2 Chronicles 28
1 Twenty years old, was Ahaz when he began to reign, and, sixteen years, reigned he in Jerusalem, —but he did not that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, like David his father;
Ahas dii ade no, na wadi mfirihyia aduonu. Odii hene wɔ Yerusalem mfirihyia dunsia. Wanyɛ nea ɛsɔ Awurade ani sɛnea ne tete agya Dawid yɛe no.
2 but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, —yea, even molten images, made he to the Baalim;
Mmom, ɔyɛɛ nea Israel ahemfo yɛe no bi, yɛɛ ahoni a wɔde som Baal.
3 and, he, burned incense, in the valley of the son of Hinnom, -and burnt his sons, in the fire, according to the abominable ways of the nations, whom Yahweh dispossessed from before the sons of Israel.
Ɔbɔɔ afɔre wɔ Hinom babarima bon mu, na mpo ɔde ne mmabarima bɔɔ afɔre wɔ ogya mu. Osuaa akyiwade a abosonsom aman no yɛe a nti Awurade pam wɔn fii asase no so ansa na Israelfo rekodu hɔ no.
4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and upon the hills, —and under every green tree.
Ɔbɔɔ afɔre, hyew nnuhuam wɔ abosomfi, mmepɔw so ne dua frɔmfrɔm biara ase.
5 Wherefore Yahweh his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria, who smote him, and carried away captive from him a large body of captives, and brought them into Damascus, —yea, even into the hand of the king of Israel, was he delivered, who smote him with a great smiting.
Ɛno nti na Awurade, ne Nyankopɔn, maa Aramhene kwan na odii Ahas so nkonim, twaa ne nkurɔfo bebree asu kɔɔ Damasko. Israel asraafo bebree nso dii Ahas so nkonim, kunkum nʼakofo no bebree nso.
6 And Pekah son of Remaliah slew, in Judah, a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all, sons of valour, -because they had forsaken Yahweh, God of their fathers.
Israelhene Peka, a ɔyɛ Remalia babarima de da koro kunkum Yuda asraafo no nnipa mpem ɔha aduonu, efisɛ na wɔapo Awurade, wɔn agyanom Nyankopɔn.
7 And Zichri a hero of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam, chief ruler of the house, —and Elkanah, that was next unto the king.
Afei, Sikri, ɔkofo kɛse a ofi Efraim, kunkum Maaseia a ɔyɛ ɔhene babarima Asrikam, a ɔyɛ ahemfi so sahene ne Elkana, a ɔyɛ ɔhene sahene abediakyiri no.
8 And the sons of Israel, carried away captive, from among their brethren two hundred thousand, wives, sons and daughters, moreover also, of much spoil, did they plunder them, —and brought the spoil to Samaria.
Israelfo asraafo kyekyeree mmea ne Yuda mmofra mpem ahannu, faa asade bebree, de kɔɔ Samaria.
9 But, in that place, was a prophet unto Yahweh, Oded his name, so he went out to meet the host that was coming unto Samaria, and said unto them, Lo! in the wrath of Yahweh, God of your fathers, against Judah, hath he delivered them into your hand, —and ye have slain them in a rage, until, to the heavens, it hath reached.
Na Awurade odiyifo a ne din de Oded wɔ Samaria hɔ bere a Israel asraafo san baa fie no. Okohyiaa wɔn ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Awurade, mo agyanom Nyankopɔn, bo fuw Yuda, na ɔmaa mudii wɔn so nkonim. Nanso moayɛ ama aboro so dodo sɛ mode atirimɔden akunkum wɔn, ma ahaw ɔsoro nyinaa.
10 Now, therefore, ye, are thinking to tread down, the children of Judah and Jerusalem, as servants and as handmaids for yourselves. But is it not so—that, ye yourselves, are altogether guilty against Yahweh your God?
Na mprempren, moredwene sɛ mobɛfa saa nnipa yi a wofi Yuda ne Yerusalem nkoa. Na mo ankasa mo bɔne a moyɛ tiaa Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, ho asɛm te dɛn?
11 Now, therefore, hearken unto me, and restore the captives whom ye have taken captive from among your brethren, —for, the glow of the anger of Yahweh, is over you.
Muntie me, na munnyaa saa nneduafo a wɔwɔ mo nsam no, efisɛ wɔyɛ mo ankasa mo abusuafo. Monhwɛ no yiye, efisɛ mprempren, wɔadan Awurade abufuwhyew no aba mo so!”
12 Then rose up certain of the chiefs of the sons of Ephraim—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai, —against them who were coming in from the army;
Na Israel ntuanofo bi a wɔyɛ Yehohanan babarima Asaria, Mesilemot babarima Berekia, Salum babarima Yehiskia ne Hadlai babarima Amasa penee eyi so, na wɔne mmarima a wofi akono reba no kae se,
13 and said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither, for, with guilt against Yahweh already upon us, ye, are thinking to add unto our sins, and unto our guilt, —for great is the guilt we have, and fierce is the anger over Israel.
