¹The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,

¹ Rabbi sanno kaa ay do koyne ka ne:

¹The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,

²Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Wail, Alas for the day!

² Boro izo, ma annabitaray te ka ne: Yaa no Rabbi Irikoy ci: Wa wurru ka ne: «Kaari zaaro din se!»

²Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!

³For the day is near, even the day of Yahweh is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.

³ Zama zaaro maan, danga Rabbi zaaro maan nooya. A ga ciya beene hirriyaŋey han, A ga ciya dumi cindey waado alwaati.

³For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.

⁴A sword shall come on Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt; and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.

⁴ Takuba ga kaa Misira gaa. Gurzugay ga bara Etiyopi ra, Waati kaŋ borey kaŋ wongu ga wi yaŋ goono ga kaŋ Misira ra, A g'a arzaka ku, a g'a dabey bagu-bagu mo.

⁴And a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt; and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.

⁵Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mixed people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is allied with them, shall fall with them by the sword.

⁵ Etiyopi, da Libi, da Ludu, da Laarabey laabo kulu, da Kub, da amaana laabo izey, takuba g'i zeeri Misira banda.

⁵Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

⁶Thus says Yahweh: They also who uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Seveneh shall they fall in it by the sword, says the Lord Yahweh.

⁶ Yaa no Rabbi ci: Ngey din kaŋ goono ga Misira gaabandi, Ngey mo ga kaŋ. A hino boŋbeera ga ye ganda. Za Migdol gaa kal a ma koy Siyen gaa, I kulu ga kaŋ da takuba a ra. Yaadin no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci.

⁶Thus saith Jehovah: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Seveneh shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord Jehovah.

⁷They shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.

⁷ I ga ciya kurmuyaŋ laabey kaŋ sinda gorokoyaŋ game ra. A galley mo go galley kaŋ i bagu-bagu yaŋ game ra.

⁷And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.

⁸They shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and all her helpers are destroyed.

⁸ I ga bay mo kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi, D'ay na danji daŋ Misira gaa. A gaakoy mo, i kulu ga ceeri.

⁸And they shall know at I am Jehovah, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and all her helpers are destroyed.

⁹In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish on them, as in the day of Egypt; for, behold, it comes.

⁹ Han din hane diyayaŋ ga fun ay do ka koy hiyaŋ ra zama i ma Etiyopi borey kaŋ goro baani samay ra humburandi. Gurzugay ga kaa i gaa sanda Misira zaaro cine wane. Zama nga neeya: a goono ga kaa!

⁹In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish upon them, as in the day of Egypt; for, lo, it cometh.

¹⁰Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease, by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

¹⁰ Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Ay ga Misira borey ban Babila bonkoono Nebukadnezzar kambe ra.

¹⁰Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease, by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.

¹¹He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought in to destroy the land; and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.

¹¹ Nga nda nga borey care banda, Ngey kaŋ biney ga bi ka bisa dumey kulu, Ay g'i candi ka kand'ey, Zama ngey ma laabo halaci se. I ga takuba foobu ka Misira wongu, I ma laabo toonandi nda borey kaŋ i wi mo.

¹¹He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought in to destroy the land; and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.

¹²I will make the rivers dry, and will sell the land into the hand of evil men; and I will make the land desolate, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I, Yahweh, have spoken it.

¹² Ay ga naŋ Nil goorey ma sundu, Ya laabo neera boro laalo fooyaŋ se. Ya laabo nda haŋ kaŋ go a ra kulu ciya kurmu yawyaŋ kambe ra. Ay, Rabbi no k'a ci.

¹²And I will make the rivers dry, and will sell the land into the hand of evil men; and I will make the land desolate, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

¹³Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause the images to cease from Memphis; and there shall be no more a prince from the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

¹³ Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Ay ga toorey halaci, Ya naŋ mo himandi-himandey ma ban Nof ra. I si ye ka mayko fo daŋ koyne kaŋ Misira ize no. Ay ga humburkumay daŋ Misira laabo ra mo.

