1 Beresosɛm 9

1 Wɔkyerɛw Israel anato biara mu nnipa din guu Israel ne Yuda Ahemfo nhoma mu. Esiane sɛ na Yudafo no nni Awurade nokware no nti, wotwaa wɔn asu kɔɔ Babilonia.

So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they [were] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, [who] were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

2 Wɔn a wɔsan ba bɛfaa wɔn agyapade wɔ wɔn nkurow dedaw mu no yɛ mpapahwekwa. Wɔne asɔfo, Lewifo ne asɔredan mu aboafo no bi na wɔbae.

Now the first inhabitants that [dwelt] in their possessions in their cities [were], the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

3 Nnipa a wofi Yuda, Benyamin, Efraim ne Manase mmusuakuw mu ba bɛtenaa Yerusalem.

And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;

4 Abusua baako a wɔsan bae no yɛ Amihud babarima Utai a ɔyɛ Omri babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Imri babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Bani babarima a wɔyɛ Yuda babarima Peres asefo.

Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.

5 Wɔn a wɔsan bae a na wofi Silonfo abusua mu no yɛ: Asaia a ɔyɛ abakan no ne ne mmabarima.

And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

6 Serah abusua mu no: Yeuel ne nʼabusuafo na wɔsan bae. Yuda abusuakuw no mu mmusua ahansia aduɔkron na wɔsan bae.

And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

7 Wɔn a wofi Benyamin abusuakuw mu a wɔsan bae no ne: Mesulam babarima Salu, a ɔyɛ Hodawia babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Hasenua babarima;

And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,

8 Yibneia a ɔyɛ Yeroham babarima, Ela a ɔyɛ Usi babarima, Mikri babarima; Mesulam a ɔyɛ Sefatia babarima, Reuel babarima, Yibnia babarima bae.

And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

9 Saa mmarima yi nyinaa, na wɔyɛ mmusua ntuanofo, na wɔakyerɛw wɔn din wɔ wɔn mmusuakuw anato nhoma mu. Benyamin abusuakuw mu mmusua ahankron ne aduonum asia na wɔsan bae.

And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men [were] chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.

10 Asɔfo a wɔsan bae no bi ne: Yedaia, Yehoriarib, Yakin,

And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,

11 Asaria a ɔyɛ Hilkia babarima a ɔno nso yɛ Mesulam babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Sadok babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Meraiot babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Ahitub babarima. Na Asaria yɛ Onyankopɔn fi ahwɛfo so panyin.

And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;

12 Asɔfo a wɔsan bae no bi ne Adaia a ɔyɛ Yeroham babarima a na ɔno nso yɛ Pashur babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Malkia babarima ne Masai a ɔyɛ Adiel babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Yahsera babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Mesulam babarima a ɔno nso yɛ Mesilemit babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Imer babarima.

And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

13 Asɔfo a wɔsan bae nyinaa dodow yɛ apem ahanson aduosia. Na wɔyɛ mmusua ntuanofo a wɔyɛ nsiyɛfo. Na wɔn adwuma ne sɛ, wɔsom wɔ Onyankopɔn fi.

And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

14 Lewifo a wɔsan bae no yɛ: Semaia a ɔyɛ Hasub babarima a na ɔyɛ Asrikam babarima a na ɔno nso yɛ Hasabia babarima a na ɔyɛ Merari aseni,

And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

15 Bakbakar, Heres, Galal, Mika babarima Matania a ɔyɛ Sikri babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Asaf babarima,

And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

16 Obadia a ɔyɛ Semaia babarima a ɔyɛ Galal babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Yedutun babarima ne Asa a ɔyɛ Elkana babarima Berekia a wɔtenaa Netofa asase so.

And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

17 Apon ano hwɛfo a wɔsan bae no yɛ: Salum, Akub, Talmon, Ahiman ne wɔn abusuafo. Salum na na ɔyɛ ɔpon ano hwɛfo panyin.

And the porters [were], Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum [was] the chief;

18 Kan no nso, na anka wɔn na wɔhwɛ ɔhene pon a ɛkyerɛ apuei fam no so. Na saa mmarima no som sɛ Lewifo atenae apon ano ahwɛfo.

Who hitherto [waited] in the king’s gate eastward: they [were] porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

19 Na Salum yɛ Kore babarima a ɔyɛ Ebiasaf a ofi Kora abusua mu aseni. Na ɔne nʼabusuafo a wɔyɛ Korafo no na na wɔwɛn ɔkwan a ɛkɔ kronkronbea hɔ no, sɛnea na wɔn mpanyimfo wɛn Ahyiae Ntamadan wɔ Awurade atenae hɔ no.

And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, [were] over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, [being] over the host of the LORD, [were] keepers of the entry.

20 Eleasar babarima Pinehas na kan no na ɔhwɛ apon ano ahwɛfo no so, na Awurade ka ne ho.

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, [and] the LORD [was] with him.

21 Akyiri no, Meselemia babarima Sakaria na na ɔwɛn ɔkwan a ɛkɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no mu no ano.