“Mommfa nneduafo no mma ha! Yɛrentumi mfa nka yɛn bɔne ne yɛn afɔdi ho. Yɛn afɔdi so dedaw, na wɔadan Awurade abufuwhyew no aba Israel so dedaw.”
14 So the armed men left the captives, and tile plunder, before the rulers, and all the convocation.
Enti akofo no gyaee nneduafo no de asade no mae wɔ ɔmanfo no ne ntuanofo no anim.
15 Then rose up the men who have been expressed by name—and took the captives, and, all who were naked among them, clothed they out of the spoil, and arrayed them and sandalled them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and conducted them with asses for every one that was exhausted, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm-trees, near unto their brethren, —and then returned to Samaria.
Afei, nnipa baanan a wɔbobɔɔ wɔn din no baa anim, bɛkyekyɛɛ ntade a ɛwɔ asade no mu no maa nneduafo a wɔda adagyaw no. Wɔmaa wɔn ntade ne mpaboa sɛ wɔnhyɛ ne nnuan pii ne nsu, de ngo guguu wɔn apirakuru mu. Wɔde wɔn a wɔayɛ mmerɛw no tenatenaa mfurum so, de nneduafo no nyinaa san baa wɔn asase Yeriko, mmɛkurow, no so. Afei, wɔsan kɔɔ Samaria.
16 At that time, sent King Ahaz unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
Saa bere no mu, Yudahene Ahas kɔsrɛɛ Asiriahene sɛ ɔmmɛboa no na ɔnkɔko ntia nʼatamfo.
17 For again had, the Edomites, come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives;
Bio, na Edom asraafo adi Yuda so nkonim, akyekyere ebinom nnommum.
18 and, the Philistines, had spread themselves out against the cities of the lowland and of the south, pertaining to Judah, and had captured Beth-shemesh and Aijalon and Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, and Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo, with its villages, —and dwelt there.
Na Filistifo atow ahyɛ nkurow a ɛwɔ Yuda mmepɔw no ase ne Negeb so. Na wɔako afa Bet-Semes, Ayalon, Gederot ne Soko ne wɔn nkurow ne Timna ne Gimso ne wɔn nkurow no. Na Filistifo no tenatenaa saa nkurow yi so.
19 For Yahweh had brought Judah low, because of Ahaz king of Israel, —for he had given the rein in Judah, and, been grievously unfaithful, with Yahweh.
Na Awurade rebrɛ Yuda ase, esiane Yudahene Ahas nti, efisɛ na ɔboa ne nkurɔfo ma wɔyɛ bɔne, na na onni Awurade nokware korakora nso.
20 And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, came against him, —and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
Enti bere a Asiriahene Tilgat-Pilneser bedui no a anka ɛsɛ sɛ ɔboa ɔhene Ahas no, ɔhaw no mmom.
21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of Yahweh, and out of the house of the king, and the rulers, —and gave unto the king of Assyria, but he helped him not.
Ahas tasee nneɛma a ɛsom bo fii Awurade asɔredan no mu, ahemfi hɔ ne ne mpanyimfo afi mu, de kɔmaa Asiriahene sɛ ne tow. Nanso eyi mpo, ammoa no.
22 And, in the time of his distress, he yet further acted unfaithfully with Yahweh, —he, King Ahaz!
Na sɛ ɔhaw bi ba ɔhene Ahas so mpo a, ɔkɔ so yɛ asoɔden wɔ Awurade so.
23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus who had smitten him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria are helping them, unto them, will I sacrifice, that they may help me. But, they, served to seduce him and all Israel.
Ɔbɔɔ afɔre maa Damasko anyame a wodii ne so nkonim no, na ɔkae se, “Saa anyame yi na wɔboaa Aram ahemfo nti, sɛ mebɔ afɔre ma wɔn a, wɔbɛboa me nso.” Nanso wɔmaa no sɛee, maa Israel nyinaa sɛee.
24 And Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God, and brake away the fittings of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of Yahweh, —and made for himself altars at every corner in Jerusalem;
Ɔhene no tasee nneɛma ahorow a ɛwɔ Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no mu nyinaa bubuu mu asinasin. Ɔtotoo Awurade asɔredan no apon mu, sɛnea obiara ntumi nkɔsom wɔ hɔ. Osisii afɔremuka maa abosonsom anyame wɔ Yerusalem twɔtwɔw so baabiara.
25 and, in every several city of Judah, made he high places, for burning incense unto other gods, —and provoked Yahweh, God of his fathers.
Ɔyɛɛ abosonsom nsɔree so wɔ Yuda nkurow nyinaa so a wɔbɔ afɔre wɔ hɔ ma anyame foforo no. Ɔnam saa ɔkwan yi so, hyɛɛ Awurade, nʼagyanom Nyankopɔn, abufuw.
26 But, the rest of his story, and all his ways, first and last, there they are, written the book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Ahas ahenni ho nsɛm nkae no fi mfiase kosi awiei no, wɔakyerɛw agu Yuda ahemfo ne Israel ahemfo nhoma mu.
27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel, —and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
Ɔhene Ahas wui no, wosiee no Yerusalem, nanso wɔansie no wɔ adehye amusiei. Ne babarima Hesekia na odii nʼade sɛ ɔhene.
