Tenenee Dubaa No
1“Nnome nka nnwanhwɛfoɔ a wɔsɛe na wɔhwete me nnwankuo no” Awurade na ɔseɛ. 2Ɛno enti yei ne deɛ Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, ka kyerɛ ahwɛfoɔ a wɔhwɛ me nkurɔfoɔ so nie: “Esiane sɛ, moabɔ me nnwankuo ahweteɛ, na moapam wɔn na moanhwɛ wɔn so yie no enti, mede asotwe bɛbrɛ mo wɔ mo bɔne a moayɛ no nti,” deɛ Awurade seɛ nie. 3“Me ara ankasa mɛboaboa me nnwan nkaeɛ no afifiri aman a mapam wɔn akɔ hɔ nyinaa no so na mede wɔn bɛsane aba wɔn adidibea bio, baabi wɔbɛwowo na wɔn ase atrɛ. 4Na mɛyi nnwanhwɛfoɔ a wɔbɛhwɛ wɔn so, na wɔrensuro na wɔremmɔ hu bio na wɔn mu baako mpo renyera.” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
5“Nna bi reba,” Awurade na ɔseɛ,
“Mɛma tenenee dubaa bi so ama Dawid,
ɔhene bi a ɔbɛdi adeɛ nyansa mu
na wayɛ deɛ ɛtene ne deɛ ɛyɛ wɔ asase yi so.
6Ne mmerɛ so, wɔbɛgye Yuda nkwa
na Israel bɛtena ase wɔ asomdwoeɛ mu.
Yei ne edin a wɔde bɛfrɛ no:
Awurade Yɛn Tenenee.
7Na afei nna bi reba,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “a nnipa renka bio sɛ, ‘Nokorɛm sɛ Awurade te ase yi, deɛ ɔyii Israelfoɔ firii Misraim,’ 8na mmom, wɔbɛka sɛ, ‘Nokorɛm sɛ Awurade te ase yi, deɛ ɔyii Israel asefoɔ firii atifi asase so ne aman nyinaa a ɔpamoo wɔn kɔɔ hɔ no so.’ Na afei wɔbɛtena wɔn ankasa asase so.”
Atorɔ Adiyifoɔ
9Ɛfa adiyifoɔ no ho no:
Mʼakoma abubu wɔ me mu;
me nnompe nyinaa woso.
Mete sɛ ɔsabofoɔ,
mete sɛ obi a nsã aboro noɔ,
ɛsiane Awurade
ne ne nsɛm kronkron no enti.
10Awaresɛefoɔ ahyɛ asase no so ma;
nnome no enti asase no awo wesee
adidibea a ɛwɔ anweatam no so ahye.
Adiyifoɔ no nam ɛkwan bɔne so
de wɔn tumi yɛ deɛ ɛntene.
11“Odiyifoɔ ne ɔsɔfoɔ nyinaa nsuro Onyankopɔn;
mʼasɔredan mu mpo mehunu wɔn amumuyɛsɛm,”
Awurade na ɔseɛ.
12“Ɛno enti, wɔn ɛkwan so bɛyɛ torotorotoro;
wɔbɛpam wɔn akɔ esum mu
na ɛhɔ na wɔbɛhwehwe ase.
Mede amanehunu bɛba wɔn so
wɔ afe a wɔbɛtwe wɔn aso mu no,”
Awurade na ɔseɛ.
13“Samaria adiyifoɔ mu no
mehunuu saa atantanneɛ yi:
Wɔde Baal hyɛɛ nkɔm
nam so maa me nkurɔfoɔ Israelfoɔ fom ɛkwan.
14Na Yerusalem adiyifoɔ mu no
mahunu adeɛ a ɛyɛ hu:
Wɔsɛe awadeɛ na wɔdi atorɔ.
Wɔhyɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne no mpamuden,
enti obiara nntwe ne ho mfiri nʼamumuyɛsɛm ho.
Wɔn nyinaa te sɛ Sodom ma me;
na Yerusalemfoɔ te sɛ Gomora.”
