Nkɔmhyɛ A Ɛfa Yerusalem Ho
1Nkɔmhyɛ a etia Anisoadehu Bon no:
Dɛn na ɛhaw mo mprempren,
a mo nyinaa aforo kɔ adan atifi yi,
2kurow a basabasayɛ ahyɛ no ma,
huuyɛ ne ahosɛpɛw kuropɔn?
Ɛnyɛ afoa ano na wʼatɔfo hweree wɔn nkwa,
na wɔanwuwu wɔ ɔko ano nso.
3Mo akannifo nyinaa abɔ mu aguan;
wɔamfa tadua ankyekye wɔn.
Mo a wɔkyeree mo nyinaa wɔfaa mo nneduafo
mo a muguan wɔ bere a na atamfo no wɔ akyirikyiri.
4Enti mekae se, “Mumfi me so
na mintwa adwo.
Monnkyekye me werɛ
wɔ me nkurɔfo sɛe ho.”
5Awurade, Asafo Awurade wɔ da bi
ma huuyɛ, ntiatiaso ne ehu
wɔ Anisoadehu Bon no mu,
da a wɔde bubu afasu
na wɔde su kyerɛ mmepɔw.
6Elam fa bɛmma no
ka ne nteaseɛnamkafo ne apɔnkɔ ho;
Kir ama kyɛm no so.
7Nteaseɛnam ayɛ mo bon fɛfɛ no ma,
na wɔde apɔnkɔsotefo agyinagyina kuropɔn apon no ano.
8Wɔayi Yuda ho bammɔ no.
Na da no wode wʼani too
akode a ɛwɔ Kwae mu Ahemfi no so;
9wuhuu sɛ Dawid Kuropɔn no,
akwan bebree deda ne bammɔ mu
woboaa nsu ano
wɔ Ase Abura mu.
10Wokan adan a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no
na wudwiriw afi de boaa ɔfasu no ahoɔden.
11Woyɛɛ nsukorae wɔ afasu abien no ntam
maa nsu a ɛwɔ Abura Dedaw mu no,
nanso woanhwehwɛ Onipa ko a ɔyɛe,
na woammu Onipa a ɔhyehyɛe dedaada no.
12Awurade, Asafo Awurade,
frɛɛ wo saa da no
sɛ su na twa adwo,
sɛ yi wo tinwi na fura atweaatam.
13Nanso hwɛ, anigye ne ahosɛpɛw wɔ hɔ;
wokunkum anantwi ne nguan;
wɔwe nam na wɔbow nsa!
Wɔka se, “Momma yennidi na yɛnnom,
efisɛ, ɔkyena yebewu!”
14Awurade, Asafo Awurade ayi me asotiw se, “Wɔremfa saa bɔne yi nkyɛ wo da kosi wo wuda,” sɛnea Awurade, Asafo Awurade se ni.
15Sɛɛ na Awurade, Asafo Awurade se,
“Kɔ, kɔka kyerɛ saa ɔsomfo yi,
Sebna a, ɔhwɛ ahemfi no so se,
16Dɛn na woreyɛ wɔ ha na hena na ɔmaa wo kwan
sɛ bɔ wo da wɔ ha,
worebɔ wo da wɔ baabi a ɛkorɔn
na woretwa wo homebea wɔ ɔbotan mu?
17“Hwɛ yiye, na Awurade rebeso wo mu den
atow wo akyene, wo ɔhoɔdenfo.
18Ɔbɛbobɔw wo, ama woayɛ kurukuruwa,
na watow wo akyene ɔman kɛse bi so
hɔ na wubewu
na wo teaseɛnam fɛfɛ no aka hɔ,
wo a woyɛ ahohora ma wo wura fi!
19Megye wʼadwuma afi wo nsa mu
na wɔayi wo afi wo dibea so.
20“Saa da no, mɛfrɛ me somfo Eliakim a ɔyɛ Hilkia babarima. 21Mede wʼatade yuu bɛhyɛ no na mede wʼabɔso abebare nʼasen mu na mede wo tumi ahyɛ ne nsa. Ɔbɛyɛ agya ama wɔn a wɔtete Yerusalem ne Yuda fi. 22Mede Dawid fi safe bɛma no; nea obebue no obiara rentumi nto mu; na nea ɔbɛto mu nso a obiara rentumi mmue. 23Mɛbɔ ne so sɛ pɛe ama watim, ɔbɛyɛ anuonyam agua ama nʼagya fi. 24Nʼabusua anuonyam nyinaa begyina ne so: nʼasefo ne ne nenanom, ne nkuku ne nkaka, fi nsanka, mprɛte so kosi nhina nyinaa so.
25“Saa da no,” sɛnea Asafo Awurade se ni, “pɛe a wɔabɔ so ama atim no, betu ahwe fam na nʼadesoa no nso asɛe, Awurade, akasa!”
1The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? 2Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.22.3 by…: Heb. of the bow 4Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.22.4 weep…: Heb. be bitter in weeping 5For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains. 6And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.22.6 uncovered: Heb. made naked 7And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.22.7 thy…: Heb. the choice of thy valleys22.7 at: or, toward
8¶ And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest. 9Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 10And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. 11Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago. 12And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: 13And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. 14And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
15¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, 16What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?22.16 as…: or, O he 17Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.22.17 will carry…: or, who covered thee with an excellent covering, and clothed thee gorgeously, (next verse) shall surely, etc22.17 a mighty…: Heb. the captivity of a man 18He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s house.22.18 large: Heb. large of spaces 19And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
20¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: 21And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. 22And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. 23And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house. 24And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.22.24 vessels of flagons: or, instruments of viols 25In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
