Bobe Turo Ho Dwom
1Mɛto dwom ama me dɔfo
dwom a ɛfa ne bobeturo ho:
Na me dɔfo wɔ bobe turo bi
wɔ asasebere bi a ɛda bepɔw ani.
2Ofuntum asase no, yiyii mu abo,
na oduaa bobe a ɛyɛ papa wɔ so.
Osii ɔwɛn aban wɔ mfimfini
na otuu nsakyiamoa nso.
Afei ɔhwɛɛ anim sɛ obetwa bobe aba pa,
nanso ɛsow aba bɔne.
3“Afei mo a motete Yerusalem ne Yuda mmarima,
mummu me ne me bobeturo ntam atɛn.
4Dɛn bio na anka ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ ma me bobeturo
boro nea mayɛ yi so?
Bere a merehwɛ anim sɛ minya bobe a eye no
adɛn nti na ɛsow aba bɔne?
5Afei mɛka
nea merebɛyɛ me bobeturo no akyerɛ wo:
Meyi ho ban no afi hɔ,
na wɔbɛsɛe no;
mebubu ho ɔfasu,
na wobetiatia so.
6Mɛma ayɛ asase a ɛda mpan
a worenyiyi mu na wɔnyɛ so adwuma,
ohwirem ne nsɔe benyin wɔ so.
Mɛhyɛ omununkum
na wantɔ osu angu so.”
7Asafo Awurade bobeturo no
yɛ Israelfi,
na Yuda mmarima yɛ turo a nʼani gye ho.
Ɔpɛɛ atɛntrenee nanso ohuu mogyahwiegu;
ɔpɛɛ trenee nanso ɔtee mmɔborɔsu.
Nnome Ne Atemmu
8Nnome nka mo a mode ofi ka ofi ho
na mugyigye mfuw bobɔ so
kosi sɛ asase no bɛsa
na ɛka mo nko ara wɔ asase no so.
9Asafo Awurade apae mu aka ama mate:
“Nokwarem, afi akɛse no bɛda mpan,
na aban afɛɛfɛ no, obiara rentena mu.
10Bobeturo kɛse pa ara no
nsa kakraa bi na ebefi mu.
Aba lita aduonu baako a wodua no
wobenya so lita aduonu abien pɛ.”
11Wonnue, wɔn a wɔsɔre anɔpahema
kɔhwehwɛ wɔn nsa akyi kwan
wɔn a wosii pɛ anadwo
kosi sɛ nsa bɛbow wɔn.
12Wɔbɔ sankuten ne bɛnta wɔ wɔn aponto ase,
akasae, ne atɛntɛbɛn ne nsa,
nanso wotwiri nea Awurade ayɛ,
na wommu ne nsa ano adwuma.
13Ɛno nti, me nkurɔfo bɛkɔ nnommum mu,
efisɛ wonni ntease;
ɔkɔm bekum wɔn mu atitiriw
na osukɔm betware wɔn mu bebree.
14Enti Owu bae nʼabogye mu
na obue nʼanom bayaa;
na mu na atitiriw ne dɔm no bɛkɔ
wɔne wɔn a wɔsaw na wogye wɔn ani no.
15Enti wɔbɛbrɛ onipa ase
na wama adesamma abotow.
Wɔbɛbrɛ ɔhantanni ase,
16nanso Asafo Awurade atɛntrenee bɛma no so,
na Ɔkronkron Nyankopɔn de ne trenee bɛda ne ho adi sɛ Ɔkronkronni.
17Afei nguan bɛkɔ adidi te sɛnea wɔwɔ wɔn adidibea;
nguantenmma bedidi wɔ asikafo amamfo so.
18Munnue, mo a mode nnaadaa nhoma twetwe bɔne,
na mode nteaseɛnam ntampehama twetwe amumɔyɛ.
