Israel Pa Onyankopɔn Akyi
1Awurade asɛm baa me so: 2“Kɔpae mu ka ma Yerusalem nte:
“ ‘Mekae sɛnea wode wo ho maa me wo mmabun bere mu,
sɛnea wodɔɔ me wɔ wʼayeforo bere mu
na wudii mʼakyi wɔ sare so,
asase a wonnuaa hwee wɔ so no.
3Na Israel yɛ kronkron ma Awurade,
ne twabere mu aduankan;
wɔn a wodii nʼani no wobuu wɔn fɔ,
na amanehunu baa wɔn so,’ ”
sɛnea Awurade, se ni.
4Muntie Awurade asɛm, mo Yakob asefo,
mo Israel mmusuakuw nyinaa.
5Eyi ne nea Awurade se:
“Mfomso bɛn na mo agyanom huu wɔ me ho a
ɛma wɔtwee wɔn ho kɔɔ akyirikyiri sɛɛ?
Wodii ahoni a wɔn so nni mfaso akyi,
maa wɔn ankasa bɛyɛɛ ahuhufo.
6Wɔammisa se, ‘Ɛhe na Awurade wɔ?
Nea oyii yɛn fii Misraim
na ɔde yɛn faa sare wosee so,
nweatam ne abonabon asase
a awo na ayɛ owubon no.
Asase a obiara mfa so na obiara nte so no.’
7Mede mo beduaa asasebere so
sɛ munni so nnuaba ne ɛso nnepa.
Nanso mubeguu mʼasase ho fi,
na moyɛɛ mʼagyapade akyiwade.
8Asɔfo no ammisa se,
‘Ɛhe na Awurade wɔ?’
Wɔn a wɔde mmara yɛ adwuma no anhwehwɛ me;
ntuanofo sɔre tiaa me.
Adiyifo no de Baal hyɛɛ nkɔm,
na wodii ahoni huhuw akyi.
9“Ɛno nti, merebɔ mo kwaadu bio,”
nea Awurade se ni.
“Na mɛbɔ mo mma mma kwaadu.
10Muntwa nkɔ Kitim mpoano nkɔhwɛ,
monsoma nkɔ Kedar nkɔhwehwɛ mu yiye;
monhwɛ sɛ biribi a ɛte sɛɛ asi wɔ hɔ:
11Ɔman bi asesa wɔn anyame pɛn ana?
Nso wɔnnyɛ anyame mpo.
Nanso me nkurɔfo de wɔn anuonyam
asesa ahoni huhuw.
12Mo ɔsorosoro, momma mo ho nnwiriw mo wɔ eyi ho,
na mo ho nwosow wɔ akomatu mu,”
nea Awurade se ni.
13“Me nkurɔfo ayɛ bɔne ahorow abien:
Wɔapa me,
me a meyɛ nkwa asubura no,
na wɔatutu wɔn ankasa mmura amoa,
mmura a apaapae a entumi nkora nsu.
14Israel yɛ akoa anaa ɔsomfo fi awo mu ana?
Adɛn nti na wayɛ asade yi?
15Gyata abobɔ mu;
wɔaworo so akyerɛ no.
Wɔama nʼasase ada mpan;
wɔahyehyew ne nkurow ayɛ no amamfo.
16Afei Memfis ne Tapanhes mmarima
ayi wo ti so nwi.
17Ɛnyɛ wo na woama eyi aba wo so
sɛ wopaa Awurade wo Nyankopɔn akyi,
wɔ bere a ɔrekyerɛ wo kwan no?
18Afei adɛn nti na wokɔ Misraim
kɔnom Sihor mu nsu?
Na adɛn nti na wokɔ Asiria
kɔnom Asubɔnten no mu nsu?
19Wo amumɔyɛ bɛtwe wʼaso;
wo nsanakyi bɛka wʼanim.
Enti dwene ho na hu sɛ,
sɛ wopa Awurade wo Nyankopɔn akyi
na woannya ne ho suro a,
ɛyɛ bɔne ne ɔyaw ma wo.”
Awurade, Asafo Awurade na ose.
20“Tete mmere no, wububuu wo konnua mu,
na wotetew wo nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn mu;
na wokae se, ‘Merensom wo!’
Ampa, wɔ koko biara so
ne dua biara a adennan ase
na wotena bɔɔ aguaman.
21Miduaa wo sɛ bobe ankasa
a efi bobe a ase ye pa ara mu.
Na ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wodan wʼakyi kyerɛɛ me
bɛyɛɛ bobe a anyin asɛe wɔ wura mu yi?
22Sɛ wode soda
ne samina bebree guare mpo a,
wʼafɔdi nkekae da so wɔ mʼanim ara,”
sɛnea Otumfo Awurade se ni.
