Ezra 8
1 And these [are] the heads of their families, the leaders that went up with me in the reign of Arthasastha the king of Babylon.
Eyinom ne abusua mu ntuanofo ne anato ahorow a ɔhene Artasasta di ade no, wɔne me fi Babilonia bae:
2 Of the sons of Phinees; Gerson: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Attus.
Pinehas asefo mu no: Gersom; Itamar asefo mu no: Daniel. Dawid asefo mu no: Sekania babarima Hatus.
3 Of the sons of Sachania, and the sons of Phoros; Zacharias: and with him a company [of] a hundred and fifty.
Paros asefo mu no: Sakaria ne mmarima afoforo bi ɔha aduonum.
4 Of the sons of Phaath-Moab; Eliana the son of Saraia, and with him two hundred that were males.
Pahat-Moab asefo mu no: Serahia babarima Eliehoenai ne mmarima afoforo bi ahannu.
5 And of the sons of Zathoes; Sechenias the son of Aziel, and with him three hundred males.
Satu asefo mu no: Yahasiel babarima Sekania ne mmarima afoforo bi ahaasa.
6 And of the sons of Adin; Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
Adin asefo mu no: Yonatan babarima Ebed ne mmarima afoforo bi aduonum.
7 And of the sons of Elam; Isaeas the son of Athelia, and with him seventy males.
Elam asefo mu no: Yesaia babarima Atalia ne mmarima afoforo bi aduɔson.
8 And of the sons of Saphatia; Zabadias the son of Michael, and with him eighty males.
Sefatia asefo mu no: Mikael babarima Sebadia ne mmarima afoforo bi aduɔwɔtwe.
9 And of the sons of Joab; Abadia the son of Jeiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
Yoab asefo mu no: Yehiel babarima Obadia ne mmarima afoforo bi ahannu ne dunwɔtwe.
10 And of the sons of Baani; Selimuth the son of Josephia, and with him a hundred and sixty males.
Bani asefo mu no: Yosifia babarima Selomit ne mmarima afoforo bi ɔha aduosia.
11 And of the sons of Babi; Zacharias the son of Babi, and with him twenty-eight males.
Bebai asefo mu no: Bebai babarima Sakaria ne mmarima afoforo bi aduonu awotwe.
12 And of the sons of Asgad; Joanan the son of Accatan, and with him a hundred and ten males.
Asgad asefo mu no: Hakatan babarima Yohanan ne mmarima afoforo bi ɔha ne du.
13 And of the sons of Adonicam [were the] last, and these [were] their names, Eliphalat, Jeel, and Samaea, and with them sixty males.
Adonikam asefo a wotwa to no: wɔn din de Elifelet, Yeiel, ne Semaia a, mmarima afoforo bi aduosia ka wɔn ho.
14 And of the sons of Baguae, Uthai, and Zabud, and with him seventy males.
Bigwai asefo mu no: Utai ne Sakur a mmarima afoforo bi aduɔson ka wɔn ho.
15 And I gathered them to the river that comes to Evi, and we encamped there three days: and I reviewed the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there.
Meboaa nnommum no ano wɔ Ahawa nsukwan no so, na yɛma wɔtenaa hɔ nnansa, bere a merehwɛ nnipa no ne asɔfo a wɔabedu hɔ no din mu no, mihuu sɛ Lewifo no mu baako mpo antu ne ho ansi hɔ.
16 And I sent men of understanding to Eleazar, to Ariel, to Semeias, and to Alonam, and to Jarib, and to Elnatham, and to Nathan, and to Zacharias, and to Mesollam, and to Joarim, and to Elnathan.
