Judges 9
1 and to go: went Abimelech son: child Jerubbaal Shechem [to] to(wards) brother: male-relative mother his and to speak: speak to(wards) them and to(wards) all family house: household father mother his to/for to say
Ɛda koro bi, Yerub-Baal babarima Abimelek kɔɔ Sekem kɔsraa ne wɔfanom a wɔyɛ ne maame nuanom mmarima. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn ne ne ne maame fiefoɔ nkaeɛfoɔ sɛ,
2 to speak: speak please in/on/with ear: to ears all master Shechem what? pleasant to/for you to rule in/on/with you seventy man all son: child Jerubbaal if to rule in/on/with you man one and to remember for bone your and flesh your I
“Mommisa ɔmanfoɔ a wɔwɔ Sekem no sɛ, wɔpɛ sɛ Yerub-Baal mmammarima aduɔson no nyinaa di wɔn so anaasɛ wɔpɛ sɛ ɔbarima baako di wɔn so? Na monkae sɛ meyɛ mo bogyani!”
3 and to speak: speak brother: male-relative mother his upon him in/on/with ear: to ears all master Shechem [obj] all [the] word [the] these and to stretch heart their after Abimelech for to say brother: male-sibling our he/she/it
Enti, Abimelek wɔfanom gyinaa nʼanan mu kasa kyerɛɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ Sekem nyinaa. Na wɔtiee wɔn adwenkyerɛ no, wɔpenee so faa Abimelek, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔyɛ wɔn busuani.
4 and to give: give to/for him seventy silver: money (from house: household Baal-berith *L(abh)*) Baal-berith and to hire in/on/with them Abimelech human worthless and be reckless and to go: follow after him
Wɔfaa dwetɛ sika pranpran aduɔson firi Baal-Berit asɔreeɛ so de maa Abimelek, na ɔde faa asraafoɔ a wɔpenee so sɛ wobɛdi nʼakyi.
5 and to come (in): come house: home father his Ophrah [to] and to kill [obj] brother: male-sibling his son: child Jerubbaal (seventy *L(abh)*) man upon stone one and to remain Jotham son: child Jerubbaal [the] small: young for to hide
Ɔde asraafoɔ no kɔɔ nʼagya kurom wɔ Ofra. Na ɛhɔ, ɛboɔ bi so, na ɔkunkumm nʼagya mmammarima aduɔson no nyinaa. Nanso ne nuanom mu akumaa koraa a wɔfrɛ no Yotam no dwane kɔtɛɛ baabi.
6 and to gather all master Shechem and all Beth-millo Beth-millo and to go: went and to reign [obj] Abimelech to/for king with terebinth to stand which in/on/with Shechem
Enti, Sekemfoɔ ne Bet-Milofoɔ yɛɛ nhyiamu wɔ odupɔn a ɛbɛn nkaeɛdum a ɛwɔ Sekem no ase. Wɔsii Abimelek wɔn so ɔhene.
7 and to tell to/for Jotham and to go: went and to stand: stand in/on/with head: top mountain: mount (Mount) Gerizim and to lift: loud voice his and to call: call out and to say to/for them to hear: hear to(wards) me master Shechem and to hear: hear to(wards) you God
Yotam tee asɛm yi no, ɔforo kɔɔ Gerisim bepɔ no atifi na ɔteaam ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Sekemfoɔ montie me! Sɛ mopɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn tie mo deɛ a, montie me!
8 to go: went to go: went [the] tree to/for to anoint upon them king and to say to/for olive (to reign [emph?] *Q(k)*) upon us
Ɛberɛ bi, nnua nyinaa pɛɛ sɛ wɔsi wɔn so ɔhene. Deɛ ɛdi ɛkan no, wɔka kyerɛɛ ngo dua sɛ, ‘Bɛdi yɛn so ɔhene!’
9 and to say to/for them [the] olive to cease [obj] ashes my which in/on/with me to honor: honour God and human and to go: went to/for to shake upon [the] tree
“Nanso, wampene so kaa sɛ, ‘Adɛn? Mennyae me ngo a wɔde hyɛ Onyankopɔn ne nnipa animuonyam no, na menkɔkyinkyin nnua a aka so anaa?’
10 and to say [the] tree to/for fig to go: come! you(f. s.) to reign upon us
“Afei, wɔka kyerɛɛ borɔdɔma sɛ, ‘Bɛdi yɛn so ɔhene!’
11 and to say to/for them [the] fig to cease [obj] sweetness my and [obj] fruit my [the] pleasant and to go: went to/for to shake upon [the] tree
“Borɔdɔma nso buaa sɛ, ‘Na mennyae aba so na menkyini nnua foforɔ so?’
