Isaiah 30
1 Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
“Munnue mmofra asoɔdenfo,” sɛɛ na Awurade se, “Wɔn a wɔde nhyehyɛe a emfi me yɛ adwuma, na wɔyɛ apam a emfi me honhom mu, na wɔboaboa bɔne ano;
2 that set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
wɔn a wɔkɔ Misraim a wommisa me ansa; wɔhwehwɛ mmoa a ɛyɛ bammɔ fi Farao nkyɛn, wɔkɔ Misraim kɔhwehwɛ hintabea.
3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Nanso Farao bammɔ bɛyɛ animguase ama mo, Misraim nwini de ahohora bɛbrɛ mo.
4 For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors are come to Hanes.
Ɛwɔ mu, wɔwɔ adwumayɛfo wɔ Soan na wɔn ananmusifo adu Hanes de,
5 They shall all be ashamed because of a people that cannot profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
nanso wɔn nyinaa anim begu ase nnipa bi a wɔn so nni wɔn mfaso nti, wɔmmfa mmoa anaa mfaso mma, na mmom animguase ne ahohora.”
6 The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit [them].
Adehunu a ɛfa Negeb mmoa ho: wɔfa ahokyere ne ahohiahia asase so, nea gyata ne gyatabere, nhurutoa ne awɔ a wɔn ho yɛ hare wɔ, ananmusifo no de wɔn ahonyade soa mfurum ne wɔn ademude wɔ yoma afu so, de kɔ saa ɔman a ne so nni mfaso no so,
7 For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still.
de kɔ Misraim a ne mmoa so nni mfaso, enti mefrɛ no Rahab nea Onsi Hwee.
8 Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.
Kɔ afei, kyerɛw wɔ kyerɛwpon so ma wɔn, kurukyerɛw wɔ nhoma mmobɔwee so sɛnea nna a ɛreba no mu no ɛbɛyɛ adansede a ɛbɛtena hɔ afebɔɔ.
9 For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of Jehovah;
Saa nnipa yi yɛ atuatewfo, mma asisifo, mma a wɔmpɛ sɛ wotie Awurade nkyerɛkyerɛ.
10 that say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits,
Wɔka kyerɛ adehufo se, “Munhu mo ani so ade bio!” ne adiyifo no nso se, “Monnka anisoadehu a ɛyɛ nokware no nkyerɛ yɛn bio! Monka abodwosɛm nkyerɛ yɛn, monhyɛ nnaadaa nkɔm.
11 get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
Mumfi saa ɔtempɔn yi so, momman mfi saa ɔkwan yi ho na munnyae Israel Kronkronni a mode no haw yɛn yi!”
12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely thereon;
Enti sɛɛ na Israel Ɔkronkronni no se: “Esiane sɛ moapo saa nkra yi, na mode mo ho ato nhyɛso ne nnaadaa so nti,
13 therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly in an instant.
saa bɔne yi bɛyɛ sɛ ɔfasu tenten bi a ahyɛ kam na akyea na ebu mpofirim, ama mo.
14 And he shall break it as a potter’s vessel is broken, breaking it in pieces without sparing; so that there shall not be found among the pieces thereof a sherd wherewith to take fire from the hearth, or to dip up water out of the cistern.
Ebebubu nketenkete ayɛ sɛ kuku. Ɛbɛyam pasaa a, sin koraa renka a wobetumi de asɔ gya afi muka mu anaa wɔde bɛsaw nsu afi ahina mu.”
15 For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And ye would not:
Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade, Israel Kronkronni no se: “Ahonu mu ne ntoboase mu na mo nkwagye wɔ kommyɛ ne ahotoso mu na mo ahoɔden wɔ, nanso, morennya mu biara.
16 but ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
Mokaa se, ‘Dabi da, yɛbɛtena apɔnkɔ so aguan.’ Enti mubeguan! Mokaa se, ‘yɛbɛtena apɔnkɔ a wɔn ho yɛ hare so akɔ.’ Enti wɔn a wɔtaa mo no ho bɛyɛ hare!
17 One thousand [shall flee] at the threat of one; at the threat of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill.
Apem beguan ɔbaako ho hu nti; baanum ho hu nti mo nyinaa beguan akɔ, akosi sɛ wobegyaw mo te sɛ frankaa dua a esi bepɔw atifi, te sɛ frankaa a esi koko so.”
18 And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.
Nanso Awurade pɛ sɛ ɔdom mo; ɔma ne ho so, kyerɛ wo nʼahummɔbɔ. Efisɛ Awurade yɛ ɔtreneeni Nyankopɔn. Nhyira ne wɔn a wɔtwɛn no nyinaa!
