Yeremia 48

1 Asɛm a ɛfa Moab ho no nie: Yei ne deɛ Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn seɛ: “Nebo nnue, na wɔbɛsɛe no. Wɔbɛgu Kiriataim anim ase, na wɔakye no; wɔbɛgu aban denden no anim ase, na wɔadwiri agu fam.

Concerning Moab: “Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Woe to Nebo, for it is spoiled, Kiriathaim has been captured [and] put to shame, The high tower has been put to shame, Indeed, it has been broken down.

2 Wɔrenkamfo Moab bio; Hesbon mmarima bɛbɔ nʼasehweɛ ho pɔ; ‘Mommra, momma yɛn nkɔbɔ saa ɔman yi.’ Mo nso, Madmen mmarima mobɛka mo ano atom; akofena no bɛtaa mo.

There is no longer praise of Moab, In Heshbon they devised evil against her: Come, and we cut it off from [being] a nation, Also, O Madmen, you are cut off, A sword goes after you.

3 Montie osu a ɛfiri Horonaim, adesɛeɛ ne ɔsɛeɛ ho su.

A voice of a cry [is] from Horonaim, Spoiling and great destruction.

4 Wɔbɛbɔ Moab: na ne mma nketewa bɛteateam.

Moab has been destroyed, Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.

5 Wɔforo kɔ Luhit, wɔde agyaadwotwa a emu yɛ den na ɛrekɔ; ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Horonaim so no wɔte ahoyera mu agyaadwotwa wɔ adesɛeɛ no ho.

For the ascent of Luhith with weeping, Weeping goes up, For in the descent of Horonaim Adversaries have heard a cry of desolation.

6 Monnwane! Montu mmirika mpere mo nkwa. Momfa mo ho nsie sɛ wira wɔ anweatam so.

Flee, deliver yourselves, You are as a naked thing in a wilderness.

7 Esiane sɛ mode mo ho to mo nneyɛɛ ne mo ahonya so enti, mo nso wɔbɛfa mo nnommum, na Kemos bɛkɔ nnommumfa mu, ɔne nʼasɔfoɔ ne adwumayɛfoɔ.

For because of your trusting in your works, And in your treasures, even you are captured, And Chemosh has gone out in a removal, His priests and his heads together.

8 Ɔsɛefoɔ no bɛtu kuro biara so sa, na emu biara renya ne ho ntete. Wɔbɛsɛe bɔnhwa no na wɔasɛe mmepɔ mpampam a ɛyɛ tamaa no, ɛfiri sɛ Awurade akasa.

And a spoiler comes to every city, And no city escapes, And the valley has perished, And the plain has been destroyed, as YHWH said.

9 Momfa nkyene nhyɛ Moab, ɛfiri sɛ wɔrebɛsɛe no; ne nkuro bɛda mpan a obiara rentena soɔ.

Give wings to Moab, that she may go forth and flee away, And her cities are for a desolation, Without an inhabitant in them.

10 “Nnome nka deɛ ɔtwentwɛnee ne nan ase wɔ Awurade adwumayɛ ho! Nnome nka deɛ ɔmmfa nʼakofena nhwie mogya nguo!

Cursed [is] he who is doing the work of YHWH slothfully, And cursed [is] he Who is withholding his sword from blood.

11 “Moab atena ase asomdwoeɛ mu firi ne mmerante ɛberɛ mu, te sɛ nsã ase puo a ataa dinn a wɔnnhwie mfirii ahina mu nkɔguu ahina foforɔ mu da; saa ara na Moab nso nkɔɔ nnommumfa mu da. Enti ɔte sɛ deɛ ɔte ara, na ne ho hwa nsesa.

Moab is secure from his youth, And he [is] at rest for his preserved things, And he has not been emptied out from vessel to vessel, And he has not gone into captivity, Therefore his taste has remained in him, And his fragrance has not been changed.

12 Nanso, nna bi reba,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “a mɛsoma mmarima a wɔhwie nsã firi ahina mu, na wɔbɛhwie no agu; wɔbɛma nʼahina mu ayɛ hwee na wɔabobɔ ne nkuruwa.

Therefore, behold, days are coming, A declaration of YHWH, And I have sent wanderers to him, And they have caused him to wander, And they empty out his vessels, And they dash his bottles in pieces.

13 Afei Kemos ho bɛyɛ Moab aniwu, sɛdeɛ Israel efie anim guu ase ɛberɛ a wɔde wɔn ho too Bet-El soɔ no.

And Moab has been ashamed because of Chemosh, As the house of Israel has been ashamed Because of Beth-El, their confidence.

14 “Ɛyɛ dɛn na wotumi ka sɛ, ‘Yɛyɛ nnɔmmarima, mmarima akokoɔdurufoɔ wɔ ɔsa mu’?

How do you say, We [are] mighty, And men of strength for battle?

15 Wɔbɛsɛe Moab na wɔatu ne nkuro so sa; ne mmeranteɛ a wɔte apɔ no, wɔbɛkunkum wɔn,” deɛ Ɔhene a wɔfrɛ no Asafo Awurade no seɛ nie.