19Munnue, mo a moka se, “Onyankopɔn nyɛ ntɛm,
ɔnyɛ nʼadwuma ntɛm
sɛnea yebehu.
Ma ɛmmɛn,
Israel Ɔkronkronni no nhyehyɛe no mmra,
sɛnea yebehu.”
20Munnue, mo a mofrɛ bɔne sɛ papa
na papa nso sɛ bɔne,
mo a mode sum si hann anan mu
na hann si sum anan mu,
mo a mofrɛ nweenwen se dɛɛdɛ
ne dɛɛdɛ se nweenwen.
21Munnue, mo a mubu mo ho anyansafo, mo ankasa ani so
ne anitewfo mo ankasa ani so.
22Munnue mo a wɔfrɛ mo akatakyi wɔ nsanom mu
ne ahoɔdenfo wɔ nsa afrafra mu.
23Mo a mugye adanmude, na mugyaa nea odi fɔ
na mubu nea odi bem no fɔ.
24Enti sɛnea ogyaframa hyew nwuraguanee
na sare a awo yera wɔ ogyaframa mu no,
saa ara na mo ntin bɛporɔw,
na mo nhwiren nso atu akɔ sɛ mfutuma;
efisɛ moapo Asafo Awurade mmara
na moatwiri Israel Kronkronni no asɛm.
25Enti Awurade abufuw aba ne nkurɔfo so,
wama ne nsa so, na ɔde rebɔ wɔn ahwe fam.
Mmepɔw no wosow,
na afunu ayɛ sɛ mmɔnten so nwura.
Nanso eyi nyinaa akyi, ne bo nnwoo ɛ,
na ne nsa da so wɔ soro.
26Ɔma frankaa so ma akyirikyiri aman,
ɔhyɛn abɛn de frɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ asase ano.
Wɔn na wɔreba no,
afrɛ so ne ntɛm so!
27Wɔn mu biara mmmrɛ na onhintiw,
obiara ntɔ nko na ɔnna;
abɔso biara mu nnwow wɔ asen mu
na mpaboa hama biara nso rentew.
28Wɔn agyan ano yɛ nnam,
na wɔn tadua nyinaa ayɛ krado;
wɔn apɔnkɔ tɔte te sɛ ɔtwɛrebo,
wɔn nteaseɛnam nkyimii te sɛ mfɛtɛ.
29Wɔn mmobɔmu te sɛ gyata de,
na wɔbobɔ mu sɛ gyatamma;
wɔbobɔ mu kyere wɔn hanam
na wɔde no kɔ a ogyefo biara nni hɔ.
30Da no wɔbɛbobɔ mu agu no so
sɛnea po woro so no.
Na sɛ obi hwɛ asase no a,
obehu sum kabii ne ahohiahia;
omununkum bɛma hann aduru sum.
1Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:5.1 a very…: Heb. the horn of the son of oil 2And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.5.2 fenced: or, made a wall about5.2 made: Heb. hewed 3And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 4What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? 5And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:5.5 trodden…: Heb. for a treading 6And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. 7For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.5.7 his…: Heb. plant of his pleasures5.7 oppression: Heb. a scab
8¶ Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!5.8 they: Heb. ye 9In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.5.9 In…: or, This is in mine ears, saith the LORD, etc5.9 Of a…: Heb. If not, etc 10Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
11¶ Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!5.11 inflame: of, pursue 12And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
13¶ Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.5.13 honourable…: Heb. glory are men of famine 14Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 15And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: 16But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.5.16 God…: or, the holy God: Heb. the God the holy 17Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: 19That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
20¶ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!5.20 call…: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc 21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!5.21 in their own sight: Heb. before their face 22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 23Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! 24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.5.24 fire: Heb. tongue of fire 25Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.5.25 torn: or, as dung
26¶ And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: 27None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: 28Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: 29Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. 30And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.5.30 sorrow: or, distress5.30 and the light…: or, when it is light, it shall be dark in the destructions thereof
