Kings IV 16
1 In the seventeenth year of Phakee son of Romelias began Achaz the son of Joatham king of Juda to reign.
Ɛberɛ a ɔhene Peka adi ɔhene wɔ Israel mfeɛ dunson no, na Yotam babarima Ahas nso bɛdii adeɛ wɔ Yuda.
2 Twenty years old was Achaz when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not that which was right in the eyes of the Lord his God faithfully, as David his father [had done].
Ahas dii ɔhene no, na wadi mfirinhyia aduonu. Na ɔdii Yerusalem nso so ɔhene mfirinhyia dunsia. Wanyɛ deɛ ɛsɔ Awurade, ne Onyankopɔn ani, sɛdeɛ ne panin Dawid yɛeɛ no.
3 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, he made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.
Mmom, ɔhwɛɛ Israel ahemfo nhwɛsoɔ so, na mpo ɔde ɔno ankasa ne babarima bɔɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ ogya mu. Ɔsuasuaa abosonsom aman no nneɛma a ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ ma Awurade a ɛno enti ɔpamoo wɔn firii Israelfoɔ anim no.
4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places, and upon the hills, and under every shady tree.
Ɔbɔɔ afɔdeɛ, hyee nnuhwam wɔ abosomfie, mmepɔ so ne dua frɔmfrɔm biara ase.
5 Then went up Raasson king of Syria and Phakee son of Romelias king of Israel against Jerusalem to war, and besieged Achaz, but could not prevail [against him].
Afei, Aramhene Resin ne Israelhene Peka tuu sa wɔ Ahas so. Wɔkɔtuaa Yerusalem, nanso wɔanni so nkonim.
6 At that time Raasson king of Syria recovered Aelath to Syria, and drove out the Jews from Aelath, and the Idumeans came to Aelath, and lived there until this day.
Saa ɛberɛ no, Edomhene gyee Elat kuro maa Edom. Ɔpamoo Yudafoɔ, na ɔmaa Edomfoɔ no kɔtenaa hɔ, sɛdeɛ ɛte ɛnnɛ yi.
7 And Achaz sent messengers to Thalgath-phellasar king of the Assyrians, saying, I am your servant and your son: come up, deliver me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.
Ɔhene Ahas somaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Asiriahene Tiglat-Pileser nkyɛn, de nkra kɔmaa no sɛ, “Meyɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ ne wo ba. Bra na bɛgye me firi Aram ne Israel akodɔm a wɔaka me ahyɛ no nsam.”
8 And Achaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king's house, and sent gifts to the king.
Na Ahas faa dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ firii Awurade Asɔredan mu hɔ, faa ahemfie hɔ sika de kyɛɛ Asiriahene no.
9 And the king of the Assyrians listened to him: and the king of the Assyrians went up to Damascus and took it, and removed the inhabitants, and killed king Raasson.
Enti, Asiriafoɔ no kɔtuaa Aramfoɔ no wɔ wɔn kuropɔn Damasko mu, kyekyeree ɛhɔfoɔ no nnommum, de wɔn kɔ kɔtenaa Kir. Wɔkumm ɔhene Resin.
10 And king Achaz went to Damascus to meet Thalgath-phellasar king of the Assyrians at Damascus; and he saw an altar at Damascus. And king Achaz sent to Urias the priest the pattern of the altar, and its proportions, and all its workmanship.
Ɔhene Ahas kɔɔ Damasko, kɔhyiaa Asiriahene Tiglat-Pileser. Ɛberɛ a ɔwɔ hɔ no, ɔhunuu afɔrebukyia sononko bi. Enti, ɔde saa afɔrebukyia no sɛso ho mfoni, kɔmaa ɔsɔfoɔ Uria.
11 And Urias the priest built the altar, according to all [the directions] which king Achaz sent from Damascus.
Uria nam ɔhene no asɛm so yɛɛ saa afɔrebukyia no bi pɛpɛɛpɛ, na ɛberɛ a ɔfiri Damasko baeɛ no, na wɔayɛ awie.
12 And the king saw the altar, and went up to it,
Ɔhene no firi Damasko baeɛ no, ɔhwɛɛ afɔrebukyia no ho hyiaeɛ, bɔɔ so afɔdeɛ.
13 and offered his whole burnt offering, and his meat-offering, and his drink-offering, and poured out the blood of his peace-offerings on the brazen altar that was before the Lord.
Ɔhene no bɔɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne atokoɔ afɔdeɛ, hwiee nsã afɔdeɛ guu so, na ɔpetee asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ ho mogya guu so.
14 And he brought forward [the one] before the house of the Lord from between the altar and the house of the Lord, and he set it openly by the side of the altar northwards.
Na ɔhene Ahas yii kɔbere mfrafraeɛ afɔrebukyia a na ɛsi ɛkwan no ano ne afɔrebukyia foforɔ yi ntam no, firii Awurade Asɔredan no anim, de kɔsii afɔrebukyia foforɔ no atifi fam.
15 And king Achaz charged Urias the priest, saying, Offer upon the great altar the whole burnt offering in the morning and the meat-offering in the evening, and the whole burnt offering of the king, and his meat-offering, and the whole burnt offering of all the people, and their meat-offering, and their drink-offering; and you shall pour all the blood of the whole burnt offering, and all the blood of [any other] sacrifice upon it: and the brazen altar shall be for me in the morning.
Ɔka kyerɛɛ ɔsɔfoɔ Uria sɛ, “Bɔ anɔpa afɔdeɛ nyinaa a ɛyɛ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ no, anwummerɛ atokoɔ afɔdeɛ no, ɔhene ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne atokoɔ afɔdeɛ ne nnipa no nyinaa afɔdeɛ a wɔn nsa afɔdeɛ ka ho wɔ so. Mogya a ɛfiri ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ no nyinaa mu no, wɔmfa mpete afɔrebukyia foforɔ no so. Me nko ara na mede kɔbere mfrafraeɛ afɔrebukyia dada no bɛdi dwuma.”
16 And Urias the priest did according to all that king Achaz commanded him.
Na ɔsɔfoɔ Uria yɛɛ deɛ ɔhene Ahas ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ.
17 And king Achaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them, and took down the sea from the brazen oxen that were under it, and set it upon a base of stone.
Na afei, ɔhene no tutuu afasuo no nkatanimu nnua ne nsuhina nso firi nsuo teaseɛnam no so. Afei ɔyii Po no firii kɔbere mfrafraeɛ anantwie no akyi de sii aboɔ nsameeɛ no so.
18 And he made a base for the throne in the house of the Lord, and he turned the king's entrance without in the house of the Lord because of the king of the Assyrians.
Na anidie a ɔde ma Asiriahene no enti, ɔyii kyiniiɛ bi a na wɔayɛ wɔ ahemfie no mu a na wɔde di dwuma homeda no ne ɔhene no abɔntenkwan a ɛkɔ Awurade Asɔredan mu no firii hɔ.
19 And the rest of the acts of Achaz, even all that he did, [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda?
Ahas ahennie ho nsɛm nkaeɛ no ne dwuma ahodoɔ a ɔdiiɛ no, wɔatwerɛ agu Yuda Ahemfo Abakɔsɛm Nwoma no mu.
20 And Achaz slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Ezekias his son reigned in his stead.
Ɛberɛ a Ahas wuiɛ no, wɔsiee no ne mpanimfoɔ nkyɛn wɔ Dawid kuro mu. Na ne babarima Hesekia bɛdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene.
