Yesaia 33 – ASCB & NIRV

Asante Twi Contemporary Bible

Yesaia 33:1-24

Ahohia Ne Mmoa

1Due, Ao ɔdesɛefoɔ Asiria,

wo a wɔnnsɛee woɔ!

Due, Ao ɔfatwafoɔ,

wo a wɔnnii wo hwammɔ!

Sɛ wowie ade sɛe a,

wɔbɛsɛe wo;

sɛ wowie hwammɔdie a,

wɔbɛdi wo hwammɔ.

2Ao Awurade, hunu yɛn mmɔbɔ;

yɛn ani da wo so.

Yɛ yɛn ahoɔden anɔpa biara,

ne yɛn nkwagyeɛ wɔ ahohia mu.

3Aman no te wo nne mmobɔmu a, wɔdwane;

sɛ woma wo ho so a, amanaman no bɔ hwete.

4Sɛdeɛ ntutummɛ tu hyɛ asase so we so nnɔbaeɛ no;

saa ara na nnipa bɛto ahyɛ Asiria so.

5Wɔama Awurade so, na ɔte ɔsorosoro;

ɔde tenenee ne adeteneneeyɛ bɛhyɛ Sion ma.

6Ɔbɛyɛ fapem a atim yie wɔ mo mmerɛ so,

nkwagyeɛ, nyansa ne nhunumu mmorosoɔ akoraeɛ;

Awurade suro bɛyɛ wʼademudeɛ.

7Monhwɛ, wɔn mmarima akokoɔdurufoɔ su teateaam wɔ mmɔntene so;

asomdwoeɛ ho abɔfoɔ su yaayaaya.

8Akwantempɔn no so da hɔ kwa,

akwantufoɔ biara nni akwan no so.

Wɔabu apam no so;

wɔbu nʼadansefoɔ animtia

wɔmmu obiara.

9Asase no awo wesee na ɛresɛe,

Lebanon agyigya na nʼanim agu ase;

Saron ayɛ sɛ Araba,

Basan ne Karmel poro wɔn nhahan.

10“Afei na mɛsɔre,” sei na Awurade seɛ.

“Afei na wɔbɛpagya me;

afei na wɔbɛma me so akɔ soro.

11Monyinsɛne ntɛtɛ,

na mo wo ɛserɛ;

mo ahome yɛ ogya a ɛhye mo.

12Wɔbɛhye aman no ama wɔayɛ sɛ akaadoo;

wɔbɛto wɔn mu ogya te sɛ nkasɛɛ a wɔatwa.”

13Mo a mowɔ akyirikyiri no, montie deɛ mayɛ;

mo a mobɛn no, monkamfo me kɛseyɛ!

14Nnebɔneyɛfoɔ a wɔwɔ Sion abɔ huboa;

ahopopoɔ aka wɔn a wɔnnim Onyame:

“Yɛn mu hwan na ɔbɛtumi ne ogya a ɛhye adeɛ atena?

Yɛn mu hwan na ɔbɛtumi ne daa ogya dɛreɛ atena?”

15Deɛ ɔnante tenenee mu

na ɔdi nokorɛ

deɛ ɔpo mfasoɔ a nsisie de ba

na ɔnnye adanmudeɛ,

deɛ ɔntie awudie ho pɔ bɔ

deɛ ɔmpɛ sɛ ɔhunu bɔneyɛ ho agyinatuo no,

16saa onipa yi na ɔbɛtena ɔsorosoro hɔ.

Ne dwanekɔbea bɛyɛ bepɔ aban no.

Wɔde nʼaduane bɛma no

na ne nsuo mmɔ no.

17Mo ani bɛhunu ɔhene no wɔ nʼanimuonyam mu

na moahunu asase a ɛtrɛ kɔ akyirikyiri no.

18Mo adwendwene mu no, mobɛbooboo deɛ na ɔhunahuna mo no ho:

“Odwumayɛfoɔ panin no wɔ he?

Deɛ na ɔgyegye toɔ no wɔ he?

Deɛ na ɔhwɛ aban tenten so no wɔ he?”

19Morenhunu saa ahantanfoɔ no bio,

wɔn a wɔn kasa mu nna hɔ,

na monte deɛ wɔka no ase no.

20Monhwɛ Sion, yɛn afahyɛ kuropɔn no;

mo ani bɛhunu Yerusalem,

asomdwoeɛ tenaberɛ, ntomadan a wɔnntutu;

wɔrentutu ne mpɛɛwa da,

na wɔrentete ne ntampehoma mu nso.

