Wɔn A Wɔde Wɔn Ho To Misraim So No Nnue
1Wonnue, wɔn a wɔkɔ Misraim kɔhwehwɛ mmoa,
wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to apɔnkɔ so,
wɔn a wogye wɔn nteaseɛnam dodow
ne wɔn apɔnkɔsotefo ahoɔden mmoroso no di,
na wɔnhwɛ Israel Kronkronni no,
anaasɛ wɔmpɛ mmoa mfi Awurade hɔ.
2Nanso Awurade yɛ onyansafo a obetumi de ɔhaw aba;
ɔnsesa nʼano.
Ɔbɛsɔre atia amumɔyɛfo fi,
ne wɔn a wɔboa nnebɔneyɛfo.
3Na Misraimfo yi yɛ nnipa kɛkɛ, wɔnyɛ Onyankopɔn.
Wɔn apɔnkɔ yɛ ɔhonam na wɔnyɛ honhom.
Sɛ Awurade teɛ ne nsa a,
ɔboafo bɛwatiri
na nea wɔboa no no bɛhwe ase;
wɔn baanu bɛbɔ mu asɛe.
4Sɛɛ na Awurade ka kyerɛ me:
“Sɛnea gyata woro so,
sɛnea gyata kokroo woro so gu ne hanam so no
a mpo sɛ wɔfrɛ nguanhwɛfo dɔm kɔ no so a,
wɔn nteɛteɛmu mmɔ no hu
na wɔn huuyɛ nso nhaw no no,
saa ara na Asafo Awurade besian
abɛko wɔ Sion Bepɔw ne ne sorɔnsorɔmmea so.
5Sɛnea nnomaa tu gyina faako wɔ wim no
saa ara na Asafo Awurade bɛbɔ Yerusalem ho ban;
ɔbɛbɔ ne ho ban na wagye no,
obegyaa no na wagye no asi hɔ.”
6Monsan nkɔ nea moayɛ dɔm atia no no nkyɛn, Israelfo. 7Da no mo mu biara bɛpo dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ ahoni a mode mo nsa a ɛho agu fi ayɛ no.
8“Asiria bɛhwe ase wɔ afoa a ɛnyɛ onipa de ano;
afoa a ɛnyɛ onipa de bɛsɛe wɔn.
Wobeguan afi afoa no ano
na wɔbɛma wɔn mmerante ayɛ ɔhyɛ adwuma.
9Wɔn abandennen bebubu, ehu nti;
wohu akofo frankaa a, wɔn asraafo mpanyimfo bɛbɔ huboa,”
sɛɛ na Awurade se,
nea ne gya wɔ Sion,
na ne fononoo si Yerusalem no.
The Lord Will Judge Those Who Depend on Egypt
1How terrible it will be for those who go down to Egypt for help!
How terrible for those who depend on horses!
They trust in how many chariots they have.
They trust in how strong their horsemen are.
But they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel.
They don’t ask the Lord for his help.
2He too is wise. He can bring horrible trouble.
He does what he says he’ll do.
He’ll rise up against that evil nation.
He’ll fight against those who help them.
3The men of Egypt are only human beings.
They aren’t God.
Their horses are only flesh and blood.
They aren’t spirits.
The Lord will reach out his powerful hand
to punish everyone.
The Egyptians provide help.
But they will be tripped up.
The people of Judah receive the help.
But they will fall down.
All of them will be destroyed.
4The Lord says to me,
“A powerful lion stands over its food and growls.
A lot of shepherds can be brought together to drive it away.
But the lion is not frightened by their shouts.
It is not upset by the noise they make.
In the same way, I will come down from heaven.
I will fight on Mount Zion and on its hills.
Nothing will drive me away.
I am the Lord who rules over all.
5Like a bird hovering over its nest, I will guard Jerusalem.
I will keep it safe.
I will ‘pass over’ it and save it.
I am the Lord who rules over all.”
6People of Israel, return to the Lord. He’s the God you have so strongly opposed. 7You sinned when you made your gods out of silver and gold. The time will come when all of you will turn away from them.
8The Lord says, “The Assyrians will be killed by swords.
But the swords that kill them will not be used by human beings.
The Assyrians will run away from those swords.
But their young men will be caught
and forced to work hard.
9Their hiding places will be destroyed
when terror strikes them.
Their commanders will see their enemy’s battle flags.
Then they will be filled with panic,”
announces the Lord.
His fire blazes out from Mount Zion.
His furnace burns in Jerusalem.