¹³Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause the images to cease from Memphis; and there shall be no more a prince from the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

¹⁴I will make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments on No.

¹⁴ Patros mo, ay g'a ciya kurmu, Ya danji daŋ Zowan gaa, Kwaara kaŋ se i ga ne Nof mo, Ya ciiti toonandi a ra.

¹⁴And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments upon No.

¹⁵I will pour my wrath on Sin, the stronghold of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.

¹⁵ Ay g'ay futa gusam Sin boŋ, Kaŋ ci Misira wongu cinaro, Ya No kwaara jama mo alandaaba.

¹⁵And I will pour my wrath upon Sin, the stronghold of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.

¹⁶I will set a fire in Egypt: Sin shall be in great anguish, and No shall be broken up; and Memphis shall have adversaries in the daytime.

¹⁶ Ya danji daŋ Misira laabo gaa. Sin ga koli foyriyaŋ ra, i ga Nof bagu, Nof mo ga di taabi han kulu.

¹⁶And I will set a fire in Egypt: Sin shall be in great anguish, and No shall be broken up; and Memphis [shall have] adversaries in the day-time.

¹⁷The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword; and these cities shall go into captivity.

¹⁷ Aben da Pibeset ra sahãkooney, takuba g'i zeeri, I wayborey mo ga koy tamtaray ra.

¹⁷The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword; and these [cities] shall go into captivity.

¹⁸At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

¹⁸ Tafanes ra mo, wayna ga te kubay waati kaŋ cine ay na Misira caley* ceeri noodin. A hino boŋbeera mo ga ban noodin a ra. Nga bumbo din mo, buru g'a daabu, A ize wayey mo ga koy tamtaray ra.

¹⁸At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

¹⁹Thus will I execute judgments on Egypt; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

¹⁹ Yaadin cine no ay ga ciiti toonandi nd'a Misira gaa, I ga bay mo kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi.

¹⁹Thus will I execute judgments upon Egypt; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

²⁰It happened in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

²⁰ Jiiri way cindi fa ra, a handu sintina, jirbi iyyanta hane, kala Rabbi sanno kaa ay do ka ne:

²⁰And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [month], in the seventh [day] of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

²¹Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and behold, it has not been bound up, to apply healing medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword.

²¹ Boro izo, ay na Misira bonkoono Firawna kambe ceeri. A go mo, i man'a didiji a ma dabu ka te baani se, kaŋ ga naŋ a ma te gaabi kaŋ ga takuba gaay.

²¹Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it hath not been bound up, to apply [healing] medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword.

²²Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.

²² Woodin sabbay se binde, yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Ay ga gaaba nda Misira bonkoono Firawna, ay g'a kambey ceeri-ceeri, wo kaŋ gonda baani da wo kaŋ jin ka ceeri din. Ay ma naŋ takuba ma fun a kambe ra ka kaŋ.

²²Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong [arm], and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.

²³I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

²³ Ay ma Misirancey say-say ndunnya dumey ra, ay g'i fay-fay laabu cindey ra.

²³And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

²⁴I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.

²⁴ Zama ay ga Babila bonkoono kambey gaabandi k'ay takuba daŋ a kambe ra. Amma ay ga Firawna kambey ceeri-ceeri, zama a ma duray a jine nda durayyaŋ danga boro kaŋ gonda buuyaŋ marayyaŋ wane.

²⁴And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.

²⁵I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon; and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out on the land of Egypt.

²⁵ Yaadin cine no ay ga Babila bonkoono kambey gaabandi nd'a, amma Firawna waney ga sooli. I ga bay mo kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi, saaya kaŋ cine ay n'ay takuba daŋ Babila bonkoono kambe ra, a n'a salle mo ka gaaba nda Misira laabo.

²⁵And I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon; and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.

²⁶I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

²⁶ Waato kaŋ ay na Misirancey say-say ndunnya dumey ra, k'i fay-fay ndunnya laabey ra, i ga bay kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi.

²⁶And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.