1 Ahemfo 16
1 Na Awurade asɛm baa Hanani babarima Yehu so tiaa Baasa sɛ,
Then came the word of the Lord to Jehu the son of Chanani against Ba'sha, 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.
Forasmuch as I lifted thee up out of the dust, and I set thee as prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jerobo'am, and hast induced my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins:
3 Enti merebɛsɛe Baasa ne ne fi, na mɛyɛ wo fi te sɛ Nebat babarima Yeroboam de.
Behold, I will sweep out after Ba'sha, and after his house; and I will render thy house like the house of Jerobo'am the 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.”
Him that dieth of Ba'sha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the field shall the fowls of the heavens eat.
5 Na Baasa adedi ne ɛho nsɛm nkae, nea ɔyɛe ne ne nkɔso no, wɔakyerɛw agu Israel Ahemfo Abakɔsɛm Nhoma no mu.
And the rest of the acts of Ba'sha, and what he did, and his mighty deeds, behold, they are 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 Ba'sha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Thirzah: and Elah his son became king in his stead.
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.
And also by the hand of Jehu the son of Chanani, the prophet, came the word of the Lord against Ba'sha, and against his house, both for all the evil that he did in the eyes of the Lord, to provoke him to anger with the work of his hands, thus being like the house of Jerobo'am; and because he had killed him.
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 and sixth year of Assa the king of Judah became Elah the son of Ba'sha king over Israel in Thirzah, [for] 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.
And there conspired against him his servant Zimri, captain of half the chariots, as he was in Thirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was set over the house in Thirzah.
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.
And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Assa the king of Judah, and became king in his stead.
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.
And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Ba'sha: he left him not a single male, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
12 Simri sɛee Baasa ahenni nnidiso no, sɛnea na Awurade afa odiyifo Yehu so ahyɛ no.
Thus did Zimri exterminate all the house of Ba'sha, according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken against Ba'sha by the agency of 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.
For all the sins of Ba'sha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they had sinned, and by which they had induced Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord the God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
14 Ela ahenni ho nsɛm nkae ne dwuma a odii nyinaa no, wɔankyerɛw angu Israel Ahemfo Abakɔsɛm Nhoma no mu ana?
Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, behold, they are 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 and seventh year of Assa the king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Thirzah: and the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
16 tee sɛ Simri akum ɔhene no, woyii ɔsahene Omri de no dii ade sɛ wɔn hene foforo.
And when the people that were encamped heard it said, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: all Israel made 'Omri, the captain of the army, king over Israel on that day in the camp.
17 Enti Omri dii Israel asraafo anim, fi Gibeton kotuaa Tirsa a ɛyɛ Israel ahenkurow no.
And 'Omri went up, and all Israel with him from Gibbethon, and they besieged Thirzah.
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.
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was captured, that he went into the strong-hold of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and 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.
For his sins which he had sinned, in doing what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, to walk in the way of Jerobo'am, and in his sin which he did, to induce Israel to sin.
20 Simri adedi ho nsɛm nkae ne ne pɔw bɔne a ɔbɔe no, wɔankyerɛw angu Israel Ahemfo Abakɔsɛm Nhoma no mu ana?
And the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his conspiracy that he contrived, behold, they are 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 were the people of Israel divided into two parts: one half of the people followed Thibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and the other half followed 'Omri.
22 Nanso Omri akyidifo no bu faa Ginat babarima Tibni akyidifo no so. Enti wokum Tibni, maa Omri dii ɔhene.
But the people that followed 'Omri prevailed against the people that followed Thibni the son of Ginath: and Thibni [also] 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 and first year of Assa the king of Judah became 'Omri king over Israel, [for] twelve years; in Thirzah he reigned six years.
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.
And he bought the mount Samaria, of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the mount, and called the name of the city which he had built, after the name of Shemer, the Lord of the mount, Samaria.
25 Nanso Omri yɛɛ bɔne Awurade ani so, na mpo, ne bɔne no so sen ahemfo a wodi nʼanim no de.
And 'Omri did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that 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.
And he walked in all the way of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he induced Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
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?
Now the rest of the acts of 'Omri which he did, and his mighty deeds that he displayed, behold, they are 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 slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Achab his son became king in his stead.
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.
And Achab the son of 'omri became king over Israel in the thirty and eighth year of Assa the king of Judah; and Achab the son of 'Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and 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.
And Achab the son of 'Omri did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord more than all that had been 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 it came to pass, as if it had been too light a thing for him to walk in the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, that he took for wife Izebel the daughter of Ethba'al the king of the Zidonians, and went and served Ba'al, and worshipped him.
32 Nea edi kan no, osii abosomfi ne afɔremuka maa Baal wɔ Samaria.
And he erected an altar for Ba'al in the house of Ba'al, which 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.
And Achab made a grove; and Achab did yet more, so as to provoke the Lord the God of Israel to anger, than all the kings of Israel that had been 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 his days did Chiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: with Abiram his first-born laid he the foundation thereof, and with Segub his youngest son set he up the gates thereof, according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by means of Joshua the son of Nun.