Enti mesoma ma wɔkɔfrɛɛ Elieser, Ariel, Semaia, Elnatan, Yarib, Elnatan, Natan, Sakaria ne Mesulam, a wɔyɛ ɔmanfo no ntuanofo no. Mesan soma ma wɔkɔfrɛɛ Yoiarib ne Elnatan, a na wɔyɛ nimdefo no nso;
17 And I forwarded them to the rulers with the money of the place, and I put words in their mouth to speak to their brethren the Athinim with the money of the place, that they should bring us singers for the house of our God.
na mema wɔkɔɔ Ido a na otua Lewifo no ano no nkyɛn wɔ Kasifia. Mekyerɛɛ wɔn nea wɔnka nkyerɛ Ido ne nʼabusuafo ne asɔredan no mu asomfo no wɔ Kasifia, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔde ahwɛfo bɛbrɛ yɛn wɔ yɛn Nyankopɔn fi.
18 And they came to us, as the good hand of our God was upon us, even a man of understanding of the sons of Mooli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, and at the commencement came his sons and his brethren, eighteen.
Esiane sɛ Onyankopɔn adom nsa wɔ yɛn so no nti, wɔbrɛɛ yɛn ɔbarima bi a ne din de Serebia, a ne mmabarima ne ne nuabarimanom dunwɔtwe ka ne ho. Na ɔyɛ onyansafo a ɔyɛ Mahli a na ɔyɛ Israel babarima Lewi no aseni,
19 And Asebia, and Isaia of the sons of Merari, his brethren and his sons, twenty.
ne Merari asefo Yesaia, Hasabia ne ne mmabarima ne ne nuabarimanom aduonu
20 And of the Nathinim; whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites [there were] two hundred and twenty Nathinim; all were gathered by [their] names.
ne asɔredan no mu asomfo ahannu ne aduonu bae. Na asɔredan mu asomfo no yɛ Lewifo no aboafo a na wɔyɛ asɔredan mu adwumayɛfo kuw bi a Dawid na ɔfaa wɔn kan. Wɔkyerɛw wɔn nyinaa din.
21 And I proclaimed there a fast, at the river Aue, that [we] should humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our children, and for all our property.
Na Ahawa Suka no ho no, mehyɛɛ sɛ yenni mmuada, na yɛmmrɛ yɛn ho ase mma Onyankopɔn. Yɛbɔɔ mpae sɛ ɔbɛma yɛakodu dwoodwoo, na wabɔ yɛn ne yɛn mma ne yɛn nneɛma a yɛde rebetu kwan no ho ban.
22 For I was ashamed to ask of the king a guard and horsemen to save us from the enemy in the way: for we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God [is] upon all that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath [are] upon all that forsake him.
Na mefɛree sɛ mebisa ɔhene no sɛ ɔmma yɛn asraafo ne apɔnkɔsotefo na wɔnka yɛn ho mmɔ yɛn ho ban wɔ ɔkwan so, efisɛ na yɛaka akyerɛ ɔhene no se, “Yɛn Nyankopɔn bɔ wɔn a wɔsom no no ho ban, na nʼabufuwhyew no tia wɔn a wɔpo no.”
23 So we fasted, and asked of our God concerning this; and he hearkened to us.
Enti yedii mmuada, bɔɔ mpae srɛɛ yɛn Nyankopɔn wɔ eyi ho, na otiee yɛn mpaebɔ.
24 And I gave charge to twelve of the chiefs of the priests, to Saraia, to Asabia, and ten of their brethren with them.
Na miyii asɔfo no ntuanofo dumien a wɔne Serebia, Hasabia ne asɔfo afoforo du a wɔka wɔn ho
25 And I weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of the first-fruits of the house of our God, which the king, and his councillors, and his princes, and all Israel that were found, had dedicated.
sɛ wɔnhwɛ dwetɛ, sikakɔkɔɔ, sikakɔkɔɔ hweaseammɔ ne nneɛma a ɛka ho a ɔhene no nʼagyinatufo, ne ntuanofo ne Israelfo de ama Onyankopɔn fi no so.
