2 Chronicles 29

1 Hezekiah [was] a son of twenty-five years [when] he has reigned, and he has reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Abijah daughter of Zechariah;

Hesekia dii ɔhene wɔ Yuda no, na wadi mfeɛ aduonu enum. Na ɔdii adeɛ mfeɛ aduonu nkron wɔ Yerusalem. Na ne maame yɛ Sakaria babaa a ne din de Abia.

2 and he does that which is right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his father David did.

Ɔyɛɛ deɛ ɛfata wɔ Awurade ani so, sɛdeɛ ne tete agya Dawid yɛeɛ no.

3 He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, has opened the doors of the house of YHWH, and strengthens them,

Afe a ɛdi ɛkan wɔ nʼahennie mu wɔ bosome a ɛdi ɛkan no, Hesekia buebuee Awurade Asɔredan apono no, siesieeɛ.

4 and brings in the priests and the Levites, and gathers them to the broad place to the east.

Ɔfrɛfrɛɛ asɔfoɔ no ne Lewifoɔ no sɛ, wɔmmɛhyia no wɔ Asɔredan no adihɔ a ɛwɔ apueeɛ fam hɔ.

5 And he says to them, “Hear me, O Levites, now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of YHWH, God of your fathers, and bring out the impurity from the holy place,

Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Lewifoɔ, montie me! Monnwira mo ho, na monnwira Awurade, mo agyanom Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no nso. Monyiyi biribiara a efi aka no mfiri kronkronbea hɔ.

6 for our fathers have trespassed, and done that which is evil in the eyes of our God YHWH, and forsake him, and turn around their faces from the Dwelling Place of YHWH, and give the neck.

Yɛn agyanom anni nokorɛ, na wɔyɛɛ bɔne wɔ Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn anim. Wɔgyaa Awurade ne nʼAsɔredan no; wɔdanee wɔn akyi kyerɛɛ no.

7 They have also shut the doors of the porch, and quench the lamps, and they have not made incense, and have not caused burnt-offering to ascend in the holy place to the God of Israel,

Afei, wɔtotoo Asɔredan no abankua apono mu, dundumm nkanea no. Wɔgyaee nnuhwamhyeɛ, gyaee ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ a wɔde ba Israel Onyankopɔn, kronkronbea hɔ no.

8 and the wrath of YHWH is on Judah and Jerusalem, and He gives them for a trembling, for an astonishment, and for a hissing, as you are seeing with your eyes.

Ɛno enti na Awurade abufuo aba Yuda ne Yerusalem so no. Wama yɛadane ahufoɔ, ayamhyehyefoɔ ne aseredeɛ, sɛdeɛ mohunu no pefee no.

9 And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives [are] in captivity for this.

Wɔakunkum yɛn agyanom wɔ ɔko mu, na wɔakyekyere yɛn mmammarima, yɛn mmammaa ne yɛn yerenom sɛ nneduafoɔ.

10 Now [it is] with my heart to make a covenant before YHWH, God of Israel, and the fierceness of His anger turns back from us.

Nanso, seesei, me ne Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn bɛyɛ apam sɛdeɛ nʼabufuhyeɛ no bɛfiri yɛn so.

11 My sons, do not be at rest now, for YHWH has fixed on you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be ministering and making incense to Him.”

Mʼadɔfonom Lewifoɔ, monnnyae mo nnwuma mu bio. Awurade ayi mo sɛ monnyina nʼanim nsom no, na monni ɔmanfoɔ anim nsom no, mmɔ afɔdeɛ mma no.”

12 And the Levites rise—Mahath son of Amasai, and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathite; and of the sons of Merari: Kish son of Abdi, and Azariah son of Jehalelel; and of the Gershonite: Joah son of Zimmah, and Eden son of Joah;

Afei saa Lewifoɔ yi hyɛɛ dwumadie no ase. Wɔn a wɔfiri Kohat abusua mu no ne: Amasai babarima Mahat ne Asaria babarima Yoɛl. Wɔn a wɔfiri Merari abusua mu no ne: Abdi babarima Kis ne Yehalelel babarima Asaria. Wɔn a wɔfiri Gerson abusua mu ne: Sima babarima Yoa ne Yoa babarima Eden;

13 and of the sons of Elizaphan: Shimri and Jeiel; and of the sons of Asaph: Zechariah and Mattaniah;

Wɔn a wɔfiri Elisafan abusua mu ne: Simri ne Yeiel. Wɔn a wɔfiri Asaf abusua mu ne: Sakaria ne Matania.

14 and of the sons of Heman: Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel—

Wɔn a wɔfiri Heman abusua mu ne: Yehiel ne Simei. Wɔn a wɔfiri Yedutun abusua mu ne: Semaia ne Usiel.

