< 1 Chronicles 19 >
1 And it was after thus and he died Nahash [the] king of [the] people of Ammon and he reigned son his in place of him.
Yeinom akyiri no, Amonhene Nahas wuiɛ, na ne babarima Hanun bɛdii adeɛ.
2 And he said David I will do loyalty - with Hanun [the] son of Nahash for he did father his with me loyalty and he sent David messengers to comfort him on father his and they came [the] servants of David into [the] land of [the] people of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.
Dawid kaa sɛ, “Me ne Hanun bɛyɛ baako, ɛfiri sɛ, nʼagya Nahas ne me yɛɛ baako nokorɛm.” Ɛno enti, Dawid tuu abɔfoɔ maa wɔkɔɔ Hanun nkyɛn, kɔmaa no hyɛden wɔ nʼagya wuo no enti. Nanso, ɛberɛ a abɔfoɔ no duruu Amon asase so no,
3 And they said [the] officials of [the] people of Ammon to Hanun ¿ [is] honoring David father your in view your for he has sent to you comforters ¿ not in order to explore and to overthrow and to spy out the land have they come servants his to you.
Hanun afotufoɔ bisaa no sɛ, “Enti, wogye di ampa ara sɛ, saa mmarima yi baa sɛ wɔrebɛhyɛ wʼagya animuonyam? Dabi! Dawid asoma wɔn sɛ wɔmmɛsra asase yi, na wɔnam so ako agye.”
4 And he took Hanun [the] servants of David and he shaved them and he cut off robes their in the middle to the buttock[s] and he sent away them.
Enti, Hanun kyeree Dawid abɔfoɔ no, werɛɛ wɔn abɔgyesɛ, twitwaa wɔn ntadeɛ ano wɔ wɔn to ase, maa wɔsane de animguaseɛ kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn.
5 And people went and they told to David on the men and he sent to meet them for they were the men humiliated exceedingly and he said the king remain at Jericho until that it will grow back beard your and you will return.
Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee asɛm no, ɔtuu abɔfoɔ kɔɔ abɔfoɔ no nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, wɔntena Yeriko kɔsi sɛ wɔn abɔgyesɛ no bɛfu, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔn ho ayɛ fɛreɛ.
6 And they saw [the] people of Ammon that they had made themselves odious with David and he sent Hanun and [the] people of Ammon one thousand talent[s] of silver to hire for themselves from Aram Naharaim and from Aram Maacah and from Zobah chariotry and horsemen.
Afei, Amonfoɔ hunuu abufutrasoɔ a wɔahyɛ Dawid no, Hanun ne Amonfoɔ soma maa wɔde dwetɛ nkariboɔ ani tɔno 38 kɔgyee nteaseɛnam ne akodɔm firii Aram-naharaim, Aram-maaka ne Soba.
7 And they hired for themselves two and thirty thousand chariot[s] and [the] king of Maacah and people his and they came and they encamped before Medeba and [the] people of Ammon they gathered from cities their and they came for battle.
Wɔsane pɛɛ nteaseɛnam mpem aduasa mmienu, na wɔnyaa akyigyina firii Maakahene ne nʼakodɔm nkyɛn. Saa akodɔm yi kyeree nsraban wɔ Medeba, ɛhɔ na Amon akodɔm a Hanun nya firii nʼankasa nkuro so no kɔkaa wɔn ho.
8 And he heard David and he sent Joab and all [the] army the warriors.
Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee saa asɛm yi no, ɔsomaa Yoab ne nʼakofoɔ sɛ wɔne wɔn nkɔko.
9 And they went out [the] people of Ammon and they deployed battle [the] entrance of the city and the kings who they had come to alone them [were] in the open country.
Amonfoɔ akodɔm no bɛgyinagyinaa kuro no ɛpono ano, na ahemfo a wɔaka no nso gyinagyinaa ɛserɛ no so.
10 And he saw Joab that it was [the] face of the battle against him face and back and he chose from every chosen [man] in Israel and he deployed to meet Aram.
