Yesaia 53
1 Hwan na wagye yɛn asɛnka no adie, na Awurade abasa no, hwan so na ada adie?
Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 Ɔnyinii wɔ nʼanim te sɛ dua mono ketewa bi, te sɛ nhini a ɛfiri asase wesee mu. Ɔnni ahoɔfɛ anaa animuonyam a ɛbɛtwetwe yɛn akɔ ne nkyɛn. Na biribiara nni ne ho ɛbɛma yɛn ani agye ne ho.
And he will rise up like a tender plant in his sight, and like a root from the thirsty ground. There is no beautiful or stately appearance in him. For we looked upon him, and there was no aspect, such that we would desire him.
3 Nnipa bɔɔ no ahohora na wɔpoo no, Ɔwerɛhoni a ɔnim ɔyea. Yɛdanee yɛn ani a yɛanhwɛ no mpo; wɔbuu no animtiaa na yɛn nso, yɛammu no.
He is despised and the least among men, a man of sorrows who knows infirmity. And his countenance was hidden and despised. Because of this, we did not esteem him.
4 Ampa ara ɔfaa yɛn mmerɛyɛ, na ɔsoaa yɛn awerɛhoɔ, nanso yɛbuu no sɛ Onyankopɔn na watwe nʼaso. Yebuu no sɛ Onyankopɔn na wabɔ no na wadwerɛ no.
Truly, he has taken away our weaknesses, and he himself has carried our sorrows. And we thought of him as if he were a leper, or as if he had been struck by God and humiliated.
5 Nanso, yɛn mmarato enti na wɔpiraa noɔ, yɛn amumuyɛ enti na wɔdwerɛɛ no; asotwe a ɛde asomdwoeɛ brɛɛ yɛn no daa no so, na nʼapirakuro mu na yɛnya ayaresa.
But he himself was wounded because of our iniquities. He was bruised because of our wickedness. The discipline of our peace was upon him. And by his wounds, we are healed.
6 Yɛn nyinaa ayera yera te sɛ nnwan, yɛn mu biara afa ne kwan; na Awurade de yɛn nyinaa amumuyɛ asoa.
We have all gone astray like sheep; each one has turned aside to his own way. And the Lord has placed all our iniquity upon him.
7 Wɔhyɛɛ no so, yɛɛ no aniɛyaa, nanso wammue nʼano; wɔde no kɔɔeɛ te sɛ odwammaa a wɔrekɔku no. Sɛdeɛ odwammaa yɛ dinn wɔ ne nwitwitwafoɔ anim no, saa ara na wammue nʼano.
He was offered up, because it was his own will. And he did not open his mouth. He will be led like a sheep to the slaughter. And he will be mute like a lamb before his shearer. For he will not open his mouth.
8 Wɔnam nhyɛsoɔ ne atemmuo so faa no kɔɔeɛ. Na hwan na ɔbɛtumi aka nʼasefoɔ ho asɛm? Ɛfiri sɛ wɔyii no firii asase yi so; me nkurɔfoɔ mmarato enti, wɔtwee nʼaso.
He was lifted up from anguish and judgment. Who will describe his life? For he has been cut off from the land of the living. Because of the wickedness of my people, I have struck him down.
9 Wɔyɛɛ ne damena wɔ abɔnefoɔ mu, na ne wuo mu, wɔde no too adefoɔ mu ɛwom sɛ wanyɛ akakabensɛm biara, na obiara ante atorɔsɛm biara amfiri nʼano.
And he will be given a place with the impious for his burial, and with the rich for his death, though he has done no iniquity, nor was deceit in his mouth.
10 Nanso ɛyɛɛ Awurade pɛ sɛ ɔbɛdwerɛ no ama no ahunu amane. Mpo ɔde ne nkwa ayɛ afɔdie afɔrebɔdeɛ. Ɔbɛhunu nʼasefoɔ na ne nna bɛware, na Awurade pɛ bɛkɔ so wɔ ne nsam.
But it was the will of the Lord to crush him with infirmity. If he lays down his life because of sin, he will see offspring with long lives, and the will of the Lord will be directed by his hand.
11 Ne kra amanehunu akyi, ɔbɛhunu nkwa hann, na ne bo atɔ ne yam; na ne suahunu mu, me ɔsomfoɔ teneneeni no bɛbu bebree bem, na wasoa wɔn amumuyɛ.
Because his soul has labored, he will see and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my just servant will himself justify many, and he himself will carry their iniquities.
12 Enti mɛma no kyɛfa wɔ akɛsefoɔ mu, na ɔne ahoɔdenfoɔ bɛkyɛ asadeɛ ɛfiri sɛ ɔde ne nkwa too hɔ maa owuo, na wɔkan no fraa mmaratofoɔ. Ɔsoaa nnipa bebree bɔne, na ɔdi maa mmaratofoɔ.
Therefore, I will allot to him a great number. And he will divide the spoils of the strong. For he has handed over his life to death, and he was reputed among criminals. And he has taken away the sins of many, and he has prayed for the transgressors.
