Sion Anuonyam
1“Sɔre, hyerɛn, na wo hann aba,
na Awurade anuonyam apue wo so.
2Hwɛ, sum akata asase so
na sum kabii akata aman no so,
nanso Awurade apue wo so
na nʼanuonyam ada adi wɔ wo so.
3Amanaman bɛba wo hann no mu,
na Ahemfo bɛba wo adekyee hann no mu.
4“Ma wʼani so na hwɛ wo ho hyia:
wɔn nyinaa aboa wɔn ho ano reba wo nkyɛn;
wo mmabarima fifi akyirikyiri,
na wokura wo mmabea wɔ abasa so.
5Afei wobɛhwɛ na wʼanim atew,
wo koma bɛbɔ na anigye ahyɛ no ma;
ahonya a ɛwɔ po so, wɔde bɛbrɛ wo,
na amanaman no ahode nso bɛba wo nkyɛn.
6Yoma akuwakuw bɛyɛ wʼasase so ma,
yomaforo a wufi Midian ne Efa.
Na wɔn a wofi Seba nyinaa bɛba,
wɔsoso sika kɔkɔɔ ne nnuhuam
na wɔpae mu ka Awurade ayeyi.
7Wɔbɛboaboa Kedar nguankuw nyinaa ano abrɛ wo,
Nebaiot adwennini bɛsom wo;
wobegye wɔn sɛ afɔrebɔde wɔ mʼafɔremuka so,
na mɛhyɛ mʼasɔredan kronkron no anuonyam.
8“Henanom ne eyinom a wotu sɛ omununkum,
te sɛ mmorɔnoma a wɔrekɔ wɔn berebuw mu yi?
9Ampa ara asupɔw no ani da me so;
Tarsis ahyɛn na wodi anim,
wɔde wo mmabarima fifi akyirikyiri reba,
wɔsoso wɔn dwetɛ ne wɔn sikakɔkɔɔ,
de rebɛhyɛ Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn anuonyam,
Israel Kronkronni No,
efisɛ wahyɛ wo anuonyam.
10“Ananafo bɛto wʼafasu no bio,
na wɔn ahemfo bɛsom wo.
Ɛwɔ mu, mede abufuw asɛe wo de,
nanso menam adom so behu wo mmɔbɔ.
11Wo apon ano bɛdeda hɔ bere biara,
wɔrentoto mu awia anaa anadwo,
sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nkurɔfo de amanaman no ahonya bɛbrɛ wo,
wɔn ahemfo dii nkonimdi santen no anim.
12Na ɔman anaa ahenni a wɔrensom wo no bɛyera,
wɔbɛsɛe no pasaa.
13“Lebanon anuonyam bɛba wo nkyɛn,
ɔpepaw, ɔsɛsɛ ne kwabɔhɔre bɛbɔ mu,
abesiesie me kronkronbea hɔ;
na mɛhyɛ beae a me nan sisi no anuonyam.
14Wo nhyɛsofo mmabarima bɛba abɛkotow wo;
wɔn a wobu wo animtiaa nyinaa bɛkotow wʼanan ase
na wɔbɛfrɛ wo Awurade Kuropɔn,
Israel Kronkronni, Sion.
15“Ɛwɔ mu, wɔapa wʼakyi atan wo,
a obiara ntu kwan mfa wo mu,
nanso mɛyɛ wo ahohoahoade a ɛte hɔ daa
ne awo ntoatoaso nyinaa anigyede.
16Wobɛnom amanaman nufusu no
na woanum adehye nufu.
Afei wubehu sɛ me Awurade, me ne wo Agyenkwa,
wo gyefo, Yakob Tumfo no.
17Mede sikakɔkɔɔ besi kɔbere anan mu abrɛ wo,
na dwetɛ asi dade anan mu.
Mede kɔbere besi dua anan mu abrɛ wo,
na dade asi abo anan mu.
Mede asomdwoe bɛyɛ wo so amrado
na trenee ayɛ wo sodifo.
18Wɔrente awurukasɛm wɔ wʼasase so bio,
anaa nnwiriwii ne ɔsɛe wɔ wʼahye so
mmom wobɛfrɛ wʼafasu se Nkwagye
ne wʼapon se Ayeyi.
19Owia renyɛ wo hann adekyee mu bio
na ɔsram hann renhyerɛn wo so,
efisɛ Awurade bɛyɛ wo daapem hann,
na wo Nyankopɔn bɛyɛ wo anuonyam.
20Wo wia rentɔ bio,
wo sram rennum bio,
Awurade bɛyɛ wo daapem hann,
na wʼawerɛhownna to betwa.
21Na afei wo nkurɔfo nyinaa bɛyɛ atreneefo
na wɔbɛfa asase no adi so afebɔɔ.
Wɔyɛ ade a madua na afefɛw
me nsa ano adwuma a
ɛbɛda mʼanuonyam adi.
22Mo mu akumaa koraa bɛdɔ ayɛ apem,
na aketewa no ayɛ ɔman kɛse.
Mene Awurade;
na ne bere mu, mɛyɛ eyi ntɛm so.”
The Glory of Zion
1“Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4“Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.
6Herds of camels will cover your land,
young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and incense
and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
7All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you,
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings on my altar,
and I will adorn my glorious temple.
8“Who are these that fly along like clouds,
like doves to their nests?
9Surely the islands look to me;
in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,60:9 Or the trading ships
bringing your children from afar,
with their silver and gold,
to the honor of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor.
10“Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
in favor I will show you compassion.
11Your gates will always stand open,
they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations—
their kings led in triumphal procession.
12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;
it will be utterly ruined.
13“The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,
to adorn my sanctuary;
and I will glorify the place for my feet.
14The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you;
all who despise you will bow down at your feet
and will call you the City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15“Although you have been forsaken and hated,
with no one traveling through,
I will make you the everlasting pride
and the joy of all generations.
16You will drink the milk of nations
and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior,
your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,
and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace your governor
and well-being your ruler.
18No longer will violence be heard in your land,
nor ruin or destruction within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation
and your gates Praise.
19The sun will no more be your light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
20Your sun will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow will end.
21Then all your people will be righteous
and they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,
the work of my hands,
for the display of my splendor.
22The least of you will become a thousand,
the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the Lord;
in its time I will do this swiftly.”
