2 Chronicles 20
1 After this also came the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites against Iehoshaphat to battell.
Eyi akyi no, Moabfo, Amonfo ne Maonfo asraafo bi tuu Yehosafat so sa.
2 Then there came that tolde Iehoshaphat, saying, There commeth a great multitude against thee from beyonde the Sea, out of Aram: and beholde, they bee in Hazzon Tamar, which is En-gedi.
Abɔfo bɛka kyerɛɛ Yehosafat se, “Asraafo bebree fi Nkyene Po no akyi wɔ Edom rebɛko atia wo. Wɔadu Hasason-Tamar” (En-Gedi din baako ne no).
3 And Iehoshaphat feared, and set him selfe to seeke the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Iudah.
Yehosafat tee saa asɛm no, ne ho yeraw no nti, obisaa Awurade hɔ akwankyerɛ. Ɔhyɛɛ sɛ obiara a ɔwɔ Yuda no nni abuada.
4 And Iudah gathered them selues together to aske counsel of the Lord: they came euen out of all the cities of Iudah to inquire of the Lord,
Na nnipa a wɔwɔ Yuda nkurow nyinaa so baa Yerusalem, bɛhwehwɛɛ Awurade.
5 And Iehoshaphat stoode in the Congregation of Iudah and Ierusalem in the house of the Lord before the new court,
Na Yehosafat sɔre gyinaa Yudafo ne Yerusalemfo anim wɔ Awurade Asɔredan no adiwo foforo hɔ.
6 And saide, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heauen? and reignest not thou on all the kingdomes of the heathen? and in thine hande is power and might, and none is able to withstand thee.
Ɔbɔɔ mpae se, “Awurade, yɛn agyanom Nyankopɔn, wo nko ne Onyankopɔn a wote ɔsoro. Wo na wudi ahenni a ɛwɔ asase nyinaa so. Woyɛ otumfo ne ɔkɛse a obiara ntumi ne wo nni asi.
7 Diddest not thou our God cast out ye inhabitants of this lande before thy people Israel, and gauest it to the seede of Abraham thy friende for euer?
Yɛn Nyankopɔn, bere a wo nkurɔfo bedui no, woampam wɔn a na wɔte asase yi so no ana? Na woamfa saa asase yi amma wʼadamfo Abraham asefo afebɔɔ ana?
8 And they dwelt therein, and haue built thee a Sanctuarie therein for thy Name, saying,
Wo nkurɔfo tenaa ha sii saa Asɔredan yi maa wo.
9 If euill come vpon vs, as the sworde of iudgement, or pestilence, or famine, we will stande before this house and in thy presence (for thy name is in this house) and will crie vnto thee in our tribulation, and thou wilt heare and helpe.
Wɔkaa se, ‘Sɛ ɔhaw bi te sɛ ɔko, ɔyare anaa ɔkɔm bi to yɛn a, yebetumi aba wʼanim wɔ saa Asɔredan yi mu, baabi a wɔahyɛ wo din anuonyam no. Yebetumi asu afrɛ wo sɛ, gye yɛn nkwa, na wubetie yɛn, agye yɛn.’
10 And now beholde, the children of Ammon and Moab, and mount Seir, by whome thou wouldest not let Israel goe, when they came out of the land of Egypt: but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not:
“Na afei, hwɛ nea Amonfo, Moabfo ne Seir asraafodɔm reyɛ. Woamma yɛn agyanom anni saa aman no so nkonim bere a Israel fii Misraim no, na mmom, wɔfaa wɔn ho a wɔansɛe wɔn.
11 Behold, I say, they reward vs, in comming to cast vs out of thine inheritance, which thou hast caused vs to inherit.
Afei, hwɛ sɛnea wɔretua yɛn so ka. Wɔaba sɛ, wɔrebetu yɛn afi wʼasase a wode maa yɛn sɛ agyapade no so.
12 O our God, wilt thou not iudge them? for there is no strength in vs to stand before this great multitude that commeth against vs, neither doe wee knowe what to doe: but our eyes are toward thee.
Yɛn Nyankopɔn, worensiw wɔn ano? Yenni ahoɔden sɛ asraafodɔm kɛse yi a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɛtow hyɛ yɛn so yi. Yenhu nea yɛnyɛ, na yɛhwɛ kwan sɛ wobɛboa yɛn.”
13 And all Iudah stoode before the Lord with their yong ones, their wiues, and their children.
Bere a Yuda mmarima nyinaa ne wɔn nkokoaa, wɔn yerenom ne wɔn mma gyina Awurade anim no.
