Fiawo 1 13
1 Le Yehowa ƒe nya nu la, Mawu ƒe ame aɖe tso Yuda va Betel esi Yeroboam nɔ tsitre ɖe vɔsamlekpui la gbɔ be yeado dzudzɔ ʋeʋĩ.
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: while Jerobo'am was standing upon the altar to burn incense.
2 Edo ɣli ɖe vɔsamlekpui la ŋu le Yehowa ƒe nya nu be, “Oo, vɔsamlekpui, vɔsamlekpui, ale Yehowa gblɔe nye si, ‘Woadzi viŋutsuvi aɖe si woayɔ be Yosia la na David ƒe aƒe. Dziwòe nunɔla siwo saa vɔ le nuxeƒewo eye wole vɔ sam fifia le afi sia la asa vɔ ɖo eye woatɔ dzo ameƒuwo hã ɖe dziwò.’”
And he called out against the altar by the word of the Lord, and he said, O altar, altar, thus hath said the Lord, Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice upon thee the priests of the high-places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
3 Gbe ma gbe ke la, Mawu ƒe ame la na dzesi be, “Esiae nye dzesi si Yehowa gblɔ ɖi. Vɔsamlekpui la ama ɖe eve eye dzofi si le edzi la akaka ɖe anyigba.”
And he gave on the same day a token, saying, This is the token that the Lord hath spoken, Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes which are upon it shall be spilled about.
4 Esi Fia Yeroboam se nya si Mawu ƒe ame la gblɔ ɖi ɖe Betel vɔsamlekpui la ŋuti kple ɣli la, edo eƒe asi ɖa tso vɔsamlekpui la gbɔ eye wògblɔ be, “Milée!” Gake asi si wòdo ɖe amea gbɔ la dze ti ɖe eŋu, ale be magate ŋu ahee ava eɖokui ŋu o.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the word of the man of God, which he had called out against the altar in Beth-el, that Jerobo'am stretched forth his hand from off the altar, saying, Seize him. And his hand, which he had put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself.
5 Hekpe ɖe esia ŋuti la, vɔsamlekpui la ma ɖe eve siãa eye afi si nɔ edzi la dudu ɖe anyigba to dzesi si Mawu ƒe ame la na to Yehowa ƒe nya dzi.
The altar also was rent, and the ashes were spilled about from the altar, according to the token which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.
6 Tete fia la gblɔ na Mawu ƒe ame la be, “Ɖe kuku ɖe tanye le Yehowa, wò Mawu la gbɔ eye nàdo gbe ɖa ɖe tanye be nye asi naɖɔ ɖo.” Ale Mawu ƒe ame la ɖe kuku na Yehowa ɖe eta eye fia la ƒe asi ɖɔ ɖo, ganɔ abe tsã ene.
And the king commenced and said unto the man of God, Offer but entreaty before the Lord thy God, and pray in behalf of me, that my hand may return to me again. And the man of God offered his entreaty before the Lord, and the king's hand returned to him again, and became as it was before.
7 Fia la gblɔ na Mawu ƒe ame la be, “Kplɔm ɖo míayi nye aƒe me ne nàdi nane aɖu eye mana nunana wò.”
And the king spoke unto the man of God, Come home with me, and take some refreshment, and I will give thee a present.
8 Ke Mawu ƒe ame la ɖo eŋu na Fia la be, “Ne àtsɔ wò kesinɔnuwo ƒe afã nam gɔ̃ hã la, nyemayi kpli wò loo alo aɖu abolo alo ano tsi le afi ma o
But the man of God said unto the king, If thou wert to give me the half of thy house, I would not go in with thee, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
9 elabena Yehowa ƒe nya de se nam be, ‘Mègaɖu abolo alo ano tsi alo atrɔ agbɔ ato mɔ si dzi nèto yi la dzi o.’”
For so was it charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Thou shalt not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the way that thou camest.
10 Ale wòto mɔ bubu dzo eye megato mɔ si wòto yi Betel la o.
So he went by another way, and returned not by the way on which he was come to Beth-el.
11 Eva eme be nyagblɔɖila tsitsi aɖe nɔ Betel. Viawo yi egbɔ eye wogblɔ nu si Mawu ƒe ame si tso Yuda la wɔ kple nya si wògblɔ na fia la nɛ.
Now there dwelt a certain old prophet in Beth-el; and his son came and told him all the deed that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words [also] which he had spoken unto the king, these too they told to their father.
12 Nyagblɔɖila tsitsi la bia be, “Mɔ ka wòto dzo?” Viawo fia mɔ lae.
And their father spoke unto them, What way did he go? His sons however had seen what way had gone the man of God, who had come from Judah.
13 Egblɔ na viawo be, “Netsɔ! Mibla akpa na nye tedzi nam.” Esi wobla akpa na tedzia la,
And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass, and he rode away thereon,
14 eti Mawu ƒe ame la yome eye wòtui wònɔ anyi ɖe logoti aɖe te nɔ dzudzɔm. Nyagblɔɖila tsitsi la biae be, “Wòe nye Mawu ƒe ame si tso Yuda vaa?” Eɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, nyee.”
And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under the oak; and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
15 Nyagblɔɖila tsitsi la gblɔ nɛ be, “Ekema va míyi nye aƒe me nàɖu nu.”
Then said he unto him, Come with me home, and eat bread.
16 Mawu ƒe ame la gblɔ be, “Nyemate ŋu atrɔ ayi kpli wò o eye nyemate ŋu aɖu abolo alo ano tsi kpli wò le afi sia o.
And he said, I cannot return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place;
17 Yehowa ƒe nya gblɔ nam be, ‘Mèkpɔ mɔ aɖu abolo alo ano tsi le afi ma alo àtrɔ agbɔ to mɔ si nèto yi la o.’”
For a command came to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt not eat bread nor drink water there; thou shalt not return to go by the way [also] by which thou camest.