Moab is spoiled, and has gone up [from] her cities, And the choice of its young men Have gone down to slaughter, An affirmation of the King, YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name.

16 “Moab asehweɛ abɛn; nʼamanehunu bɛba ntɛm.

The destruction of Moab is near to come, And his calamity has hurried exceedingly.

17 Monsu no, mo a motete ne ho nyinaa, ne mo a monim ne din nyinaa; monka sɛ, ‘Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wɔabubu ahempoma a ɛyɛ den yi? Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wɔabu animuonyam poma fɛfɛ yi mu?’

Bemoan for him, all you around him, And all knowing his name, say, How it has been broken, the staff of strength, The rod of beauty!

18 “Firi wʼanimuonyam mu, na bɛtena asase wesee no so, wo a wote Ɔbabaa Dibon mu, ɛfiri sɛ deɛ ɔsɛe Moab no bɛtu aba wo so; abɛsɛe wo nkuropɔn a ɛwɔ banbɔ no.

Come down from glory, sit in thirst, O inhabitant, daughter of Dibon, For a spoiler of Moab has come up to you, He has destroyed your fortifications.

19 Gyina kwankyɛn na hwɛ, wo a wote Aroer. Bisa ɔbarima a ɔredwane no ne ɔbaa a ɔrefiri mu afi, bisa wɔn sɛ, ‘Asɛm bɛn na asie?’

Stand on the way, and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer, Ask the fugitive and escaped, Say, What has happened?

20 Moab anim agu ase, ɛfiri sɛ wɔabubu no pasaa; montwa adwo na monteateam! Mommɔ dawuro wɔ Arnon ho sɛ wɔasɛe Moab.

Moab has been put to shame, For it has been broken down, Howl and cry, declare in Arnon, For Moab is spoiled,

21 Atemmuo aba bepɔ tamaa so wɔ Holon, Yahas ne Mefaat,

And judgment has come to the land of the plain—to Holon, And to Jahazah, and on Mephaath,

22 Dibon ne Nebo ne Bet-Diblataim

And on Dibon, and on Nebo, And on Beth-Diblathaim, and on Kirathaim,

23 ne Kiriataim ne Bet Gamul ne Bet Meon

And on Beth-Gamul, and on Beth-Meon,

24 ne Keriot ne Bosra wɔ Moab nkuro nyinaa, deɛ ɛwɔ akyirikyiri ne deɛ ɛbɛn.

And on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, And on all cities of the land of Moab, The far off and the near.

25 Wɔatwa Moab abɛn; na ne basa abu,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.

The horn of Moab has been cut down, And his arm has been broken, A declaration of YHWH.

26 “Momma no mmoro nsã, ɛfiri sɛ wabu Awurade animtia. Momma Moab nyantam wɔ ne feɛ mu; momma no nyɛ fɛdideɛ.

Declare him drunk, For he made himself great against YHWH And Moab has struck in his vomit, And he has been for a derision—even he.

27 Ɛnyɛ Israel na na ɔyɛ mo fɛdideɛ? Wɔkyeree no akorɔmfoɔ mu anaa, a enti mowoso mo ti animtiabuo so ɛberɛ biara a mobɛka ne ho asɛm?

And was Israel not the derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For since your words concerning him, You bemoan yourself.

28 Monfifiri mo nkuro so nkɔtena abotan mu, mo a motete Moab. Monyɛ sɛ aborɔnoma a ɔyɛ ne pirebuo wɔ ɔbodan ano.

Forsake cities, and dwell in a rock, You inhabitants of Moab, And be as a dove making a nest in the passages of a pit’s mouth.

29 “Yɛate Moab ahantan no nʼahomasoɔ ne gye a ɔgye ne ho di mmorosoɔ; nʼahantan ne nʼahomasoɔ, ne nʼakoma mu ahohoahoa.

We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, Exceedingly proud! His haughtiness, and his arrogance, And his pride, and the height of his heart,

30 Menim nʼasoɔden nanso ɛyɛ ɔkwa,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “na nʼahohoahoa mfa hwee mma.

I have known, a declaration of YHWH, His wrath, and [it is] not right, His boastings—they have done nothing right.

31 Enti metwa adwo ma Moab, mesu team ma Moabfoɔ nyinaa, medi awerɛhoɔ ma nnipa a wɔwɔ Kir Hereset.

Therefore I howl for Moab, even for Moab—all of it, I cry for men of Kir-Heres, it mourns,

32 Mesu ma mo sɛdeɛ Yaser su, Ao Sibma bobe. Mo mman dendane kɔɔ ɛpo ho pɛɛ; kɔduruu Yaser ɛpo ho. Ɔsɛefoɔ no abɛgu mo nnuaba a abereɛ ne mo bobe no so.

With the weeping of Jazer, I weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, Your branches have passed over a sea, They have come to the Sea of Jazer, On your summer fruits, and on your harvest, A spoiler has fallen.

33 Ahosɛpɛ ne anigyeɛ atu afiri Moab nnuaba nturo ne mfuo so. Matwa nsã a ɛtene firi nsakyimena no so; obiara mmfa ahosɛpɛ ntiatia bobe no so. Ɛwom sɛ nteateam wɔ hɔ deɛ, nanso ɛnyɛ ahosɛpɛ nteateam.

