1 Ahemfo 16

1 Na Awurade asɛm baa Hanani babarima Yehu so tiaa Baasa sɛ,

Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:

2 “Mepagyaw wo fii mfutuma mu, de wo tuaa me nkurɔfo Israel ano. Nanso wofaa Yeroboam kwan bɔne no so, maa me nkurɔfo Israel yɛɛ bɔne, maa wɔn bɔne a wɔyɛɛ no hyɛɛ me abufuw.

“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.

3 Enti merebɛsɛe Baasa ne ne fi, na mɛyɛ wo fi te sɛ Nebat babarima Yeroboam de.

So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

4 Wɔn a wobewuwu wɔ kurow no mu a wɔyɛ Yeroboam dea no de, akraman bɛwe wɔn nam. Na wim nnomaa na wɔbɛsosɔw wɔn a wobewuwu wɔ wuram no.”

Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

5 Na Baasa adedi ne ɛho nsɛm nkae, nea ɔyɛe ne ne nkɔso no, wɔakyerɛw agu Israel Ahemfo Abakɔsɛm Nhoma no mu.

As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

6 Baasa wui no, wosiee no wɔ Tirsa. Na ne babarima Ela dii nʼade sɛ ɔhene.

And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.

7 Na Awurade asɛm nam Hanani babarima odiyifo Yehu so baa Baasa ne ne fifo so, esiane bɔne dodow a na wayɛ wɔ Awurade ani so no nti. Saa nneyɛe no hyɛɛ Awurade abufuw. Na ɔyɛɛ sɛnea ɔyɛɛ Yeroboam fi no ara pɛ, efisɛ Baasa nso sɛee Yeroboam fi.

Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.

8 Baasa babarima Ela fitii ase dii Israel so wɔ Tirsa a saa bere no, na ɔhene Asa adi ade wɔ Yuda mfe aduonu asia. Odii hene wɔ Israel mfe abien.

In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.

9 Na Simri, a na ɔyɛ ɔsafohene wɔ adehye nteaseɛnam no mu fa so, bɔɔ ne tirim pɔw sɛ obekum Ela. Da bi, Ela bow nsa wɔ Arsa a na ɔyɛ ahemfi sohwɛfo no fi wɔ Tirsa.

However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.

10 Simri kɔɔ hɔ de ade kɔbɔɔ no ma ɔhwee fam wui. Saa asɛm yi sii wɔ ɔhene Asa adedi wɔ Yuda no afe a ɛto so aduonu ason mu. Enti Simri bɛyɛɛ ɔhene a odi so.

So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.

11 Ɛhɔ ara, Simri kunkum Baasa adehye abusua no mu nnipa nyinaa a wannyaw ɔbarima baako koraa; na wanhwɛ sɛ ɔyɛ obusuani anaa adamfo mpo.

As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.

12 Simri sɛee Baasa ahenni nnidiso no, sɛnea na Awurade afa odiyifo Yehu so ahyɛ no.

So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.

13 Eyinom sii esiane Baasa ne ne babarima Ela bɔne ne wɔn bɔne dodow a wodii Israel anim ma wɔyɛɛ no nti. Wɔde wɔn abosom huhuw hyɛɛ Onyankopɔn abufuw.

This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

14 Ela ahenni ho nsɛm nkae ne dwuma a odii nyinaa no, wɔankyerɛw angu Israel Ahemfo Abakɔsɛm Nhoma no mu ana?

As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

15 Simri tenaa Tirsa dii ade wɔ Israel, bere a na ɔhene Asa adi ade wɔ Yuda mfe aduonu ason mu, nanso odii ade nnanson pɛ. Bere a Israel asraafo a na wɔrekɔtow ahyɛ Filistifo kurow Gibeton so no

In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,

16 tee sɛ Simri akum ɔhene no, woyii ɔsahene Omri de no dii ade sɛ wɔn hene foforo.

and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down the king. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.

