< Kronika 1 27 >
1 Esiae nye Israelviwo ƒe hatsotsowo le ƒometatɔwo, ame akpewo ƒe tatɔwo, ame alafawo ƒe tatɔwo kple woƒe dɔnunɔlawo nu, ame siwo wɔ dɔ na fia la le aʋakɔ la ƒo hatsotsowo me, ame siwo nɔa dɔme dzinu ɖeka ɖe wo nɔewo yome le ƒea me. Ŋutsu akpe blaeve-vɔ-ene nɔ hatsotso ɖe sia ɖe me.
Now the sons of Israel, according to their number, the leaders of the families, the tribunes, and the centurions, and the chiefs, who were ministering to the king by their companies, entering and departing in each month of the year as they were in charge, were twenty-four thousand.
2 Yasobeam, Zabdiel ƒe viŋutsu, nɔ hatsotso gbãtɔ nu le ɣleti gbãtɔ me. Ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-enee nɔ eƒe hatsotso la me.
Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the first company in the first month; and under him were twenty-four thousand.
3 Enye Perez ƒe dzidzimevi eye wònye amegã nɔ asrafomegãwo nu le ɣleti gbãtɔ me.
He was from the sons of Perez, and he was the leader of all the other leaders in the army, in the first month.
4 Hatsotso evelia ƒe tatɔe nye Dodai, Ahohitɔ ƒe dzidzimevi. Ekpɔ ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-ene dzi eye eƒe amewo wɔa dɔ le ƒe sia ƒe ƒe ɣleti evelia me. Eƒe kpeɖeŋutɔe nye Miklɔt.
The company of the second month had Dodai, an Ahohite; and after him there was another, named Mikloth, who ruled over a portion of the army of the twenty-four thousand.
5 Aʋakɔ etɔ̃lia na ɣleti etɔ̃lia ƒe tatɔe nye Benaya, Yehoiada, Nunɔla la ƒe viŋutsu. Ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-enee nɔ ete.
Also, the commander of the third company, in the third month, was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
6 Benaya sia nye ame sesẽ si nɔ Ame Blaetɔ̃awo dome kple woƒe tatɔ. Via ŋutsu Amizabad nye hatsotso la ƒe tatɔ.
The same is the Benaiah who was strongest among the thirty, and was above the thirty. But his son, Ammizabad, was in charge of his company.
7 Hatsotso enelia ƒe tatɔe nye Asahel, Yaob nɔvi, ame si teƒe via Zebadia va xɔ ɖo emegbe. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti enelia me.
The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel, the brother of Joab, and his son Zebadiah after him; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand.
8 Hatsotso atɔ̃lia ƒe tatɔe nye Samut tso Izra. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ƒe sia ƒe ƒe ɣleti atɔ̃lia me.
The fifth leader, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, an Izrahite; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand.
9 Hatsotso adelia ƒe tatɔe nye Ira, ame si nye Ikes tso Tekoa ƒe vi. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti adelia me.
The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira, the son of Ikkesh, a Tekoite; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand.
10 Hatsotso adrelia ƒe tatɔe nye Helez tso Pelɔn le Efraim. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti adrelia me.
The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez, a Pelonite from the sons of Ephraim; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand.
11 Hatsotso enyilia ƒe tatɔe nye Sibekai tso Husasi ƒe hlɔ̃ me tso Zera. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti enyilia me.
The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai, a Hushathite from the stock of the Zerahites; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand.
12 Hatsotso asiekelia ƒe tatɔe nye Abiezer, tso Anatɔt tso Benyamin ƒe viwo dome. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti asiekelia me.
The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer, an Anathothite from the sons of Benjamin; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand.
13 Hatsotso ewolia ƒe tatɔe nye Maharai tso Netofa le Zera. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti ewolia me.
The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai, and he was a Netophathite from the stock of the Zerahites; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand.
14 Hatsotso wuiɖekɛlia ƒe tatɔe nye Benaya tso Piratɔn le Efraim. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti wuiɖekɛlia me.
The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah, a Pirathonite from the sons of Ephraim; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand.
15 Hatsotso wuievelia ƒe tatɔe nye Heldai tso Netofa, tso Otniel ƒe viwo dome. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti wuievelia me.
The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai, a Netophathite from the stock of Othniel; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand.
