1 Ahemfo 11

1 Farao babea no akyi no, ɔhene Salomo dɔɔ ananafo mmea bebree a na wɔyɛ Moabfo, Amonfo, Edomfo, Sidonfo ne Hetifo.

and [the] king Solomon to love: lover woman foreign many and [obj] daughter Pharaoh Moabite Ammon Edomite Sidonian Hittite

2 Na Awurade aka no pefee akyerɛ ne nkurɔfo se, wɔne saa aman no nni aware, efisɛ mmea a wɔbɛware wɔn no bɛtwetwe wɔn ama wɔakɔsom wɔn anyame. Nanso Salomo waree wɔn ara.

from [the] nation which to say LORD to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel not to come (in): marry in/on/with them and they(masc.) not to come (in): marry in/on/with you surely to stretch [obj] heart your after God their in/on/with them to cleave Solomon to/for love

3 Na ɔwɔ yerenom ahanson ne mpenanom ahaasa. Na ampa ara wɔtwee ne kra fii Awurade ho.

and to be to/for him woman: wife princess seven hundred and concubine three hundred and to stretch woman: wife his [obj] heart his

4 Bere a Salomo bɔɔ akwakoraa no, wɔtwee ne koma kɔɔ anyame afoforo so, na wamfa ne ho anto Awurade, ne Nyankopɔn so, sɛnea nʼagya Dawid yɛe no.

and to be to/for time old age Solomon woman: wife his to stretch [obj] heart his after God another and not to be heart his complete with LORD God his like/as heart David father his

5 Salomo dii Sidonfo bosombea Astoret ne Amonfo nyame Molek a na wokyi no no akyi.

and to go: follow Solomon after Ashtoreth God Sidonian and after Milcom abomination Ammon

6 Enti Salomo yɛɛ bɔne wɔ Awurade ani so. Wanni Awurade akyi, sɛnea nʼagya Dawid yɛe no.

and to make: do Solomon [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD and not to fill after LORD like/as David father his

7 Salomo sii abosonnan maa Moabfo nyame Kemos, a na ɔyɛ akyiwade, wɔ Ngo Bepɔw a ɛwɔ Yerusalem apuei fam, na osii bi nso maa Amonfo nyame Molek, a na ɔyɛ akyiwade.

then to build Solomon high place to/for Chemosh abomination Moab in/on/with mountain: mount which upon face: east Jerusalem and to/for Molech abomination son: descendant/people Ammon

8 Salomo sisii abosonnan yi maa nʼananayerenom nyinaa, sɛ wɔnhyew nnuhuam, na wɔmmɔ afɔre mma wɔn anyame wɔ hɔ.

and so to make: do to/for all woman: wife his [the] foreign to offer: offer and to sacrifice to/for God their

9 Na Awurade bo fuw Salomo, efisɛ ne koma adan afi Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, a wada ne ho adi akyerɛ no mprenu no ho.

and be angry LORD in/on/with Solomon for to stretch heart his from from with LORD God Israel [the] to see: see to(wards) him beat

10 Ɔbɔɔ Salomo kɔkɔ sɛ onni anyame afoforo akyi, nanso Salomo anni Awurade ahyɛde so.

and to command to(wards) him upon [the] word: thing [the] this to/for lest to go: follow after God another and not to keep: obey [obj] which to command LORD

11 Enti Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Salomo se, “Esiane sɛ woanni mʼapam so, na woapo me mmara nti, ampa ara, mɛtew ahemman no afi wo ho, na mede ama wʼasomfo no mu baako.

and to say LORD to/for Solomon because which to be this with you and not to keep: obey covenant my and statute my which to command upon you to tear to tear [obj] [the] kingdom from upon you and to give: give her to/for servant/slave your

12 Nanso esiane wʼagya Dawid nti, merenyɛ saa bere a wote ase. Megye ahemman no afi wo babarima nsam.

surely in/on/with day your not to make: do her because David father your from hand: power son: child your to tear her

