1 Chronicles 9
1 The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
Wɔkyerɛw Israel anato biara mu nnipa din guu Israel ne Yuda Ahemfo nhoma mu. Esiane sɛ na Yudafo no nni Awurade nokware no nti, wotwaa wɔn asu kɔɔ Babilonia.
2 The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
Wɔn a wɔsan ba bɛfaa wɔn agyapade wɔ wɔn nkurow dedaw mu no yɛ mpapahwekwa. Wɔne asɔfo, Lewifo ne asɔredan mu aboafo no bi na wɔbae.
3 [Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
Nnipa a wofi Yuda, Benyamin, Efraim ne Manase mmusuakuw mu ba bɛtenaa Yerusalem.
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
Abusua baako a wɔsan bae no yɛ Amihud babarima Utai a ɔyɛ Omri babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Imri babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Bani babarima a wɔyɛ Yuda babarima Peres asefo.
5 Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
Wɔn a wɔsan bae a na wofi Silonfo abusua mu no yɛ: Asaia a ɔyɛ abakan no ne ne mmabarima.
6 Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
Serah abusua mu no: Yeuel ne nʼabusuafo na wɔsan bae. Yuda abusuakuw no mu mmusua ahansia aduɔkron na wɔsan bae.
7 From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
Wɔn a wofi Benyamin abusuakuw mu a wɔsan bae no ne: Mesulam babarima Salu, a ɔyɛ Hodawia babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Hasenua babarima;
8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
Yibneia a ɔyɛ Yeroham babarima, Ela a ɔyɛ Usi babarima, Mikri babarima; Mesulam a ɔyɛ Sefatia babarima, Reuel babarima, Yibnia babarima bae.
9 In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
Saa mmarima yi nyinaa, na wɔyɛ mmusua ntuanofo, na wɔakyerɛw wɔn din wɔ wɔn mmusuakuw anato nhoma mu. Benyamin abusuakuw mu mmusua ahankron ne aduonum asia na wɔsan bae.
10 Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
Asɔfo a wɔsan bae no bi ne: Yedaia, Yehoriarib, Yakin,
11 and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
Asaria a ɔyɛ Hilkia babarima a ɔno nso yɛ Mesulam babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Sadok babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Meraiot babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Ahitub babarima. Na Asaria yɛ Onyankopɔn fi ahwɛfo so panyin.
12 Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
Asɔfo a wɔsan bae no bi ne Adaia a ɔyɛ Yeroham babarima a na ɔno nso yɛ Pashur babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Malkia babarima ne Masai a ɔyɛ Adiel babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Yahsera babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Mesulam babarima a ɔno nso yɛ Mesilemit babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Imer babarima.
13 Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
Asɔfo a wɔsan bae nyinaa dodow yɛ apem ahanson aduosia. Na wɔyɛ mmusua ntuanofo a wɔyɛ nsiyɛfo. Na wɔn adwuma ne sɛ, wɔsom wɔ Onyankopɔn fi.
14 From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
Lewifo a wɔsan bae no yɛ: Semaia a ɔyɛ Hasub babarima a na ɔyɛ Asrikam babarima a na ɔno nso yɛ Hasabia babarima a na ɔyɛ Merari aseni,
15 [Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
Bakbakar, Heres, Galal, Mika babarima Matania a ɔyɛ Sikri babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Asaf babarima,
16 There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
Obadia a ɔyɛ Semaia babarima a ɔyɛ Galal babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Yedutun babarima ne Asa a ɔyɛ Elkana babarima Berekia a wɔtenaa Netofa asase so.
17 From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
Apon ano hwɛfo a wɔsan bae no yɛ: Salum, Akub, Talmon, Ahiman ne wɔn abusuafo. Salum na na ɔyɛ ɔpon ano hwɛfo panyin.
18 Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
Kan no nso, na anka wɔn na wɔhwɛ ɔhene pon a ɛkyerɛ apuei fam no so. Na saa mmarima no som sɛ Lewifo atenae apon ano ahwɛfo.
19 Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
Na Salum yɛ Kore babarima a ɔyɛ Ebiasaf a ofi Kora abusua mu aseni. Na ɔne nʼabusuafo a wɔyɛ Korafo no na na wɔwɛn ɔkwan a ɛkɔ kronkronbea hɔ no, sɛnea na wɔn mpanyimfo wɛn Ahyiae Ntamadan wɔ Awurade atenae hɔ no.
20 Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
Eleasar babarima Pinehas na kan no na ɔhwɛ apon ano ahwɛfo no so, na Awurade ka ne ho.
