Awurade Bɛhwɛ Yudafo
1Mummisa Awurade hɔ nsu asusowbere mu;
ɛyɛ Awurade na ɔyɛ osu ne mu ahum.
Ɔma osu tɔ ma nnipa nyinaa,
ne nnɔbae nso ma obiara.
2Ahoni no ka nnaadaasɛm,
nkɔmhyɛfo nya anisoadehu a ɛyɛ atoro;
wɔde nkontomposɛm kyerɛ dae ase,
wɔma awerɛkyekye kwa.
Enti nnipa no nenam te sɛ nguan
a wonni ɔhwɛfo na wɔhyɛ wɔn so.
3“Me bo afuw nguanhwɛfo no yiye,
na mɛtwe ntuanofo no aso.
Na Asafo Awurade bɛhwɛ
ne nguankuw a wɔyɛ Yudafi no,
na wayɛ wɔn sɛ anuonyam pɔnkɔ wɔ ɔsa mu.
4Tweatibo befi Yuda mu,
na ntamadan pɛe befi ne mu,
ɔsa mu tadua befi Yuda mu,
na sodifo nyinaa nso saa ara.
5Wɔbɛbɔ mu ayɛ sɛ dɔmmarima
a wotiatia mmorɔn so dontori mu wɔ ɔko mu.
Esiane sɛ Awurade ka wɔn ho no nti,
wɔbɛko na wɔadi apɔnkɔsotefo no so.
6“Mɛhyɛ Yudafi den
na magye Yosefi no nkwa.
Mede wɔn besi wɔn dedaw mu
efisɛ me yam hyehye me wɔ wɔn ho.
Wɔbɛyɛ te sɛ nea
mempoo wɔn mpo,
na mene Awurade wɔn Nyankopɔn,
na megye wɔn so.
7Efraimfo bɛyɛ sɛ dɔmmarima,
wɔn ani begye te sɛ nea wɔanom nsa.
Wɔn mma behu na wɔn ani begye;
wobedi ahurusi wɔ wɔn koma mu wɔ Awurade mu.
8Mɛto nsa afrɛ wɔn
aboaboa wɔn ano.
Ampa ara megye wɔn bio;
wɔbɛdɔɔso sɛ kan no.
9Ɛwɔ mu, mɛhwete wɔn mu akɔ aman so,
nanso wɔbɛkae me wɔ akyirikyiri nsase so.
Wɔne wɔn mma bɛtena nkwa mu,
na wɔbɛsan aba.
10Mede wɔn befi Misraim aba
mɛboa wɔn ano afi Asiria.
Mede wɔn bɛba Gilead ne Lebanon,
na wɔrensen hɔ.
11Wɔbɛfa ɔhaw ne abɛbrɛsɛ po mu,
nanso wobedi po asorɔkye a ehuru no so.
Nil mu nsu nyinaa bɛyow.
Asiria ahomaso nso wɔbɛbrɛ no ase
na Misraim ahempema betwa mu akɔ.
12Mɛhyɛ wɔn den wɔ Awurade mu
na ne din mu na wɔbɛnantew,”
sɛnea Awurade se ni.
1Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.10.1 bright…: or, lightnings 2For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.10.2 idols: Heb. teraphims10.2 were…: or, answered that, etc 3Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.10.3 punished: Heb. visited upon 4Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
5¶ And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.10.5 the riders…: or, they shall make the riders on horses ashamed 6And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them. 7And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD. 8I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. 9And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again. 10I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them. 11And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. 12And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