12 and to say [the] tree to/for vine to go: come! you(f. s.) (to reign *Q(k)*) upon us
“Afei wɔka kyerɛɛ bobe sɛ, ‘Bɛdi yɛn so ɔhene.’
13 and to say to/for them [the] vine to cease [obj] new wine my [the] to rejoice God and human and to go: went to/for to shake upon [the] tree
“Na bobe no buaa sɛ, ‘Sɛ megyae me nsa pa a ɛma anyame ne nnipa anigyeɛ no ma a, na afei na merebɛkyini nnua bi so?’
14 and to say all [the] tree to(wards) [the] bramble to go: come! you(m. s.) to reign upon us
“Ne korakora ne sɛ, nnua no nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ nkasɛɛ sɛ, ‘Bɛdi yɛn so ɔhene.’
15 and to say [the] bramble to(wards) [the] tree if in/on/with truth: faithful you(m. p.) to anoint [obj] me to/for king upon you to come (in): come to seek refuge in/on/with shadow my and if nothing to come out: issue fire from [the] bramble and to eat [obj] cedar [the] Lebanon
“Na nkasɛɛ buaa sɛ, ‘Sɛ ɛyɛ mo adwene kann sɛ mode me bɛsi mo so ɔhene a, mommra mmɛhyɛ me nwunu yi ase. Sɛ ɛnte saa a, momma ogya mfiri nkasɛɛ mu mmɛhye Lebanon ntweneduro nyinaa.’
16 and now if in/on/with truth: faithful and in/on/with unblemished: blameless to make: do and to reign [obj] Abimelech and if good to make: do with Jerubbaal and with house: household his and if like/as recompense hand: themselves his to make: do to/for him
“Afei mogye di sɛ moayɛ deɛ ɛho wɔ nyam, na ɛnam ne kwan mu sɛ mode Abimelek asi mo so ɔhene, na moayɛ Yerub-Baal ne nʼasefoɔ nyinaa apɛdeɛ. Moayɛ deɛ ɛfata ama mʼagya anaa?
17 which to fight father my upon you and to throw [obj] soul: life his from before and to rescue [obj] you from hand: power Midian
Na ɔko maa mo de ne ho bɔɔ afɔdeɛ ɛberɛ a ɔgyee mo firii Midianfoɔ nsam no.
18 and you(m. p.) to arise: attack upon house: household father my [the] day: today and to kill [obj] son: child his seventy man upon stone one and to reign [obj] Abimelech son: child maidservant his upon master Shechem for brother: male-relative your he/she/it
Na ɛnnɛ moasɔre atia mʼagya ne nʼasefoɔ, akunkum ne mmammarima aduɔson wɔ ɛboɔ baako so. Mode Abimelek a ɔyɛ ne ɔsomfoɔ baa babarima asi Sekem manfoɔ so ɔhene, sɛ ɔyɛ mo busuani enti.
19 and if in/on/with truth: faithful and in/on/with unblemished: blameless to make: do with Jerubbaal and with house: household his [the] day: today [the] this to rejoice in/on/with Abimelech and to rejoice also he/she/it in/on/with you
Sɛ moayɛ deɛ ɛho wɔ nyam na ɛnam ne kwan mu ama Yerub-Baal ne nʼasefoɔ a, ɛnneɛ mobɛnya ahosɛpɛ wɔ Abimelek mu na ɔno nso anya ahosɛpɛ wɔ mo mu.
20 and if nothing to come out: issue fire from Abimelech and to eat [obj] master Shechem and [obj] Beth-millo Beth-millo and to come out: issue fire from master Shechem and from Beth-millo Beth-millo and to eat [obj] Abimelech
Sɛ deɛ moayɛ no mfa ne kwan mu deɛ a, ɛnneɛ ogya mfiri Abimelek nkyɛn mmɛhye mo, Sekemfoɔ ne Bet-Milofoɔ. Na ogya nso mfiri Sekemfoɔ ne Bet-Milofoɔ nkyɛn mmɛhye Abimelek!”
21 and to flee Jotham and to flee and to go: went Beer [to] and to dwell there from face: because Abimelech brother: male-sibling his
Na ɛsiane Abimelek ho suro enti, ne nuabarima Yotam dwane kɔtenaa Beer.
22 and to reign Abimelech upon Israel three year
Abimelek dii Israel so mfeɛ mmiɛnsa akyi no,
23 and to send: depart God spirit bad: evil between Abimelech and between master Shechem and to act treacherously master Shechem in/on/with Abimelech
Onyankopɔn somaa honhom fi bi maa ɔde ɔhaw baa Abimelek ne Sekem mpanimfoɔ ntam na wɔtee atua.
