< 2 Samuel 4 >

1 and to hear: hear son: child Saul for to die Abner in/on/with Hebron and to slacken hand: themselves his and all Israel to dismay
Bere a Is-Boset tee sɛ Abner awu wɔ Hebron no, nʼaba mu bui, na saa ara nso na ne nkurɔfo no bɔɔ huboa.
2 and two human ruler band to be son: child Saul name [the] one Baanah and name [the] second Rechab son: child Rimmon [the] Beerothite from son: descendant/people Benjamin for also Beeroth to devise: count upon Benjamin
Afei, na anuanom baanu a wɔn din de Baana ne Rekab na na wɔyɛ asafohene ma Is-Boset akofo no. Na wɔyɛ Rimon a ofi Benyamin fi wɔ Beerot kurow mu no mmabarima. Wɔfa no sɛ kurow Beerot ka Benyamin ho,
3 and to flee [the] Beerothite Gittaim [to] and to be there to sojourn till [the] day: today [the] this
efisɛ wɔn a na wɔte Beerot mmere bi no guan kɔɔ Gitaim a wɔda so te hɔ sɛ ahɔho de besi nnɛ yi.
4 and to/for Jonathan son: child Saul son: child crippled foot son: aged five year to be in/on/with to come (in): come tidings Saul and Jonathan from Jezreel and to lift: bear him be faithful him and to flee and to be in/on/with to hurry she to/for to flee and to fall: fall and to limp and name his Mephibosheth
Na Saulo babarima Yonatan wɔ ɔbabarima bi a ne din de Mefiboset a na ɔyɛ obubuafo fi ne mmofraase. Wokum Saulo ne Yonatan wɔ Yesreel akono no, na abofra no adi mfe anum. Bere a ɔko no ho asɛm duu kurow no mu no, obi a ɔhwɛ abofra no kyekyeree no de no guanee. Nanso bere a ɔreguan no, ɔhwee ase maa abofra no bɔɔ fam, ma ɔyɛɛ obubuafo.
5 and to go: went son: child Rimmon [the] Beerothite Rechab and Baanah and to come (in): come like/as heat [the] day to(wards) house: home Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth and he/she/it to lie down: sleep [obj] bed [the] midday
Da bi, Beerotni, Rimon mmabarima baanu a wɔn din de Rekab ne Baana kɔɔ Is-Boset fi awia bere mu a na ɔregye nʼahome.
6 and they(fem.) to come (in): come till midst [the] house: home to take: take wheat and to smite him to(wards) [the] belly and Rechab and Baanah brother: male-sibling his to escape
Wowuraa mu kɔɔ ne pia mu te sɛnea wɔrekɔpɛ awi, kɔwɔɔ ne yafunu mu afoa. Afei Rekab ne Baana wiawiaa wɔn ho guanee.
7 and to come (in): come [the] house: home and he/she/it to lie down: lay down upon bed his in/on/with chamber bed his and to smite him and to die him and to turn aside: remove [obj] head his and to take: take [obj] head his and to go: went way: road [the] Arabah all [the] night
Ansa na wɔbɛkɔ no, wotwaa ne ti bere a ɔda ne mpa so. Wɔfaa ne ti no kotwaa Yordan bon no, nantew anadwo mu no nyinaa kɔe.
8 and to come (in): bring [obj] head Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth to(wards) David Hebron and to say to(wards) [the] king behold head Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: child Saul enemy your which to seek [obj] soul: life your and to give: give LORD to/for lord my [the] king vengeance [the] day: today [the] this from Saul and from seed: children his
Wɔde Is-Boset ti no brɛɛ Dawid wɔ Hebron, na wɔka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no se, “Wo tamfo Saulo a anka ɔrehwehwɛ wo akum wo no babarima Is-Boset ti ni. Nnɛ, Awurade ama me wo aweretɔ ho kwan atia Saulo ne nʼabusua.”
9 and to answer David [obj] Rechab and [obj] Baanah brother: male-sibling his son: child Rimmon [the] Beerothite and to say to/for them alive LORD which to ransom [obj] soul: life my from all distress
Na Dawid buaa Beerotni Rimon mma Rekab ne ne nua Baana se, “Mmere dodow a Awurade a ogyee me fii ɔhaw ne abɛbrɛsɛ mu te ase yi, mɛka nokware akyerɛ mo.
10 for [the] to tell to/for me to/for to say behold to die Saul and he/she/it to be like/as to bear tidings in/on/with eye: appearance his and to grasp [emph?] in/on/with him and to kill him in/on/with Ziklag which to/for to give: give me to/for him good news
Bere a onipa bi bɛka kyerɛɛ me se, ‘Saulo awu’ a na osusuw sɛ ɔreka asɛm pa akyerɛ me no, mekyeree no kum no wɔ Siklag. Nʼasɛm a ɔbɛka kyerɛɛ me no so akatua a mede maa no ne no.
11 also for human wicked to kill [obj] man righteous in/on/with house: home his upon bed his and now not to seek [obj] blood his from hand your and to burn: destroy [obj] you from [the] land: country/planet
Na akatua bɛn na memfa mma amumɔyɛfo a wɔakum obi a ne ho nni asɛm wɔ ne fi bere a ɔda ne mpa so? Ɛnsɛ sɛ mibisa ne mogya fi mo nsam ana?”
12 and to command David [obj] [the] youth and to kill them and to cut [obj] hand their and [obj] foot their and to hang upon [the] pool in/on/with Hebron and [obj] head Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth to take: take and to bury in/on/with grave Abner in/on/with Hebron
Enti Dawid hyɛɛ ne mmarima ma wokunkum wɔn. Wotwitwaa wɔn nsa ne wɔn anan, na wɔde asin no sensɛn Hebron ɔtare ho. Na wɔfaa Is-Boset ti no kosiee no wɔ Abner ɔboda mu wɔ Hebron.

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