1 Beresosɛm 11
1 Na Israel nyinaa kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn wɔ Hebron kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Yɛn nyinaa yɛ wʼabusuafo.
Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron, saying, "Look, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 Mmere tenten bi a atwa mu, mpo bere a Saulo di yɛn so hene no, na wone obi a nokware na wudi Israel anim. Na Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn, aka kyerɛ wo se, ‘Wobɛyɛ oguanhwɛfo ama me nkurɔfo Israel. Wobɛyɛ wɔn sodifo!’”
In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. The LORD your God said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall rule over my people Israel.'"
3 Enti Hebron hɔ, Dawid ne Israel ntuanofo yɛɛ apam wɔ Awurade anim. Wɔsraa no ngo, sii no Israelhene sɛnea Awurade nam Samuel so hyɛɛ ho bɔ no.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
4 Na Dawid ne Israel nyinaa kɔɔ Yerusalem anaa Yebus, sɛnea na wɔfrɛ hɔ kan no, efisɛ Yebusifo na wɔkɔtenaa asase no so kan kyekyeree.
David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
5 Nnipa a wofi Yebus no ka kyerɛɛ Dawid se, “Worentumi mma ha da biara da.” Nanso Dawid faa aban a na ɛwɔ Sion a wɔfrɛ no Dawid Kurow no.
The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not come in here." Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the City of David.
6 Dawid ka kyerɛɛ nʼakofo no se, “Mo mu biara a obedi anim na yɛakɔtow ahyɛ Yebusifo no so no na ɔbɛyɛ mʼakofo so sahene.” Na Dawid, nuabea Seruia babarima Yoab dii ɔko no anim, nti ɔbɛyɛɛ Dawid asraafo so sahene.
David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain." Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
7 Dawid tenaa aban no mu, na ɛno nti na wɔfrɛɛ hɔ Dawid kurow no.
David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the City of David.
8 Dawid kyekyeree kurow no, trɛw mu fi Milo de twaa ho hyiae, bere a na Yoab nso rekyekyere Yerusalem nkae no.
He built the city all around, from the Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9 Na Dawid tumi yɛɛ kɛse, efisɛ na Asafo Awurade ka ne ho.
David grew greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him.
10 Eyinom ne Dawid dɔmmarima ntuanofo. Wɔne Israel nyinaa bɔɔ mu, sii gyinae sɛ wɔde Dawid bɛyɛ wɔn so hene sɛnea Awurade ahyɛ bɔ afa Israel ho no.
Now these are the chief of the warriors whom David had, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11 Dawid dɔmmarima no ho nsɛm ni: Nea odi kan no ne Yasobeam a ɔyɛ Hakmonini a na ɔda Baasa no ano sɛ ɔsahene—Baasa no yɛ dɔmmarima akatakyi a na wɔwɔ Dawid asraafo mu. Bere bi ɔde ne peaw kunkum atamfo ahaasa wɔ akodi baako mu.
This is the number of the warriors whom David had: Jeshbaal the son of Hachmoni, leader of the Three. And he wielded his spear against eight hundred and killed them at one time.
12 Nea ɔto so abien wɔ Baasa no mu no yɛ Dodo babarima Eleasar a ɔyɛ Ahoa aseni.
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the Three warriors.
13 Bere a Dawid sɔre tiaa Filistifo wɔ Pas-Damim no, na ɔka ne ho. Ɔko no sii wɔ baabi a na ɛyɛ atokofuw nko, na Israel asraafo no guanee.
He was with David at Pas Dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
14 Nanso Eleasar ne Dawid gyinaa wɔn anan so wɔ afuw no mfimfini, bɔɔ Filistifo no gui. Na Awurade ma wodii nkonim de gyee wɔn.
And he took his stand in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great victory.
15 Da bi a Dawid wɔ ɔbotan bi a ɛbɛn Adulam ɔbodan ho no, na Filistifo asraafo akyere nsraban wɔ Refaim bon mu. Baasa no a na wɔka Aduasa no a wonim de wɔ Dawid asraafo mu no sian kohyiaa no wɔ hɔ.
And three of the Thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were camped in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 Saa bere no na Dawid te ɔko ahintawee mu hɔ a na Filistifo asraafokuw bi akɔtena Betlehem.
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
17 Dawid fi akɔnnɔ mu kae se, “Ao me kɔn dɔ nsu pa a ɛwɔ abura a ɛwɔ Betlehem no bi; nea ɛbɛn ɔpon ano no bi.”
And David had a craving and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate."