15 and they gather their brothers, and sanctify themselves, and come in, according to the command of the king in the matters of YHWH, to cleanse the house of YHWH,

Saa mmarima yi frɛfrɛɛ wɔn mfɛfoɔ Lewifoɔ, na wɔdwiraa wɔn ho. Na afei, wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ dwiraa Awurade Asɔredan no sɛdeɛ ɔhene no hyɛeɛ no. Wɔyɛɛ ahwɛyie, dii Awurade ahyɛdeɛ no so pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ wɔn dwumadie no mu.

16 and the priests come into the inner part of the house of YHWH to cleanse [it], and bring out all the uncleanness that they have found in the temple of YHWH to the court of the house of YHWH, and the Levites receive [it], to take [it] out to the Brook of Kidron outside.

Asɔfoɔ no kɔɔ Awurade Asɔredan kronkronbea hɔ, kɔdwiraa hɔ, na wɔfaa biribiara a ɛho agu fi a wɔhunuiɛ no firii hɔ de baa Asɔredan no adihɔ. Lewifoɔ no twee ne nyinaa firii hɔ, kɔto guu Kidron Bɔnhwa mu.

17 And they begin to sanctify on the first of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they have come to the porch of YHWH, and they sanctify the house of YHWH in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they have finished.

Wɔhyɛɛ dwumadie no ase wɔ da bi a ɛwɔ bosome a ɛdi ɛkan no mu. Na ɛda a ɛtɔ so nwɔtwe no, na wɔaduru Awurade Asɔredan no abankua mu hɔ. Na wɔde nnafua nwɔtwe bio dwiraa Awurade Asɔredan no ankasa. Enti wɔde nnafua dunsia na ɛwiee dwumadie no nyinaa.

18 And they come in to Hezekiah the king within, and say, “We have cleansed all the house of YHWH, and the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and the table of the arrangement, and all its vessels,

Na Lewifoɔ no kɔɔ ɔhene Hesekia nkyɛn, kɔkaa sɛdeɛ dwumadie no akɔsi kyerɛɛ no. Wɔkaa sɛ, “Yɛadwira Awurade Asɔredan no, ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔ afɔrebukyia no a nneɛma ahodoɔ ka ho ne Hyiadan mu Burodo no ɛpono no ne ɛho nneɛma ho.

19 and all the vessels that King Ahaz cast away in his reign—in his trespass—we have prepared and sanctified, and behold, they [are] before the altar of YHWH.”

Afei, nso, nneɛma a ɔhene Ahas tasee wɔ ɛberɛ a na ɔyɛ asoɔden, na ɔtoo asɔredan no mu no nso, yɛakɔgye ne nyinaa. Ne nyinaa gu Awurade afɔrebukyia no anim a wɔadwira ho na wɔbɛtumi de adi dwuma biara.”

20 And Hezekiah the king rises early, and gathers the heads of the city, and goes up to the house of YHWH;

Adeɛ kyee anɔpahema no, ɔhene Hesekia boaboaa kuro no mpanimfoɔ ano ne wɔn kɔɔ Awurade Asɔredan no mu.

21 and they bring in seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven young male goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah; and he commands to sons of Aaron, the priests, to cause [them] to ascend on the altar of YHWH.

Wɔde anantwinini nson, nnwennini nson, nnwammaa nson ne mpapo nson baa sɛ, ahennie, asɔredan no ne Yuda bɔne ho afɔrebɔdeɛ. Ɔhene no hyɛɛ asɔfoɔ no a wɔyɛ Aaron asefoɔ sɛ, wɔmfa mmoa no mmɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ Awurade afɔrebukyia no so.

22 And they slaughter the oxen, and the priests receive the blood, and sprinkle on the altar; and they slaughter the rams, and sprinkle the blood on the altar; and they slaughter the lambs, and sprinkle the blood on the altar;

Na wɔkunkum anantwinini no, na asɔfoɔ de mogya no petee afɔrebukyia no so. Afei, wɔkunkumm nnwennini no de wɔn mogya petee afɔrebukyia no so. Na awieeɛ no, wɔde nnwammaa no yɛɛ saa ara.

23 and they bring the male goats of the sin-offering near before the king and the assembly, and they lay their hands on them;

Mpapo a wɔde rebɛbɔ bɔne ho afɔdeɛ no, wɔde baa ɔhene no ne ɔmanfoɔ no anim, ma wɔde wɔn nsa guu wɔn so.

24 and the priests slaughter them, and make a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel, that “For all Israel,” said the king, “[is] the burnt-offering and the sin-offering.”

Afei, asɔfoɔ no kunkumm mpapo no sɛ bɔne ho afɔrebɔ, de wɔn mogya petee afɔrebukyia no so, sɛ bɔne ho mpatadeɛ maa Israel nyinaa. Ɔhene no sii so dua sɛ, saa ɔhyeɛ ne bɔne ho afɔrebɔ no, wɔmmɔ mma Israel nyinaa.

