Nsɛm A Ɛfa Filistifo Ho
1Ansa na Farao bɛtow ahyɛ Gasa so no, eyi ne Awurade asɛm a ɛfa Filistifo ho a ɛbaa odiyifo Yeremia nkyɛn:
2Sɛɛ na Awurade se:
“Monhwɛ sɛnea nsu rebobɔ ba wɔ atifi fam;
ɛbɛyɛ ɔhweam a abu afa so.
Ebebu afa asase no ne biribiara ɛwɔ so no so,
nkurow no ne nnipa a wɔtete mu.
Nnipa no bɛteɛteɛ mu;
wɔn a wɔte asase no so nyinaa betwa adwo
3bere a wɔate apɔnkɔ a wotu mmirika no anan ase nnyigyei,
na wɔate atamfo no nteaseɛnam gyegyeegye
ne wɔn ntwahonan nnyigyei no.
Agyanom rentwa wɔn ani nhwɛ wɔn mma;
wɔn nsa bɛsensɛn wɔn ho kwa.
4Na da no aba
sɛ wɔsɛe Filistifo no nyinaa
na wotwa wɔn a wɔaka no nyinaa gu,
wɔn a anka wotumi boa Tiro ne Sidon no.
Awurade rebɛsɛe Filistifo no,
nkae a wofi Kreta mpoano no.
5Gasa bɛbɔ tikwaw bere a ɔretwa adwo;
wɔbɛma Askelon atɔ mum.
Mo nkae a mowɔ tataw so,
mobɛbobɔ mo ho akam akosi da bɛn?
6“ ‘Aa, Awurade afoa,’
‘da bɛn na wobɛhome?
San kɔhyɛ wo boha mu;
gyae na da komm.’
7Na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ada komm
bere a Awurade ahyɛ no
bere a wahyɛ no se
ɔnkɔtow nhyɛ Askelon ne mpoano asase no so?”
1The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.47.1 Gaza: Heb. Azzah 2Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.47.2 all that…: Heb. the fulness thereof 3At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands; 4Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.47.4 the country: Heb. the isle 5Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? 6O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.47.6 put…: Heb. gather thyself 7How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.47.7 How…: Heb. How canst thou
