1For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 2The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.3.3 the honourable…: Heb. a man eminent in countenance3.3 eloquent…: or, skilful of speech 4And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 6When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: 7In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.3.7 swear: Heb. lift up the hand3.7 healer: Heb. binder up 8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.3.11 given…: Heb. done to him
12¶ As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.3.12 lead…: or, call thee blessed3.12 destroy: Heb. swallow up 13The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. 14The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.3.14 eaten: or, burnt 15What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
16¶ Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:3.16 wanton…: Heb. deceiving with their eyes3.16 mincing: or, tripping nicely 17Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.3.17 discover: Heb. make naked 18In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,3.18 cauls: or, networks 19The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,3.19 chains: or, sweet balls3.19 mufflers: or, spangled ornaments 20The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,3.20 tablets: Heb. houses of the soul 21The rings, and nose jewels, 22The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. 24And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty. 25Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.3.25 mighty: Heb. might 26And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.3.26 desolate: or, emptied: Heb. cleansed
Yerusalem Ne Yuda Atemmuo
1Afei hwɛ, Awurade,
Asafo Awurade,
rebɛgyae deɛ ɔde ma
wɔ Yerusalem ne Yuda nyinaa:
aduane ne nsuo a ɔde ma wɔn nyinaa.
2Nnɔmmarima ne akofoɔ,
ɔtemmufoɔ ne odiyifoɔ,
nkɔmhyɛni ne ɔpanin,
3aduonum so panin ne deɛ ɔwɔ diberɛ,
ɔfotufoɔ, odwumfoɔ nyansafoɔ ne nkaberɛkyerefoɔ oniferefoɔ.
4“Mede mmerantewaa bɛyɛ wɔn nnwuma so mpanimfoɔ;
na mmɔfra adi wɔn so.”
5Nnipa bɛhyɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho so,
ɔbarima bɛtia ɔbarima, ɔyɔnko bɛtia ne yɔnko.
Mmabunu bɛsɔre atia wɔn mpanimfoɔ,
apapahwekwaa bɛtia onimuonyamfoɔ.
6Ɔbarima bɛsɔ ne nuanom baako mu
wɔ nʼagya efie aka sɛ,
“Wowɔ atadeɛ, bɛyɛ yɛn dikanfoɔ;
wɔ kuro a adane mmubuiɛ sie yi so.”
7Nanso, ɛda no ɔbɛteam sɛ,
“Menni deɛ mede bɛyɛ.
Menni aduane anaa ntoma wɔ me fie;
mfa me nyɛ nnipa no so dikanfoɔ.”
8Yerusalem retɔ ntintan,
Yuda rehwe ase;
wɔn nsɛm ne nneyɛeɛ tia Awurade.
Wɔmmu nʼanimuonyam a ɛwɔ wɔn mu.
9Sɛdeɛ wɔn anim teɛ no di adanseɛ tia wɔn;
wɔda wɔn bɔne adi te sɛ Sodom;
wɔmmfa nsie.
Nnome nka wɔn!
Wɔakɔfa amanehunu aba wɔn ho so.
10Ka kyerɛ teneneefoɔ sɛ ɛbɛsi wɔn yie,
ɛfiri sɛ wɔbɛdi wɔn nneyɛeɛ so aba.
11Nnome nka amumuyɛfoɔ!
Amanehunu wɔ wɔn so!
Wɔbɛtua wɔn so ka
wɔ deɛ wɔn nsa ayɛ no ho.
12Mmabunu hyɛ me nkurɔfoɔ so,
mmaa di wɔn so.
Ao me nkurɔfoɔ, mo akwankyerɛfoɔ ma mo yera;
wɔma mo mane firi kwantempɔn no so.
13Awurade tena ase wɔ nʼasɛnniiɛ.
Ɔma ne mu so bu nkurɔfoɔ no atɛn.
14Awurade bu atɛn
de tia ne nkurɔfoɔ mpanimfoɔ ne akannifoɔ sɛ,
“Mo na moasɛe me bobe turo;
apoobɔdeɛ a ɛfiri ahiafoɔ nkyɛn wɔ mo afie mu.
15Aseɛ ne sɛn enti na modwɛre me nkurɔfoɔ
na mode ahiafoɔ anim twitwiri fam?”
Sɛdeɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ nie.
16Awurade kasa sɛ,
“Sion mmammaa yɛ ahantan;
wɔnante toto wɔn kɔn,
wɔdeda wɔn ani akyi,
wɔtutu wɔn anammɔn ntiawa ntiawa,
na wɔn nan ase nkawa gyegye.
17Enti Awurade bɛma tikuro abɛgu Sion mmaa tiri ho.
Awurade bɛma wɔn tiri so apa.”
18Ɛda no Awurade bɛyiyi wɔn afɛfɛdeɛ: nkawa, ntomaban ne kɔnmuadeɛ, 19nsomuadeɛ, nkapo ne nkatanimu, 20Wɔn mmɔtire, ananse ntweaban, abɔwomu, nnuhwam ntoa ne nkaberɛ, 21ntimsoɔ mpɛtea ne hwenemu nkawa, 22ntadetenten pa, ngugusoɔ tiawa a ɛnni nsa, ntadeɛ yuu ne sika nkotokuo; 23nhwehwɛ, serekye ntadeɛ, tirinwi so nkawa ne abatiri so ngugusoɔ.
24Nkabɔne bɛsi deɛ ɛyɛ hwam anan mu;
ntampehoma bɛsi nkatakɔnmu anan mu;
tire a ɛso apa bɛsi tirinwi a wɔasiesie anan mu;
ayitoma bɛsi ntoma pa anan mu;
honam ani atwaatwa bɛsi ahoɔfɛ anan mu.
25Wo mmarima bɛtotɔ akofena ano,
wʼakofoɔ bɛtotɔ wɔ ɔko mu.
26Sion apono bɛtwa adwo, adi awerɛhoɔ;
na deɛ ɔnnibie bɛtena fam asu.
