Hesekiel 37
1 Na Awurade nsa wɔ me so na ɔde ne Honhom faa me fii adi de me besii obon no mfimfini, na nnompe ayɛ no ma.
The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of Jehovah, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.
2 Ɔde me dii akɔneaba wɔ mu na mihuu nnompe bebree wɔ obon no ase, nnompe a ɛho akokwaw.
And he led me walk all around among them. And look, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and look, they were very dry.
3 Obisaa me se, “Onipa ba, saa nnompe yi betumi anya nkwa ana?” Mekae se, “Otumfo Awurade, wo nko ara na wunim.”
And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "Jehovah, you know."
4 Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Hyɛ nkɔm wɔ nnompe yi ho na ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Nnompe a mo ho akokwaw, muntie Awurade asɛm!
Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.'
5 Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade ka kyerɛ saa nnompe yi: Mɛma ɔhome aba mo mu na mubenya nkwa.
Thus says Jehovah to these bones: 'Look, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you will live.
6 Mɛma ntin abesuso mo mu, na mede nam agu mo so na mede were akata mo ho. Mede ɔhome begu mo mu na moaba nkwa mu. Afei mubehu sɛ mene Awurade.’”
And I will put tendons on you, and make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you will live. Then you will know that I am Jehovah.'"
7 Ɛno nti mehyɛɛ nkɔm sɛnea wɔhyɛɛ me no. Na migu so rehyɛ nkɔm no, nne bi bae, ɔwosow bi, na nnompe no keka bobɔɔ mu, dompe bɛkaa ne dompe ho.
So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a sound, and look, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
8 Na mehwɛ huu sɛ ntin baa so, na nam baa ho na were bɛkataa so, nanso na ɔhome biara nni mu.
And I watched, and look, there were tendons on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them. But there was no breath in them.
9 Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ me se: “Hyɛ nkɔm kyerɛ home, hyɛ nkɔm, onipa ba na ka kyerɛ no se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Ɔhome fi mframa anan no mu bra bɛhome gu saa awufo yi mu na wonnya nkwa.’”
Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath, 'Thus says Jehovah: Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these corpses, that they may live.'"
10 Enti mehyɛɛ nkɔm sɛnea ɔhyɛɛ me no, na ɔhome hyɛn wɔn mu; na nkwa baa wɔn mu ma wɔsɔre gyinagyinaa wɔn anan so, dɔm kɛse pa ara.
So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
11 Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Onipa ba, saa nnompe yi yɛ Israelfi nyinaa. Wɔka se: ‘Yɛn nnompe ho akokwaw na yɛn anidaso asa, wɔatwa yɛn agu korakora.’
Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are completely cut off.'
12 Ɛno nti hyɛ nkɔm na ka kyerɛ wɔn se: ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Me nkurɔfo, merebebuebue mo nna na mayiyi mo afi mu apue. Mede mo bɛsan aba Israel asase so.
Therefore prophesy, and tell them, 'Thus says Jehovah: Look, I will open your graves and will raise you from your graves, my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel.
13 Afei mo, me nkurɔfo, sɛ mibuebue mo nna na miyiyi mo fi mu a, mubehu sɛ mene Awurade no.
And you will know that I am Jehovah, when I have opened your graves and raise you up out of your graves, my people.
14 Mede me Honhom bɛhyɛ mo mu na mubenya nkwa, na mede mo bɛtena mo ankasa asase so. Afei mubehu sɛ me, Awurade na makasa na mayɛ nso, Awurade asɛm ni.’”
And I will put my breath in you and you will live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you will know that I am Jehovah; I have spoken it and I will do it,' says Jehovah."
15 Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn se:
And the word of Jehovah came again to me, saying,
16 “Onipa ba, fa dua na kyerɛw ho se, ‘Yuda ne Israelfo a wɔka ne ho de.’ Afei fa dua foforo na kyerɛw ho se, ‘Efraim dua a ɛyɛ Yosef ne Israelfi a wɔka ne ho nyinaa de.’
"And you, son of man, take one stick and write on it, 'For Judah, and the people of Israel associated with him.' Then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel associated with him.'
17 Ka abien no bɔ mu na ɛnyɛ dua baako wɔ wo nsam.
Then join them one to another for yourself into one stick, that they may become one in your hand.
18 “Sɛ wo nkurɔfo ka se, worenkyerɛ yɛn nea wode eyi kyerɛ ana a,
And when your people ask you, saying, 'Will you not tell us what these things mean?'
19 ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Merebɛfa Yosef dua a ɛhyɛ Efraim ne Israel mmusuakuw a wɔka ne ho no nsa, na mede abɔ Yuda dua no mu ayɛ abien no baako, na wɔbɛyɛ baako wɔ me nsam.’
tell them, 'Thus says Jehovah: "Look, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will put them on it, that is, on the stick of Judah, and make them into one stick, and they will be one in my hand."'
20 Ma nnua a woakyerɛkyerɛw ho no so kyerɛ wɔn
And the sticks on which you write on will be in your hand in front of them.
21 na ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Sɛɛ na Otumfo Awurade se: Meyi Israelfo afi amanaman a wɔakɔ so no so. Mɛboaboa wɔn ano afi mmaa nyinaa na mede wɔn asan aba wɔn ankasa asase so.
"Then say to them, 'Thus says Jehovah: Look, I am going to take the people of Israel from among the nations where they are gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them into their own land.
22 Mɛyɛ wɔn ɔman baako wɔ asase no so wɔ Israel mmepɔw so. Ɔhene baako bedi wɔn nyinaa so na wɔrenyɛ aman abien bio, na wɔrenkyɛ mu nyɛ wɔn ahenni abien.
And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them, and they will no longer be two nations, and no longer be divided into two kingdoms.
23 Wɔremfa wɔn ahoni ne nsɛsode tantan no, anaasɛ wɔn nnebɔne no mu bi ngu wɔn ho fi bio, na megye wɔn nkwa afi wɔn akyirisan bɔne mu na mɛtew wɔn ho. Wɔbɛyɛ me nkurɔfo na mayɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn.
And they will no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all their unfaithfulness in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. And will they be my people, and I will be their God.
24 “‘Me somfo Dawid bedi wɔn so hene na wɔn nyinaa benya oguanhwɛfo baako. Wobedi me mmara so na wɔahwɛ mʼahyɛde ayɛ.
"'"And my servant David will be king over them; and they will all have one shepherd. And they will walk in my ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them.
25 Wɔbɛtena asase a mede maa me somfo Yakob, asase a mo agyanom tenaa so. Wɔne wɔn mma ne wɔn mma mma bɛtena hɔ afebɔɔ, na me somfo Dawid bɛyɛ wɔn birɛmpɔn afebɔɔ.
And they will live in the land that I gave to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived; and they and their children and their children's children will live there forever, and David my servant will be their prince forever.
26 Me ne wɔn bɛyɛ asomdwoe apam, ɛbɛyɛ apam a ɛte hɔ daa. Mɛma wɔatim na mama wɔadɔ na mede me kronkronbea besi wɔn mu afebɔɔ.
And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will give to them and increase their numbers, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forever.
27 Me tenabea bɛwɔ wɔn mu, mɛyɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn na wɔayɛ me nkurɔfo.
And my dwelling place will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
28 Afei amanaman no behu sɛ me Awurade, me na meyɛ Israel kronkron, bere a me kronkronbea si wɔn mu afebɔɔ no.’”
Then the nations will know that I am Jehovah who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forever."'"
