1 Chronicles 19
1 Now it came about after this that death came to Nahash, the king of the children of Ammon, and his son became king in his place.
Yeinom akyiri no, Amonhene Nahas wuiɛ, na ne babarima Hanun bɛdii adeɛ.
2 And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, because his father was a friend to me. So David sent men to him, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And the servants of David came to Hanun, to the land of the children of Ammon, offering him comfort.
Dawid kaa sɛ, “Me ne Hanun bɛyɛ baako, ɛfiri sɛ, nʼagya Nahas ne me yɛɛ baako nokorɛm.” Ɛno enti, Dawid tuu abɔfoɔ maa wɔkɔɔ Hanun nkyɛn, kɔmaa no hyɛden wɔ nʼagya wuo no enti. Nanso, ɛberɛ a abɔfoɔ no duruu Amon asase so no,
3 But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father, by sending comforters to you? is it not clear that these men have only come to go through the land and to make secret observation of it so that they may overcome it?
Hanun afotufoɔ bisaa no sɛ, “Enti, wogye di ampa ara sɛ, saa mmarima yi baa sɛ wɔrebɛhyɛ wʼagya animuonyam? Dabi! Dawid asoma wɔn sɛ wɔmmɛsra asase yi, na wɔnam so ako agye.”
4 So Hanun took David's servants, and cutting off their hair and the skirts of their robes up to the middle, sent them away.
Enti, Hanun kyeree Dawid abɔfoɔ no, werɛɛ wɔn abɔgyesɛ, twitwaa wɔn ntadeɛ ano wɔ wɔn to ase, maa wɔsane de animguaseɛ kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn.
5 Then certain men went and gave David word of what had been done to them. And he sent out with the purpose of meeting them; for the men were greatly shamed. And the king said, Keep where you are at Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.
Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee asɛm no, ɔtuu abɔfoɔ kɔɔ abɔfoɔ no nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, wɔntena Yeriko kɔsi sɛ wɔn abɔgyesɛ no bɛfu, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔn ho ayɛ fɛreɛ.
6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver as payment for war-carriages and horsemen from Mesopotamia and Aram-maacah and Zobah.
Afei, Amonfoɔ hunuu abufutrasoɔ a wɔahyɛ Dawid no, Hanun ne Amonfoɔ soma maa wɔde dwetɛ nkariboɔ ani tɔno 38 kɔgyee nteaseɛnam ne akodɔm firii Aram-naharaim, Aram-maaka ne Soba.
7 So with this money they got thirty-two thousand war-carriages, and the help of the king of Maacah and his people, who came and took up their position in front of Medeba. And the children of Ammon came together from their towns for the fight.
Wɔsane pɛɛ nteaseɛnam mpem aduasa mmienu, na wɔnyaa akyigyina firii Maakahene ne nʼakodɔm nkyɛn. Saa akodɔm yi kyeree nsraban wɔ Medeba, ɛhɔ na Amon akodɔm a Hanun nya firii nʼankasa nkuro so no kɔkaa wɔn ho.
8 And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.
Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee saa asɛm yi no, ɔsomaa Yoab ne nʼakofoɔ sɛ wɔne wɔn nkɔko.
9 So the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position on the way into the town; and the kings who had come were stationed by themselves in the field.
Amonfoɔ akodɔm no bɛgyinagyinaa kuro no ɛpono ano, na ahemfo a wɔaka no nso gyinagyinaa ɛserɛ no so.
10 Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took all the best men of Israel, and put them in line against the Aramaeans;
Ɛberɛ a Yoab hunuu sɛ ɛsɛ dɔm no anim kyerɛ ne so wɔ nʼanim ne nʼakyi no, ɔyii nʼakodɔm no mu akofoɔ a wɔnim ako no. Ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ nʼankasa ase, dii wɔn anim kɔko tiaa Aramfoɔ no a wɔgyinagyina ɛserɛ so no.
11 And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon with Abishai, his brother, at their head.
Ɔgyaa akodɔm a wɔaka no maa ne nuabarima Abisai sɛ ɔnkɔto nhyɛ Amonfoɔ no so.
12 And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.
Na Yoab ka kyerɛɛ ne nuabarima no sɛ, “Sɛ Aramfoɔ no yɛ den ma me dodo a, bra na bɛboa me.” Yoab toaa so sɛ, “Sɛ Amonfoɔ no yɛ den dodo ma wo a, mɛba abɛboa wo.
13 Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God; and may the Lord do what seems good to him.
Hyɛ wo ho den. Ma yɛmfa akokoɔduru nko nnye yɛn nkurɔfoɔ ne yɛn Onyankopɔn nkuro. Awurade pɛ nyɛ hɔ.”
14 So Joab and the people who were with him went forward into the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.
Ɛberɛ a Yoab ne nʼakodɔm to hyɛɛ Aramfoɔ so no, wɔfirii aseɛ dwaneeɛ.
15 And when the children of Ammon saw the flight of the Aramaeans, they themselves went in flight from Abishai, his brother, and came into the town. Then Joab came back to Jerusalem.
Na Amonfoɔ hunuu sɛ Aramfoɔ no redwane no, wɔdwane firi Abisai anim kɔɔ kuropɔn no mu. Afei, Yoab sane kɔɔ Yerusalem.
16 And when the Aramaeans saw that Israel had overcome them, they sent men to get the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River, with Shophach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.
Afei, Aramfoɔ no hunuu sɛ ɛnyɛ wɔn afɛ ne Israelfoɔ enti, wɔfrɛɛ Aram akodɔm foforɔ firii Asubɔnten Eufrate ho sɛ wɔmmɛboa. Saa akodɔm a wɔhyɛ Sofak a ɔyɛ Hadadeser akodɔm nyinaa sahene ase no baeɛ.
17 And word of this was given to David; and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam and put his forces in position against them. And when David's forces were in position against the Aramaeans, the fight was started.
Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee asɛm a asi no, ɔboaboaa Israel nyinaa ano, de wɔn twaa Asubɔnten Yordan, de nʼakodɔm no gyinagyinaa wɔn mpasua so. Afei, ɔne atamfoɔ no de ɔko hyehyɛɛ so, maa wɔko tiaa no.
18 And the Aramaeans went in flight before Israel; and David put to the sword the men of seven thousand Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand footmen, and put to death Shophach, the captain of the army.
Ɛha nso, Aramfoɔ no dwane firii Israelfoɔ no anim. Saa ɛberɛ yi, Dawid akodɔm no kunkumm nteaseɛnamkafoɔ mpem nson ne anammɔntwa asraadɔm ɔpeduanan a Sofak a ɔyɛ akodɔm no sahene no ka ho.
19 And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were overcome by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants: and the Aramaeans would give no more help to the children of Ammon.
Hadadeser asomfoɔ hunuu sɛ Israel adi wɔn so nkonim no, wɔmaa wɔn nsa so, maa Dawid faa wɔn sɛ ne nkoa. Ɛno akyi, Aramfoɔ ampɛ sɛ wɔbɛboa Amonfoɔ bio.