18 Ke nyagblɔɖila tsitsi la gblɔ be “Nyagblɔɖilae nye hã menye abe wò ke ene. Mawudɔla aɖe gblɔ nya aɖe nam tso Yehowa gbɔ. Ele be makplɔ wò ayi nye aƒe me eye mana nuɖuɖu kple tsi wò.” Ke ɖeko nyagblɔɖila tsitsi la blee.
And he said unto him, I also am a prophet like thee; and an angel spoke unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee unto thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
19 Ale wòyi Nyagblɔɖila tsitsi la ƒe aƒe me, ɖu nu eye wòno tsi.
So he returned with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.
20 Esi wonɔ nu ɖum la, Yehowa ƒo nu na nyagblɔɖila tsitsi la.
And it came to pass, as they were sitting at the table, That the word of the Lord came unto the prophet who had brought him back;
21 Edo ɣli gblɔ na Mawu ƒe ame, si tso Yuda la be, “Nya si Yehowa gblɔe nye, ‘Ètsi tsitre ɖe nya si Yehowa gblɔ la ŋu eye mèwɔ se si Yehowa, wò Mawu la de na wò la dzi o.
And he called unto the man of God that was come from Judah, saying, Thus hath said the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the order of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God had commanded thee;
22 Ètrɔ gbɔ, ɖu abolo eye nèno tsi le afi si Yehowa de se na wò be mègaɖu nu, nàno tsi le o eya ta womaɖi wò kukua ɖe fofowòwo ƒe yɔdo me o.’”
But didst return, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of which he had spoken to thee, Thou shalt not eat bread, nor drink water: thy dead body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
23 Esi Mawu ƒe ame la ɖu nu, no nu vɔ la, nyagblɔɖila tsitsi la, ame si na wòtrɔ gbɔ la, bla akpa na eƒe tedzi nɛ.
And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, [to wit, ] for the prophet whom he had brought back.
24 Esi Mawu ƒe ame la dze mɔ yina la, dzata aɖe do goe hewui. Eƒe kukua mlɔ mɔa dzi, tedzi la kple dzata la nɔ tsitre ɖe egbɔ.
And when he was gone, a lion met him on the way, and slew him; and his corpse remained cast down on the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the corpse.
25 Emetsola aɖewo kpɔ Mawu ƒe ame la ƒe kukua le mɔa dzi kple dzata si nɔ tsitre ɖe egbɔ eye woyi ɖagblɔ nya la le du si me nyagblɔɖila tsitsi la nɔ.
And, behold, men passed by, and saw the corpse cast down on the way, and the lion standing by the corpse; and they came and spoke of it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
26 Esi nyagblɔɖila tsitsi la se nya si dzɔ la, edo ɣli be, “Mawu ƒe ame si mewɔ Yehowa ƒe se dzi o lae. Yehowa wɔ nya si wògblɔ la dzi eye wòna dzata la wui.”
And when the prophet that had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, It is the man of God who was disobedient unto the order of the Lord; wherefore the Lord hath given him up unto the lion, who hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken unto him.
27 Ena viawo bla akpa na eƒe tedzi.
And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.
28 Ekpɔ Mawu ƒe ame la ƒe kukua le mɔa dzi eye dzata la kple tedzi la nɔ tsitre ɖe egbɔ. Dzata la meɖu ame kuku la o eye melé tedzi la hã o.
And he went and found his corpse cast down on the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the corpse: the lion had not eaten the corpse, nor torn the ass.
29 Ale nyagblɔɖila la tsɔ ame kuku la ɖe tedzi dzi va dua me be yeafae eye yeaɖii.
And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old prophet, to lament for, and to bury him.
30 Eɖii ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe yɔdo me eye wòfae vevie be, “Ao, nɔvinye!”
And he laid his corpse in his own sepulchre; and they lamented over him, “Alas, my brother!”
31 Egblɔ na viawo emegbe be, “Ne meku la, miɖim ɖe yɔdo si me woɖi Mawu ƒe ame la ɖo. Mitsɔ nye ƒuwo mlɔ eƒe ƒuwo xa,
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; beside his bones lay ye my bones;
32 elabena Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be wòaƒo nu atsi tsitre ɖe vɔsamlekpui si le Betel la ŋu eye fiƒode si wòda ɖe nuxeƒe siwo le Samaria dzi la aɖi wo ŋu.”
For the thing which he called out by the word of the Lord against the altar which is in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high-places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely come to pass.
33 Togbɔ be Mawu ƒe ame la xlɔ̃ nu Yeroboam hã la, Yeroboam meɖe asi le eƒe mɔ vɔ̃wo ŋu o, ke boŋ egatsɔ ame geɖe siwo metso Levi ƒe ƒome la me o la ɖo nunɔlawoe be woasa vɔ na legbawo le nuxeƒe siwo le toawo dzi. Ame sia ame si lɔ̃ ko la, ate ŋu azu nunɔla.
After this event Jerobo'am returned not from his evil way; but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high-places: whosoever desired it, he consecrated, that he might become one of the priests of the high-places.
34 Esia nye nu vɔ̃ vɔ̃ɖi aɖe, ena Yeroboam ƒe fiaɖuƒe la gbã eye wòhe ku vɛ na eƒe ƒometɔwo katã.
And he became through this thing the cause of sin unto the house of Jerobo'am, and to cause that it was blotted out, and destroyed from off the face of the earth.