19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; thou shalt weep no more; he will surely be gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear, he will answer thee.
Sionfo a mote Yerusalem, morentwa adwo bio. Sɛ musu frɛ no hwehwɛ mmoa a, ɔbɛdom mo! Sɛ ɔte a obegye mo so prɛko pɛ.
20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden anymore, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers;
Ɛwɔ mu, Awurade brɛ mo amanehunu sɛ aduan ne ɔhaw sɛ nsu de, nanso, afei mubehu Awurade, mo kyerɛkyerɛfo no bio, na ɔbɛkyerɛ mo kwan.
21 and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Sɛ mofa nifa anaa benkum a, mobɛte nne bi wɔ mo akyi a ɛka se, “Ɔkwan no ni na momfa so.”
22 And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as an unclean thing; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.
Afei mobɛtow mo ahoni a mode dwetɛ adura ho ne nsɛsode a mode sikakɔkɔɔ afa ho no nyinaa agu. Mobɛtow wɔn agu sɛ ntamagow fi, na moaka kyerɛ wɔn se, “Mumfi yɛn so nkɔ.”
23 And he will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou shalt sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures;
Afei ɔde osu behyira mo bere a mudua nnuaba, na aduan a asase no bɛbɔ no bɛyɛ papa na ɛbɛdɔɔso nso. Da no, mo anantwi bedidi wɔ adidibea a ɛtrɛw so.
24 the oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savory provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.
Mo anantwi ne mo mfurum a wofuntum asase no bɛwe atoko pa ne ne ntɛtɛ a, wɔde sofi ne nkorata trɛtrɛw mu.
25 And there shall be upon every lofty mountain, and upon every high hill, brooks [and] streams of waters, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
Saa okum kɛse da no a abantenten ahwehwe ase no, nsuwa bɛteɛ wɔ bepɔw tenten ne koko a ɛkorɔn biara so.
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that Jehovah bindeth up the hurt of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
Ɔsram bɛhyerɛn sɛ owia, na owia hyerɛn no bɛyɛ mpɛn ason, te sɛ nnafua ason mu hyerɛn, bere a Awurade kyekyere ne nkurɔfo akuru na ɔsa apirakuru a ɔde ama wɔn no.
27 Behold, the name of Jehovah cometh from far, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a devouring fire;
Hwɛ! Awurade fi akyirikyiri reba, ɔde abufuwhyew ne wusiw kumɔnn; abufuw ahyɛ nʼanom ma, na ne tɛkrɛma yɛ ogya a ɛhyew nneɛma.
28 and his breath is as an overflowing stream, that reacheth even unto the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction: and a bridle that causeth to err [shall be] in the jaws of the peoples.
Ne home te sɛ asuworoe a ɛsen ntɛmntɛm, na ɛforo kɔdeda kɔn mu. Ɔwosow aman no wɔ ɔsɛe sɔnee so; ɔde nnareka a ɛma wɔfom kwan hyehyɛ nnipa no nnyepi.
29 Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come unto the mountain of Jehovah, to the Rock of Israel.
Na mobɛto dwom te sɛ anadwo a mudi afahyɛ kronkron no; mo koma bedi ahurusi te sɛ bere a nnipa de atɛntɛbɛn foro kɔ Awurade bepɔw no so, kɔ Israel Ɔbotan no nkyɛn.
30 And Jehovah will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, and tempest, and hailstones.
Awurade bɛma nnipa ate nʼabrɛmpɔnnne na ɔbɛma wɔahu ne basa a ɛresian na ɛde abufuwhyew ne ogya a ɛhyew nneɛma osu dennen, aprannaa ne mparuwbo reba.
31 For through the voice of Jehovah shall the Assyrian be dismayed; with his rod will he smite [him].
Awurade nne bɛhwe Asiria; ɔde nʼabaa bɛbɔ wɔn ahwe fam.
32 And every stroke of the appointed staff, which Jehovah shall lay upon him, shall be with [the sound of] tabrets and harps; and in battles with the brandishing [of his arm] will he fight with them.
Ɔbɛbɔ wɔn wɔ ɔko mu, na bere biara a ɔbɛbɔ wɔn no ɛbɛyɛ sɛ akasae ne sankuten so nnwonto koro.
33 For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Wɔasiesie Topet dedaada; wɔayɛ no krado ama ɔhene no. Wɔahyehyɛ ogya ne nnyentia bebree wɔ ne gya amoa no a emu dɔ na ɛtrɛw no mu; Awurade home te sɛ sufre asuten no bɛsɔ mu gya.
