< 2 Chronicles 14 >
1 And Abijah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead: in his days was the land quiet ten years.
Ɛberɛ a Abia wuiɛ no, wɔsiee no wɔ Dawid kurom. Ne babarima Asa na ɔdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene. Asomdwoeɛ baa asase no so mfeɛ edu,
2 And Asa doth that which is good, and that which is right, in the eyes of Jehovah his God,
ɛfiri sɛ, Asa yɛɛ deɛ ɛfata na ɛyɛ wɔ Awurade, ne Onyankopɔn, ani so.
3 and turneth aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaketh the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines,
Ɔtutuu abosonsomfoɔ afɔrebukyia ne wɔn abosonnan nyinaa guiɛ. Ɔdwirii wɔn afadum, twitwaa Asera afɔrebukyia nyinaa.
4 and saith to Judah to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, and to do the law and the command;
Ɔhyɛɛ ɔmanfoɔ a wɔwɔ Yuda sɛ, wɔnhwehwɛ Awurade wɔn agyanom Onyankopɔn na wɔnni ne mmara ne nʼahyɛdeɛ nyinaa so.
5 and he turneth aside out of all cities of Judah the high places and the images, and the kingdom is quiet before him.
Asa sane bubuu abosonnan ne nnuhwam afɔrebukyia firii Yuda nkuro nyinaa mu. Ɛno enti, wɔnyaa asomdwoeɛ wɔ Asa ahennie mu.
6 And he buildeth cities of bulwarks in Judah, for the land hath quiet, and there is no war with him in these years, because Jehovah hath given rest to him.
Saa asomdwoeɛ mfeɛ no mu no, ɔtumi siesiee banbɔ nkuropɔn a ɛwɔ Yudaman mu nyinaa. Obiara anyɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔbɛko atia no saa ɛberɛ yi, ɛfiri sɛ, na Awurade rema no ahomegyeɛ wɔ nʼatamfoɔ nsam.
7 And he saith to Judah, 'Let us build these cities, and compass [them] with wall, and towers, two-leaved doors, and bars, while the land [is] before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God, we have sought, and He giveth rest to us round about;' and they build and prosper.
Asa ka kyerɛɛ Yudafoɔ sɛ, “Momma yɛnkyekyere nkuro, na yɛntwa afasuo mfa ho, mfa mmɔ ho ban. Yɛbɛyɛ abantenten, asisi apono, ayɛ nnadeban nso. Asase no yɛ yɛn dea, ɛfiri sɛ, yɛbisaa Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn, na wama yɛn ahomegyeɛ wɔ yɛn atamfoɔ nsam.” Enti, wɔkɔɔ so yɛɛ saa nnwuma yi de baa awieeɛ.
8 And there is to Asa a force bearing target and spear, out of Judah three hundred thousand, and out of Benjamin, bearing shield and treading bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these [are] mighty of valour.
Na ɔhene Asa wɔ akofoɔ ɔpehasa a wɔfiri Yuda abusuakuo mu a wɔwɔ akokyɛm ne mpea akɛseɛ. Afei, na ɔwɔ akofoɔ ɔpehanu aduɔwɔtwe a wɔfiri Benyamin abusua mu a wɔkurakura akokyɛm ne agyan nketewa. Na akofoɔ akokoɔdurufoɔ wɔ saa akodɔm mmienu yi mu.
9 And come out unto them doth Zerah the Cushite with a force of a thousand thousand, and chariots three hundred, and he cometh in unto Mareshah,
Ɛberɛ bi, Etiopiani bi a wɔfrɛ no Serah de akodɔm ɔpepem baako ne nteaseɛnam ahasa, kɔto hyɛɛ Yuda so. Wɔkɔ kɔduruu Maresa kuropɔn mu.
10 and Asa goeth out before him, and they set battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Asa nso boaa nʼakodɔm ano ne wɔn kɔkoo wɔ Sefata bɔnhwa mu a ɛbɛn Maresa.
11 And Asa calleth unto Jehovah his God, and saith, 'Jehovah! it is nothing with Thee to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O Jehovah, our God, for on Thee we have leant, and in Thy name we have come against this multitude; O Jehovah, our God thou [art]; let him not prevail with Thee — mortal man!
Asa teaam, frɛɛ Awurade ne Onyankopɔn sɛ, “Ao Awurade, wo nko ara na wobɛtumi aboa deɛ ɔyɛ mmrɛ na watumi ako atia ɔhoɔdenfoɔ! Boa yɛn, Ao, Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn, ɛfiri sɛ, wo nko ara ne yɛn anidasoɔ. Wo din mu na yɛrehyia ɛdɔm kɛseɛ yi. Ao, Awurade, woyɛ yɛn Onyankopɔn, na mma ɛkwan mma nnipa teta nnsɔre ntia wo!”
12 And Jehovah smiteth the Cushim before Asa, and before Judah, and the Cushim flee,
Na Awurade dii Etiopiafoɔ no so nkonim wɔ Asa ne Yuda akodɔm no anim, na atamfoɔ no dwaneeɛ.
13 and Asa and the people who [are] with him pursue them even to Gerar, and there fall of the Cushim, for they have no preserving, because they have been broken before Jehovah, and before His camp; and they bear away very much spoil,
Asa ne nʼakodɔm taa wɔn ara kɔsii Gerar, maa Etiopiafoɔ no bebree totɔeɛ a wɔantumi ammoa wɔn ho ano. Awurade ne nʼakodɔm dwerɛɛ wɔn, na Yuda akodɔm no nyaa afodeɛ bebree kɔeɛ.
14 and smite all the cities round about Gerar, for a fear of Jehovah hath been upon them, and they spoil all the cities, for abundant spoil hath been in them;
Ɛberɛ a wɔwɔ Gerar no, wɔto hyɛɛ nkuro a ɛwɔ beaeɛ hɔ nyinaa so, na Awurade ho huboa tɔɔ nnipa a wɔwɔ hɔ no so. Awieeɛ no, wɔnyaa afodeɛ bebree wɔ saa nkuro no so nso.
15 and also tents of cattle they have smitten, and they capture sheep in abundance, and camels, and turn back to Jerusalem.
Wɔsane to hyɛɛ mmoahwɛfoɔ atenaeɛ, kyekyeree nnwan ne nyoma, ansa na wɔresane akɔ Yerusalem.