2 Kings 7
1 Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
Elisa buaa sɛ, “Tie saa asɛm yi firi Awurade nkyɛn! Sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie: Ɛbɛduru ɔkyena sɛsɛɛ, wɔbɛtɔn asikyiresiam a wɔayam no muhumuhu lita nsia agye dwetɛ gram dubaako wɔ Samaria edwa biara so. Na atokoɔ nso, wɔbɛtɔn lita edu agye dwetɛ gram dumienu pɛ.”
2 The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
Ɔpanin a ɔboa ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn onipa no sɛ, “Sɛ Awurade bue ɔsoro mfɛnsere mpo a, ɛremma saa da!” Na Elisa kaa sɛ, “Wobɛhunu sɛ ɛbɛba mu saa, nanso worentumi nni emu biara bi.”
3 That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
Afei, mmarima akwatafoɔ baanan bi bɛtenatenaa kuro no apono ano. Wɔbisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ, “Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛtena ha twɛn ara wuwuo?
4 If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
Sɛ yɛtena ha a, ɛkɔm bɛde yɛn dodo; saa ara nso na sɛ yɛsane kɔ kuro no mu nso a, ɛkɔm bɛwe yɛn ara ne no. Enti ɛbɛyɛ sɛ yɛbɛkɔ, na yɛde yɛn ho bɛma Aramfoɔ akodɔm no. Na sɛ wɔma yɛtena ase a, na ne yie mu ne no. Na sɛ wɔkunkum yɛn nso a, na ɛno ara ne no.”
5 So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
Enti, saa anwummerɛ no, wɔsiim kɔɔ Aramfoɔ nsraban no mu, nanso na obiara nni hɔ.
6 What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
Na Awurade ama akodɔm no nyinaa atɛ nteaseɛnam a ɛrekɔ mmirikaden no nan ase ne apɔnkɔ no ne akodɔm kɛseɛ a wɔrebɛn wɔn no nan ase. Wɔteateaam sɛ, “Israelhene afa Hetifoɔ ne Misraimfoɔ sɛ wɔmmɛto nhyɛ yɛn so.”
7 So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
Enti, wɔbɔɔ huboa, na wɔdwanee anadwo no, gyaa wɔn ntomadan, apɔnkɔ, mfunumu ne wɔn biribiara, de peree wɔn nkwa.
8 When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
Ɛberɛ a akwatafoɔ no duruu sraban no ano no, wɔn nyinaa wurawuraa ntomadan no mu mmaako mmaako didiiɛ, nom nsã, tasee dwetɛ, sikakɔkɔɔ ne ntadeɛ de kɔsieeɛ.
9 But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
Akyire yi, wɔkeka kyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ, “Deɛ yɛreyɛ yi nyɛ. Yei yɛ asɛm papa a yɛmmɔɔ obiara amaneɛ. Na sɛ yɛtwɛn kɔsi adekyeeɛ a, deɛ ɛbɛyɛ biara, asotwe bi bɛda yɛn so. Mommra ma yɛnsane nkɔbɔ nnipa a wɔwɔ ahemfie no amaneɛ.”
10 So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
Enti, wɔsane wɔn akyi, baa kuro no mu, bɛbɔɔ apono anohwɛfoɔ no asɛm a asi no ho amaneɛ sɛ wɔakɔ Aramfoɔ sraban mu, na na obiara nni hɔ. Na wɔasesa apɔnkɔ ne mfunumu no nwoma, na ntomadan no deɛ, na ne nyinaa wɔ hɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ, nanso na onipa baako koraa nni hɔ.
11 The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
Apono anohwɛfoɔ no teateaam, kaa asɛm no maa nnipa a wɔwɔ ahemfie hɔ no teeɛ.
12 [When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
Ɔdasuom, ɔhene no sɔre firii ne mpa so, ka kyerɛɛ ne mpanimfoɔ sɛ, “Menim asɛm a asi. Aramfoɔ nim sɛ ɛkɔm rekum yɛn enti, wɔatu afiri wɔn sraban mu, akɔtetɛ wiram baabi. Wɔrehwehwɛ sɛ yɛbɛfiri kuro no mu, na wɔakyekye yɛn anikann, na wɔafa kuro no.”
13 But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
Mpanimfoɔ no mu baako kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ sɛ yɛbɛsoma akwansrafoɔ, na wɔakɔhwehwɛ mu. Momma wɔmfa apɔnkɔ a wɔaka no mu enum. Sɛ asɛm bi to wɔn koraa a, ɛrenyɛ adehwereɛ kɛseɛ biara sɛ wɔbɛtena ha ne yɛn a yɛaka no bɛwuwu.”
14 So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
Enti, wɔsiesiee nteaseɛnam mmienu ne apɔnkɔ, na ɔhene no somaa akwansrafoɔ kɔhwɛɛ asɛm a ato Aramfoɔ akodɔm no.
15 They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
Wɔkɔeɛ ara kɔduruu Asubɔnten Yordan, dii ntadeɛ ne ahyehyɛdeɛ a Aramfoɔ ato agu no akyi, ɛberɛ a na wɔde anikrakra redwane no. Akwansrafoɔ no sane bɛbɔɔ ɔhene no amaneɛ.
16 Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
Enti, Samariafoɔ bɔɔ twi, kɔfoo Aramfoɔ sraban no. Ɛno enti, na ɛyɛ nokorɛ sɛ wɔtɔn asikyiresiam a wɔayam no muhumuhu lita nsia saa da no de gye dwetɛ gram dubaako, atokoɔ lita edu nso, na wɔtɔn de gye dwetɛ gram dumienu, sɛdeɛ Awurade hyɛɛ ho bɔ no pɛpɛɛpɛ.
17 The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
Ɔhene no yii ne panin, ma ɔhwɛɛ ɛpono no mu ahyɛnfirie so, nanso nnipadɔm no twi faa ne so ma ɔwuiɛ. Enti, biribiara baa mu pɛpɛɛpɛ, sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn onipa no hyɛɛ ho nkɔm ɛberɛ a ɔhene no baa ne fie no.
18 Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
Onyankopɔn onipa no ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Ɛbɛduru ɔkyena sɛsɛɛ, wɔbɛtɔn asikyiresiam muhumuhu lita asia agye dwetɛ gram dubaako wɔ Samaria edwa biara so. Na atokoɔ nso, wɔbɛtɔn lita edu agye dwetɛ gram dumienu.”
19 And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
Ɔhene no panin no buaa sɛ, “Sɛ Awurade bue ɔsoro mfɛnsere mpo a, ɛremma saa da!” Na Onyankopɔn onipa no kaa sɛ, “Wobɛhunu sɛ ɛbɛba mu saa, nanso worenni emu biara bi.”
20 And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
Ɛno ara na ɛbaa mu, nnipa twi faa ne so, kumm no wɔ ɛpono no ano no.
