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.
These are the groups of the descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest]: Aaron’s four sons were Nadab, 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.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father died, and they had no children. So their [younger] brothers Eleazar and Ithamar became the 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.
Zadok, who was a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, who was a descendant of Ithamar, helped David to separate his descendants into two groups. Each group had certain duties.
4 Wɔkyɛɛ Itamar de mu akuw awotwe, efisɛ na Eleasar asefo mu mmusua mpanyimfo no dɔɔso.
There were more leaders among the descendants of Eleazar than there were among the descendants of Ithamar. So they appointed 16 leaders from Eleazar’s descendants and eight leaders from Ithamar’s descendants.
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.
There were temple officials and priests, including descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar, to make sure that the work was divided fairly. So they decided what work each person would do by (casting lots/throwing marked stones).
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:
Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, who was a descendant of Levi, wrote down the names [of the leaders of each group] while David and his officials were watching. Zadok, the [Supreme] Priest, and Ahimelech [his assistant], and the leaders of the families of the priests and of the families of the other descendants of Levi also watched.
7 Ntonto a edi kan no bɔɔ Yehoiarib. Ntonto a ɛto so abien no bɔɔ Yedaia.
Jehoiarib was the first one whose name was selected [by casting lots/throwing marked stones]. Next Jedaiah was selected.
8 Ntonto a ɛto so abiɛsa no bɔɔ Harim. Ntonto a ɛto so anan no bɔɔ Seorim.
Next, Harim was selected. Next, Seorim was selected.
9 Ntonto a ɛto so anum no bɔɔ Malkia. Ntonto a ɛto so asia no bɔɔ Miyamin.
Next, Malkijah was selected. Next, Mijamin was selected.
10 Ntonto a ɛto so ason no bɔɔ Hakos. Ntonto a ɛto so awotwe no bɔɔ Abia.
Next, Hakkoz was selected. Next, Abijah was selected.
11 Ntonto a ɛto so akron no bɔɔ Yesua. Ntonto a ɛto so du no bɔɔ Sekania.
Next, Jeshua was selected. Next, Shecaniah was selected.
12 Ntonto a ɛto so dubaako no bɔɔ Eliasib. Ntonto a ɛto so dumien no bɔɔ Yakim.
Next, Eliashib was selected. Next, Jakim was selected.
13 Ntonto a ɛto so dumiɛnsa no bɔɔ Hupa. Ntonto a ɛto so dunan no bɔɔ Yesebeab.
Next, Huppah was selected. Next, Jeshebeab was selected.
14 Ntonto a ɛto so dunum no bɔɔ Bilga. Ntonto a ɛto so dunsia no bɔɔ Imer.
Next, Bilgah was selected. Next, Immer was selected.
15 Ntonto a ɛto so dunson no bɔɔ Hesir. Ntonto a ɛto so dunwɔtwe no bɔɔ Hapises.
Next, Hezir was selected. Next, Happizzez was selected.
16 Ntonto a ɛto so dunkron no bɔɔ Petahia. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu no bɔɔ Yeheskel.
Next, Pethahiah was selected. Next, Jehezkel was selected.
17 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu baako no bɔɔ Yakin. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abien no bɔɔ Gamul.
Next, Jakin was selected. Next, Gamul was selected.
18 Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abiɛsa no bɔɔ Delaia. Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu anan no bɔɔ Maasia.
Next, Delaiah was selected. Next, Maaziah was selected.
19 Kuw biara dii ne dwuma wɔ Awurade fi sɛnea wɔn agya Aaron nam Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn akwankyerɛ so hyehyɛ maa wɔn no.
Those were the men who were chosen to be the leaders of the groups that would serve in the temple, obeying the regulations that were set down by Aaron, regulations which Yahweh, the God to whom the Israeli people belonged, had given to him.
20 Eyinom ne mmusua a aka a wɔyɛ Lewi asefo no mpanyimfo: Amram asefo ntuanoni ne Subael. Subael asefo ntuanoni ne Yehdeia.
[This is a list of some of] the other descendants of Levi: Amram was the ancestor of Shubael and Jehdeiah.
21 Rehabia asefo ntuanoni ne Yisia.
Rehabiah was the ancestor of Isshiah, the oldest son in his family.
22 Yishar asefo ntuanoni ne Selomot. Selomot asefo ntuanoni ne Yahat.
Izhar was the father of Shelomoth and the grandfather of Jahath.
23 Hebron asefo ntuanofo ne: Yeria; Amaria ne nʼabediakyiri, Yahasiel na ɔto so abiɛsa na Yekameam to so anan.
[Kohath’s son] Hebron had four sons: Jeriah and his [younger] brothers Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
24 Usiel asefo ntuanoni ne Mika. Mika asefo ntuanoni ne Samir
Uzziel was the father of Micah and the grandfather of Shamir.
25 ne Mika nuabarima Yisia. Yisia asefo ntuanoni ne Sakaria.
Micah’s [younger] brother was the father of Zechariah.
26 Merari asefo ntuanofo ne Mahli ne Musi. Yasia asefo ntuanoni ne Beno.
The sons of Merari were Mahli, Mushi, and Jaaziah.
27 Merari asefo a wofi Yasia mu no, ntuanofo no ne: Beno, Soham, Sakur ne Ibri.
Jaaziah had four sons: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Mahli asefo ntuanoni ne Eleasar a na onni mmabarima no.
Mahli’s son Eleazar did not have any sons.
29 Kis asefo ntuanoni ne Yerahmeel.
From the descendants of [Mahli’s second son] there was Jerahmeel.
30 Musi asefo ntuanofo ne Mahli, Eder ne Yerimot. Eyinom ne Lewi asefo ne sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. Those were descendants of Levi who were listed according to the leaders 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.
The jobs they would do were decided by (casting lots/throwing marked stones), like their fellow Israelis, the descendants of Aaron, did. They cast lots {The lots were cast} while King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the leaders of the families of the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi watched. They gave the same jobs to the families of each oldest brother and each youngest brother.
