1 Beresosɛm 24
1 Sɛnea wɔkyekyɛɛ Aaron asefo a wɔyɛ asɔfo no mu akuwakuw ma wɔsom no ni: Na Aaron mmabarima no yɛ Nadab, Abihu, Eleasar ne Itamar.
And [they number] the sons of Aaron in [their] division, Nadab, and Abiud, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 Nanso Nadab ne Abihu wui a wonni mma ansa na wɔn agya rewu. Enti ɛkaa Eleasar ne Itamar nko ara a na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ asɔfo.
And Nadab and Abiud died before their father, and they had no sons: so Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron ministered as priests.
3 Mmoa a Sadok a na ɔyɛ Eleasar aseni ne Ahimelek a na ɔyɛ Itamar aseni no boae no nti, Dawid kyekyɛɛ Aaron asefo mu akuwakuw sɛnea wɔn dwumadi te.
And David distributed them, even Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Achimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their numbering, according to their service, according to the houses of their fathers.
4 Wɔkyɛɛ Itamar de mu akuw awotwe, efisɛ na Eleasar asefo mu mmusua mpanyimfo no dɔɔso.
And there were found [among] the sons of Eleazar more chiefs of the mighty ones, than of the sons of Ithamar: and he divided them, sixteen heads of families to the sons of Eleazar, eight according to [their] families to the sons of Ithamar.
5 Wɔnam ntontobɔ kronkron so, kyekyɛɛ dwumadi ahorow nyinaa maa akuwakuw no, sɛnea ɛrenyɛ nhwɛanimsɛm biara. Efisɛ na mpanyimfo bebree a wɔfata sɛ wɔsom Onyankopɔn kronkronbea hɔ a wɔyɛ Eleasar ne Itamar asefo no nso wɔ hɔ.
And he divided them according to their lots, one with the other; for there were those who had charge of the holy things, and those who had charge of the [house] of the Lord among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.
6 Netanel babarima Semaia a na ɔyɛ Lewini no yɛɛ adwuma sɛ ɔkyerɛwfo. Ɔkyerɛw din ne nnwuma ahorow wɔ ɔhene no ne ɔsɔfo Sadok ne Abiatar babarima Ahimelek ne asɔfo no ne Lewi mmusua no mpanyimfo anim. Eleasar ne Itamar asefo bobɔɔ ntonto sɛnea edidi so yi:
And Samaias the son of Nathanael, the scribe, [of the family] of Levi, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar [were present]; and the heads of the families of the priests and the Levites, each of a household [were assigned] one to Eleazar, and one to Ithamar.
7 Ntonto a edi kan no bɔɔ Yehoiarib. Ntonto a ɛto so abien no bɔɔ Yedaia.
And the first lot came out to Joarim, the second to Jedia,
8 Ntonto a ɛto so abiɛsa no bɔɔ Harim. Ntonto a ɛto so anan no bɔɔ Seorim.
the third to Charib, the fourth to Seorim,
9 Ntonto a ɛto so anum no bɔɔ Malkia. Ntonto a ɛto so asia no bɔɔ Miyamin.
the fifth to Melchias, the sixth to Meiamin,
10 Ntonto a ɛto so ason no bɔɔ Hakos. Ntonto a ɛto so awotwe no bɔɔ Abia.
the seventh to Cos, the eighth to Abia,
11 Ntonto a ɛto so akron no bɔɔ Yesua. Ntonto a ɛto so du no bɔɔ Sekania.
the ninth to Jesus, the tenth to Sechenias,
12 Ntonto a ɛto so dubaako no bɔɔ Eliasib. Ntonto a ɛto so dumien no bɔɔ Yakim.
the eleventh to Eliabi, the twelfth to Jacim,
13 Ntonto a ɛto so dumiɛnsa no bɔɔ Hupa. Ntonto a ɛto so dunan no bɔɔ Yesebeab.
the thirteenth to Oppha, the fourteenth to Jesbaal,
14 Ntonto a ɛto so dunum no bɔɔ Bilga. Ntonto a ɛto so dunsia no bɔɔ Imer.
the fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,
15 Ntonto a ɛto so dunson no bɔɔ Hesir. Ntonto a ɛto so dunwɔtwe no bɔɔ Hapises.
the seventeenth to Chezin, the eighteenth to Aphese,
16 Ntonto a ɛto so dunkron no bɔɔ Petahia. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu no bɔɔ Yeheskel.
the nineteenth to Phetaea, the twentieth to Ezekel,
17 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu baako no bɔɔ Yakin. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abien no bɔɔ Gamul.
the twenty-first to Achim, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abiɛsa no bɔɔ Delaia. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu anan no bɔɔ Maasia.
the twenty-third to Adallai, the twenty-fourth to Maasai.
19 Kuw biara dii ne dwuma wɔ Awurade fi sɛnea wɔn agya Aaron nam Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn akwankyerɛ so hyehyɛ maa wɔn no.
This [is] their numbering according to their service to go into the house of the Lord, according to their appointment by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.
20 Eyinom ne mmusua a aka a wɔyɛ Lewi asefo no mpanyimfo: Amram asefo ntuanoni ne Subael. Subael asefo ntuanoni ne Yehdeia.
And for the sons of Levi that were left, [even] for the sons of Ambram, Sobael: for the sons of Sobael, Jedia.
21 Rehabia asefo ntuanoni ne Yisia.
For Raabia, the chief [was Isaari],
22 Yishar asefo ntuanoni ne Selomot. Selomot asefo ntuanoni ne Yahat.
and for Isaari, Salomoth: for the sons of Salomoth, Jath.
23 Hebron asefo ntuanofo ne: Yeria; Amaria ne nʼabediakyiri, Yahasiel na ɔto so abiɛsa na Yekameam to so anan.
The sons of Ecdiu; Amadia the second, Jaziel the third, Jecmoam the fourth.
24 Usiel asefo ntuanoni ne Mika. Mika asefo ntuanoni ne Samir
For the sons of Oziel, Micha: the sons of Micha; Samer.
25 ne Mika nuabarima Yisia. Yisia asefo ntuanoni ne Sakaria.
The brother of Micha; Isia, the son of Isia; Zacharia.
26 Merari asefo ntuanofo ne Mahli ne Musi. Yasia asefo ntuanoni ne Beno.
The sons of Merari, Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Ozia,
27 Merari asefo a wofi Yasia mu no, ntuanofo no ne: Beno, Soham, Sakur ne Ibri.
[That is, the sons] of Merari by Ozia, —his sons [were] Isoam, and Sacchur, and Abai.
28 Mahli asefo ntuanoni ne Eleasar a na onni mmabarima no.
To Mooli [were born] Eleazar, and Ithamar; and Eleazar died, and had no sons.
29 Kis asefo ntuanoni ne Yerahmeel.
For Kis; the sons of Kis; Jerameel.
30 Musi asefo ntuanofo ne Mahli, Eder ne Yerimot. Eyinom ne Lewi asefo ne sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
And the sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These [were] the sons of the Levites according to the houses of their families.
31 Wɔnam ntonto kronkron a wɔbɔɔ wɔ wɔn so na wɔde wɔn nnwuma hyɛɛ wɔn nsa te sɛ Aaron asefo de no, a wɔanhwɛ mfe a wɔadi ne wɔn dibea. Wodii dwuma no wɔ ɔhene Dawid, Sadok, Ahimelek, asɔfo ne Lewifo mmusua mpanyimfo no anim.
And they also received lots as their brethren the sons of Aaron before the king; Sadoc also, and Achimelech, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and of the Levites, principal heads of families, even as their younger brethren.