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
Akyiri no, Meselemia babarima Sakaria na na ɔwɛn ɔkwan a ɛkɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no mu no ano.
22 Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
Ne nyinaa mu, saa bere no, na apon ano ahwɛfo no dodow yɛ ahannu ne dumien a na wɔakyerɛw wɔn din wɔ wɔn anato nkrataa mu wɔ wɔn nkuraa. Dawid ne Samuel a na ɔyɛ ɔdehufo no ama wɔn dibea a ɛsom bo.
23 The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
Saa apon ano ahwɛfo yi ne wɔn asefo no, na wɔkyekyɛ wɔn mu kɔwɛn ɔkwan a ɛkɔ Awurade fi, a kan no na ɛyɛ ntamadan no ano.
24 There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
Wɔde apon ano ahwɛfo no gyinagyinaa afanan no nyinaa a ɛyɛ apuei, atɔe, atifi ne anafo.
25 Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
Bere ano bere ano, na wɔn abusuafo a wɔwɔ nkuraa no bɛboa wɔn wɔ wɔn nnanson nnanson dwumadi mu.
26 There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
Na saa Lewifo apon ano ahwɛfo mpanyimfo baanan no adwuma no yɛ nea ekura asodi kɛse, efisɛ wɔn na na wɔhwɛ adan ne sikakoradan a ɛwɔ Onyankopɔn fi hɔ no so.
27 They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
Wɔwɛn Onyankopɔn fi hɔ anadwo, efisɛ na ɛyɛ wɔn asɛde. Afei, na ɛyɛ wɔn adwuma sɛ da biara anɔpa wobuebue apon no.
28 Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
Na apon ano ahwɛfo no bi adwuma ne sɛ, wɔhwɛ nneɛma ahorow a wɔde yɛ ɔsom adwuma no so. Sɛ wɔrekɔfa, na wɔresan de akogu hɔ no nyinaa, wɔhwɛ sɛ bi renyera.
29 Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
Afoforo nso hwɛ nneɛma a wɔde asiesie hɔ, nneɛma a ɛwɔ kronkronbea hɔ, nneɛma a wɔde brɛ wɔn, sɛ ebia, asikresiam a wɔayam no muhumuhu, nsa, ngo, nnuhuam ne kurobow ahorow so.
30 But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
Nanso na asɔfo no na wodi nnuhuam no ne kurobow no ho dwuma.
31 There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
Lewini a wɔfrɛ no Matitia a ɔyɛ Korani Salum abakan no na na ɔto brodo a wɔde bɔ afɔre no.
32 Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
Na nnipa bi a wofi Kohat abusua mu nso na na wɔhwɛ, siesie brodo a wɔde to pon Homeda no.
33 Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
Nnwom ho nimdefo a na wɔn nso yɛ Lewifo atitiriw no nyinaa, na wɔtete Asɔredan no mu. Na wɔmma wɔnnyɛ dwuma foforo biara, esiane wɔn adwuma a wɔyɛ no mmere nyinaa nti.
34 Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
Na saa nnipa yi nyinaa tete Yerusalem. Na wɔyɛ Lewifo mmusua no nyinaa ntuanofo a wɔakyerɛw wɔn din ahyɛ wɔn anato krataa mu.
35 [One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
Yeiel (Gibeon agya) tenaa Gibeon. Na ne yere din de Maaka,
36 His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
a na ne babarima abakan din de Abdon. Na Yeiel mmabarima a wɔaka no din de Sur, Kis, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
Gedor, Ahio, Sakaria ne Miklot.
38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
Miklot na ɔyɛ Simeam agya. Na saa abusuafo yi tete bemmɛn wɔn ho wɔn ho wɔ Yerusalem.
39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
Ner na ɔwoo Kis. Kis na ɔwoo Saulo, Saulo na ɔwoo Yonatan, Malki-Sua, Abinadab ne Esbaal.
40 Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
Yonatan babarima ne: Merib-Baal (anaa Mefiboset) na Merib-Baal woo Mika.
41 Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
Mika mmabarima ne: Piton, Melek, Tarea ne Ahas.
42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
Ahas woo Yara. Yara woo Alemet, Asmawet ne Simri. Na Simri woo Mosa.
43 Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
Mosa woo Binea. Binea woo Refaia. Refaia woo Elasa. Elasa woo Asel.
44 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
Asel woo mmabarima baasia a wɔne: Asrikam, Bokeru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia ne Hanan. Na eyinom yɛ Asel mma.