15Ɛno enti, yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ fa adiyifoɔ no ho:
“Mema wɔadi aduane a ɛyɛ nwono
na wɔanom nsuo a awuduro wɔ mu,
ɛfiri sɛ Yerusalem adiyifoɔ enti,
abɔnefosɛm ahyɛ asase yi so ma.”
16Yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ:
“Monntie nkɔm a adiyifoɔ no hyɛ kyerɛ mo;
wɔma mo nya anidasoɔ a ɛnni nnyinasoɔ.
Wɔbɔ wɔn tirim ka anisoadehunu,
a ɛmfiri Awurade anom.
17Wɔkɔ so ka kyerɛ wɔn a wɔbu me animtia sɛ,
‘Awurade se: Mobɛnya asomdwoeɛ.’
Na wɔn a wɔdi wɔn akomadenyɛ akyi no nyinaa,
wɔka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Ɔhaw biara remma mo so.’
18Na wɔn mu hwan na waka Awurade agyinatufoɔ ho
sɛ ɔbɛhwɛ anaa ɔbɛtie nʼasɛm?
Hwan na wayɛ aso ate nʼasɛm?
19Hwɛ, Awurade ahum
bɛtu abufuhyeɛ mu,
ntwahoframa bɛdi kyinhyia wɔ
amumuyɛfoɔ mpampam.
20Awurade abufuo rennwo
kɔsi sɛ ɔbɛwie
nʼakoma mu nhyehyɛeɛ nyinaa.
Nna a ɛreba no mu no
mobɛte aseɛ yie.
21Mansoma saa adiyifoɔ yi,
nanso wɔde wɔn asɛm akyinkyini;
manto wɔn nkra biara,
nanso wɔahyɛ nkɔm.
22Sɛ wɔkaa mʼagyinatufoɔ ho a,
anka wɔbɛpae mu aka mʼasɛm akyerɛ me nkurɔfoɔ
na ama wɔatwe wɔn ho afiri wɔn akwammɔne
ne wɔn nneyɛɛ bɔne ho.
23“Meyɛ Onyankopɔn a mebɛn nko ara anaa,”
Awurade na ɔseɛ,
“na mennyɛ Onyankopɔn a mewɔ akyirikyiri nso?
24Obi bɛtumi de ne ho asie baabi a
merentumi nhunu no anaa?”
Awurade na ɔseɛ.
“Menyɛɛ ɔsoro ne asase so ma anaa?”
Awurade na ɔseɛ.
25“Mate deɛ adiyifoɔ a wɔde medin hyɛ nkɔmtorɔ no keka. Wɔkeka sɛ, ‘Mesoo daeɛ! Mesoo daeɛ!’ 26Yei bɛkɔ so akɔsi da bɛn wɔ atorɔ adiyifoɔ yi akoma mu? Wɔn a wɔbɔ wɔn tirim hyɛ nnaadaa nkɔm? 27Wɔdwene sɛ daeɛ a wɔkeka kyerɛkyerɛ wɔn ho no bɛma me nkurɔfoɔ werɛ afiri me din, sɛdeɛ Baalsom enti wɔn agyanom werɛ firii me din no. 28Ma odiyifoɔ a waso daeɛ no nka nʼadaeso, na ma deɛ ɔwɔ mʼasɛm no nka no nokorɛm. Na ɛdeɛn na ntɛtɛ ne ayuo wɔ yɛ?” Awurade na ɔseɛ. 29“Na mʼasɛm nte sɛ ogya?” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “Ɛnte sɛ asaeɛ a ɛpaapae ɔbotan mu nketenkete anaa?
