1 Beresosɛm 26
1 Eyinom ne apon ano ahwɛfo no akuwakuw: Korafo mu no, yɛwɔ Kore babarima Meselemia a ofi Asaf abusua mu.
Concerning the diuisions of the porters, of the Korhites, Meshelemiah the sonne of Kore of the sonnes of Asaph.
2 Meselemia mmabarima yɛ: Sakaria a ɔyɛ abakan, Yediael a ɔto so abien, Sebadia a ɔto so abiɛsa, Yatniel a ɔto so anan.
And the sonnes of Meshelemiah, Zechariah the eldest, Iediael the seconde, Zebadiah the third, Iathniel the fourth,
3 Elam a ɔto so anum, Yehohanan a ɔto so asia, Eliehoenai a ɔto so ason.
Elam the fift, Ichohanan the sixt, and Eliehoenai the seuenth.
4 Na Obed-Edom mmabarima nso a wɔyɛ apon ano ahwɛfo yɛ: Semaia a ɔyɛ abakan, Yehosabad a ɔto so abien, Yoa a ɔto so abiɛsa, Sakar a ɔto so anan, Netanel a ɔto so anum,
And the sonnes of Obed Edom, Shemaiah the eldest, Iehozabad the second, Ioah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fift,
5 Amiel a ɔto so asia, Isakar a ɔto so ason, ne Peuletai a ɔto so awotwe. Onyankopɔn hyiraa Obed-Edom bebree.
Ammiel the sixt, Issachar the seuenth, Peulthai the eight: for God had blessed him.
6 Na Obed-Edom babarima Semaia wɔ mmabarima a wotumi ade yɛ yiye nti, wonyaa dibea a ekura tumi wɔ abusua no mu.
And to Shemaiah his sonne, were sonnes borne, that ruled in the house of their father, for they were men of might.
7 Na wɔn din ne: Otni, Refael, Obed ne Elsabad; na wɔn abusuafo Elihu ne Semaia nso yɛ mmɔdemmɔfo.
The sonnes of Shemaiah were Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad and his brethren, strong men: Elihu also, and Semachiah.
8 Obed-Edom asefo yi nyinaa a wɔn mmabarima ne wɔn nenanom a na wɔn nyinaa dodow yɛ aduosia abien no yɛ nnipa a na wɔbɔ wɔn ho mmɔden yiye na wɔn nnwuma fata wɔn.
All these were of the sonnes of Obed Edom, they and their sonnes and their brethren mightie and strong to serue, euen three score and two of Obed Edom.
9 Saa ara nso na na Meselemia mmabarima dunwɔtwe no ne wɔn abusuafo nso bɔ wɔn ho mmɔden yiye.
And of Meshelemiah sonnes and brethren, eighteene mightie men.
10 Hosa a ofi Merari abusua mu mma ne: Simri na odi kan (na ɔnyɛ abakan de, nanso nʼagya paw no sɛ ntuanoni wɔ ne mmabarima mu).
And of Hosah of the sonnes of Merari, the sonnes were Shuri the chiefe, and (though he was not the eldest, yet his father made him the chiefe)
11 Na ne mmabarima no bi ne: Hilkia a na ɔto so abien. Tebalia na ɔto so abiɛsa na Sakaria to so anan. Na Hosa mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo a wɔsom sɛ apon ano ahwɛfo no nyinaa dodow yɛ dumiɛnsa.
Helkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth: all the sonnes and the brethren of Hosa were thirteene.
12 Saa apon ano hwɛfo akuw yi nam wɔn mmusua ntuanofo so som wɔ Awurade fi, sɛnea wɔn abusuafo yɛe no.
Of these were the diuisions of the porters of the chiefe men, hauing the charge against their brethren, to serue in the house of the Lord.
13 Wɔnam ntontobɔ kronkron so, de ɔwɛn adwuma wɔ apon ahorow ano hyɛɛ mmusua no nsa a wɔnhwɛ mfirihyia a obi adi, anaa ntetewee a wanya so.
And they cast lottes both small and great for the house of their fathers, for euery gate.
14 Wɔde apuei pon ho dwumadi no hyɛɛ Meslemia ne ne kuw nsa. Atifi pon ho dwumadi nso, wɔde hyɛɛ ne babarima onyansafo Sakaria nsa.
And the lot on the East side fel to Shelemiah: then they cast lottes for Zechariah his sonne a wise couseller, and his lot came out Northward:
15 Anafo pon no, wɔde hyɛɛ Obed-Edom nsa, na wɔmaa ne mmabarima no hwɛɛ adekoradan no so.
To Obed Edom Southwarde, and to his sonnes the house of Asuppim:
16 Wɔmaa Supim ne Hosa hwɛɛ atɔe pon no ne ɔkwan a ɛkɔ asɔredan no mu no so. Wɔkyekyɛɛ ɔwɛn nnwuma no pɛpɛɛpɛ maa wɔn.
To Shuppim and to Hosah Westwarde with the gate of Shallecheth by the paued streete that goeth vpward, warde ouer against warde.
17 Da biara, na wɔma Lewifo baasia kɔ apuei pon no ho, na wɔma baanan kɔ atifi pon no ho, na baanan nso akɔ anafo pon no ho, na baanu baanu akokɔ adekoradan ahorow no mu biara ho.
Eastward were sixe Leuites, and Northwarde foure a day, and Southward foure a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
18 Da biara, na wɔma baasia kɔ atɔe pon no ho. Baanan kɔ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ asɔredan no mu no so, na baanu nso akɔ adiwo hɔ.
