1 Ahemfo 19
1 Bere a Ahab duu fie no, ɔkaa nea Elia ayɛ nyinaa ne sɛnea wakunkum Baal adiyifo nyinaa no kyerɛɛ Isebel.
And Ahab declareth to Jezebel all that Elijah did, and all how he slew all the prophets by the sword,
2 Enti Isebel de saa nkra yi kɔmaa Elia se, “Sɛ ɔkyena sesɛɛ na minkum wo, sɛnea woakum nkurɔfo yi a, anyame no nkum me bi.”
and Jezebel sendeth a messenger unto Elijah, saying, 'Thus doth the gods, and thus do they add, surely about this time to-morrow, I make thy life as the life of one of them.'
3 Elia tee nkra no, osuroe, enti oguan de peree ne ti. Ɔkɔɔ kurow bi a ɛwɔ Yuda a wɔfrɛ no Beer-Seba, gyaw ne somfo wɔ hɔ,
And he feareth, and riseth, and goeth for his life, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, that [is] Judah's, and leaveth his young man there,
4 na nʼankasa nantew da mu nyinaa kɔɔ sare so. Ɔkɔtenaa dutan bi a na ayɛ frɔmfrɔm ase, na ɔbɔɔ mpae sɛ anka onwu. Ɔkae se, “Nea mahu no ara dɔɔ me so, Awurade. Twa me nkwa so na minnye nsen mʼagyanom.”
and he himself hath gone into the wilderness a day's Journey, and cometh and sitteth under a certain retem-tree, and desireth his soul to die, and saith, 'Enough, now, O Jehovah, take my soul, for I [am] not better than my fathers.'
5 Na ɔdaa dua no ase. Na ne nna mu no, ɔbɔfo bɛkaa no, ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sɔre na didi.”
And he lieth down and sleepeth under a certain retem-tree, and lo, a messenger cometh against him, and saith to him, 'Rise, eat;'
6 Ɔhwɛɛ ne ho hyia huu brodo bi a wɔato no nnyansramma so, ne kuruwa a nsu wɔ mu. Enti odidii, nom nsu no, san daa bio.
and he looketh attentively, and lo, at his bolster a cake [baken on] burning stones, and a dish of water, and he eateth, and drinketh, and turneth, and lieth down.
7 Na Awurade bɔfo no san baa bio bɛkaa no kae se, “Sɔre na didi pii ka ho, na ɔkwan a ɛda wʼanim no ware.”
And the messenger of Jehovah turneth back a second time, and cometh against him, and saith, 'Rise, eat, for the way is too great for thee;'
8 Enti ɔsɔre didi nomee. Aduan no maa no nyaa ahoɔden a ɔde betwa kwan adaduanan, awia ne anadwo akɔ Horeb a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn bepɔw no so.
and he riseth, and eateth, and drinketh, and goeth in the power of that food forty days and forty nights, unto the mount of God — Horeb.
9 Okoduu ɔbodan bi ho, na ɔdaa mu anadwo no. Na Awurade bisaa no se, “Elia, dɛn na woreyɛ wɔ ha?”
And he cometh in there, unto the cave, and lodgeth there, and lo, the word of Jehovah [is] unto him, and saith to him, 'What — to thee, here, Elijah?'
10 Elia buae se, “Mede ahoɔden asom Asafo Awurade Nyankopɔn. Nanso Israelfo abu apam a wɔne wo hyehyɛe no so, nam so abubu wʼafɔremuka nyinaa, akunkum wʼadiyifo a anka obiara. Me nko ara na maka, nanso wɔrehwehwɛ me akum me nso.”
And he saith, 'I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts, for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant — Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life — to take it.'
11 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Fi adi kogyina mʼanim wɔ bepɔw no so.” Na bere a Elia gyina hɔ no, Awurade bɛfaa hɔ, na mframa dennen bi bɔ sii bepɔw no mu. Na mframa no ano den no twitwaa abotan no mu. Nanso na Awurade nni mframa no mu. Mframa no akyi no, asase wosowee. Nanso na Awurade nni asasewosow no mu.