24 to/for to come (in): come violence seventy son: child Jerubbaal and blood their to/for to set: put upon Abimelech brother: male-sibling their which to kill [obj] them and upon master: men Shechem which to strengthen: strengthen [obj] hand his to/for to kill [obj] brother: male-sibling his
Nsɛm a ɛsisii akyire no mu no, Onyankopɔn twee Abimelek ne Sekemfoɔ aso sɛ wɔkunkumm Yerub-Baal mmammarima aduɔson no.
25 and to set: put to/for him master Shechem to ambush upon head: top [the] mountain: mount and to plunder [obj] all which to pass upon them in/on/with way: road and to tell to/for Abimelech
Sekem mmarima bi kɔtɛɛ Abimelek wɔ mmepɔ atifi, na wɔbɔɔ obiara a ɔtwaam wɔ hɔ no apoo. Nnipa bi kɔɔ Abimelek nkyɛn kɔtii nʼase.
26 and to come (in): come Gaal son: child Ebed and brother: male-relative his and to pass in/on/with Shechem and to trust in/on/with him master Shechem
Saa ɛberɛ no, Ebed babarima Gaal ne ne nuammarima kɔɔ Sekem. Na Sekemfoɔ no nyaa wɔn mu awerɛhyɛmu.
27 and to come out: come [the] land: country and to gather/restrain/fortify [obj] vineyard their and to tread and to make: do praise and to come (in): come house: temple God their and to eat and to drink and to lighten [obj] Abimelech
Ɛberɛ a wɔredi otwa afahyɛ wɔ Sekem wɔ ɛhɔ nyame bi asɔreeɛ so no, bobesa buu so hɔ maa obiara hyɛɛ aseɛ domee Abimelek.
28 and to say Gaal son: child Ebed who? Abimelech and who? Shechem for to serve him not son: child Jerubbaal and Zebul overseer his to serve [obj] human Hamor father Shechem and why? to serve him we
Ebed babarima Gaal teaam sɛ, “Hwan ne Abimelek? Ɔnyɛ Sekem aseni kann, na adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ nʼasomfoɔ? Ɔyɛ Yerub-Baal babarima kɛkɛ na Sebul na ɔtoto ne ɔman ho nhyehyɛeɛ ma no. Monsom nnipa a wɔfiri Hamor, wɔn na wɔyɛ Sekem asefoɔ kann. Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛsom Abimelek?
29 and who? to give: if only! [obj] [the] people [the] this in/on/with hand: power my and to turn aside: remove [obj] Abimelech and to say to/for Abimelech to multiply army your and to come out: come [emph?]
Sɛ mewɔ tumi a, anka mɛyi Abimelek afiri hɔ. Anka mɛka akyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Pɛ asraafoɔ bebree bra bɛko!’”
30 and to hear: hear Zebul ruler [the] city [obj] word Gaal son: child Ebed and to be incensed face: anger his
Na Sebul a ɔtua kuro no ano tee deɛ Ebed babarima Gaal rekeka no, ne bo fuiɛ.
31 and to send: depart messenger to(wards) Abimelech in/on/with treachery to/for to say behold Gaal son: child Ebed and brother: male-relative his to come (in): come Shechem [to] and behold they to confine [obj] [the] city upon you
Ɔsomaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Abimelek nkyɛn wɔ Aruma, kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ebed babarima Gaal ne ne nuammarima abɛtena Sekem na wɔretu ɔmanfoɔ no aso sɛ wɔnsɔre ntia wo.
32 and now to arise: rise night you(m. s.) and [the] people: soldiers which with you and to ambush in/on/with land: country
Fa akodɔm bra anadwo bɛtɛ mfuo yi mu.
33 and to be in/on/with morning like/as to rise [the] sun to rise and to strip upon [the] city and behold he/she/it and [the] people: soldiers which with him to come out: come to(wards) you and to make: do to/for him like/as as which to find hand your
Adeɛ kyeeɛ ara pɛ, to hyɛ kuropɔn yi so. Na sɛ Gaal ne nʼapamfoɔ ba bɛtia wo a, deɛ wopɛ biara wotumi yɛ wɔn.”
34 and to arise: rise Abimelech and all [the] people: soldiers which with him night and to ambush upon Shechem four head: group
Na Abimelek ne ne mmarima kɔɔ anadwo no, na wɔkyɛɛ wɔn mu akuo ɛnan de twaa Sekem ho hyiaeɛ.
