1Atreneefo wu,
na obiara nnwen ho wɔ ne koma mu;
wɔfa nyamesurofo kɔ,
na obiara nte ase
sɛ wɔfa atreneefo kɔ
sɛnea wobeyi wɔn afi bɔne mu.
2Wɔn a wɔnantew tee no
wɔhyɛn asomdwoe mu;
wonya ahomegye bere a wɔadeda sɛ awufo.
3“Nanso mo, mommra ha, mo ɔbayifo mma,
mo nguaman ne mmea nguamanfo mma!
4Hena na moreserew no?
Hena na moredi ne ho fɛw
na morebɔ no adapaa yi?
Monnyɛ atuatewfo fekuw
ne atorofo asefo ana?
5Mode ɔpɛ mmoroso bɔ afɔre wɔ adum mu
ne dua biara a adennan ase;
mode mo mma bɔ afɔre wɔ aku a mu dɔ mu
ne abotan mpaapae ase.
6Anyame a wɔyɛ abo trontrom, a ɛwɔ aku a mu dɔ mu no,
wɔyɛ mo kyɛfa. Wɔn na mopɛ.
Yiw, moahwie nsa afɔrebɔde agu wɔn so
na mode aduan afɔrebɔde ama wɔn.
Eyinom nyinaa akyi, mingow me nsam ana?
7Moasiesie mo nnabea wɔ koko a ɛkorɔn so;
ɛhɔ na mokɔ kɔbɔ afɔre.
8Mo apon ne apongua akyi
na mo de mo abosonsom nsɛsode asisi.
Mufii mʼakyi koyii mo mpa so ntama,
mokɔdaa so na motrɛw mu;
mo ne wɔn a modɔ wɔn mpa yɛɛ apam,
na mohwɛɛ wɔn adagyaw mu.
9Mode ngo kɔɔ Molek nkyɛn
na momaa mo nnuhuam dɔɔso.
Mosomaa mo ananmusifo kɔɔ akyirikyiri;
mosian kɔɔ ɔda mu ankasa!
10Mo nneyɛe maa mo ɔbrɛ,
nanso moanka da se, ‘Yenni anidaso.’
Mopɛɛ ahoɔden foforo
enti moantɔ piti.
11“Hena na wama mo koma atu na wabɔ mo hu sɛɛ
a enti moanni me nokware,
na moankae me
anaa moannwene eyi ho wɔ mo koma mu yi?
So ɛnyɛ komm a mayɛ akyɛ no nti
na munsuro me no ana?
12Mɛda mo trenee ne mo nnwuma adi,
na so remma mo mfaso.
13Sɛ moteɛ mu pɛ mmoa a,
momma mo ahoni a moaboa ano no nnye mo!
Mframa bɛbɔ wɔn nyinaa akɔ,
home kɛkɛ bɛfa wɔn.
Nanso onipa a ɔde me yɛ ne guankɔbea no
bedi asase no so
na wafa me bepɔw kronkron no.”
Koma A Abubu No Awerɛkyekye
14Na wɔbɛka se:
“Monyɛ, monyɛ, munsiesie ɔkwan no!
Munyiyi akwanside mfi me nkurɔfo akwan mu.”
15Na oyi ne nea ɔkorɔn no,
nea ɔte ase daa a ne din yɛ kronkron no se:
“Mete beae a ɛkorɔn na ɛyɛ kronkron,
mene nea ɔwɔ ahonu na ɔyɛ honhom mu hiani nso te,
sɛ mɛkanyan honhom mu hiani no honhom,
na makanyan ne koma a abubu no.
16Meremmɔ sobo afebɔɔ,
na me bo remfuw daa,
sɛ anyɛ saa a onipa honhom bɛtɔ beraw wɔ mʼanim,
onipa ahome a me na mabɔ no.
17Ne nnebɔne adifudepɛ maa me bo fuwii;
metwee nʼaso, na mede abufuw yii mʼani,
nso ɔkɔɔ so yɛɛ nea ne koma pɛ.
18Mahu ne nneyɛe, nanso mɛsa no yare.
Mɛkyerɛ no kwan na makyekye ne werɛ,
19na mama ayeyi aba wɔn a wɔredi awerɛhow wɔ Israel no ano.
Asomdwoe, asomdwoe mmra wɔn a wɔwɔ akyirikyiri ne wɔn a wɔbɛn so,”
sɛɛ na Awurade se. “Na mɛsa wɔn yare.”
20Na amumɔyɛfo te sɛ po a ɛrehuru,
entumi nyɛ komm,
nʼasorɔkye yiyi dontori ne fi.
21“Amumɔyɛfo nni asomdwoe.” Sɛɛ na me Nyankopɔn se.
1The righteous perish,
and no-one takes it to heart;
the devout are taken away,
and no-one understands
that the righteous are taken away
to be spared from evil.
2Those who walk uprightly
enter into peace;
they find rest as they lie in death.
3‘But you – come here, you children of a sorceress,
you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
4Who are you mocking?
At whom do you sneer
and stick out your tongue?
Are you not a brood of rebels,
the offspring of liars?
5You burn with lust among the oaks
and under every spreading tree;
you sacrifice your children in the ravines
and under the overhanging crags.
6The idols among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion;
indeed, they are your lot.
Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings
and offered grain offerings.
In view of all this, should I relent?
7You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill;
there you went up to offer your sacrifices.
8Behind your doors and your doorposts
you have put your pagan symbols.
Forsaking me, you uncovered your bed,
you climbed into it and opened it wide;
you made a pact with those whose beds you love,
and you looked with lust on their naked bodies.
9You went to Molek57:9 Or to the king with olive oil
and increased your perfumes.
You sent your ambassadors57:9 Or idols far away;
you descended to the very realm of the dead!
10You wearied yourself by such going about,
but you would not say, “It is hopeless.”
You found renewal of your strength,
and so you did not faint.
11‘Whom have you so dreaded and feared
that you have not been true to me,
and have neither remembered me
nor taken this to heart?
Is it not because I have long been silent
that you do not fear me?
12I will expose your righteousness and your works,
and they will not benefit you.
13When you cry out for help,
let your collection of idols save you!
The wind will carry all of them off,
a mere breath will blow them away.
But whoever takes refuge in me
will inherit the land
and possess my holy mountain.’
Comfort for the contrite
14And it will be said:
‘Build up, build up, prepare the road!
Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.’
15For this is what the high and exalted One says –
he who lives for ever, whose name is holy:
‘I live in a high and holy place,
but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and to revive the heart of the contrite.
16I will not accuse them for ever,
nor will I always be angry,
for then they would faint away because of me –
the very people I have created.
17I was enraged by their sinful greed;
I punished them, and hid my face in anger,
yet they kept on in their wilful ways.
18I have seen their ways, but I will heal them;
I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners,
19creating praise on their lips.
Peace, peace, to those far and near,’
says the Lord.
‘And I will heal them.’
20But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
which cannot rest,
whose waves cast up mire and mud.
21‘There is no peace,’ says my God, ‘for the wicked.’