13 Ɛno mpo, mɛma wadi abusuakuw baako so, esiane me somfo Dawid ne kuropɔn Yerusalem a mayi asi hɔ no nti.”

except [obj] all [the] kingdom not to tear tribe one to give: give to/for son: child your because David servant/slave my and because Jerusalem which to choose

14 Na Awurade pagyaw Edomni Hadad a na ofi Edom adehyebusua mu, sɛ ɔnyɛ ɔtamfo ntia Salomo.

and to arise: raise LORD Satan to/for Solomon [obj] Hadad [the] Edomite from seed: children [the] king he/she/it in/on/with Edom

15 Mfe bi a atwa mu no, Dawid ne Yoab a na ɔyɛ nʼakofo so sahene no kɔɔ Edom kosiee Israelfo bi a wɔtotɔɔ akono no. Bere a wɔwɔ hɔ no, anka Israel asraafo no reyɛ akunkum mmarima a wɔwɔ Edom nyinaa.

and to be in/on/with to be David [obj] Edom in/on/with to ascend: rise Joab ruler [the] army to/for to bury [obj] [the] slain: killed and to smite all male in/on/with Edom

16 Yoab ne asraafo no tenaa hɔ asram asia kunkum wɔn.

for six month to dwell there Joab and all Israel till to cut: eliminate all male in/on/with Edom

17 Nanso Hadad ne nʼagya adehye ntuanofo no mu kakra guanee. (Saa bere no na Hadad yɛ abofra ketewa bi.)

and to flee Hadad he/she/it and human Edomite from servant/slave father his with him to/for to come (in): come Egypt and Hadad youth small

18 Woguan fii Midian kɔɔ Paran. Paran hɔ na ebinom kɔkaa wɔn ho. Afei, wɔkɔɔ Misraim, Farao nkyɛn, na ɔmaa wɔn baabi a wɔbɛtena, aduan ne asase.

and to arise: rise from Midian and to come (in): come Paran and to take: take human with them from Paran and to come (in): come Egypt to(wards) Pharaoh king Egypt and to give: give to/for him house: home and food to say to/for him and land: country/planet to give: give to/for him

19 Farao pɛɛ Hadad asɛm yiye, na ɔmaa no ɔyere a na ɔyɛ ɔhemmea Tapanhes nuabea.

and to find Hadad favor in/on/with eye: seeing Pharaoh much and to give: give(marriage) to/for him woman: wife [obj] sister woman: wife his sister Tahpenes [the] queen

20 Ɔne no woo ɔbabarima a wɔtoo no din Genubat, na wɔtetew no fraa Farao mmabarima mu wɔ Farao ahemfi.

and to beget to/for him sister Tahpenes [obj] Genubath son: child his and to wean him Tahpenes in/on/with midst house: household Pharaoh and to be Genubath house: household Pharaoh in/on/with midst son: child Pharaoh

21 Bere a Hadad tee wɔ Misraim sɛ Dawid ne ne sahene Yoab awuwu no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Farao se, “Ma mensan nkɔ mʼankasa me man mu.”

and Hadad to hear: hear in/on/with Egypt for to lie down: be dead David with father his and for to die Joab ruler [the] army and to say Hadad to(wards) Pharaoh to send: depart me and to go: went to(wards) land: country/planet my

22 Farao bisaa no se, “Adɛn? Dɛn na ɛho hia wo wɔ ha? Dɛn ho na yɛadi wo huammɔ a nti wopɛ sɛ wokɔ wo kurom?” Obuae se, “Biribiara nkɔɔ bɔne, nanso kɔ ara na mepɛ sɛ mekɔ fie.”

and to say to/for him Pharaoh for what? you(m. s.) lacking with me and look! you to seek to/for to go: went to(wards) land: country/planet your and to say not for to send: let go to send: let go me