35 and to come out: come Gaal son: child Ebed and to stand: stand entrance gate [the] city and to arise: rise Abimelech and [the] people: soldiers which with him from [the] ambush
Ɛberɛ a Abimelek ne nʼakodɔm pue firii atɛeɛ mu no, na Ebed babarima Gaal gyina kuro no ɛpono ano.
36 and to see: see Gaal [obj] [the] people: soldiers and to say to(wards) Zebul behold people: soldiers to go down from head: top [the] mountain: mount and to say to(wards) him Zebul [obj] shadow [the] mountain: mount you(m. s.) to see: see like/as human
Ɛberɛ a Gaal hunuu wɔn no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Sebul sɛ, “Hwɛ, nnipa bi firi bepɔ no so reba!” Sebul buaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ mmepɔ no sunsum na ayɛ sɛ nnipa no.”
37 and to add: again still Gaal to/for to speak: speak and to say behold people: soldiers to go down from from with highest [the] land: country/planet and head: group one to come (in): come from way: direction (Diviners') Oak Diviners' (Oak)
Nanso Gaal sane kaa sɛ, “Dabi, nnipa bi resiane mmepɔ no. Na ekuo foforɔ nso nam ɛkwan a ɛfa Akɔmfoɔ Dupɔn ho no reba.”
38 and to say to(wards) him Zebul where? then lip your which to say who? Abimelech for to serve him not this [the] people: soldiers which to reject in/on/with him to come out: come please now and to fight in/on/with him
Afei, Sebul dane guu ne so sɛ, “Anosɛm a na woyeyɛ no aseɛ ne sɛn? Ɛnyɛ wo ara na wokaa sɛ ‘Hwan ne Abimelek, na adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ ne nkoa’ no? Nnipa a wodii wɔn ho fɛ no, wɔaduru yɛn mfikyire ha yi ara! Kɔ na wo ne wɔn nkɔko!”
39 and to come out: come Gaal to/for face: before master Shechem and to fight in/on/with Abimelech
Enti Gaal dii Sekem mmarima anim sɛ wɔrekɔko atia Abimelek,
40 and to pursue him Abimelech and to flee from face: before his and to fall: kill slain: killed many till entrance [the] gate
nanso, ɔdii nkoguo na ɔdwaneeɛ. Wɔkunkumm Sekem akofoɔ bebree sɛɛ wɔn afunu kɛtɛ wɔ ɛkwan a ɛkɔ kuropɔn no ɛpono ano no so.
41 and to dwell Abimelech in/on/with Arumah and to drive out: drive out Zebul [obj] Gaal and [obj] brother: male-relative his from to dwell in/on/with Shechem
Abimelek tenaa Aruma ɛnna Sebul pamoo Gaal ne ne nuanom mmarima firii Sekem.
42 and to be from morrow and to come out: come [the] people: soldiers [the] land: country and to tell to/for Abimelech
Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, Sekemfoɔ no kɔɔ wira mu sɛ wɔrekɔko. Abimelek teeɛ no,
43 and to take: take [obj] [the] people: soldiers and to divide them to/for three head: group and to ambush in/on/with land: country and to see: see and behold [the] people: soldiers to come out: come from [the] city and to arise: rise upon them and to smite them
ɔkyɛɛ ne mmarima mu akuakuo mmiɛnsa ma wɔkɔtetɛɛ wira mu. Ɛberɛ a Abimelek hunuu sɛ nnipa no firi kuropɔn no mu reba no, ɔne ne mmarima no firii wɔn atɛeɛ mu to hyɛɛ wɔn so.
44 and Abimelech and [the] head: group which with him to strip and to stand: stand entrance gate [the] city and two [the] head: group to strip upon all which in/on/with land: country and to smite them
Abimelek ne ne kuo no kɔgyee kuropɔn no ɛpono ano hɔ faeɛ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a Sekemfoɔ rentumi nsane wɔn akyi. Afei, akuo mmienu to hyɛɛ Sekemfoɔ a wɔwɔ wiram hɔ no so kunkumm wɔn.
45 and Abimelech to fight in/on/with city all [the] day [the] he/she/it and to capture [obj] [the] city and [obj] [the] people which in/on/with her to kill and to tear [obj] [the] city and to sow her salt
Ɔko no kɔɔ so ɛda mu no nyinaa ansa na Abimelek redi kuropɔn no so koraa. Ɔkunkumm nnipa no, sɛee kuropɔn no, na ɔpetee nkyene wɔ hɔ nyinaa.