In Parbar towarde the West were foure by the paued streete, and two in Parbar.
19 Eyinom ne apon ano ahwɛfo a wofi Kora ne Merari mmusua mu no nkyekyɛmu.
These are the diuisions of the porters of the sonnes of Kore, and of the sonnes of Merari.
20 Lewifo a wɔaka a na Ahiya da wɔn ano no na na wɔhwɛ Onyankopɔn fi sikakorabea ne adekoradan so.
And of the Leuites. Ahiiah was ouer the treasures of the house of God, and ouer the treasures of the dedicate things.
21 Libni fi a na ɛwɔ Gerson abusua mu no, na Yehieli na na otua wɔn ano.
Of the sonnes of Laadan the sonnes of the Gershunnites descending of Laadan, the chiefe fathers of Laadan were Gershunni and Iehieli.
22 Yehieli mmabarima Setam ne ne nuabarima Yoel na na wɔhwɛ Awurade fi sikakorabea so.
The sonnes of Iehieli were Zethan and Ioel his brother, appoynted ouer the treasures of the house of the Lord.
23 Eyinom ne ntuanofo a wɔyɛ Amram, Yishar, Hebron ne Usiel asefo.
Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites and of the Ozielites.
24 Amram abusua mu, Sebuel yɛ Mose babarima Gersom aseni. Ɔno na na ɔyɛ ɔpanyin a ɔhwɛ sikakorabea no so.
And Shebuel the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Moses, a ruler ouer the treasures.
25 Wɔn a wɔnam Elieser so yɛ nʼabusuafo ne Rehabia, Yesaia, Yoram, Sikri ne Selomot.
And of his brethren which came of Eliezer, was Rehabiah his sonne, and Ieshaiah his sonne, and Ioram his sonne, and Zichri his sonne, and Shelomith his sonne.
26 Selomot ne nʼabusuafo na na wɔhwɛ sikakorabea a na wɔkora agyapade a wɔde ama Awurade no so. Agyapade no bi ne nea Dawid ne mmusua ntuanofo ne asahene ne asraafo mpanyimfo de maa Awurade no.
Which Shelomith and his brethren were ouer al the treasures of the dedicate things, which Dauid the King, and the chiefe fathers, the captaines ouer thousands, and hundreths, and the captaines of the armie had dedicated.
27 Na saa mmarima yi de wɔn asade a wonyaa wɔ akodi mu no bi bae sɛ wɔmfa nsiesie Awurade fi.
(For of the battels and of the spoyles they did dedicate to maintaine the house of the Lord)
28 Afei, na Selomot ne nʼabusuafo na wɔhwɛ nneɛma a Samuel a ɔyɛ odiyifo, Kis babarima Saulo, Ner babarima Abner ne Seruia babarima Yoab de maa Awurade no so. Nneɛma nkae a wɔde maa Awurade no nyinaa, na ɛhyɛ wɔn nsa.
And al that Samuel the Seer had dedicate and Saul the sonne of Kish and Abner the sonne of Ner, and Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah, and whosoeuer had dedicate any thing, it was vnder the hand of Shelomith, and his brethren.
29 Yishar abusua mu na Kenania fi. Ɔne ne mmabarima na woyii wɔn sɛ ɔman sohwɛfo ne atemmufo wɔ Israelman mu nyinaa.
Of the Izharites was Chenaniah and his sonnes, for the busines without ouer Israel, for officers and for Iudges.
30 Hebron abusua mu na Hasabia fi. Ɔne nʼabusuafo a wɔyɛ mmɔdemmɔfo a wɔn dodow yɛ apem ahanson na wɔma wɔhwɛɛ Israel nsase a ɛdeda Asubɔnten Yordan atɔe fam no so. Nsɛm a ɛfa Awurade ho, ne ɔhene a ɔwɔ mpasua no so som ho nyinaa yɛ wɔn asɛde.
Of the Hebronites, Ashabiah and his brethren, men of actiuitie, a thousande, and seuen hundreth were officers for Israel beyonde Iorden Westward, in all the busines of the Lord, and for the seruice of the King.
31 Bio, Hebron abusua mu na Yeria fi. Sɛnea awo ntoatoaso nkrataa kyerɛ no, ɔno na na ɔyɛ Hebronfo no ntuanoni. (Dawid dii hene no, ne mfe aduanan so, wɔhwehwɛɛ nkrataa mu na wohuu mmarima a wɔbɔ wɔn ho mmɔden wɔ Hebron abusua no mu din wɔ kurow Yaser a ɛwɔ Gilead mu.
Among the Hebronites was Iediiah the chiefest, euen the Hebronites by his generations according to the families. And in the fourtieth yere of the reigne of Dauid they were sought for: and there were founde among them men of actiuitie at Iazer in Gilead.
32 Na mmarima a wɔbɔ wɔn ho mmɔden mpem abien ne ahanson na na wɔwɔ Yeria abusua mu. Ɔhene Dawid ma wɔkɔɔ Asubɔnten Yordan apuei fam, maa wɔkɔhwɛɛ Ruben ne Gad mmusuakuw ne Manase abusuakuw fa no so. Nsɛm a ɛfa Onyankopɔn ho, ne ɔhene som ho nyinaa yɛ wɔn asɛde.)
And his brethren men of actiuitie, two thousand and seuen hundreth chiefe fathers, whom King Dauid made rulers ouer the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh, for euery matter perteining to God, and for the Kings busines.