18 Enti Baasa no bɔ wuraa Filistifo no mu, kɔsaw abura no mu nsu no bi de brɛɛ Dawid. Nanso Dawid annom. Mmom, ohwie guu Awurade anim
The Three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
19 teɛɛ mu se, “Ɛmpare me sɛ mɛnom saa nsu yi. Ɛsom bo sɛ saa mmarima yi a wɔde wɔn ho bɔɔ afɔre kɔsaw brɛɛ me no mogya.” Enti Dawid annom. Eyi yɛ Baasa no mmaninsɛm no bi nhwɛso.
and said, "My God forbid it me, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?" For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The Three warriors did these things.
20 Yoab nuabarima Abisai na na otua Aduasa no ano. Ɔko baako bi mu no, ɔde ne peaw kunkum atamfo no mu ahaasa. Saa mmaninsɛm yi nti na ogyee din sɛ Baasa no.
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was leader of the Thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name beside the Three.
21 Abisai na na ne din ahyeta yiye wɔ Aduasa no mu sɛ wɔn sahene, nso na ɔnka Baasa no ho.
He was the most illustrious of the Thirty, and he became their leader. However, he did not attain to the Three.
22 Na Yehoiada babarima Benaia a ofi Kabseel no nso wɔ hɔ. Na ɔno nso di mmarimasɛm. Ɔyɛɛ bebree a emu baako ne sɛ okunkum Moab akofo akɛse baanu bi. Bere foforo bi nso, ɔtaa gyata maa aboa no kɔtɔɔ amoa mu. Na sukyerɛmma ama fam ayɛ toro nanso ɔkyeree gyata no kum no.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, who performed great deeds. He killed the two of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
23 Da bi a na okura kontibaa nko ara no, okum Misraimni ɔkofo bi a na ne tenten yɛ anammɔn ason ne fa. Na ne peaw no mu pipiripi te sɛ ntamanwemfo nsadua. Benaia huam peaw no fii Misraimni no nsam, de kum no.
He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, seven feet five inches tall; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
24 Eyinom na Yehoiada babarima Benaia yɛe, ma ogyee din te sɛ Baasa no.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the Three warriors.
25 Wɔhyɛɛ no anuonyam sen nkae a wɔka Aduasa no ho no, nso na ɔmfra Baasa no mu. Na Dawid yɛɛ no ne ho awɛmfo no so sahene.
Look, he was more honored than the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. And David set him over his guard.
26 Nnipa a na wɔka Dawid dɔmmarima no ho ni: Yoab nuabarima Asahel; Dodo babarima Elhanan a ofi Betlehem;
Also the warriors of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Samot a ofi Harori; Heles a ofi Pelon;
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, Helez the Paltite,
28 Ikes babarima Ira a ofi Tekoa; Abieser a ofi Anatot;
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibekai a ofi Husa; Salmon a ofi Ahoa;
Sibbekai the Hushathite, Zalmon the Ahohite,
30 Maharai a ofi Netofa; Baana a ofi Netofa babarima Heled;
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Ribai a ofi Gibea babarima Itai (wofi Benyamin abusuakuw mu); Benaia a ofi Piraton;
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai a ofi baabi a ɛbɛn Nahale-Gaas; Abiel a ofi Araba.
Hiddai of Nahale Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Asmawet a ofi Baharum; Eliahba a ofi Saalbon.
Azmaveth the Bahurimite, Eliahba the Shaalbinite,
34 Hasem mmabarima a wofi Gison; Sage babarima Yonatan a ofi Harar.
Jashen the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shamma the Hararite,
35 Sakar babarima Ahiam a ofi Harar; Ur babarima Elifar.
Ahiam the son of Sakar the Hararite, Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite,
36 Hefer a ofi Mekera; Ahiya a ofi Pelon.
Eliam the son of Ahithopel the Gilonite,
37 Hesro a ofi Karmel; Esbai babarima Naarai.
Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,
38 Natan nuabarima Yoel; Hagri babarima Mibhar.
Igal the son of Nathan, from the elite troops of the Hagrites,
39 Selek a ofi Amon; Naharai a ofi Beerot (a na ɔyɛ Yoab akodekurafo);
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira a ofi Yitri; Gareb a ofi Yitri;
Ira the Jattirite, Gareb the Jattirite,
41 Hetini Uria; Ahlai babarima Sabad;
Uriah the Hethite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Sisa babarima Adina a na ɔda Rubenfo ano, a na mmarima aduasa ka ne ho;
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
43 Maaka babarima Hanan; Yosafat a ofi Mitna;
Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Usia a ofi Astera; Hotam a ofi Aroer mmabarima Sama ne Yeiel;
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 Simri babarima Yediael; Yoha ne nuabarima a ofi Tis;
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel a ofi Mahawi; Elnaam mmabarima Yeribai ne Yosawia; Yitma a ofi Moab;
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel ne Obed; Yaasiel a ofi Soba.
Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaiah.