23“Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woaka se, ‘Me ho nguu fi ɛ;
minnii Baalnom akyi ɛ’?
Hwɛ sɛnea woyɛɛ wo ho wɔ obon no mu;
dwene nea woayɛ no ho.
Woyɛ yomabere hoɔharefo
a wutu mmirika kɔ ha ba ha,
24wura mu afurum a nweatam so tena akokwaw no,
ohuahua bere a ɔpɛ sɛ onini hyia no.
Sɛ nʼakɔnnɔ no ano yɛ den a hena na obesianka no?
Anini biara a wɔtaa no no nhaw wɔn ho bebree;
edu bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wohyia no a wobenya no.
25Ntu mmirika nkosi sɛ wʼanan ase bɛyɛ kwaterekwa,
na wo mene mu bɛyow.
Nanso wokae se, ‘So nni mfaso!
Mepɛ ananafo anyame,
na ɛsɛ sɛ midi wɔn akyi.’
26“Sɛnea wɔkyere ɔkorɔmfo a wogu nʼanim ase no,
saa na wɔagu Israelfi anim ase,
wɔn ankasa, wɔn ahemfo ne wɔn adwumayɛfo,
wɔn asɔfo ne wɔn adiyifo.
27Wɔka kyerɛ dua se, ‘Woyɛ mʼagya,’
ne ɔbo se, ‘Wo na wowoo me.’
Wɔadan wɔn akyi akyerɛ me
na ɛnyɛ wɔn anim;
nanso sɛ amanehunu bi ba wɔn so a, wɔka se,
‘Bra begye yɛn!’
28Anyame a moyɛ maa mo ho no wɔ he?
Momma wɔmmra sɛ wobetumi agye mo
bere a mowɔ amanehunu mu!
Efisɛ mowɔ anyame bebree
te sɛ nea mowɔ nkurow bebree no, Yuda.
29“Adɛn nti na mobɔ me sobo?
Mo nyinaa ayɛ dɔm atia me,”
Awurade na ose.
30“Metwee mo nkurɔfo aso kwa;
wɔamfa me nteɛso.
Wʼafoa akunkum wʼadiyifo
te sɛ gyata a nʼani abere.
31“Mo nnɛmmafo, munnwen Awurade asɛm ho:
“Mayɛ sɛ, nweatam ama Israel ana?
Anaasɛ asase a so aduru sum kabii ana?
Adɛn nti na me nkurɔfo ka se, ‘Yɛwɔ ho kwan sɛ yekyinkyin;
yɛremma wo nkyɛn bio.’
32Ɔbabun werɛ fi ne mpempranne,
ayeforo werɛ befi nʼahyehyɛde ana?
Nanso me nkurɔfo werɛ afi me
nna a wontumi nkan.
33Hwɛ nyansa a mowɔ de pɛ mo adɔfo!
Mmea a wɔnsɛ hwee koraa tumi sua mo akwan.
34Mo adurade mu wɔ
ahiafo a wodi bem mogya,
nanso moankyere wɔn sɛ wɔrebubu akɔ mu.
Eyinom nyinaa akyi
35woka se, ‘Midi bem;
ne bo mfuw me.’
Nanso mebu wo atɛn
efisɛ woka se, ‘Menyɛɛ bɔne biara ɛ.’
36Adɛn nti na wukyinkyin sɛɛ,
sesa wʼakwan?
Misraim bedi wo huammɔ
sɛnea Asiria yɛe no.
37Afei wubefi saa beae hɔ
a wo nsa gu wo ti so.
Efisɛ Awurade apo wɔn a wode wo ho too wɔn so no;
wɔremmoa wo.
1Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.2.2 thee: or, for thy sake 3Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD. 4Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
5¶ Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? 6Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? 7And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.2.7 a plentiful…: or, the land of Carmel 8The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
9¶ Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children’s children will I plead. 10For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.2.10 over: or, over to 11Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. 12Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. 13For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
14¶ Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?2.14 spoiled: Heb. become a spoil? 15The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.2.15 yelled: Heb. gave out their voice 16Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.2.16 have…: or, feed on thy crown 17Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way? 18And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? 19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
20¶ For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.2.20 transgress: or, serve 21Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me? 22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD. 23How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;2.23 thou art…: or, O swift dromedary 24A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.2.24 A wild…: or, O wild ass, etc2.24 used: Heb. taught2.24 her pleasure: Heb. the desire of her heart2.24 turn…: or, reverse it? 25Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.2.25 There…: or, Is the case desperate? 26As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, 27Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.2.27 brought…: or, begotten me2.27 their back: Heb. the hinder part of the neck 28But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.2.28 trouble: Heb. evil
29Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD. 30In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
31¶ O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?2.31 We are…: Heb. We have dominion 32Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. 33Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways. 34Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.2.34 secret…: Heb. digging 35Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned. 36Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. 37Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.
