Jerusalem Will Be Glorious
1“Jerusalem, sing!
You are now like a woman who never had a child.
Burst into song! Shout for joy!
You who have never had labor pains,
you are now all alone.
But you will have more children than a woman who still has a husband,”
says the Lord.
2“Make a large area for your tent.
Spread out its curtains.
Go ahead and make your tent wider.
Make its ropes longer.
Drive the stakes down deeper.
3You will spread out to the right and the left.
Your children after you will drive out the nations that are now living in your land.
They will make their homes in the deserted cities of those nations.
4“Do not be afraid. You will not be put to shame anymore.
Do not be afraid of being dishonored.
People will no longer make fun of you.
You will forget the time when you suffered as slaves in Egypt.
You will no longer remember the shame
of being a widow in Babylon.
5I made you. I am now your husband.
My name is the Lord Who Rules Over All.
I am the Holy One of Israel.
I have set you free.
I am the God of the whole earth.
6You were like a wife who was deserted.
And her heart was broken.
You were like a wife who married young.
And her husband sent her away.
But now I am calling you to come back,” says your God.
7“For a brief moment I left you.
But because I love you so much, I will bring you back.
8For a moment I turned my face away from you.
I was very angry with you.
But I will show you my loving concern.
My faithful love will continue forever,”
says the Lord. He is the one who set you free.
9“During Noah’s time I made a promise.
I said I would never cover the earth with water again.
In the same way, I have promised not to be angry with you.
I will never punish you again.
10The mountains might shake.
The hills might be removed.
But my faithful love for you will never be shaken.
And my covenant that promises peace to you will never be removed,”
says the Lord. He shows you his loving concern.
11“Suffering city, you have been beaten by storms.
You have not been comforted.
I will rebuild you with turquoise stones.
I will rebuild your foundations with lapis lazuli.
12I will line the top of your city wall with rubies.
I will make your gates out of gleaming jewels.
And I will make all your walls out of precious stones.
13I will teach all your children.
And they will enjoy great peace.
14When you do what is right,
you will be made secure.
Your leaders will not be mean to you.
You will not have anything to be afraid of.
You will not be terrified anymore.
Terror will not come near you.
15People might attack you. But I will not be the cause of it.
Those who attack you will give themselves up to you.
16“I created blacksmiths.
They fan the coals into flames of fire.
They make weapons that are fit for their work.
I also created those who destroy others.
17But no weapon used against you will succeed.
People might bring charges against you.
But you will prove that they are wrong.
Those are the things I do for my servants.
I make everything right for them,”
announces the Lord.
Sion Daakye Animuonyam
1“To dwom, Ao, ɔbonini, di ahurisie,
wo a wonnwoo da;
ma wo nne so na team,
wo a awoɔ nkaa wo da;
ɛfiri sɛ ɔbaa a woannya awoɔ da no mma
adɔɔso sene deɛ ɔwɔ kunu,”
Awurade na ɔseɛ.
2“Trɛ wo ntomadan no mu;
twe wo ntomadan ntwamu no mu,
nnyae yɛ;
toa wo ntampehoma no so,
bobɔ wo mpɛɛwa no so ma ɛntim yie.
3Ɛfiri sɛ wobɛtrɛ akɔ nifa ne benkum;
wʼasefoɔ bɛgye aman afa
na wɔatena wɔn nkuropɔn a asɛe no so.
4“Nsuro. Wʼanim rengu ase.
Nsuro aniwuo. Wɔremmrɛ wo ase.
Wo werɛ bɛfiri wo mmabunu mu aniwuo
na wo kunayɛ mu ahohora nso, worenkae bio.
5Na wo Bɔfoɔ yɛ wo kunu
Asafo Awurade ne ne din,
Israel Ɔkronkronni no yɛ wo Gyefoɔ.
Wɔfrɛ no asase nyinaa so Onyankopɔn.
6Awurade bɛsane afrɛ wo
te sɛ ɔyere a woagyaa no na ɔdi yea wɔ nʼakoma mu,
ɔyere a ɔwaree mmabaawaberɛ mu
na wogyaa no mpofirim,” wo Onyankopɔn na ɔseɛ.
7“Megyaa wo berɛ tiawa bi mu,
nanso mefiri ayamhyehyeɛ a emu dɔ mu bɛsane de wo aba.
8Abufuo mmorosoɔ mu,
mede mʼani hintaa wo mmerɛ tiawa bi,
nanso mʼayamyɛ a ɛnsa da enti,
mɛhunu wo mmɔbɔ,”
deɛ Awurade, wo Gyefoɔ seɛ nie.
9“Yei te sɛ Noa mmerɛ so a mekaa ntam sɛ
meremma nsuyire nkata asase ani bio.
Enti afei maka ntam sɛ meremma mebo mfu wo bio,
na merenka wʼanim bio.
10Sɛ mmepɔ woso,
na nkokoɔ tutu a,
me dɔ a ɛnsa da a mewɔ ma wo no renhinhim
na mʼasomdwoeɛ apam no rentwam,”
sei na Awurade a ɔwɔ ahummɔborɔ ma mo no seɛ.
11“Ao, kuropɔn a ahum abubu wo na wɔnkyekyee wo werɛ,
mede aboɔ anintɔnka bɛsiesie wo,
na mede aboɔdemmoɔ ayɛ wo fapem.
12Mede bogyaboɔ bɛto wʼabantifi afasuo,
na mede abohemaa a ɛhyerɛn ayɛ wʼapono,
na mede aboɔdemmoɔ ayɛ wʼafasuo nyinaa.
13Awurade bɛkyerɛkyerɛ wo mmammarima nyinaa,
na wo mma asomdwoeɛ bɛdɔɔso.
14Wobɛtim wɔ tenenee mu:
Wo ne nhyɛsotrasoɔ ntam kwan bɛware;
worensuro biribiara.
Ahupoo bɛkɔ akyirikyiri,
na ɛremmɛn wo.
15Sɛ obi to hyɛ wo so a, na ɛmfiri me;
na deɛ ɔto hyɛ wo so no de ne ho bɛma wo.
16“Hwɛ, ɛyɛ me na mebɔɔ ɔtomfoɔ
a ɔfite gyasramma mu ma ɛdɛre
na ɔde ahoɔden bɔ akodeɛ a ɛfata ne dwumadie.
Na ɛyɛ me na mabɔ ɔsɛefoɔ sɛ ɔmmɛsɛe adeɛ;
17akodeɛ biara a wɔabɔ atia wo no rennyina
na tɛkrɛma biara a ɛbɛbɔ wo soboɔ no, wobɛbɔ agu.
Yei ne Awurade nkoa agyapadeɛ
ne wɔn bembuo a ɛfiri me,”
Awurade na ɔseɛ.