14 And Iahaziel the sonne of Zechariah the sonne of Benaiah, the sonne of Ieiel, the sonne of Mattaniah, a Leuite of the sonnes of Asaph was there, vpon whome came the Spirite of ye Lord, in the middes of the Congregation.
Awurade Honhom baa mmarima a wogyinagyina hɔ no mu baako so. Na ne din de Yahasiel a ɔyɛ Sakaria babarima a ɔno nso yɛ Benaia babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Yeiel babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Lewini Matania, a ɔyɛ Asaf aseni no babarima.
15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Iudah, and ye inhabitantes of Ierusalem, and thou, King Iehoshaphat: thus saith the Lord vnto you, Feare you not, neither be afraide for this great multitude: for the battel is not yours, but Gods.
Ɔkae se, “Ɔhene Yehosafat, tie! Mo Yudafo ne Yerusalemfo nyinaa, muntie! Sɛnea Awurade se ni: Munnsuro. Mommma asraafodɔm kɛse ntu mo koma, efisɛ ɔko no nyɛ mo dea, na ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn dea.
16 To morowe goe yee downe against them: beholde, they come vp by the cleft of Ziz, and ye shall finde them at the ende of the brooke before the wildernesse of Ieruel.
Ɔkyena, muntu nten nkɔ wɔn so. Mubehu sɛ wofi Sis atrapoe a ɛwɔ obon no fa a epue Yeruel sare no so hɔ reba.
17 Ye shall not neede to fight in this battell: stand still, moue not, and behold the saluation of the Lord towardes you: O Iudah, and Ierusalem, feare ye not, neither be afraid: to morow goe out against them, and the Lord wilbe with you.
Na ɛho nhia mpo sɛ mobɛko. Munnyinagyina mo afa, monyɛ dinn na monhwɛ Awurade nkonimdi. Ɔka mo ho, Yuda ne Yerusalem manfo. Munnsuro, na mommma mo koma ntu. Ɔkyena, monkɔ hɔ, na Awurade ka mo ho.”
18 Then Iehoshaphat bowed downe with his face to the earth, and all Iudah and the inhabitants of Ierusalem fell downe before the Lord, worshipping the Lord.
Na ɔhene Yehosafat sii ne ti ase, na Yuda ne Yerusalem manfo no nyinaa nso yɛɛ saa, de som Awurade.
19 And the Leuites of the children of the Kohathites and of the childre of the Corhites stood vp to prayse the Lord God of Israel with a loude voyce on hie.
Na Lewifo a wofi Kohat ne Kora mmusua mu sɔre gyina teɛɛ mu dennen sɔree Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn.
20 And when they arose early in the morning, they went forth to the wildernesse of Tekoa: and as they departed, Iehoshaphat stoode and sayde, Heare ye me, O Iudah, and ye inhabitants of Ierusalem: put your trust in the Lord your God, and ye shalbe assured: beleeue his Prophets, and ye shall prosper.
Ade kyee nʼanɔpahema no, Yuda asraafo no kɔɔ Tekoa sare so. Bere a wɔrekɔ no, Yehosafat gyina kae se, “Muntie me, mo Yudafo ne Yerusalemfo nyinaa. Munnye Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, nni na mubetumi agyina pintinn. Munnye nʼadiyifo no nni, na mubedi nkonim.”
21 And when he had consulted with the people, and appoynted singers vnto the Lord, and them that should prayse him that is in the beautifull Sanctuarie, in going forth before the men of armes, and saying, Prayse ye the Lord, for his mercy lasteth for euer,
Ɔhene no ne nnipa no ntuanofo dii nkitaho wiei no, oyii nnwontofo bi sɛ wonni asraafo no anim, nto dwom mma Awurade, nkamfo no wɔ nʼanuonyam kronkron no nti. Dwom no mu nsɛm ni: “Monna Awurade ase na nʼadɔe wɔ hɔ daa!”
22 And when they began to shoute, and to prayse, the Lord layed ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Iudah, and they slewe one another.
Bere a wɔpagyaw ayeyi dwom no, Awurade maa Amon, Moab ne bepɔw Seir asraafo no twaa wɔn ho koe.
23 For the children of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to slay and to destroy them and when they had made an end of the inhabitantes of Seir, euery one helped to destroy another.
Moab ne Amon asraafo no dan wɔn ani kyerɛɛ mmarima a wofi bepɔw Seir so no, kunkum wɔn nyinaa. Wowiee Seir asraafo no, wotwaa wɔn ho koe.
24 And when Iudah came towarde Mizpah in the wildernes, they looked vnto the multitude: and behold, the carkeises were fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
Na Yuda asraafo no duu baabi a wogyina a wuhu sare no so no, wohuu sɛ afunu gugu fam kɔ akyiri. Atamfo no mu baako mpo antumi anguan.
