Yesaia 9
1 Nanso, wɔn a na wɔwɔ ahohiahia mu no, wɔrenni awerɛhoɔ bio. Kane no ɔbrɛɛ Sebulon ne Naftali nsase no ase, nanso daakye bi ɔbɛhyɛ Galilea a ɛyɛ amanamanmufoɔ ɔman na ne kwan da Yordan ne ɛpo ntam no animuonyam.
As the former time made light The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, So the latter hath honoured the way of the sea, Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2 Nnipa a wɔnam sum mu ahunu hann kɛseɛ; wɔn a wɔte asase a ɛso sum kabii soɔ no, hann bi apue wɔn so.
The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.
3 Woatrɛ ɔman no mu; woama wɔn ani agye mmoroso; wɔdi ahurisie wɔ wʼanim sɛdeɛ nnipa di ahurisie otwaberɛ, sɛdeɛ nnipa ho sɛpɛ wɔn wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔrekyɛ afodeɛ.
Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As [men] rejoice in their apportioning spoil.
4 Sɛdeɛ da a Midian dii nkoguo no, saa ara na woadwɛre kɔnnua a ɛda wɔn so no; saa ara na woayi nhyɛsofoɔ poma a ɛda wɔn mmatire so.
Because the yoke of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, Thou hast broken as [in] the day of Midian.
5 Ɔkofoɔ mpaboa a wɔhyɛ de kɔ sa ne atadeɛ biara a mogya akeka mu no wɔbɛgya agu hɔ na wɔahye. Wɔde bɛsɔ ogya.
For every battle of a warrior [is] with rushing, and raiment rolled in blood, And it hath been for burning — fuel of fire.
6 Ɛfiri sɛ, wɔawo akokoaa ama yɛn, wɔama yɛn ɔbabanin, na amammuo no bɛda ne mmati so. Na wɔbɛfrɛ no Ɔfotufoɔ Nwanwani, Otumfoɔ Onyankopɔn, Daa Agya, Asomdwoeɛ Wura.
For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
7 Nʼamammuo no nkɔsoɔ ne nʼasomdwoeɛ bɛtena hɔ daa. Ɔbɛtena Dawid ahennwa so abu nʼahennie, Ɔde atɛntenenee ne teneneeyɛ bɛhyɛ aseɛ na wama atim afiri saa ɛberɛ no akɔsi daa apem. Asafo Awurade mmɔdemmɔ bɛyɛ yei.
To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.
8 Awurade ato Yakob nkra a ɛtia no, na ɛbɛka Israel.
A word hath the Lord sent into Jacob, And it hath fallen in Israel.
9 Nnipa no nyinaa bɛhunu, Efraim ne wɔn a wɔtete Samaria a wɔde ahohoahoa ne ahomasoɔ akoma kasa no,
And the people have known — all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,
10 “Ntayaa no abubu agu fam nanso yɛde aboɔ a wɔatwa bɛto bio. Wɔabubu borɔdɔma nnua no nanso yɛde ntweneduro bɛsi anan mu.”
'Bricks have fallen, and hewn work we build, Sycamores have been cut down, and cedars we renew.'
11 Nanso Awurade ahyɛ Resin atamfoɔ den atia wɔn, na ɔhyɛ wɔn atamfoɔ no nkuran.
And Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And his enemies he joineth together,
12 Aramfoɔ a wɔfiri apueeɛ fam, Filistifoɔ a wɔfiri atɔeɛ fam, abue wɔn anom amene Israel. Nanso yeinom nyinaa akyiri no ne bo nnwooɛ na ne nsa da so wɔ soro.
Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.
13 Nanso nnipa no nsane nkɔɔ deɛ ɔtwee wɔn aso no nkyɛn, na wɔmmpɛɛ Asafo Awurade no akyiri kwan nso.
And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.
14 Enti Awurade bɛtwa etire ne dua afiri Israel ho na ɛberɛ ne demmire nso, ɔde da koro pɛ bɛtwa;
And Jehovah cutteth off from Israel head and tail, Branch and reed — the same day,
15 mpanimfoɔ ne akunini no ne etire no, na atorɔ adiyifoɔ no ne dua no.
Elder, and accepted of face, he [is] the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he [is] the tail.
16 Wɔn a wɔkyerɛ nnipa yi kwan no nnkyerɛ wɔn kwan pa, na wɔn a wɔnya akwankyerɛ no nso fom kwan.
And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, And its eulogised ones are consumed.
17 Enti Awurade ani rennye mmeranteɛ no ho, na ɔrenhunu nwisiaa ne akunafoɔ mmɔbɔ ɛfiri sɛ, obiara nni nyamesu na wɔyɛ amumuyɛfoɔ. Ano biara ka ahuhusɛm. Nanso yeinom nyinaa akyi no, ne bo nnwooɛ, na ne nsa da so wɔ soro.
Therefore, over its young men the Lord rejoiceth not, And its orphans, and its widows He pitieth not, For every one [is] profane, and an evil doer, And every mouth is speaking folly. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.
18 Nokorɛm atirimuɔden hye te sɛ ogya; ɛhye nnɛnkyɛnse ne nkasɛɛ, ɛde ogya to kwaeɛbirentuo mu hye no, na ɛnam wisie kumɔnn mu foro kɔ soro.
For burned as a fire hath wickedness, Brier and thorn it devoureth, And it kindleth in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!
19 Asafo Awurade abufuo so enti, asase no bɛkyene na nnipa bɛyɛ mmabaa ama ogya no; na obiara remfa ne nua ho nkyɛ no.
In the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts Hath the land been consumed, And the people is as fuel of fire; A man on his brother hath no pity,
20 Nifa so, wɔbɛfom aduane adi, nanso ɛkɔm bɛde wɔn; benkum so, wɔbɛdidi, nanso wɔremmee. Obiara bɛwe ne ba ɛnam.
And cutteth down on the right, and hath been hungry, And he devoureth on the left, And they have not been satisfied, Each the flesh of his own arm they devour.
21 Manase bɛdane Efraim na Efraim adane Manase na wɔbɛbɔ mu atia Yuda. Nanso yeinom nyinaa akyi no, ne bo nnwoeɛ, na wama ne nsa so ayɛ krado.
Manasseh — Ephraim, and Ephraim — Manasseh, Together they [are] against Judah, With all this not turned back hath His anger. And still His hand is stretched out!
