2 Chronicles 12
1 Once Rehoboam was secure on the throne and was sure of his power, he together with all the Israelites abandoned the law of the Lord.
Rehoboam ahenni timii, na ɔyɛɛ den no, ɔne Israel nyinaa gyaw Awurade mmara.
2 In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, Shishak, king of Egypt, came and attacked Jerusalem because they had been unfaithful to God.
Esiane sɛ na wonni Awurade nokware no nti, afe a ɛto so anum wɔ ɔhene Rehoboam adedi mu no, Misraimhene Sisak kɔtow hyɛɛ Yerusalem so.
3 He came from Egypt with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an army that couldn't be counted Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
Ɔde nteaseɛnam apem ahannu, apɔnkɔsotefo mpem aduosia ne anammɔnmufo asraafo a wontumi nkan wɔn dodow a Libiafo, Sukifo ne Etiopiafo ka ho na wɔbae.
4 He conquered the fortified towns of Judah and then approached Jerusalem.
Sisak dii Yudafo nkurow a wɔabɔ ho ban no so nkonim, na otu teɛɛ sɛ ɔrekɔtow ahyɛ Yerusalem so nso.
5 Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had run for safety Jerusalem because of Shishak. He told them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to Shishak.’”
Odiyifo Semaia hyiaa Rehoboam ne Yuda mpanyimfo a Sisak nti, wɔaguan aba Yerusalem. Semaia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Sɛnea Awurade se ni! Moagyaw me nti, me nso meregyaw mo ama Sisak.”
6 The leaders of Israel and the king admitted they were wrong and said, “The Lord is right.”
Ɔhene no ne Israel mpanyimfo brɛɛ wɔn ho ase, kae se, “Awurade di bem sɛ ɔyɛɛ yɛn saa!”
7 When the Lord saw that they had repented, he sent a message to Shemaiah, saying, “They have repented. I won't destroy them, and I will soon save them. My anger won't be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.
Awurade huu sɛ wɔanu wɔn ho no, ɔde saa nkra yi somaa Semaia: “Esiane sɛ nnipa no abrɛ wɔn ho ase nti, merensɛe wɔn korakora na ɛrenkyɛ, mɛma wɔn ahomegye. Meremfa Sisak so nna mʼabufuw adi wɔ Yerusalem so.
8 Even so they will become his subjects, so that they can learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of earth.”
Nanso wɔbɛyɛ nʼasomfo sɛnea ɛbɛkyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsom me sen sɛ wɔbɛsom wiase ahemfo.”
9 King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took the treasures of the Lord's Temple and the treasures of the royal palace. He took away everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.
Enti Misraimhene Sisak baa Yerusalem bɛsesaw agyapade a ɛwɔ Awurade Asɔredan no mu ne ahemfi hɔ nneɛma a Salomo sikakɔkɔɔ nkatabo no nyinaa ka ho.
10 Later Rehoboam replaced them with bronze shields and gave them to be looked after by the commanders of the guard stationed at the entrance to the royal palace.
Akyiri no, ɔhene Rehoboam de kɔbere akyɛm de sii anan, na ɔde hyɛɛ ahemfi awɛmfo nsa sɛ wɔnhwɛ so.
11 Whenever the king would enter the Temple of the Lord the guards would go with him, carrying the shields, and then take them back to the guardroom.
Bere biara a ɔhene no bɛkɔ Awurade Asɔredan no mu no, awɛmfo no soa kɔ hɔ bi, na sɛ owie na ɔreba a, wɔsan de begu awɛmfo dan no mu.
12 Because Rehoboam repented, the anger of the Lord did not fall on him, and the Lord did not destroy him completely. Things went well in Judah.
Esiane sɛ Rehoboam brɛɛ ne ho ase nti, Awurade abufuw no fii ne so, nti wansɛe no korakora. Ɛmaa yiyedi kɔɔ so wɔ Yuda asase so.
13 King Rehoboam became powerful in Jerusalem. He was forty-one when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel where he would be honored. The name of his mother was Naamah the Ammonite.
Ɔhene Rehoboam timii wɔ Yerusalem, na ɔtoaa so dii hene. Bere a odii ade no, na wadi mfirihyia aduanan baako. Na odii ade mfirihyia dunson wɔ Yerusalem, kuropɔn a Awurade ayi afi Israel mmusuakuw nyinaa mu sɛ ɛhɔ na wɔbɛhyɛ ne din anuonyam no. Na Rehoboam na din de Naama a ofi Amon.
14 But Rehoboam did what was evil because he did not commit himself to following the Lord.
Na ɔyɛ ɔhene bɔne, efisɛ wamfa ne koma nyinaa anhwehwɛ Awurade akyi kwan.
15 What Rehoboam did, from beginning to end, is written down in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer dealing with genealogies. However, Rehoboam and Jeroboam were always at war with each other.
Wɔankyerɛw Rehoboam ahenni ho nsɛm nkae no a efi mfiase kosi awiei no wɔ odiyifo Semaia nhoma ne nhumuni Ido nhoma a ɛyɛ awo ntoatoaso nhoma no fa bi mu ana? Bere biara, na akokoakoko wɔ Rehoboam ne Yeroboam ntam.
16 Rehoboam died and was buried in the City of David. His son Abijah took over as king.
Bere a Rehoboam wui no, wosiee no wɔ Dawid kurom. Na ne babarima Abia dii nʼade sɛ ɔhene.
