2 Samuel 4
1 Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
Ɛberɛ a Is-Boset tee sɛ Abner awu wɔ Hebron no, ne bo tuiɛ, na saa ara nso na ne nkurɔfoɔ no bɔɔ huboa.
2 Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
Afei, na anuanom baanu a wɔn din de Baana ne Rekab na na wɔyɛ asafohene ma Is-Boset akofoɔ no. Na wɔyɛ Rimon a ɔfiri Benyamin efie wɔ Beerot kuro mu no mmammarima. Seesei, na kuro Beerot ka Benyamin ho,
3 because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn a na wɔte Beerot dadaada no dwane kɔɔ Gitaim a wɔda so te hɔ sɛ ahɔhoɔ de bɛsi ɛnnɛ yi.
4 And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
Na Saulo babarima Yonatan wɔ ɔbabarima bi a ne din de Mefiboset a na ɔyɛ obubuafoɔ firi ne mmɔfraase. Wɔkumm Saulo ne Yonatan wɔ Yesreel akono no, na abɔfra no adi mfeɛ enum. Ɛberɛ a ɔko no ho asɛm duruu kuro no mu no, obi a ɔhwɛ abɔfra no kyekyeree no de no dwaneeɛ. Nanso, ɛberɛ a ɔredwane no, ɔhwee ase maa abɔfra no bɔɔ fam, ma ɔyɛɛ obubuafoɔ.
5 Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.
Dabi Beerotni, Rimon mmammarima baanu a wɔn din de Rekab ne Baana kɔɔ Is-Boset fie awia berɛ mu a na ɔregye nʼahome.
6 They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.
Ɛpono ano hwɛfoɔ a na ɔreporo ayuo no, na wada. Enti Rekab ne Baana twaa ne ho kɔɔ Is-Boset pia mu, kɔwɔɔ ne yafunu mu sekan, na wɔdwaneeɛ.
7 They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
Ansa na wɔbɛkɔ no, wɔtwaa ne ti ɛberɛ a ɔda ne mpa so. Wɔfaa ne ti no kɔtwaa Yordan bɔnhwa no, nantee anadwo mu no nyinaa kɔeɛ.
8 They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
Wɔde Is-Boset tire no brɛɛ Dawid wɔ Hebron, na wɔka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Wo ɔtamfoɔ Saulo a anka ɔrepɛ wo akum wo no babarima Is-Boset tire nie. Ɛnnɛ, Awurade ama me wo aweretɔ ho kwan atia Saulo ne nʼabusua.”
9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
Na Dawid buaa Beerotni Rimon mma Rekab ne ne nua Baana sɛ, “Mmerɛ dodoɔ a Awurade a ɔgyee me firi ɔhaw ne abɛbrɛsɛ mu te ase yi, mɛka nokorɛ akyerɛ mo.
10 when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
Ɛberɛ a onipa bi bɛka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Saulo awu’ a na ɔdwene sɛ ɔreka asɛm pa akyerɛ me no, mekyeree no kumm no wɔ Siklag. Nʼasɛm a ɔbɛka kyerɛɛ me no so akatua a mede maa no ne no.
11 How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”
Na akatua bɛn na memfa mma amumuyɛfoɔ a wɔakum obi a ne ho nni asɛm wɔ ne fie ɛberɛ a ɔda ne mpa so. Ɛnsɛ sɛ mebisa ne mogya firi mo nsam anaa?”
12 So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
Enti, Dawid hyɛɛ ne mmarima ma wɔkunkumm wɔn. Wɔtwitwaa wɔn nsa ne wɔn nan, na wɔde kuntunsini no sensɛn Hebron ɔtadeɛ ho. Na wɔfaa Is-Boset tire no kɔsiee no wɔ Abner ɔboda mu wɔ Hebron.