21Ɛhɔ na Awurade bɛyɛ yɛn Otumfoɔ.

Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ beaeɛ a nsuo akɛseɛ ne nsuwansuwa wɔ.

Ahyɛmma a wɔhare remfa so;

ahyɛn akɛseɛ rennante so.

22Na Awurade ne yɛn ɔtemmufoɔ,

Awurade ne yɛn mmarahyɛfoɔ,

Awurade ne yɛn ɔhene;

na ɔno na ɔbɛgye yɛn nkwa.

23Wo ntampehoma mu ago

enti ɛhyɛn dua no nnyina hɔ yie,

na wɔntrɛɛ ɛhyɛn so ntoma no mu.

Afei wɔbɛkyɛ asadeɛ bebree no mu

na mpakye mpo bɛsoa afodeɛ akɔ.

24Obiara nni Sion a ɔbɛka sɛ, “Meyare”;

na wɔde wɔn a wɔte hɔ no bɔne bɛkyɛ wɔn.

New International Reader’s Version

Isaiah 33:1-24

Trouble for Assyria and Help for God’s People

1How terrible it will be for you, you who destroy others!

Assyria, you haven’t been destroyed yet.

How terrible for you, you who turn against others!

Others haven’t turned against you yet.

When you stop destroying,

you will be destroyed.

When you stop turning against others,

others will turn against you.

2Lord, have mercy on us.

We long for you to help us.

Make us strong every morning.

Save us when we’re in trouble.

3At the roar of your army, the nations run away.

When you rise up against them, they scatter.

4Nations, what you have taken in battle is destroyed.

It’s as if young locusts had eaten it up.

Like large numbers of locusts,

people rush to get it.

5The Lord is honored. He lives in heaven.

He will make sure Zion’s people only do what is fair and right.

6He will be the firm foundation for their entire lives.

He will give them all the wisdom, knowledge and saving power they will ever need.

Respect for the Lord is the key to that treasure.

7Look! Judah’s brave men cry out loud in the streets.

The messengers who were sent to bring peace weep bitter tears.

8The wide roads are deserted.

No one travels on them.

Our peace treaty with Assyria is broken.

Those who witnessed it are looked down on.

No one is respected.

9The land dries up and wastes away.

Lebanon is full of shame and dries up.

The rich land of Sharon is like the Arabah Desert.

The trees of Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.

10“Now I will take action,” says the Lord.

“Now I will be honored.

Now I will be respected.

11Assyria, your plans and actions are like straw.

Your anger is a fire that will destroy you.

12The nations will be burned to ashes.

They will be like bushes that are cut down and set on fire.

13“You nations far away, listen to what I have done!

My people who are near, recognize how powerful I am!

14The sinners in Zion are terrified.

They tremble with fear.

They say, ‘Who of us can live through the Lord’s destroying fire?

Who of us can live through the fire that burns forever?’

15People must do what is right.

They must be honest and tell the truth.

They must not get rich by cheating others.

Their hands must not receive money from those who want special favors.

They must not let their ears listen to plans to commit murder.

They must close their eyes to even thinking about doing what is evil.

16People like that will be kept safe.

It will be as if they were living on high mountains.

It will be as if they were living in a mountain fort.

They will have all the food they need.

And they will never run out of water.”

17People of Judah, you will see the king in all his glory and majesty.

You will view his kingdom spreading far and wide.

18You will think about what used to terrify you.

You will say to yourself,

“Where is that chief officer of Assyria?

Where is the one who forced us to send gifts to his king?

Where is the officer in charge of the towers

that were used when we were attacked?”

19You won’t see those proud people anymore.

They spoke a strange language.

None of us could understand it.

20Just look at Zion! It’s the city

where we celebrate our regular feasts.

Turn your eyes toward Jerusalem.

It will be a peaceful place to live in.

It will be like a tent that will never be moved.

Its stakes will never be pulled up.

None of its ropes will be broken.

21There the Lord will be our Mighty One.

It will be like a place of wide rivers and streams.

No boat with oars will travel on them.

No mighty ship will sail on them.

22That’s because the Lord is our judge.

The Lord gives us our law.

The Lord is our king.

He will save us.

23The ropes on your ship hang loose.

The mast isn’t very secure.

The sail isn’t spread out.

But the Lord will strike down the Assyrians.

Then a large amount of goods will be taken from them and divided up.

Even people who are disabled will carry off some of it.

24No one living in Zion will ever say again, “I’m sick.”

And the sins of those who live there will be forgiven.