30“Ɛno nti,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “mekyi adiyifoɔ a wɔfa nsɛm a ɛfiri wɔn yɔnkonom nkyɛn, na wɔpae mu ka no sɛdeɛ ɛfiri me nkyɛn no. 31Aane,” Awurade asɛm nie, “mekyi saa adiyifoɔ a wɔde wɔn ankasa tɛkrɛmawoɔ ka sɛ, ‘Awurade na ɔseɛ.’ 32Nokorɛm, mekyi wɔn a wɔhyɛ adaeɛso ho nkɔmtorɔ,” Awurade na ɔseɛ. “Wɔka kyerɛ wɔn na wɔde atorɔ nsɛm daadaa me nkurɔfoɔ ma wɔfom ɛkwan, nso mensomaa wɔn na mennyii wɔn. Wɔn ho nni mfasoɔ mma saa nnipa yi koraa,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
Atorɔ Adiyisɛm Ne Atorɔ Adiyifoɔ
33“Sɛ saa nnipa yi, anaa odiyifoɔ anaa ɔsɔfoɔ bisa mo sɛ, ‘Ɛdeɛn ne Awurade adiyisɛm no a?’ Monka nkyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Adiyisɛm bɛn? Mɛpo mo, Awurade na ɔseɛ.’ 34Sɛ odiyifoɔ bi, ɔsɔfoɔ bi anaa obi foforɔ si so dua sɛ, ‘Awurade adiyisɛm ni’ a, mɛtwe saa ɔbarima no ne ne fiefoɔ aso. 35Yei ne deɛ mo mu biara kɔ so ka kyerɛ ne yɔnko anaa ne busuani: ‘Awurade mmuaeɛ ne sɛn?’ Anaa ‘Ɛdeɛn na Awurade aka?’ 36Nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ mobɔ ‘Awurade adiyisɛm’ so bio; ɛfiri sɛ, obiara asɛm bɛyɛ nʼadiyisɛm, ne saa enti modanedane nsɛm a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn, Teasefoɔ, Asafo Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn nkyɛn mu. 37Yei ne deɛ mokɔ so ka kyerɛ odiyifoɔ: ‘Mmuaeɛ bɛn na Awurade de ama mo?’ Anaa ‘Ɛdeɛn na Awurade aka?’ 38Ɛwom, mosi so dua sɛ, ‘Yei ne Awurade adiyisɛm’ nanso sei na Awurade ka: Mokaa sɛ, ‘Yei yɛ Awurade adiyisɛm,’ wɔ ɛberɛ a maka akyerɛ mo sɛ monnka saa nsɛm yi bio. 39Afei, nokorɛm, me werɛ bɛfiri mo, na mapam mo ne kuropɔn a mede maa mo ne mo agyanom afiri mʼani so. 40Na mede daa animguaseɛ, ne daa ahohora a werɛ remfi da bɛba mo so.”
The Godly Branch
1“How terrible it will be for the shepherds who lead my people astray!” announces the Lord. “They are destroying and scattering the sheep that belong to my flock.” 2So the Lord, the God of Israel, speaks to the shepherds who take care of my people. He tells them, “You have scattered my sheep. You have driven them away. You have not taken good care of them. So I will punish you for the evil things you have done,” announces the Lord. 3“I myself will gather together those who are left alive in my flock. I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them. And I will bring them back to their own land. There my sheep will have many lambs. There will be many more of them. 4I will place shepherds over them who will take good care of them. My sheep will not be afraid or terrified anymore. And none of them will be missing,” announces the Lord.
5“A new day is coming,” announces the Lord.
“At that time I will raise up for David’s royal line
a godly Branch.
He will be a King who will rule wisely.
He will do what is fair and right in the land.
6In his days Judah will be saved.
Israel will live in safety.
And the Branch will be called
The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.
7Other days are also coming,” announces the Lord. “At that time people will no longer say, ‘The Lord brought the Israelites up out of Egypt. And that’s just as sure as he is alive.’ 8Instead, they will say, ‘The Lord brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north. He gathered them out of all the countries where he had forced them to go. And that’s just as sure as he is alive.’ Then they will live in their own land.”
Prophets Who Tell Lies
9Here is my message about the prophets.
My heart is broken inside me.
All my bones tremble with fear.
I am like a man who is drunk.
I am like a strong man who has had too much wine.
That’s what the Lord’s holy words
have done to me.
10The land is full of people
who aren’t faithful to the Lord.
Now the land is under his curse.
And that’s why it is thirsty for water.
That’s why the desert grasslands are dry.
The prophets are leading sinful lives.
They don’t use their power in the right way.
11“Prophets and priests alike are ungodly,”
announces the Lord.
“Even in my temple I find them sinning.
12So their path will become slippery.
They will be thrown out into darkness.
There they will fall.