46 and to hear: hear all master tower Shechem and to come (in): come to(wards) stronghold house: home El (Berith) (Baal)-berith
Nnipa a wɔte Sekem abantenten mu tee asɛm a asi no, wɔkɔhintaa Baal-Berit asɔreeɛ so.
47 and to tell to/for Abimelech for to gather all master tower Shechem
Obi kɔbɔɔ Abimelek amaneɛ sɛ nnipa no bi aboa wɔn ho ano wɔ asɔreeɛ so hɔ,
48 and to ascend: rise Abimelech mountain: mount (Mount) Zalmon he/she/it and all [the] people: soldiers which with him and to take: take Abimelech [obj] [the] axe in/on/with hand his and to cut: cut branch tree: wood and to lift: raise her and to set: put upon shoulder his and to say to(wards) [the] people: soldiers which with him what? to see: see to make: do to hasten to make: do like me
enti ɔdii nʼakodɔm anim kɔɔ Salmon Bepɔ so. Ɔfaa akuma twaa mman bi firii dua bi so na ɔde guu ne mmati so. Ɔka kyerɛɛ ne dɔm no sɛ, “Ntɛm, deɛ mayɛ yi, monyɛ bi!”
49 and to cut: cut also all [the] people: soldiers man: anyone branch his and to go: follow after Abimelech and to set: put upon [the] stronghold and to kindle upon them [obj] [the] stronghold in/on/with fire and to die also all human tower Shechem like/as thousand man and woman
Enti, wɔn mu biara twitwaa dua mman no bi, sɛdeɛ Abimelek yɛeɛ no. Wɔboaa mman no ano wɔ asɔreeɛ no afasuo ho de ogya too mu. Enti, nnipa a na wɔte Sekem abantenten mu a wɔn dodoɔ bɛyɛ mmarima ne mmaa apem no nyinaa wuwuiɛ.
50 and to go: went Abimelech to(wards) Thebez and to camp in/on/with Thebez and to capture her
Afei Abimelek to hyɛɛ kuropɔn Tebes so dii so.
51 and tower strength to be in/on/with midst [the] city and to flee there [to] all [the] human and [the] woman and all master [the] city and to shut about/through/for them and to ascend: rise upon roof [the] tower
Nanso, na abandenden bi wɔ kuropɔn no mu. Ɛno enti, kuropɔn no mu nnipa nyinaa dwane kɔhyɛɛ mu. Wɔtoo wɔn ho ɛpono mu, foforo kɔɔ abandenden no atifi pɛɛ.
52 and to come (in): come Abimelech till [the] tower and to fight in/on/with him and to approach: approach till entrance [the] tower to/for to burn him in/on/with fire
Abimelek toaa wɔn sɛ ɔrekɔto ahyɛ abandenden no so. Ɔyɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔreto mu ogya pɛ,
53 and to throw woman one millstone chariot: millstone upon head Abimelech and to crush [obj] head his
ɔbaa bi a ɔwɔ abandenden no atifi gyaa ayuyammoɔ mu ma ɛbɛbɔɔ Abimelek moma so na ɛpɛkyɛɛ ne ti kwankoraa.
54 and to call: call to haste to(wards) [the] youth to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his and to say to/for him to draw sword your and to die me lest to say to/for me woman to kill him and to pierce him youth his and to die
Abimelek ka kyerɛɛ aberanteɛ a ɔkura nʼakodeɛ sɛ, “Twe wʼakofena na kum me! Na nnipa anka sɛ ɔbaabasia na ɔkumm Abimelek!” Enti, aberanteɛ no de nʼakofena wɔɔ no ma ɔwuiɛ.
55 and to see: see man Israel for to die Abimelech and to go: went man: anyone to/for place his
Ɛberɛ a Abimelek nkurɔfoɔ hunuu sɛ wawuo no, wɔde wɔn akodeɛ guu hɔ sane kɔɔ wɔn afie mu.
56 and to return: pay God [obj] distress: evil Abimelech which to make: do to/for father his to/for to kill [obj] seventy brother: male-sibling his
Saa na Onyankopɔn twee Abimelek aso wɔ bɔne a ɔyɛ de tiaa nʼagya sɛ ɔkumm ne nuammarima aduɔson no.
57 and [obj] all distress: evil human Shechem to return: pay God in/on/with head their and to come (in): come to(wards) them curse Jotham son: child Jerubbaal
Saa ara na Onyankopɔn twee mmarima a wɔwɔ Sekem aso wɔ wɔn bɔne ahodoɔ a wɔyɛeɛ no ho. Ɛno enti, Yerub-Baal babarima Yotam nnome no baa mu.