26 I even weighed into their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and a hundred silver vessels, and a hundred talents of gold;
Mede agude no rema wɔn no, mekarii na mihuu sɛ emu duru yɛ: dwetɛ nkaribo tɔn aduonu anan, sikakɔkɔɔ nkuku ne nkaka nkaribo pɔn mpem ahanson ne ahannum, sikakɔkɔɔ nkaribo pɔn mpem ahanson ne ahannum,
27 and twenty golden bowls, [weighing] about a thousand drachms, and superior vessels of fine shining brass, [precious] as gold.
sikakɔkɔɔ hweaseammɔ aduonu a ɛne sikakɔkɔɔ nnwetɛbona apem bo yɛ pɛ, kɔbere nneɛma abien a wɔabere ho ma ɛrekɔyɛ sɛ sikakɔkɔɔ ankasa.
28 And I said to them, Ye [are] holy to the Lord; and the vessels [are] holy; and the silver and the gold are freewill-offerings to the Lord God of our fathers.
Na meka kyerɛɛ saa asɔfo yi se, “Wɔayi mo ne saa agyapade yi nyinaa asi nkyɛn sɛ ade kronkron ama Awurade. Saa dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ yi yɛ koma pa mu afɔrebɔde a wɔde rema Awurade, yɛn agyanom Nyankopɔn.
29 Be watchful and keep them, until ye weigh [them] before the chief priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of families in Jerusalem, at the chambers of the house of the Lord.
Monhwɛ saa agyapade yi so yiye, na momfa mma asɔfo mpanyin, Lewifo ne Israel ntuanofo wɔ adekorae a ɛwɔ Yerusalem asɔredan no mu no.”
30 So the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem into the house of our God.
Enti asɔfo no ne Lewifo no gye too wɔn ho so sɛ wɔde saa Onyankopɔn asɔre sika no bɛkɔ Yerusalem.
31 And we departed from the river of Aue on the twelfth day of the first month, to come to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemy and adversary in the way.
Yefii Ahawa Suka atenae hɔ Ab ɔsram (bɛyɛ Oforisuo) da a ɛto so dunkron, sii mu kɔɔ Yerusalem. Na Onyankopɔn nsa no bɔɔ yɛn ho ban, gyee yɛn fii atamfo ne akwamukafo nsam.
32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
Enti yekoduu Yerusalem dwoodwoo, homee wɔ hɔ nnansa.
33 And it came to pass on the fourth day that we weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, in the house of our God, into the hand of Merimoth the son of Uria the priest; and with him [was] Eleazar the son of Phinees, and with them Jozabad the son of Jesus, and Noadia the son of Banaia, the Levites.
Yeduu no, ne nnaanan so no, wɔkarii dwetɛ, sikakɔkɔɔ ne aboɔdenne a aka no wɔ Onyankopɔn asɔredan no mu, na wɔde hyɛɛ Uria babarima ɔsɔfo Meremot ne Pinehas babarima Eleasar ne Yesua babarima Yosabad ne Binui babarima Noadia a wɔn baanu no yɛ Lewifo no nsa.
34 All things [were reckoned] by number and weight, and the whole weight was written [down].
Wɔkan biribiara dodow, karii mu duru, kyerɛw biribiara.
35 At that time the children of the banishment that came from the captivity offered whole-burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve calves for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve goats for a sin-offering; all whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord.
Na wɔn a wofi nnommum mu bae no de anantwi dumien, adwennini aduɔkron asia ne nguantenmma aduɔson ason, bɔɔ ɔhyew afɔre, maa Israel Nyankopɔn. Afei, wɔmaa mmirekyi dumien sɛ bɔne ho afɔrebɔde. Wɔde eyinom nyinaa bae sɛ ɔhyew afɔre maa Awurade.
36 And they gave the king's mandate to the king's lieutenants, and the governors beyond the river: and they honoured the people and the house of God.
Wɔde ɔhene no mmara no maa ne mpanyimfo ne amradofo a wɔwɔ asu Eufrate agya no, na wɔn nyinaa yɛɛ baako boaa Onyankopɔn asɔredan no si.
