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.
This is a list of the Israeli men who served the king in the army. Some were leaders of families, some were commanders of 100 men, some were commanders of 1,000 men, and some were their officers. There were 24,000 men [DOU] in each group. Each group served one month of each year.
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 group that served during the first month [of each year].
3 Enye Perez ƒe dzidzimevi eye wònye amegã nɔ asrafomegãwo nu le ɣleti gbãtɔ me.
He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.
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.
Dodai, from the clan of Ahohi, was the commander of the group that served during the following/second month of each year. Mikloth was his (assistant/chief officer).
5 Aʋakɔ etɔ̃lia na ɣleti etɔ̃lia ƒe tatɔe nye Benaya, Yehoiada, Nunɔla la ƒe viŋutsu. Ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-enee nɔ ete.
Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.
6 Benaya sia nye ame sesẽ si nɔ Ame Blaetɔ̃awo dome kple woƒe tatɔ. Via ŋutsu Amizabad nye hatsotso la ƒe tatɔ.
He was the one who was a mighty warrior among David’s thirty greatest soldiers, and he was their leader. His son Ammizabad was his assistant.
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.
Asahel, Joab’s [younger] brother, was [the commander of the group that served] during the following/fourth month. Asahel’s son Zebadiah became the commander after Asahel [was killed].
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 commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.
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 commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa [town].
10 Hatsotso adrelia ƒe tatɔe nye Helez tso Pelɔn le Efraim. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti adrelia me.
The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon [clan] from the tribe of Ephraim.
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 commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah [town].
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 commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth [city] in the tribe of Benjamin.
13 Hatsotso ewolia ƒe tatɔe nye Maharai tso Netofa le Zera. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti ewolia me.
The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath [town].
14 Hatsotso wuiɖekɛlia ƒe tatɔe nye Benaya tso Piratɔn le Efraim. Eƒe ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eneawo wɔa dɔ le ɣleti wuiɖekɛlia me.
The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon [town] in the tribe of Ephraim.
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 commander for the last month [of each year] was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath [town].
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;
This is a list of the administrators of the [twelve] tribes [DOU] of Israel: Eliezer, the son of Zicri, was the administrator of the tribe of Reuben. Shephatiah, the son of Maacah, was the administrator of the tribe of Simeon.
17 Levi ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Hasabia, Kemuel ƒe vi; Aron ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Zadok;
Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was the administrator of the tribe of Levi. Zadok was the administrator of the tribe of Aaron.
18 Yuda ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Elihu, Fia David nɔvi; Isaka ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Omri, Mikael ƒe vi;
Elihu, David’s [older] brother, was the administrator of the tribe of Judah. Omri, the son of Michael, was the administrator of the tribe of Issachar.
19 Zebulon ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Ismaya, Obadia ƒe vi; Naftali ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Yeremot, Azriel ƒe vi;
Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah, was the administrator of the tribe of Zebulun. Jerimoth, the son of Azriel, was the administrator of the tribe of Naphtali.
20 Efraim ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Hosea, Azazia ƒe vi; Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã ɖeka Nunɔlae nye Yoel, Pedaya ƒe vi;
Hoshea, the son of Azaziah, was the administrator of the tribe of Ephraim. Joel, the son of Pedaiah, was the administrator of the tribe of the [western] half of the tribe of Manasseh.
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;
Iddo, the son of Zechariah, was the administrator of the [eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, in [the] Gilead [region]. Jaasiel, the son of Abner, was the administrator of the tribe of Benjamin.
22 Dan ƒe viwo Nunɔlae nye Azarel, Yeroham ƒe vi. Ame siawoe nye Israel toawo ƒe amegãwo.
Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was the administrator of the tribe of Dan. Those were the leaders over the tribes 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.
[When] David [told Joab to count the men of Israel, he] did not [tell him to] count the men who were less then 20 years old, because Yahweh had promised [many years previously] that there would be as many [people] in Israel as there are stars in the sky.
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 [and his helpers] started to count the men of Israel, but they did not finish counting them [because Joab knew that Yahweh was angry about their being counted]. Yahweh punished [MTY] the people of Israel because of this counting, and as a result the total number of Israeli men [able to serve in the army] was not written on the scroll about King David’s [rule].
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.
Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was in charge of the king’s storehouses. Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was is charge of the storehouses in various towns and villages in Israel, and also in charge of the watchtowers.
26 Ezri, Kelub ƒe vi kpɔa ame siwo wɔa dɔ le agblewo me la dzi.
Ezri the son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land [that belonged to the king].
27 Simei, tso Ramat kpɔ fia la ƒe waingblewo dzi eye Zabdi, Sifmitɔ kpɔa eƒe wainfiafia kple edzadzraɖo dzi.
Shimei from Ramath [town] was in charge of the king’s vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham [town] was in charge of storing the wine from the [grapes produced in] vineyards.
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.
Baal-Hanan from Geder [city] was in charge of storing the olive oil.
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.
Shitrai from the Sharon Plain was in charge of the herds of cattle that (grazed/ate grass) there. Shaphat the son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.
30 Obil, Ismaeltɔ la, kpɔ kposɔwo dzi eye Yehdeia, Meronotitɔ la kpɔa tedziwo dzi.
Obil, a descendant of Ishmael, was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth [town] was in charge of the donkeys.
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.
Jaziz, a descendant of Hagar, was in charge of the [king’s] flocks of sheep. All of those officials were in charge of the things that belonged to 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.
David’s uncle Jonathan was a wise counselor for him. Jehiel, the son of Hacmoni, taught the king’s sons.
33 Ahitofel nye fia la ƒe aɖaŋuɖola eye Husai, Arkitɔ la, nye fia xɔlɔ̃.
Ahithophel was the king’s official counselor.
34 Esi Ahitofel ku la, Abiata kple Yehoiada, Benaya ƒe vi, zu aɖaŋuɖolawo, eye Yoab nye fia la ƒe aʋafia.
Hushai from the Ark people-group was the king’s special friend. Benaiah’s son Jehoiada became the king’s advisor after Ahithophel died, and later Abiathar became his advisor. Joab was the chief commander of the army.