17 Enti Omri dii Israel asraafo anim, fi Gibeton kotuaa Tirsa a ɛyɛ Israel ahenkurow no.

Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

18 Bere a Simri huu sɛ wɔafa kurow no, ɔkɔɔ ɔhene atenae hɔ wɔ ne fi, na ɔhyew hɔ ne ne ho frae, maa owui wɔ ogyatannaa no mu.

When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died

19 Na ɔno nso ayɛ bɔne wɔ Awurade ani so. Odii Yeroboam anammɔn akyi, toaa bɔne a Yeroboam dii Israel anim yɛe no so.

because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.

20 Simri adedi ho nsɛm nkae ne ne pɔw bɔne a ɔbɔe no, wɔankyerɛw angu Israel Ahemfo Abakɔsɛm Nhoma no mu ana?

As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

21 Na afei, na Israelfo no mu akyɛ abien. Na nnipa no mu fa pɛ sɛ wɔma Ginat babarima Tibni di wɔn so hene, na ɔfa a aka no nso gyinaa Omri akyi.

At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.

22 Nanso Omri akyidifo no bu faa Ginat babarima Tibni akyidifo no so. Enti wokum Tibni, maa Omri dii ɔhene.

But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.

23 Omri fi ase dii hene wɔ Israel, bere a ɔhene Asa adi ade wɔ Yuda mfe aduasa baako mu. Ne nyinaa mu, odii ade mfe dumien a ɔde emu asia tenaa Tirsa.

In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

24 Na Omri tɔɔ bepɔw bi a mprempren wɔfrɛ no Samaria fii ne wura Semer nkyɛn, dwetɛ kilogram aduosia awotwe. Ɔkyekyeree kurow wɔ so, na ɔtoo kurow no din Samaria, de hyɛɛ Semer anuonyam.

He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

25 Nanso Omri yɛɛ bɔne Awurade ani so, na mpo, ne bɔne no so sen ahemfo a wodi nʼanim no de.

But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

26 Odii Yeroboam anammɔn akyi, kɔɔ so som abosom, sɛnea Yeroboam dii Israel anim ma wɔyɛɛ no. Ɔde eyi hyɛɛ Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, abufuw.

For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

27 Omri adedi ho nsɛm nkae no ne nea ne tumi ano kosi ne ne dwuma a odii no, wɔankyerɛw angu Israel Ahemfo Abakɔsɛm Nhoma no mu ana?

As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

28 Omri wui no, wosiee no wɔ Samaria. Na ne babarima Ahab na odii nʼade sɛ ɔhene.

And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.

29 Omri ba Ahab fii ase dii Israel so hene bere a na ɔhene Asa adi ade wɔ Yuda mfe aduasa awotwe mu. Odii ade wɔ Samaria mfe aduonu abien.

In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.

30 Nanso Ahab yɛɛ bɔne wɔ Awurade ani so. Mpo, na ne bɔne no so sen ahemfo a wodi nʼanim no nyinaa mu biara de.

However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

31 Na ɔyɛɛ nea Yeroboam yɛɛ wɔ bɔneyɛ mu no bi. Wamma no anso hɔ ara. Ɔwaree Isebel a na ɔyɛ Sidonfohene Etbaal babea, na ofii ase som Baal, sɔree no.

And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

32 Nea edi kan no, osii abosomfi ne afɔremuka maa Baal wɔ Samaria.

First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.

33 Afei, osii Asera dua. Ɔkɔɔ so yɛɛ pii de hyɛɛ Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn abufuw sen ahemfo a wɔadi nʼanim wɔ Israel no nyinaa.

Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.

34 Ahab ahenni so na ɔbarima bi a wɔfrɛ no Hiel a ofi Bet-El san kyekyeree Yeriko. Ɔtoo fapem no, nʼabakan Abiram wui. Na otintim abɔntenpon de wiee no nso, ne kaakyiri Segub nso wui. Eyi nyinaa sisii, sɛnea asɛm a efi Awurade nkyɛn fa Yeriko ho a Nun babarima Yosua kae no te.

In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.