Ɛberɛ a Yoab hunuu sɛ ɛsɛ dɔm no anim kyerɛ ne so wɔ nʼanim ne nʼakyi no, ɔyii nʼakodɔm no mu akofoɔ a wɔnim ako no. Ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ nʼankasa ase, dii wɔn anim kɔko tiaa Aramfoɔ no a wɔgyinagyina ɛserɛ so no.
11 And [the] rest of the people he put in [the] hand of Abishai brother his and they deployed to meet [the] people of Ammon.
Ɔgyaa akodɔm a wɔaka no maa ne nuabarima Abisai sɛ ɔnkɔto nhyɛ Amonfoɔ no so.
12 And he said if it will be [too] strong for me Aram and you will become for me deliverance. And if [the] people of Ammon they will be [too] strong for you and I will deliver you.
Na Yoab ka kyerɛɛ ne nuabarima no sɛ, “Sɛ Aramfoɔ no yɛ den ma me dodo a, bra na bɛboa me.” Yoab toaa so sɛ, “Sɛ Amonfoɔ no yɛ den dodo ma wo a, mɛba abɛboa wo.
13 Be strong so let us show ourselves strong for people our and for [the] cities of God our and Yahweh the good in view his he will do.
Hyɛ wo ho den. Ma yɛmfa akokoɔduru nko nnye yɛn nkurɔfoɔ ne yɛn Onyankopɔn nkuro. Awurade pɛ nyɛ hɔ.”
14 And he drew near Joab and the people which [was] with him before Aram for battle and they fled from before him.
Ɛberɛ a Yoab ne nʼakodɔm to hyɛɛ Aramfoɔ so no, wɔfirii aseɛ dwaneeɛ.
15 And [the] people of Ammon they saw that it had fled Aram and they fled also they from before Abishai brother his and they went the city towards and he went Joab Jerusalem.
Na Amonfoɔ hunuu sɛ Aramfoɔ no redwane no, wɔdwane firi Abisai anim kɔɔ kuropɔn no mu. Afei, Yoab sane kɔɔ Yerusalem.
16 And it saw Aram that they had been defeated before Israel and they sent messengers and they brought out Aram which [was] from [the] other side of the river and Shophach [the] commander of [the] army of Hadadezer [was] before them.
Afei, Aramfoɔ no hunuu sɛ ɛnyɛ wɔn afɛ ne Israelfoɔ enti, wɔfrɛɛ Aram akodɔm foforɔ firii Asubɔnten Eufrate ho sɛ wɔmmɛboa. Saa akodɔm a wɔhyɛ Sofak a ɔyɛ Hadadeser akodɔm nyinaa sahene ase no baeɛ.
17 And it was told to David and he gathered all Israel and he passed over the Jordan and he came to them and he deployed against them and he deployed David to meet Aram battle and they fought with him.
Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee asɛm a asi no, ɔboaboaa Israel nyinaa ano, de wɔn twaa Asubɔnten Yordan, de nʼakodɔm no gyinagyinaa wɔn mpasua so. Afei, ɔne atamfoɔ no de ɔko hyehyɛɛ so, maa wɔko tiaa no.
18 And it fled Aram from to before Israel and he killed David of Aram seven thousand charioteer[s] and forty thousand man on foot and Shophach [the] commander of the army he killed.
Ɛha nso, Aramfoɔ no dwane firii Israelfoɔ no anim. Saa ɛberɛ yi, Dawid akodɔm no kunkumm nteaseɛnamkafoɔ mpem nson ne anammɔntwa asraadɔm ɔpeduanan a Sofak a ɔyɛ akodɔm no sahene no ka ho.
19 And they saw [the] servants of Hadadezer that they had been defeated before Israel and they made peace with David and they served him and not it was willing Aram to deliver [the] people of Ammon again.
Hadadeser asomfoɔ hunuu sɛ Israel adi wɔn so nkonim no, wɔmaa wɔn nsa so, maa Dawid faa wɔn sɛ ne nkoa. Ɛno akyi, Aramfoɔ ampɛ sɛ wɔbɛboa Amonfoɔ bio.