasrɛ wo aka sɛ, ‘Ampa ara, Onyankopɔn ka wo ho, na ɔbi nni hɔ; onyame biara nni hɔ.’”
Thus, saith Yahweh—The produce of Egypt and the gain of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of great stature, Unto thee, shall come over, And thine, shall they become, After thee, shall they journey, In chains, shall they come over, —And unto thee, shall they bow down Unto thee, shall they pray [saying], —Surely, in thee, is a GOD And there is none else—no, God!
15 Ampa ara, woyɛ Onyankopɔn a ɔde ne ho sie, Ao Onyankopɔn ne Israel Agyenkwa.
Surely, thou, art a GOD utterly hiding thyself, —O God of Israel, able to save!
16 Wɔn a wɔyɛ ahoni nyinaa bɛfɛre na wɔn anim agu ase; wɔbɛbɔ mu akɔ animguaseɛ mu.
They have turned pale and even been put to shame, all of them, —Together have they gone into disgrace, have the makers of images:
17 Nanso, Awurade bɛgye Israel nkwa, ɔde daapem nkwagyeɛ; Wɔremma wʼani nwu na wʼanim renguase bio kɔsi daapem.
Israel, hath been delivered by Yahweh, with an age-abiding deliverance, —Ye shall neither turn pale nor he put to shame, unto the ages of futurity,
18 Na sei na Awurade seɛ, deɛ ɔbɔɔ ɔsorosoro no ɔno ne Onyankopɔn; deɛ ɔmaa asase, na ɔbɔeɛ no, ɔno na ɔtoo ne fapem; wammɔ no sɛ ɛso nna hɔ kwa, mmom ɔyɛeɛ sɛ nnipa ntena so, ɔka sɛ: “Me ne Awurade, na obi nni hɔ.
For, Thus, saith Yahweh, Who created the heavens God himself! Who fashioned the earth—And made it Himself, established it, …Not a waste, created he it To be dwelt in, he fashioned it, …I, am Yahweh, and there is none else:
19 Menkasaa wɔ kɔkoam, mfiri asase so baabi a aduru sum; manka ankyerɛ Yakob asefoɔ sɛ, ‘Sɛ mohwehwɛ me a monnhunu me.’ Me Awurade, meka nokorɛ no; meka deɛ ɛyɛ.
Not in secret, have I spoken In a place of the earth that is dark, —I have not said unto the seed of Jacob, In a waste, seek ye me, —I, am Yahweh, Speaking the thing that is right, Declaring the things that are just.
20 “Mommoaboa mo ho ano na mommra; monhyia mu, mo adwanefoɔ a mofiri amanaman so, mo a monnim de na moasoa nnua ahoni de kyinkyini, mo a mobɔ anyame a wɔntumi nnye nkwa no mpaeɛ.
Assemble yourselves and come Draw near together, ye escaped of the nations, —They know not Who carry the wood of their carved image, And pray unto a GOD who cannot save.
21 Mompae mu nka deɛ ɛbɛsi. Momfa nto dwa na wɔn mmɔ mu ntu agyina. Hwan na ɔdii ɛkan kaa no teteete, hwan na ɔdaa no adi firi tete nteredee? Ɛnyɛ me Awurade anaa? Onyankopɔn bi nni hɔ ka me ho, tenenee Onyankopɔn ne Agyenkwa; obiara nni hɔ sɛ me.
Tell ye—and bring near, Yea let them take counsel, together, —Who let this be known aforetime. In time past, declared it? Was it not, I—Yahweh? And there is none else that is God besides me, A GOD, righteous and ready to save, There is none, besides me!
22 “Monnane mmra me nkyɛn na monnya nkwa, mo a mowɔ asase ano nyinaa; ɛfiri sɛ mene Onyankopɔn, na obiara nni hɔ.
Turn unto me—and be ye saved, all ye ends of the earth, —For, I, am GOD, and there is none else.
23 Maka me ho ntam, mʼano aka wɔ nokorɛdie nyinaa mu, asɛm a wɔntwe nsane sɛ: obiara bɛbu nkotodwe wɔ mʼanim. Na obiara bɛpae mu aka sɛ, mene Onyankopɔn.
By myself, have I sworn, Gone forth out of my mouth, is righteousness as a decree And shall not turn back, —That, unto myself, Shall bow every knee, Shall swear every tongue:
24 Wɔbɛka me ho asɛm sɛ, ‘Awurade nko ara mu na tenenee ne ahoɔden wɔ.’” Wɔn a wɔn bo huru tia no nyinaa bɛba ne nkyɛn na wɔn anim bɛgu ase.
Only in Yahweh—for me, Hath one said, Is there righteousness and strength, Unto him, shall come and turn pale—All who have been incensed against him:
25 Nanso Awurade mu, wɔbɛbu Israel asefoɔ nyinaa bem, na wɔahoahoa wɔn ho.
In Yahweh, shall be justified and shall boast themselves—All the seed of Israel.