And joy and gladness have been removed from the fruitful field, Even from the land of Moab, And I have caused wine to cease from winepresses, Shouting does not proceed, The shouting [is] not shouting!

34 “Wɔn su ano den gyegye firi Hesbon de kɔsi Eleale ne Yahas, firi Soar de kɔsi Horonaim ne Eglat Selisiya. Mpo, nsuo a ɛwɔ Nimrim no awe.

Because of the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh, They have given their voice to Jahaz, From Zoar to Horonaim, A heifer of the third [year], For even [the] waters of Nimrim become desolations.

35 Moab hɔ no, mede sorɔnsorɔmmea afɔrebɔ ne nnuhwam a wɔhye ma wɔn anyame no bɛba awieeɛ,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.

And I have caused to cease in Moab, A declaration of YHWH, Him who is offering in a high place, And him who is making incense to his god.

36 “Enti mʼakoma su sɛ atɛntɛbɛn ma Moab; esu sɛ atɛntɛbɛn ma nnipa a wɔwɔ Kir Hereset. Ahonyadeɛ a wɔpɛeɛ no kɔ.

Therefore My heart sounds as pipes for Moab, And My heart sounds as pipes for men of Kir-Heres, Therefore the abundance he made perished.

37 Wɔabɔ etire biara tikwa na wɔayi abɔgyesɛ biara; nsa nyinaa ho ayɛ akamakam na ayitoma sisi obiara asene.

For every head [is] bald, and every beard diminished, On all hands—cuttings, and on the loins—sackcloth.

38 Adan a ɛwɔ Moab nyinaa atifi ne ɔmanfoɔ adwaberem nyinaa, biribiara nni hɔ sɛ awerɛhoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ mabubu Moab ayɛ no sɛ ahina a obiara mpɛ,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.

On all roofs of Moab, and in her broad-places, All of it—lamentation, For I have broken Moab as a vessel in which there is no pleasure,” A declaration of YHWH.

39 “Hwɛ sɛdeɛ wabubuo afa! Hwɛ sɛdeɛ wɔretwa adwoɔ! Na hwɛ sɛdeɛ Moab de aniwuo dane nʼakyi! Moab ayɛ fɛdideɛ ne ahodwiredeɛ ama wɔn a wɔatwa ne ho ahyia nyinaa.”

“How it has been broken down! They have howled, How Moab has turned the neck ashamed! And Moab has been for a derision And for a terror to all around her.”

40 Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ: “Monhwɛ! Ɔkɔdeɛ reto hoo aba fam. Watrɛ ne ntaban mu wɔ Moab so.

For thus said YHWH: “Behold, he flees as an eagle, And has spread his wings to Moab.

41 Wɔbɛfa Keriot nnommum na wafa nʼaban denden no. Saa ɛda no Moab nnɔmmarima akoma bɛtu sɛ ɔbaa a ɔrekyem awoɔ so.

The cities have been captured, And the strongholds are caught, And the heart of the mighty of Moab Has been in that day as the heart of a distressed woman.

42 Wɔbɛsɛe Moab na ɛrenyɛ ɔman bio, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔbuu Awurade animtia.

And Moab has been destroyed from [being] a people, For he exerted himself against YHWH.

43 Ehu, nkomena ne mfidie retwɛn mo, Ao Moabfoɔ,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.

Fear, and a snare, and a trap, [are] for you, O inhabitant of Moab—a declaration of YHWH,

44 “Deɛ ɔdwane deɛ ɛyɛ hu no bɛtɔ nkomena mu, deɛ ɔbɛforo afiri nkomena no mu no, afidie bɛyi no; na mede Moab asotwe afe no bɛba ne so,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.

Whoever is fleeing because of the fear falls into the snare, And whoever is coming up from the snare is captured by the trap, For I bring to her—to Moab—The year of their inspection, A declaration of YHWH.

45 “Hesbon nwunu ase na adwanefoɔ no gyinagyina a wɔnni mmoa biara, ɛfiri sɛ ogya bi atu afiri Hesbon; ɛgyadɛreɛ bi firi Sihon mfimfini; ɛhye Moabfoɔ moma, ne ahohoahoafoɔ a wɔn ano yɛ den no ti kwankoraa.

In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives have stood powerless, For fire has gone forth from Heshbon, And a flame from within Sihon, And it consumes the corner of Moab, And the crown of the sons of Shaon.

46 Nnome nka wo Ao, Moab! Wɔasɛe Kemos nkurɔfoɔ no; wɔde wo mmammarima kɔ nnommumfa mu na wo mmammaa nso kɔ nkoasom mu.

Woe to you, O Moab, The people of Chemosh have perished, For your sons were taken with the captives, And your daughters with the captivity.

47 “Nanso mede Moab adenya bɛsane ama no wɔ nna a ɛbɛba no mu,” Awurade na ɔseɛ. Moab atemmuo no awieeɛ nie.

And I have turned back [to] the captivity of Moab, In the latter end of the days,” A declaration of YHWH! “Until now [is] the judgment of Moab.”