I will bring trouble on them
when the time to punish them comes,”
announces the Lord.
13“Among the prophets of Samaria
I saw something I can’t stand.
They were prophesying in the name of Baal.
They were leading my people Israel astray.
14I have also seen something horrible among Jerusalem’s prophets.
They are not faithful to me.
They are not living by the truth.
They strengthen the hands of those who do evil.
So not one of them turns from their sinful ways.
All of them are like the people of Sodom to me.
They are just like the people of Gomorrah.”
15So the Lord who rules over all speaks about the prophets. He says,
“I will make them eat bitter food.
I will make them drink poisoned water.
The prophets of Jerusalem have spread
their ungodly ways all through the land.”
16The Lord who rules over all says to the people of Judah,
“Do not listen to what the prophets are saying to you.
They fill you with false hopes.
They talk about visions that come from their own minds.
What they say does not come from my mouth.
17They keep speaking to those who hate me. They say,
‘The Lord says you will have peace.’
They speak to all those who do
what their stubborn hearts want them to do.
They tell them, ‘No harm will come to you.’
18But which of them has ever stood in my courts?
Have they been there to see a vision or hear my message?
Who has listened and heard my message there?
19A storm will burst out
because of my great anger.
A windstorm will sweep down
on the heads of sinful people.
20My anger will not turn back.
I will accomplish everything
I plan to do.
In days to come
you will understand it clearly.
21I did not send these prophets.
But they have run to tell you their message anyway.
I did not speak to them.
But they have still prophesied.
22Suppose they had stood in my courts.
Then they would have announced my message to my people.
They would have turned my people from their evil ways.
They would have turned them away from their sins.
23“Am I only a God who is nearby?”
announces the Lord.
“Am I not a God who is also far away?
24Who can hide in secret places
so that I can’t see them?”
announces the Lord.
“Don’t I fill heaven and earth?”
announces the Lord.
25“I have heard what the prophets are saying. They prophesy lies in my name. They say, ‘I had a dream! The Lord has given me a dream!’ 26How long will that continue in the hearts of these prophets who tell lies? They try to get others to believe their own mistaken ideas. 27They tell one another their dreams. They think that will make my people forget my name. In the same way, their people of long ago forgot my name when they worshiped Baal. 28Let the prophet who has a dream describe the dream. But let the one who has my message speak it faithfully. Your prophets have given you straw to eat instead of grain,” announces the Lord. 29“My message is like fire,” announces the Lord. “It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces.
30“So I am against these prophets,” announces the Lord. “I am against those who steal messages from one another. They claim that the messages come from me. 31Yes,” announces the Lord. “I am against the prophets who speak their own words. But they still say, ‘Here is what the Lord says.’ 32I am against prophets who talk about dreams that did not come from me,” announces the Lord. “They tell foolish lies. Their lies lead my people astray. But I did not send these prophets. I did not appoint them. They do not help my people in the least,” announces the Lord.
Prophets Who Give Messages That Are Not From the Lord
33“Jeremiah, these people might ask you a question. Or a prophet or priest might do this. They might ask, ‘What message have you received from the Lord?’ Then tell them, ‘You ask, “What message?” Here it is. “I will desert you,” announces the Lord.’ 34A prophet or priest might make a claim. Or someone else might do this. He might claim, ‘This is a message from the Lord.’ Then I will punish them and their family. 35Here is what each of you people keeps on saying to your friends and other Israelites. You ask, ‘What is the Lord’s answer?’ Or you ask, ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 36But you must not talk about ‘a message from the Lord’ again. That’s because each person’s own words become their message. And so you twist the Lord’s words. He is the living God. He is the Lord who rules over all. And he is our God. 37Here is what you keep saying to a prophet. You ask, ‘What is the Lord’s answer to you?’ Or you ask, ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 38You claim, ‘This is a message from the Lord.’ But here is what the Lord says. ‘You used the words, “This is a message from the Lord.” But I told you that you must not claim, “This is a message from the Lord.” ’ 39So you can be sure I will forget you. I will throw you out of my sight. I will also destroy the city I gave you and your people of long ago. 40I will bring on you shame that will last forever. It will never be forgotten.”
