Israel Agyenkwa Koro
1Na afei, sɛɛ na Awurade se,
nea ɔbɔɔ wo, Yakob
nea ɔnwen wo, Israel;
“Nsuro na magye wo;
mabɔ wo din afrɛ wo; woyɛ me dea.
2Sɛ wofa nsu mu a,
mɛka wo ho;
na sɛ wutwa nsubɔnten no a,
ɛremmu mfa wo so.
Sɛ wonantew ogya no mu a,
worenhyew;
ogyaframa no renhye wo.
3Na mene Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn,
Israel Kronkronni, wo Agyenkwa.
Mede Misraim yɛ mpata ma wo
na mede Kus ne Seba si wʼanan mu.
4Sɛ wosom bo ma me na wowɔ anuonyam wɔ mʼanim
na medɔ wo nti,
mede nnipa bɛsesa wo,
na mede nkurɔfo asesa wo nkwa.
5Nsuro, efisɛ meka mo ho;
mede wo mma befi apuei fam aba
na maboa wɔn ano afi atɔe fam.
6Mɛka akyerɛ atifi fam se, ‘Munnyaa wɔn!’
ne anafo fam se, ‘Munnye wɔn ntena ha.’
Momfa me mmabarima mfi akyirikyiri mmra
na me mmabea mfi asase ano mmra,
7obiara a me din da no so,
nea mebɔɔ no de hyɛɛ me ho anuonyam,
nea menwen no na meyɛɛ no.”
8Momfa wɔn a wɔwɔ ani, nanso wonhu ade
wɔn a wɔwɔ aso nanso asisiw no mmra.
9Aman no nyinaa boa wɔn ho ano,
na nnipa no hyia mu.
Wɔn mu hena na ɔkaa eyi fii mfiase
na ɔpaee mu kaa nneɛma a atwam no kyerɛɛ yɛn?
Ma wɔmmfa wɔn nnansefo mmra mmedi adanse sɛ wodi bem,
sɛnea afoforo bɛte na wɔaka se, “Ɛyɛ nokware.”
10“Mone me nnansefo, ne mʼasomfo a mapaw no,”
sɛɛ na Awurade se,
“Sɛnea mubehu na moagye me adi
na moate ase sɛ me ne no.
Wɔammɔ onyame bi anni mʼanim,
na mʼakyi nso obiara remma.
11Me, Me ara, Mene Awurade,
na agyenkwa biara nni hɔ sɛ me.
12Mada no adi na magye nkwa na mapae mu aka se,
Me, na ɛnyɛ onyame nanani bi a ɔwɔ mo mu.
Mone me nnansefo,” Awurade na ose sɛ, “Mene Onyankopɔn.
13Yiw, na efi teteete no me ne no.
Obiara rentumi nnye mfi me nsam
sɛ meyɛ biribi a, hena na obetumi adan no?”
Onyankopɔn Ahummɔbɔ Ne Israel Huammɔdi
14Sɛɛ na Awurade se,
wʼAgyenkwa, Israel Kronkronni no:
“Mo nti, mɛsoma akɔ Babilonia,
na mede Babiloniafo nyinaa bɛba sɛ aguanfo
wɔ ahyɛn a wɔde hoahoa wɔn ho no mu.
15Mene Awurade, wo Kronkronni no,
Israel Yɛfo, wo Hene.”
16Sɛɛ na Awurade se,
nea ɔbɔɔ kwan wɔ po mu,
kwan a ɛda asubun mu,
17nea ɔtwee nteaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔ,
asraafo ne ne nkekaho nyinaa,
na wɔkaa hɔ a wɔansɔre bio,
wɔadum wɔn te sɛ kanea mu ntamabamma:
18“Momma mo werɛ mfi kan nneɛma no
monntɔ nnkɔ nea atwam no so.
19Hwɛ, mereyɛ ade foforo!
Mprempren, ɛrepue; na munhu ana?
Merebɔ kwan afa nweatam so
na mereyɛ nsuwansuwa wɔ asase wosee so.
20Mmoa a wɔyɛ keka hyɛ me anuonyam,
adompo ne mpatu,
efisɛ mema nsu wɔ nweatam so
ne nsuwansuwa wɔ asase wosee so,
de ma me nkurɔfo, wɔn a mapaw wɔn no nsu,
21nnipa a meyɛɛ wɔn maa me ho
sɛ wɔmpae mu nka mʼayeyi.
22“Nanso, womfrɛɛ me, Yakob,
wonhaw wo ho wɔ me ho, Israel.
23Momfaa nguan mmrɛɛ me sɛ ɔhyew afɔrebɔde,
na momfaa mo afɔrebɔ nhyɛɛ me anuonyam nso.
Memmaa aduan afɔre nyɛɛ mo adesoa
na memfaa nnuhuamgye nhaw mo.
24Montɔɔ nnuhuam mmrɛɛ me,
na mommaa mo afɔrebɔde mu srade mmuu me so.
Mmom, mode mo bɔne asoa me
na mode mo mfomso ho haw abɛto me so.
25“Me, me ara, mene nea ɔpepa
mo bɔne, me nti,
na menkae mo amumɔyɛ bio.
26Monhwehwɛ nea atwa mu no mu bio mma me,
momma yɛmmɔ mu nnye asɛm no ho akyinnye;
ka wʼasɛm a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wunni fɔ no.
27Mo agya a odii kan no yɛɛ bɔne;
mo kasamafo tew mʼanim atua.
28Enti magu mo asɔredan mu atitiriw anim ase,
na mede Yakob ama ɔsɛe
na mede Israel ama ahohora.
1But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 4Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.43.4 life: or, person 5Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; 6I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; 7Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
8¶ Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. 10Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.43.10 no…: or, nothing formed of God 11I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. 12I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. 13Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?43.13 let it: Heb. turn it back?
14¶ Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.43.14 nobles: Heb. bars 15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. 16Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
18¶ Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 19Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 20The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.43.20 owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl 21This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
22¶ But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. 23Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.43.23 small…: Heb. lambs, or, kids 24Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.43.24 filled…: Heb. made me drunk, or, abundantly moistened 25I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. 26Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. 27Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.43.27 teachers: Heb. interpreters 28Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.43.28 princes…: or, holy princes
