Wɔawo Akokoaa Ama Yɛn
1Nanso wɔn a na wɔwɔ ahohiahia mu no renni awerɛhow bio. Kan no ɔbrɛɛ Sebulon ne Naftali nsase no ase, nanso daakye bi ɔbɛhyɛ Galilea a ɛyɛ amanamanmufo man na ne kwan da Yordan ne po ntam no anuonyam.
2Nnipa a wɔnam sum mu
ahu Hann kɛse;
wɔn a wɔte asase a so sum kabii no,
hann bi apue wɔn so.
3Woatrɛw ɔman no mu
woama wɔn ani agye mmoroso
wodi ahurusi wɔ wʼanim
sɛnea nnipa di ahurusi otwabere,
sɛnea nnipa ho sɛpɛw wɔn
wɔ bere a wɔrekyɛ asade no.
4Te sɛ da a Midian dii nkogu no,
woadwerɛw konnua a ɛda wɔn so no,
abaa a ɛda wɔn mmati,
wɔn nhyɛsofo pema.
5Ɔkofo mpaboa a wɔhyɛ de kɔ sa
ne atade biara a mogya akeka mu,
wobegyaw agu hɔ na wɔahyew;
ɛbɛyɛ nea ɛma ogya dɛw.
6Na wɔawo akokoaa ama yɛn,
wɔama yɛn ɔbabarima,
na amammui no bɛda ne mmati so.
Na wɔbɛfrɛ no
Ɔfotufo Nwonwani, Otumfo Nyankopɔn,
Daa Agya, Asomdwoe Wura.
7Nʼamammui no nkɔso ne Nʼasomdwoe
bɛtena hɔ daa.
Ɔbɛtena Dawid ahengua so
abu Nʼahenni,
Ɔde atɛntrenee ne treneeyɛ
befi ase na wama atim
afi saa bere no akosi daa apem.
Asafo Awurade mmɔdemmɔ
bɛyɛ eyi.
Awurade Abufuw A Etia Israel
8Awurade ama Yakob nkra a etia no,
na ɛbɛka Israel.
9Nnipa no nyinaa behu,
Efraim ne wɔn a wɔtete Samaria
a wɔde ahohoahoa
ne ahomaso koma kasa no,
10“Ntayaa no abubu agu fam
nanso yɛde abo a wɔatwa bɛto bio.
Wɔabubu borɔdɔma nnua no
nanso yɛde sida besi anan mu.”
11Nanso Awurade ahyɛ Resin atamfo den atia wɔn,
na ɔhyɛ wɔn atamfo no nkuran.
12Aramfo a wofi apuei fam,
Filistifo a wofi atɔe fam,
abue wɔn anom amene Israel.
Nanso eyinom nyinaa akyi no ne bo nnwoo ɛ,
na ne nsa da so wɔ soro.
13Nanso nnipa no nsan nkɔɔ nea ɔtwee wɔn aso no nkyɛn,
na wɔnhwehwɛɛ Asafo Awurade no akyi kwan nso.
14Enti Awurade betwa eti ne dua afi Israel ho
na berɛw ne demmire nso, ɔde da koro pɛ;
15mpanyimfo ne akunini no ne eti no,
na atoro adiyifo no ne dua no.
16Wɔn a wɔkyerɛ nnipa yi kwan no, nkyerɛ wɔn ɔkwan pa,
na wɔn a wonya akwankyerɛ no nso, fom kwan.
17Enti Awurade ani rennye mmerante no ho,
na ɔrenhu ayisaa ne akunafo mmɔbɔ
efisɛ, obiara nni nyamesu na wɔyɛ amumɔyɛfo,
ano biara ka ahuhusɛm.
Nanso eyinom nyinaa akyi no ne bo nnwoo ɛ,
na ne nsa da so wɔ soro.
18Nokware, atirimɔden hye te sɛ ogya;
ɛhyew nnɛnkyɛnse ne nsɔe,
ɛde ogya to kwaeberentuw mu hyew no,
na ɛnam wusiw kumɔnn mu foro kɔ soro.
19Ɛnam Asafo Awurade abufuw so,
asase no bɛkyen
na nnipa bɛyɛ mmabaa ama ogya no;
na obiara remfa ne nua ho nkyɛ no.
20Nifa so, wɔbɛfom aduan adi,
nanso ɔkɔm bɛde wɔn;
benkum so wobedidi,
nanso wɔremmee.
Obiara bɛwe ne ba nam.
21Manase bɛdan Efraim na Efraim adan Manase
na wɔbɛbɔ mu atia Yuda.
Nanso eyinom nyinaa akyi no ne bo nnwoo ɛ,
na ne nsa da so wɔ soro.
1Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.9.1 of the nations: or, populous 2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. 3Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.9.3 not: or, to him 4For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.9.4 For…: or, When thou brakest 5For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.9.5 For…: or, When the whole battle of the warrior was, etc9.5 but…: or, and it was, etc9.5 fuel: Heb. meat 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
8¶ The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 9And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 10The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. 11Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;9.11 join: Heb. mingle 12The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.9.12 open: Heb. whole
13¶ For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts. 14Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. 15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. 16For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.9.16 the leaders: or, they that call them blessed9.16 led of: or, called blessed of9.16 destroyed: Heb. swallowed up 17Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.9.17 folly: or, villany
18¶ For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke. 19Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.9.19 fuel: Heb. meat 20And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:9.20 snatch: Heb cut 21Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