16 Israel ƒe toawo nunɔlawo le ale: Ruben ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Eliezer, Zikri ƒe vi; Simeon ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Sefatia, Maaka ƒe vi;
Now those who were first over the tribes of Israel were these: over the Reubenites, Eliezer, the son of Zichri, was the ruler; over the Simeonites, Shephatiah, the son of Maacah, was the ruler;
17 Levi ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Hasabia, Kemuel ƒe vi; Aron ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Zadok;
over the Levites, Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel; over the Aaronites, Zadok;
18 Yuda ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Elihu, Fia David nɔvi; Isaka ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Omri, Mikael ƒe vi;
over Judah, Elihu, the brother of David; over Issachar, Omri, the son of Michael;
19 Zebulon ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Ismaya, Obadia ƒe vi; Naftali ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Yeremot, Azriel ƒe vi;
over the Zebulunites, Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah; over the Naphtalites, Jeremoth, the son of Azriel;
20 Efraim ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Hosea, Azazia ƒe vi; Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã ɖeka Nunɔlae nye Yoel, Pedaya ƒe vi;
over the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Azaziah; over the one half tribe of Manasseh, Joel, the son of Pedaiah;
21 Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã evelia nɔ Gilead, wo Nunɔlae nye Ido, Zekaria ƒe vi. Benyamin ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Yaasiel, Abner ƒe vi;
and over the one half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo, the son of Zechariah; then over Benjamin, Jaasiel, the son of Abner;
22 Dan ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Azarel, Yeroham ƒe vi. Ame siawoe nye Israel toawo ƒe amegãwo.
yet truly, Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was over Dan. These were the leaders of the sons of Israel.
23 David mexlẽ ame siwo mexɔ wu ƒe blaeve la o elabena Yehowa do ŋugbe be yeana Israelviwo nasɔ gbɔ abe dziƒoɣletiviwo ene.
But David was not willing to number them from twenty years old and under. For the Lord had said that he would multiply Israel like the stars of heaven.
24 Ame si dze amexexlẽ la gɔmee nye Yoab, Zeruya ƒe vi gake mete ŋu wu enu o elabena Mawu ƒe dɔmedzoe bi ɖe Israel ŋu eya ta womede amexexlẽ sia ƒe nukpɔkpɔ Fia David ƒe ŋutinya me o.
Joab, the son of Zeruiah, had begun to number, but he did not finish. For because of this, wrath had fallen upon Israel. And therefore the number of those who had been counted was not related in the official records of king David.
25 Azmavet, Adiel ƒe vi, nye tatɔ na ame siwo kpɔa fia la ƒe kesinɔnuwo dzraɖoƒe dzi eye Yonatan, Uzia ƒe vi, nye tatɔ na ame siwo kpɔa kesinɔnuwo dzraɖoƒe la dzi le duwo kple kɔƒewo kple mɔwo me.
Now over the storerooms of the king was Azmaveth, the son of Adiel. But Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was over those storerooms that were in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers.
26 Ezri, Kelub ƒe vi kpɔa ame siwo wɔa dɔ le agblewo me la dzi.
And over the farmlands and the farmers, those who worked the ground, was Ezri, the son of Chelub.
27 Simei, tso Ramat kpɔ fia la ƒe waingblewo dzi eye Zabdi, Sifmitɔ kpɔa eƒe wainfiafia kple edzadzraɖo dzi.
And over the cultivators of vineyards was Shimei, a Ramathite; then over the wine cellars was Zabdi, an Aphonite.
28 Baal Hanan tso Gedera kpɔa fia la ƒe amiti kple gboti siwo le gbadzaƒe si do liƒo kple Filistitɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi eye Yoas kpɔa ami si ŋu dɔ wowɔna la dzi.
Now over the olive groves and the fig groves, which were in the plains, was Baal-hanan, a Gederite; and over the oil cellars was Joash.
29 Sitrai, tso Saron kpɔa nyi siwo le Saron ƒe gbeɖuƒe la dzi eye Safat, Adlai ƒe vi, kpɔa nyi siwo nɔ balimewo la dzi.
Now over the herds that were pastured in Sharon, Shitrai, a Sharonite, was in the first place; and over the oxen in the valleys, there was Shaphat, the son of Adlai.
30 Obil, Ismaeltɔ la, kpɔ kposɔwo dzi eye Yehdeia, Meronotitɔ la kpɔa tedziwo dzi.
Truly, over the camels was Obil, an Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah, a Meronothite.
31 Alẽwo nɔ Yaziz, Hagritɔ la ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te. Ame siawoe nye Fia David ƒe kesinɔnuwo dzikpɔlawo. Ame siawo katãe nɔ fia David ƒe kesinɔnuwo nu.
And over the sheep was Jaziz, a Hagarene. All these were leaders over the substance of king David.
32 Yonatan, Fia David tɔɖia, nye aɖaŋuɖola nyui aɖe; gɔmesese le esi eye wònye agbalẽŋlɔ la hã. Yehiel, Hakmoni ƒe vi fia nu fia la ƒe viwo.
Now Jonathan, the uncle of David, was a counselor, a prudent and scholarly man; he and Jehiel, the son of Hachmoni, were with the sons of the king.
33 Ahitofel nye fia la ƒe aɖaŋuɖola eye Husai, Arkitɔ la, nye fia xɔlɔ̃.
Now Ahithophel was the counselor of the king; and Hushai, the Archite, was the king’s friend.
34 Esi Ahitofel ku la, Abiata kple Yehoiada, Benaya ƒe vi, zu aɖaŋuɖolawo, eye Yoab nye fia la ƒe aʋafia.
After Ahithophel was Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. But the leader of the army of the king was Joab.