Yesaia 56
1 Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ: “Monkɔ so mmu atɛntenenee na monyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ, ɛfiri sɛ me nkwagyeɛ abɛn na ɛrenkyɛre me tenenee bɛda adi.
Thus, saith Yahweh, Observe ye justice, And execute righteousness, —For near, is My salvation, to come in, and My righteousness to be revealed.
2 Nhyira nka onipa a ɔyɛ yeinom, onipa a ɔkura mu denden: deɛ ɔkae Homeda na ɔyɛ no kronkron, na ɔkame ne ho firi bɔneyɛ ho.”
How happy the frail man, who doeth this! Yea the son of the earth-born who firmly graspeth it! Keeping the sabbath lest he profane it, and Keeping his own hand from doing any wrong.
3 Mma ɔnanani a ɔde ne ho ama Awurade nka sɛ, “Ampa ara Awurade renkane me mfra ne nkurɔfoɔ mu.” Na opiani biara nso nwiinwii sɛ, “Meyɛ duawuiɛ.”
And let not the son of the foreigner, who hath joined himself unto Yahweh, speak, saying, Yahweh, will separate, me from his people, Neither let the eunuch, say, Lo! I, am a tree dried up!
4 Sei na Awurade seɛ, “Apiafoɔ a wɔkae me home nna, wɔn a wɔyɛ deɛ ɛsɔ mʼani na wɔkura mʼapam mu denden,
For thus, saith Yahweh—Of the eunuchs, Who shall keep my sabbaths, And choose what I delight in, —And lay firm hold on my covenant,
5 mɛma wɔn, wɔ mʼasɔredan ne ɛho afasuo no mu, nkaedeɛ ne edin a ɛkyɛn mmammarima ne mmammaa; mɛma wɔn edin a ɛbɛtena hɔ afebɔɔ, edin a ɛrentwam.
That I will give unto them—In my house, And within my walls, A sign and a name, better than sons and daughters, —A name age-abiding, will I give him, which shall not be cut off.
6 Na ananafoɔ a wɔde wɔn ho ama Awurade sɛ wɔbɛsom no, sɛ wɔbɛdɔ Awurade din, na wɔasɔre no, wɔn a wɔkae Homeda na wɔyɛ no kronkron nyinaa, na wɔkura mʼapam mu denden;
And, as for the sons of the foreigner—Who have joined themselves unto Yahweh To wait upon him, and To love the name of Yahweh, To become his for servants, —Every one who keepeth the sabbath, lest he profane it. And who, layeth firm hold on my covenant,
7 yeinom na mede wɔn bɛba me bepɔ kronkron no so na mama wɔn anigyeɛ wɔ me mpaeɛbɔ efie. Wɔn ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ ne afɔrebɔ ahodoɔ no, mɛgye wɔ mʼafɔrebukyia so; na wɔbɛfrɛ me fie beaeɛ a aman nyinaa bɔ mpaeɛ.”
Surely I will bring them into my holy mountain And make them joyful in my house of prayer, Their ascending-offerings and their sacrifices, being accepted upon mine altar, —For, my house, a house of prayer, shall be called, for all the peoples!
8 Otumfoɔ Awurade, deɛ ɔboaboa Israel atukɔfoɔ ano no ka sɛ: “Mɛkɔ so aboaboa afoforɔ ano aka wɔn ho aka wɔn a maboa wɔn ano dada no ho.”
Declareth My Lord, Yahweh, Who is gathering the outcasts of Israel: —Yet others, will I gather unto him Besides his own gathered ones.
9 Mommra, mo wiram mmoadoma nyinaa, mommɛdidi, mo kwaeɛm mmoa nyinaa!
All ye beasts of the field! come ye to devour, All ye beasts in the forest.
10 Israel awɛmfoɔ yɛ anifirafoɔ, wɔn mu biara nni nimdeɛ; wɔn nyinaa yɛ nkraman mum, wɔntumi mmobɔ mu; wɔdeda hɔ na wɔsoso daeɛ, nna yɛ wɔn dɛ.
His watchmen, are blind None of them, know, All of them, are dumb dogs, they cannot bark, —Dreaming, sleeping, loving to slumber.
11 Wɔyɛ nkraman a wɔpɛ aduane yie; wɔnnidi mmee da. Wɔyɛ nnwanhwɛfoɔ a wɔnni nteaseɛ; wɔn nyinaa fa wɔn ɛkwan, obiara pɛ nʼankasa mfasoɔ.
And, the dogs, are greedy they know not to be satisfied. Yea, they, are shepherds who know not to discern, —All of them unto their own way, have turned, Every man to his unjust gain, on every hand:
12 “Mommra,” obiara team sɛ, “momma me nsã! Momma yɛnnom nsaden mmoro! Na ɔkyena bɛyɛ sɛ ɛnnɛ, ebia ɛbɛsene ɛnnɛ koraa.”
Come ye! I will fetch wine Let us fill ourselves with strong drink, —And like this day, shall, to-morrow be—Great beyond measure!
