2 Chronicles 2
1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
Afei, Salomo dwenee sɛ ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ ɔsi Awurade Asɔredan no ne nʼankasa nʼahemfie no aso.
2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
Ɔfaa apaafoɔ ɔpeduɔson, abotwafoɔ ɔpeduɔwɔtwe firii bepɔ so aman mu ne nnipa mpem mmiɛnsa ne ahansia a wɔdi adwuma no anim.
3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As you did deal with David my father, and did send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
Salomo too saa nkra yi kɔmaa Tirohene Huram: “Brɛ me ntweneduro nnua te sɛ deɛ wɔde brɛɛ mʼagya Dawid ɛberɛ a na ɔresi nʼahemfie no.
4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
Merebɛsi Asɔredan ahyɛ Awurade, me Onyankopɔn din animuonyam. Ɛbɛyɛ beaeɛ bi a wɔayi asi hɔ sɛ wɔnhye nnuhwam ne kurobo wɔ nʼanim, nna afɔrebɔdeɛ burodo sononko no adi, na wɔmmɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ahodoɔ homeda biara, anɔpa ne anwummerɛ, Ɔbosome Foforɔ biara afahyɛ ahodoɔ ne Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn nnapɔnna biara. Ɔno na wahyɛ Israel sɛ wɔnyɛ saa nneɛma yi daa daa.
5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
“Yei bɛyɛ Asɔredan a ɛso na ɛyɛ fɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, yɛn Onyankopɔn no yɛ ɔnwanwani a ɔso kyɛn ɔfoforɔ biara.
6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
Hwan na ɔbɛtumi asi efie a ɛfata ama no? Ɔsorosoro mpo ntumi nkora no. Na me sɛɛ ne hwan a mɛsi asɔredan ama no? Deɛ mɛtumi ayɛ ara ne sɛ mɛsi baabi a wɔbɛbɔ afɔdeɛ ama no.
7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
“Enti, ma me odwumfoɔ a ne nsa ano adwuma yɛ fɛ a ɔbɛtumi de sikakɔkɔɔ, dwetɛ, kɔbere mfrafraeɛ ne nnadeɛ adi adwini; obi a ɔnim sɛdeɛ wɔhyɛ ntoma aduro ma ɛyɛ bibire, kɔkɔɔ ne tuntum ma ɛyɛ fɛ yie ne nsemayifoɔ a wakwadare adwuma mu, a ɔne Yuda ne Yerusalem adwumfoɔ a mʼagya Dawid yii wɔn no bɛyɛ adwuma.
8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that your servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with your servants,
“Afei, fa ntweneduro, pepeaa ne ɔbako nnua firi Lebanon brɛ me, ɛfiri sɛ, menim sɛ wo mmarima no akyi, obi nni hɔ wɔ nnuabuo mu, na mɛsoma me mmarima na wɔabɛboa wɔn.
9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
Asɔredan a merebɛsi no kɛseɛ ne ne fɛ a ɛbɛyɛ enti, nnua bebree ho bɛhia me.
10 And, behold, I will give to your servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
Mede atokoɔ susukora ɔpeduonu, nsã gyare ɔpeduonu ne edu ne ngo ɔpeduonu bɛtua wo mmarima no ka.”
11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD has loved his people, he has made you king over them.
Ɛnna ɔhene Huram twerɛɛ saa mmuaeɛ yi de kɔmaa Salomo: “Esiane sɛ Awurade dɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ enti na ɔde wo asi wɔn so ɔhene.
12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, imbued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
“Nhyira nka Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn a ɔbɔɔ soro ne asase! Wama Dawid ɔba nyansafoɔ a wadom no adwene ne nteaseɛ a ɔbɛsi Asɔredan ama Awurade ne ahemfie ama nʼankasa ho.
13 And now I have sent a cunning man, imbued with understanding, of Huram my father's,
“Merebrɛ wo odwumfoɔ a ne nsa ano adwuma yɛ fɛ a wɔfrɛ no Huram-Abi. Ɔyɛ onyansafoɔ mapa
14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with your cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David your father.
a ɔyɛ ɔbaa bi a ɔfiri Dan a ɛwɔ Israel babarima; nʼagya nso firi Tiro. Ɔyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ, dwetɛ, kɔbere mfrafraeɛ ne nnadeɛ dwumfoɔ mapa. Na ɔwɔ abotwa, nnua adwinnie ne ntomanwono ho nyansa nso. Ɔyɛ ɔbenfoɔ wɔ ntoma bibire, tuntum ne kɔkɔɔ hyɛ mu. Na ɔtumi de serekyetam di dwuma nso. Afei nso, ɔyɛ nsemayifoɔ a ɔtumi di adwini biara a wɔde ma no. Ɔne wʼadwumfoɔ ne wɔn a me wura Dawid a ɔyɛ wʼagya no yii wɔn no bɛyɛ adwuma.
15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send unto his servants:
“Fa atokoɔ, ngo ne nsã a wokaa ho asɛm no bra.
16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you shall need: and we will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.
Nnua biara a ɛho hia no, yɛbɛtwa afiri Lebanon mmepɔ so, na yɛde ayɛ mpata agu nsuo ani, firi Ntam Ɛpo no mpoano akɔsi Yopa. Na ɛfiri hɔ no, wobɛtumi de akɔ Yerusalem.”
17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
Salomo kan ahɔhoɔ dodoɔ a wɔwɔ Israel asase so, te sɛ deɛ nʼagya kenkanee nnipa no. Ɔnyaa nnipa ɔpeha aduonum mmiɛnsa ne ahansia.
18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
Ɔmaa wɔn mu ɔpeduɔson yɛɛ apaafoɔ. Wɔn mu ɔpeduɔwɔtwe yɛɛ abotwafoɔ wɔ wɔn mmepɔ nkuro no so, ɛnna wɔn mu mpem mmiɛnsa ne ahansia yɛɛ wɔn a wɔdi nnwuma no anim.