23 Onyankopɔn pagyaw Eliada babarima Reson nso ma ɔbɛyɛɛ ɔtamfo tiaa Salomo. Reson guan fii ne wura ɔhene Hadadeser a ofi Soba nkyɛn

and to arise: raise God to/for him Satan [obj] Rezon son: child Eliada which to flee from with Hadadezer king Zobah lord his

24 bɛyɛɛ atuatewfo panyin. Dawid dii Hadadeser so nkonim no, Reson ne ne mmarima guan kɔɔ Damasko, kodii hene wɔ hɔ.

and to gather upon him human and to be ruler band in/on/with to kill David [obj] them and to go: went Damascus and to dwell in/on/with her and to reign in/on/with Damascus

25 Reson bɛyɛɛ Israel tamfo kɛse wɔ Salomo ahenni nkae no nyinaa mu; na ɔyɛɛ ɔteeteefo sɛnea Hadad yɛe no. Reson kɔɔ so tan Israel denneennen, na ɔtoaa so dii hene wɔ Aram.

and to be Satan to/for Israel all day Solomon and with [the] distress: harm which Hadad and to loathe in/on/with Israel and to reign upon Syria

26 Otuatewfo panyin foforo bi nso ne Nebat babarima Yeroboam. Na ɔyɛ Salomo ankasa mpanyimfo no mu baako. Na ofi kurow Sereda a ɛwɔ Efraim mu. Na wɔfrɛ ne na se Senua; na ɔyɛ okunafo.

and Jeroboam son: child Nebat Ephraimite from [the] Zeredah and name mother his Zeruah woman: wife widow servant/slave to/for Solomon and to exalt hand in/on/with king

27 Nʼatuatew no nkyerɛase ni: Na Salomo rekyekyere Milo, na ogu so resiesie nʼagya Dawid kurow no afasu no,

and this [the] word: because which to exalt hand in/on/with king Solomon to build [obj] [the] Millo to shut [obj] breach city David father his

28 na Yeroboam yɛ nsiyɛfo. Salomo huu no sɛ ɔyɛ mɔdemmɔfo no, ɔde no tuaa adwumayɛfo a wofi Efraim ne Manase mmusuakuw mu no ano.

and [the] man Jeroboam mighty man strength and to see: see Solomon [obj] [the] youth for to make: [do] work he/she/it and to reckon: overseer [obj] him to/for all burden house: household Joseph

29 Da bi a Yeroboam refi Yerusalem no, ohyiaa odiyifo Ahiya, Siloni, wɔ kwan so a ɔhyɛ atade foforo. Na wɔn baanu nko na wɔwɔ wuram hɔ.

and to be in/on/with time [the] he/she/it and Jeroboam to come out: come from Jerusalem and to find [obj] him Ahijah [the] Shilonite [the] prophet in/on/with way: road and he/she/it to cover in/on/with garment new and two their to/for alone them in/on/with land: country

30 Ɛhɔ na Ahiya worɔw nʼatade foforo a na ɛhyɛ no no, tetew mu asinasin dumien.

and to capture Ahijah in/on/with garment [the] new which upon him and to tear her two ten rags

31 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Yeroboam se, “Fa asinasin yi mu du, na sɛɛ na Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, reka: ‘Merebegye ahemman no afi Salomo nsam, na mede mmusuakuw no mu du bɛma wo.

and to say to/for Jeroboam to take: take to/for you ten rags for thus to say LORD God Israel look! I to tear [obj] [the] kingdom from hand: power Solomon and to give: give to/for you [obj] ten [the] tribe

32 Na esiane me somfo Dawid ne Yerusalem a mayi afi Israel mmusuakuw no nyinaa mu no nti, megyaw no abusua baako.

and [the] tribe [the] one to be to/for him because servant/slave my David and because Jerusalem [the] city which to choose in/on/with her from all tribe Israel