And He saith, 'Go out, and thou hast stood in the mount before Jehovah.' And lo, Jehovah is passing by, and a wind — great and strong — is rending mountains, and shivering rocks before Jehovah: — not in the wind [is] Jehovah; and after the wind a shaking: — not in the shaking [is] Jehovah;
12 Na asasewosow no akyi, ogya puei. Nanso na Awurade nni ogya no mu. Na ogya no akyi, nne bi a ɛyɛ bɔkɔɔ te sɛ nea wɔde ka asomsɛm bae.
and after the shaking a fire: — not in the fire [is] Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;
13 Elia tee nne no, ɔde nʼatade kataa nʼanim na ofi ɔbodan no mu, kogyinaa ano kwan no ano. Na nne bi bisae se, “Elia, dɛn na woreyɛ wɔ ha?”
and it cometh to pass, at Elijah's hearing [it], that he wrappeth his face in his robe, and goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the cave, and lo, unto him [is] a voice, and it saith, 'What — to thee, here, Elijah?'
14 Obuaa bio se, “Mede ahoɔden asom Asafo Awurade Nyankopɔn. Nanso Israelfo abu apam a wɔne wo hyehyɛe no so, nam so abubu wʼafɔremuka nyinaa, akunkum wʼadiyifo a anka obiara. Me nko ara na maka, nanso wɔrehwehwɛ me akum me nso.”
And he saith, 'I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant, Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life — to take it.'
15 Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no se, “San wʼakyi kɔ faako a wufi bae, na kɔ Damasko sare so. Na sɛ wudu hɔ a, sra Hasael ngo, si no Aramhene.
And Jehovah saith unto him, 'Go turn back on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus, and thou hast gone in, and anointed Hazael for king over Aram,
16 Afei, sra Nimsi babarima Yehu, na ɔnyɛ Israelhene, na sra Safat babarima Elisa a ofi Abel-Mehola, na onsi wʼanan mu sɛ me diyifo.
and Jehu son of Nimshi thou dost anoint for king over Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat, of Abel-Meholah, thou dost anoint for prophet in thy stead.
17 Obiara a obeguan afi Hasael ho no, Yehu bekum no, na obiara a obeguan afi Yehu ho nso no, Elisa bekum no.
'And it hath been, him who is escaped from the sword of Hazael, put to death doth Jehu, and him who is escaped from the sword of Jehu put to death doth Elisha;
18 Eyinom akyi no, mɛbɔ nnipa afoforo mpem ason bi a wɔwɔ Israel a wɔnkotow Baal, mfew nʼano da, no ho ban.”
and I have left in Israel seven thousand, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that hath not kissed him.'
19 Na Elia fii hɔ kɔ kohuu Safat babarima Elisa, na ɔde anantwi mpamho dumien refuntum afuw a nʼankasa reka mpamho a ɛto so dumien no. Elia kɔɔ ne nkyɛn kɔtow nʼatade guu ne so.
And he goeth thence, and findeth Elisha son of Shaphat, and he is plowing; twelve yoke [are] before him, and he [is] with the twelfth; and Elijah passeth over unto him, and casteth his robe upon him,
20 Elisa gyaw anantwi no hɔ, tuu mmirika dii Elia akyi, ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ma menkɔkra mʼagya ne me na ansa na me ne wo akɔ.” Elia buae se, “San kɔ. Dɛn na mayɛ wo?”
and he forsaketh the oxen, and runneth after Elijah, and saith, 'Let me give a kiss, I pray thee, to my father and to my mother, and I go after thee.' And he saith to him, 'Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?'
21 Afei, Elisa san kɔɔ anantwi no ho kokunkum wɔn. Ɔde funtumfiri no ho nnua no yɛɛ nnyansin de noaa nam no de maa mmarima no ma wɔwee. Afei ɔkɔ kodii Elia akyi ma ɔbɛyɛɛ ne somfo.
And he turneth back from after him, and taketh the yoke of oxen, and sacrificeth it, and with instruments of the oxen he hath boiled their flesh, and giveth to the people, and they eat, and he riseth, and goeth after Elijah, and serveth him.