25 And he appoints the Levites in the house of YHWH with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, by the command of David, and of Gad, seer of the king, and of Nathan the prophet, for the command [is] by the hand of YHWH, by the hand of His prophets;

Afei, ɔhene Hesekia de Lewifoɔ no gyinagyinaa Awurade Asɔredan no mu. Ɔde kyankyan, mmɛnta ne asankuten maa wɔn. Ɔdii ahyɛdeɛ a Awurade nam Gad, a ɔyɛ ɔhene nhunumuni ne odiyifoɔ Natan so de maa Dawid no so.

26 and the Levites stand with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

Afei, Lewifoɔ no faa Dawid nnwontodeɛ no kɔgyinagyinaa wɔn gyinaberɛ wɔ Asɔredan no ho. Saa ara nso na asɔfoɔ no faa wɔn ntotorobɛnto kɔgyinagyinaa wɔn afa.

27 And Hezekiah commands to cause the burnt-offering to ascend on the altar; and at the time the burnt-offering began, the song of YHWH began, and the trumpets, and with [the] hands of [the] instruments of David king of Israel.

Afei, ɔhene Hesekia hyɛɛ sɛ wɔmfa ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ no nsi afɔrebukyia no so. Ɛberɛ a wɔde ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ no reba no, wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ too ayɛyie nnwom maa Awurade, na wɔde ntotorobɛnto ne Israelhene Dawid nnwontodeɛ no gyegyee ho.

28 And all the assembly are worshiping, and the singers singing, and the trumpeters blowing; the whole [is] until the completion of the burnt-offering.

Badwa no sɔree Awurade wɔ ɛberɛ a na nnwomtofoɔ no reto nnwom, na wɔrehyɛn ntotorobɛnto no ara kɔsii sɛ ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ no nyinaa saeɛ.

29 And at the completion of the offering up, the king and all those found with him have bowed, and pay respect.

Na ɔhene no ne wɔn a wɔka ne ho no nyinaa koto someeɛ.

30 And Hezekiah the king commands—and the princes—to the Levites [to cause them] to give praise to YHWH in the words of David, and of Asaph the seer, and they praise—to joy, and they bow, and pay respect.

Ɔhene Hesekia ne ne mpanimfoɔ hyɛɛ Lewifoɔ no sɛ, wɔmfa Dawid nnwom ne nhunumuni Asaf deɛ, nkamfo Awurade. Enti, wɔde anigyeɛ kamfoo Awurade, na wɔkoto sɔreeɛ.

31 And Hezekiah answers and says, “Now you have filled your hand for YHWH, come near, and bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings to the house of YHWH”; and the assembly brings in sacrifices and thank-offerings, and every willing-hearted one—burnt-offerings.

Afei, Hesekia de too dwa sɛ, “Ɔsom no aba awieeɛ. Momfa mo afɔrebɔdeɛ ne mo aseda mmra Awurade Asɔredan mu.” Enti, ɔmanfoɔ no de wɔn afɔrebɔdeɛ ne wɔn aseda afɔrebɔdeɛ baeɛ, na wɔn a wɔpɛ no de ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ nso kaa ho.

32 And the number of the burnt-offerings that the assembly has brought in is seventy oxen, one hundred rams, [and] two hundred lambs; for all these [are] a burnt-offering to YHWH.

Ɔmanfoɔ no de anantwinini aduɔson, nnwennini ɔha ne nnwammaa ahanu sɛ ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ brɛɛ Awurade.

33 And the sanctified things [are] six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

Wɔsane de anantwinini ahansia ne nnwan mpem mmiɛnsa baa sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ.

34 Only, the priests have become few, and have not been able to strip the whole of the burnt-offerings, and their brothers the Levites strengthen them until the completion of the work, and until the priests sanctify themselves, for the Levites [are] more upright of heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

Nanso, na asɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ hɔ no sua sɛ wɔbɛtumi asiesie ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ no nyinaa enti, wɔn abusuafoɔ Lewifoɔ no boaa wɔn, kɔsii sɛ dwumadie no baa awieeɛ. Wɔtee asɔfoɔ no pii ho ansa na wɔreboa dwumadie no, ɛfiri sɛ, na Lewifoɔ no adwene wɔ wɔn ahoteɛ so sene asɔfoɔ no.

35 And also, burnt-offerings [are] in abundance, with fat of the peace-offerings, and with oblations for the burnt-offering; and the service of the house of YHWH is established,

Na ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne daa nsa afɔdeɛ no buu so. Saa ara nso na asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ sradeɛ nso yɛɛ bebree. Enti, wɔsiesiee Awurade Asɔredan no maa ɔsom no.

36 and Hezekiah and all the people rejoice because of God’s giving preparation to the people, for the thing has been suddenly.

Na Hesekia ne ɔmanfoɔ no nyinaa gyee wɔn ani wɔ deɛ Onyankopɔn ayɛ ama nnipa no, ɛfiri sɛ wɔwiee biribiara ntɛm.