[And] Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah [was] porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

22 Ne nyinaa mu, saa bere no, na apon ano ahwɛfo no dodow yɛ ahannu ne dumien a na wɔakyerɛw wɔn din wɔ wɔn anato nkrataa mu wɔ wɔn nkuraa. Dawid ne Samuel a na ɔyɛ ɔdehufo no ama wɔn dibea a ɛsom bo.

All these [which were] chosen to be porters in the gates [were] two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

23 Saa apon ano ahwɛfo yi ne wɔn asefo no, na wɔkyekyɛ wɔn mu kɔwɛn ɔkwan a ɛkɔ Awurade fi, a kan no na ɛyɛ ntamadan no ano.

So they and their children [had] the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, [namely], the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

24 Wɔde apon ano ahwɛfo no gyinagyinaa afanan no nyinaa a ɛyɛ apuei, atɔe, atifi ne anafo.

In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

25 Bere ano bere ano, na wɔn abusuafo a wɔwɔ nkuraa no bɛboa wɔn wɔ wɔn nnanson nnanson dwumadi mu.

And their brethren, [which were] in their villages, [were] to come after seven days from time to time with them.

26 Na saa Lewifo apon ano ahwɛfo mpanyimfo baanan no adwuma no yɛ nea ekura asodi kɛse, efisɛ wɔn na na wɔhwɛ adan ne sikakoradan a ɛwɔ Onyankopɔn fi hɔ no so.

For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in [their] set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

27 Wɔwɛn Onyankopɔn fi hɔ anadwo, efisɛ na ɛyɛ wɔn asɛde. Afei, na ɛyɛ wɔn adwuma sɛ da biara anɔpa wobuebue apon no.

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge [was] upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them.

28 Na apon ano ahwɛfo no bi adwuma ne sɛ, wɔhwɛ nneɛma ahorow a wɔde yɛ ɔsom adwuma no so. Sɛ wɔrekɔfa, na wɔresan de akogu hɔ no nyinaa, wɔhwɛ sɛ bi renyera.

And [certain] of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.

29 Afoforo nso hwɛ nneɛma a wɔde asiesie hɔ, nneɛma a ɛwɔ kronkronbea hɔ, nneɛma a wɔde brɛ wɔn, sɛ ebia, asikresiam a wɔayam no muhumuhu, nsa, ngo, nnuhuam ne kurobow ahorow so.

[Some] of them also [were] appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

30 Nanso na asɔfo no na wodi nnuhuam no ne kurobow no ho dwuma.

And [some] of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

31 Lewini a wɔfrɛ no Matitia a ɔyɛ Korani Salum abakan no na na ɔto brodo a wɔde bɔ afɔre no.

And Mattithiah, [one] of the Levites, who [was] the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.

32 Na nnipa bi a wofi Kohat abusua mu nso na na wɔhwɛ, siesie brodo a wɔde to pon Homeda no.

And [other] of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, [were] over the shewbread, to prepare [it] every sabbath.

33 Nnwom ho nimdefo a na wɔn nso yɛ Lewifo atitiriw no nyinaa, na wɔtete Asɔredan no mu. Na wɔmma wɔnnyɛ dwuma foforo biara, esiane wɔn adwuma a wɔyɛ no mmere nyinaa nti.

And these [are] the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, [who remaining] in the chambers [were] free: for they were employed in [that] work day and night.

34 Na saa nnipa yi nyinaa tete Yerusalem. Na wɔyɛ Lewifo mmusua no nyinaa ntuanofo a wɔakyerɛw wɔn din ahyɛ wɔn anato krataa mu.

These chief fathers of the Levites [were] chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

35 Yeiel (Gibeon agya) tenaa Gibeon. Na ne yere din de Maaka,

And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife’s name [was] Maachah:

36 a na ne babarima abakan din de Abdon. Na Yeiel mmabarima a wɔaka no din de Sur, Kis, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

37 Gedor, Ahio, Sakaria ne Miklot.

And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

38 Miklot na ɔyɛ Simeam agya. Na saa abusuafo yi tete bemmɛn wɔn ho wɔn ho wɔ Yerusalem.

And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

39 Ner na ɔwoo Kis. Kis na ɔwoo Saulo, Saulo na ɔwoo Yonatan, Malki-Sua, Abinadab ne Esbaal.

And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

40 Yonatan babarima ne: Merib-Baal (anaa Mefiboset) na Merib-Baal woo Mika.

And the son of Jonathan [was] Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah.

41 Mika mmabarima ne: Piton, Melek, Tarea ne Ahas.

And the sons of Micah [were], Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, [and Ahaz].

42 Ahas woo Yara. Yara woo Alemet, Asmawet ne Simri. Na Simri woo Mosa.

And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;

43 Mosa woo Binea. Binea woo Refaia. Refaia woo Elasa. Elasa woo Asel.

And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

44 Asel woo mmabarima baasia a wɔne: Asrikam, Bokeru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia ne Hanan. Na eyinom yɛ Asel mma.

And Azel had six sons, whose names [are] these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these [were] the sons of Azel.