25 And when Iehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoyle of them, they founde among them in abundance both of substance and also of bodies laden with precious iewels, which they tooke for themselues, till they could cary no more: they were three dayes in gathering of the spoyle: for it was much.
Ɔhene Yehosafat ne nʼakofo no kɔtasee asade. Wonyaa adwumayɛ nneɛma, ntade ne nneɛma a ɛsom bo a wontumi nsoa. Na asade no dɔɔso enti wɔde nnansa na ɛtase ne nyinaa.
26 And in the fourth day they assembled themselues in the valley of Berachah: for there they blessed the Lord: therefore they called the name of that place, The valley of Berachah vnto this day.
Nnaanan so no, wɔboaa wɔn ho ano wɔ Nhyira Bon mu. Wɔtoo obon no din saa da no, efisɛ ɛhɔ na nnipa no kamfoo Awurade, daa no ase. Wɔda so frɛ no Nhyira Bon nnɛ yi.
27 Then euery man of Iudah and Ierusalem returned with Iehoshaphat their head, to goe againe to Ierusalem with ioy: for the Lord had made them to reioyce ouer their enemies.
Afei, Yehosafat dii wɔn anim ne wɔn san kɔɔ Yerusalem anigye so sɛ, Awurade ama wɔadi wɔn atamfo so nkonim.
28 And they came to Ierusalem with viols and with harpes, and with trumpets, euen vnto the house of the Lord.
Wɔbɔɔ mmɛnta, asankuten ne ntorobɛnto tuu nten kɔhyɛn Yerusalem na wɔkɔɔ Awurade Asɔredan no mu.
29 And the feare of God was vpon all the kingdomes of the earth, whe they had heard that the Lord had fought against ye enemies of Israel.
Bere a ahenni a atwa hɔ ahyia no tee sɛ Awurade no ankasa ako atia Israel atamfo no, Awurade ho suro baa wɔn so.
30 So the kingdom of Iehoshaphat was quiet, and his God gaue him rest on euery side.
Na ɛmaa asomdwoe baa Yehosafat ahenni mu, efisɛ ne Nyankopɔn maa no ahomegye wɔ afanan nyinaa.
31 And Iehoshaphat reigned ouer Iudah, and was fiue and thirtie yeere olde, when he began to reigne: and reigned fiue and twentie yeere in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
Na Yehosafat dii hene wɔ Yuda asase so. Bere a odii hene no, na wadi mfe aduasa anum. Ɔtenaa Yerusalem dii hene mfe aduonu anum. Na ne na din de Asuba a ɔyɛ Silhi babea.
32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not therefrom, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
Na Yehosafat yɛ ɔhene a oye. Ɔyɛɛ nea nʼagya Asa yɛe. Ɔyɛɛ nea ɛsɔ Awurade ani.
33 Howbeit the hie places were not taken away: for the people had not yet prepared their hearts vnto the God of their fathers.
Nanso nʼahenni mu no, wammubu abosonsomfo nsɔree so no, na ɔmanfo no nso amfa wɔn koma nyinaa amma wɔn agyanom Nyankopɔn no.
34 Concerning the rest of the actes of Iehoshaphat first and last, beholde, they are written in the booke of Iehu the sonne of Hanani, which is mentioned in the booke of the kings of Israel.
Yehosafat ahenni ho nsɛm nkae, fi mfiase kosi awiei no, wɔakyerɛw agu Hanani babarima Yehu nhoma a wɔde aka Israel Ahemfo nhoma no ho.
35 Yet after this did Iehoshaphat King of Iudah ioyne himselfe with Ahaziah King of Israel, who was giuen to do euill.
Nanso ɛrekɔ nʼasetena awiei no, ɔhene Yehosafat ne Israelhene Ahasia a ne tirim yɛ den no kaa wɔn ho bɔɔ mu.
36 And he ioyned with him, to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the shippes in Ezion Gaber.
Wɔyɛɛ Po so aguadi ahyɛn bebree wɔ Esion-Geber hyɛngyinabea.
37 Then Eliezer ye sonne of Dodauah of Mareshah prophecied against Iehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast ioyned thy selfe with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy workes. and the shippes were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
Na Dodafahu babarima Elieser a ofi Maresa hyɛɛ nkɔm, de tiaa Yehosafat. Ɔkae se, “Esiane sɛ wo ne ɔhene Ahasia ayɛ baako nti, Awurade bɛsɛe wʼadwuma.” Enti ahyɛn no bobɔe a wɔantumi amfa ankodi gua.
