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 the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, 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 Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.
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, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.
4 Wɔkyɛɛ Itamar de mu akuw awotwe, efisɛ na Eleasar asefo mu mmusua mpanyimfo no dɔɔso.
And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and [thus] were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.
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 they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of 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 Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.
7 Ntonto a edi kan no bɔɔ Yehoiarib. Ntonto a ɛto so abien no bɔɔ Yedaia.
And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
8 Ntonto a ɛto so abiɛsa no bɔɔ Harim. Ntonto a ɛto so anan no bɔɔ Seorim.
the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,
9 Ntonto a ɛto so anum no bɔɔ Malkia. Ntonto a ɛto so asia no bɔɔ Miyamin.
the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
10 Ntonto a ɛto so ason no bɔɔ Hakos. Ntonto a ɛto so awotwe no bɔɔ Abia.
the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,
11 Ntonto a ɛto so akron no bɔɔ Yesua. Ntonto a ɛto so du no bɔɔ Sekania.
the ninth for Jeshuah, the tenth for Shecaniah,
12 Ntonto a ɛto so dubaako no bɔɔ Eliasib. Ntonto a ɛto so dumien no bɔɔ Yakim.
the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,
13 Ntonto a ɛto so dumiɛnsa no bɔɔ Hupa. Ntonto a ɛto so dunan no bɔɔ Yesebeab.
the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
14 Ntonto a ɛto so dunum no bɔɔ Bilga. Ntonto a ɛto so dunsia no bɔɔ Imer.
the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
15 Ntonto a ɛto so dunson no bɔɔ Hesir. Ntonto a ɛto so dunwɔtwe no bɔɔ Hapises.
the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizez,
16 Ntonto a ɛto so dunkron no bɔɔ Petahia. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu no bɔɔ Yeheskel.
the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Ezekiel,
17 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu baako no bɔɔ Yakin. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abien no bɔɔ Gamul.
the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
18 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abiɛsa no bɔɔ Delaia. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu anan no bɔɔ Maasia.
the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
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 ordering in their service to come into the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance, through Aaron their father, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded him.
20 Eyinom ne mmusua a aka a wɔyɛ Lewi asefo no mpanyimfo: Amram asefo ntuanoni ne Subael. Subael asefo ntuanoni ne Yehdeia.
And as for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 Rehabia asefo ntuanoni ne Yisia.
Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the head was Jishijah.
22 Yishar asefo ntuanoni ne Selomot. Selomot asefo ntuanoni ne Yahat.
Of the Jizharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
23 Hebron asefo ntuanofo ne: Yeria; Amaria ne nʼabediakyiri, Yahasiel na ɔto so abiɛsa na Yekameam to so anan.
— And the sons [of Hebron]: Jerijah [the head], Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 Usiel asefo ntuanoni ne Mika. Mika asefo ntuanoni ne Samir
The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir;
25 ne Mika nuabarima Yisia. Yisia asefo ntuanoni ne Sakaria.
the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.
26 Merari asefo ntuanofo ne Mahli ne Musi. Yasia asefo ntuanoni ne Beno.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.
27 Merari asefo a wofi Yasia mu no, ntuanofo no ne: Beno, Soham, Sakur ne Ibri.
The sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Mahli asefo ntuanoni ne Eleasar a na onni mmabarima no.
Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Kis asefo ntuanoni ne Yerahmeel.
Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 Musi asefo ntuanofo ne Mahli, Eder ne Yerimot. Eyinom ne Lewi asefo ne sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
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.
These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites, — the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren.