33 Efisɛ Salomo agyaw me hɔ, akɔsom Astoret a ɔyɛ Sidonfo bosombea ne Kemos a ɔyɛ Moabfo nyame ne Amonfo nyame Molek. Wamfa mʼakwan so anyɛ nea ɛsɔ mʼani. Wanni me mmara ne mʼahyɛde so te sɛ nʼagya Dawid.

because which to leave: forsake me and to bow to/for Ashtoreth God Sidonian to/for Chemosh God Moab and to/for Milcom God son: descendant/people Ammon and not to go: walk in/on/with way: conduct my to/for to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: seeing my and statute my and justice: judgement my like/as David father his

34 “‘Nanso merennye ahemman no nyinaa mfi Salomo nsam saa bere yi. Esiane me somfo Dawid, nea miyii no no, na otiee mʼahyɛde, dii me mmara so no nti, mɛma Salomo adi ade mfe a aka no wɔ ne nkwa mu.

and not to take: take [obj] all [the] kingdom from hand: power his for leader to set: make him all day life his because David servant/slave my which to choose [obj] him which to keep: obey commandment my and statute my

35 Na megye ahemman no afi ne babarima nsam, na mede mmusuakuw no mu du ama wo.

and to take: take [the] kingship from hand: power son: child his and to give: give her to/for you [obj] ten [the] tribe

36 Ne babarima benya abusuakuw baako, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a me somfo Dawid asefo bɛkɔ so adi hene wɔ Yerusalem, kurow a mayi sɛ me din nna so no.

and to/for son: child his to give: give tribe one because to be lamp to/for David servant/slave my all [the] day: always to/for face: before my in/on/with Jerusalem [the] city which to choose to/for me to/for to set: put name my there

37 Na mede wo besi Israel ahengua no so, na wubedi ade no sɛnea wʼankasa wo koma pɛ.

and [obj] you to take: take and to reign in/on/with all which to desire soul your and to be king upon Israel

38 Sɛ wutie asɛm a meka kyerɛ wo, na wonantew mʼakwan mu, na woyɛ nea midwen sɛ eye, na wutie me mmara, di mʼahyɛde so, sɛnea me somfo Dawid yɛe no a, ɛno de, daa mɛka wo ho. Metim wo fi adedi ase, sɛnea meyɛ maa Dawid no, na mede Israel bɛma wo.

and to be if to hear: hear [obj] all which to command you and to go: walk in/on/with way: conduct my and to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance my to/for to keep: obey statute my and commandment my like/as as which to make: do David servant/slave my and to be with you and to build to/for you house: household be faithful like/as as which to build to/for David and to give: give to/for you [obj] Israel

39 Nanso esiane Salomo bɔne a wayɛ nti, mɛtwe Dawid asefo aso, nanso ɛrenyɛ afebɔɔ.’”

and to afflict [obj] seed: children David because this surely not all [the] day: always

40 Salomo pɛɛ sɛ okum Yeroboam, nanso oguan kɔɔ Misraim, Misraimhene Sisak nkyɛn, kosii sɛ Salomo wui.

and to seek Solomon to/for to die [obj] Jeroboam and to arise: rise Jeroboam and to flee Egypt to(wards) Shishak king Egypt and to be in/on/with Egypt till death Solomon

41 Na Salomo ahenni ho nsɛm nkae, nea ɔyɛe ne ne nyansa no de, wɔankyerɛw wɔ Salomo Ho Nsɛm Nhoma no mu ana?

and remainder word: deed Solomon and all which to make: do and wisdom his not they(masc.) to write upon scroll: book word: deed Solomon

42 Salomo dii hene wɔ Yerusalem ne Israel nyinaa so mfirihyia aduanan.

and [the] day which to reign Solomon in/on/with Jerusalem upon all Israel forty year

43 Bere a Salomo wui no, wosiee no wɔ nʼagya Dawid kurom. Na ne babarima Rehoboam na odii nʼade sɛ ɔhene foforo.

and to lie down: be dead Solomon with father his and to bury in/on/with city David father his and to reign Rehoboam son: child his underneath: instead him