1“Wɔde dade kyerɛwdua akrukyerɛw Yuda bɔne,
dade kyerɛwdua a ano te sɛ kyerɛwbo,
wɔ wɔn koma apon so
ne wɔn afɔremuka mmɛn so.
2Mpo, wɔn mma kae
wɔn afɔremuka ne Asera nnua
a ɛwɔ nnua a adennan no nkyɛn
ne nkoko atenten no so.
3Me mmepɔw a ɛwɔ asase no so,
mo ahonyade ne mo nnwetɛbona nyinaa
mede bɛma sɛ asade,
ɛne mo sorɔnsorɔmmea nso,
esiane mo man no so bɔne nti.
4Mo ankasa mfomso nti mobɛhwere
agyapade17.4 agyapade—Kanaan asase. a mede maa mo no.
Mede mo bɛyɛ nkoa ama mo atamfo
wɔ asase a munnim so so,
efisɛ moahwanyan mʼabufuw,
na ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.”
5Sɛɛ na Awurade se,
“Nnome nka nea ɔde ne ho to onipa so,
nea ɔde ne ho to ɔhonam so pɛ nʼahoɔden
na ne koma dan fi Awurade ho.
6Ɔbɛyɛ sɛ wura a ɛwɔ nsase tamaa so;
sɛ yiyedi ba a ɔrenhu,
ɔbɛtena nweatam a awo so,
ne nkyene asase a obi nte so so.
7“Nhyira nka onipa a ɔde ne ho to Awurade so,
na nʼanidaso wɔ ne mu.
8Ɔbɛyɛ sɛ dua a wɔadua no asu ho
na ne ntin teɛ kɔ asu no mu.
Sɛ ahuhuru ba a onsuro;
ne nhaban yɛ frɔmfrɔm mmere nyinaa.
Onni ɔhaw biara wɔ afe a osu ntɔ mu
na ɛkɔ so sow aba daa.”
9Koma yɛ nnaadaa sen ade nyinaa
na ano nni aduru.
Hena na ɔbɛte nʼase?
10“Me Awurade, mepɛɛpɛɛ koma mu
na mehwehwɛ adwene mu,
gyina so de tua onipa ka sɛnea nʼabrabɔ te,
ne sɛnea ɛfata ne nneyɛe.”
11Sɛnea asɛmɛntɛ a osow nkesua a ɛnyɛ ɔno na ɔtowee no,
saa ara na onipa a onya sika a ɔmfa ɔkwan pa so no te.
Sɛ obu ne nkwa nna mu abien a wobegyaw no mu,
na awiei no, ne kwasea bɛda adi.
12Anuonyam ahengua a wɔama so fi mfiase no,
ne yɛn kronkronbea.
13Awurade, woyɛ Israel anidaso,
wɔn a wɔpa wʼakyi nyinaa ani bewu.
Wɔn a wɔtwe wɔn ho fi wo ho no, wobesie wɔn
efisɛ wɔagyaw Awurade
a ɔyɛ nkwa asuti no.
14Sa me yare Awurade, na me ho bɛtɔ me;
gye me na menya nkwa,
na wo ne ɔbaako a mekamfo wo.
15Wobisa me daa sɛ,
“Ɛhe na Awurade asɛm no wɔ?
Ma ɛmmra mu mprempren!”
16Minnguan mfii mʼadwuma sɛ wo guanhwɛfo ho;
wunim sɛ menhwehwɛɛ abasamtu da.
Nea efi mʼanom yɛ pefee wɔ wʼanim.
17Nhunahuna me;
wo ne me guankɔbea wɔ amanehunu da.
18Ma wɔn a wɔtaa me anim ngu ase,
na yi me fi ahohora mu.
Ma wɔmmɔ hu,
nanso mma me koma ntu.
Ma amanehunu da no mmra wɔn so;
fa ɔhawprenu sɛe wɔn.
Monyɛ Homeda No Kronkron
19Sɛɛ na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me, “Kɔ na kogyina nnipa no pon a Yuda ahemfo di hɔ ahyɛmfiri no; kogyina Yerusalem apon a aka no nso ano. 20Ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Muntie Awurade asɛm, mo Yuda ahemfo ne Yudafo nyinaa ne wɔn a wɔtete Yerusalem a wɔfa saa apon yi mu. 21Sɛɛ na Awurade se: Monhwɛ yiye na moansoa nnesoa Homeda anaa moamfa amfa Yerusalem apon mu. 22Monnsoa adesoa mfi mo afi mu na monnyɛ adwuma biara Homeda, na mmom monyɛ Homeda no kronkron, sɛnea mehyɛɛ mo agyanom no. 23Nanso wɔantie na wɔammu; wɔyɛɛ asoɔden, wɔantie na wɔampɛ nteɛso. 24Nanso sɛ mohwɛ yiye na moyɛ osetie ma me a, sɛɛ na Awurade se, na moamfa nnesoa amfa saa kuropɔn yi apon mu Homeda, na sɛ moyɛ Homeda no kronkron a monnyɛ adwuma biara a, 25ɛno de ahemfo a wɔte Dawid ahengua so ne wɔn adwumayɛfo bɛfa saa apon yi mu. Wɔn nyinaa bɛba a wɔtete nteaseɛnam mu ne apɔnkɔ so, a Yuda mmarima ne wɔn a wɔtete Yerusalem ka ho, na nnipa bɛtena kuropɔn yi mu daa nyinaa. 26Nnipa befi Yuda nkurow ne nkuraa a atwa Yerusalem ho ahyia no aba, wobefi Benyamin asase ne atɔe fam nkoko so, wobefi mmepɔw, mantam ne Negeb aba a wɔde ɔhyew afɔrebɔde ne afɔrebɔ, aduan afɔrebɔde, nnuhuam ne aseda afɔrebɔde reba Awurade fi. 27Nanso sɛ moanyɛ osetie amma me, anyɛ Homeda no kronkron, na sɛ mosoa adesoa biara fa Yerusalem apon mu Homeda a, ɛno de mɛsɔ ogya a ɛrennum da wɔ Yerusalem apon mu na abɛhyew nʼaban ahorow no.’ ”
1The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;17.1 point: Heb. nail 2Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. 3O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders. 4And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.17.4 thyself: Heb. in thyself
5¶ Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. 7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.17.8 drought: or, restraint
9¶ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 10I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. 11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.17.11 sitteth…: or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth
12¶ A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary. 13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters. 14Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
15¶ Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now. 16As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.17.16 to…: Heb. after thee 17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. 18Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.17.18 destroy…: Heb. break them with a double breach
19¶ Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; 20And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: 21Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. 23But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. 24And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; 25Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever. 26And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD. 27But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
