1 Ahemfo 2
1 Dawid rebewu no, ɔde adwuma hyɛɛ Salomo nsa sɛ:
and to present: come day David to/for to die and to command [obj] Solomon son: child his to/for to say
2 “Merekɔ faako a ɛsɛ sɛ da bi ɔteasefo biara kɔ, enti yɛ den na kyerɛ wo mmaninyɛ,
I to go: went in/on/with way: journey all [the] land: country/planet and to strengthen: strengthen and to be to/for man
3 na yɛ nea Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn, hwehwɛ sɛ woyɛ. Nantew nʼakwan so, na di ne mmara ne nʼahyɛde so sɛnea wɔakyerɛw wɔ Mose mmara no mu no, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobɛkɔ so wɔ biribiara a wobɛyɛ mu ne baabiara a wobɛkɔ nso.
and to keep: obey [obj] charge LORD God your to/for to go: walk in/on/with way: conduct his to/for to keep: obey statute his commandment his and justice: judgement his and testimony his like/as to write in/on/with instruction Moses because be prudent [obj] all which to make: do and [obj] all which to turn there
4 Sɛ woyɛ eyi a na Awurade bedi ne bɔ a ɔhyɛɛ me no so se, ‘Sɛ wʼasefo hwɛ wɔn asetena, na wofi wɔn koma ne wɔn kra nyinaa mu nantew nokware mu wɔ mʼanim a, wɔn mu baako bɛtena Israel ahengua no so.’
because to arise: establish LORD [obj] word his which to speak: speak upon me to/for to say if to keep: look at son: descendant/people your [obj] way: conduct their to/for to go: walk to/for face: before my in/on/with truth: faithful in/on/with all heart their and in/on/with all soul their to/for to say not to cut: lack to/for you man from upon throne Israel
5 “Wunim se Seruia babarima Yoab kum mʼakofo asahene baanu no a ɛyɛ Ner babarima Abner ne Yeter babarima Amasa no. Okunkum wɔn, hwiee wɔn mogya gui, asomdwoe bere mu a ɛnyɛ ɔko bere mu, na ɔde wɔn mogya kekaa nʼabɔso a ɛbɔ nʼasen mu ne ne mpaboa a ɛhyɛ ne nan so.
and also you(m. s.) to know [obj] which to make: do to/for me Joab son: child Zeruiah which to make: do to/for two ruler army Israel to/for Abner son: child Ner and to/for Amasa son: child Jether and to kill them and to set: put blood battle in/on/with peace and to give: put blood battle in/on/with belt his which in/on/with loin his and in/on/with sandal his which in/on/with foot his
and to make: do like/as wisdom your and not to go down greyheaded his in/on/with peace hell: Sheol (Sheol h7585)
7 “Na yɛ Barsilai a ofi Gilead no mmabarima adɔe, na ma wɔnka wɔn a wodidi wɔ wo didipon so no ho. Bere a miguan fii wo nuabarima Absalom ho no, wɔyɛɛ me adɔe.
and to/for son: child Barzillai [the] Gileadite to make: do kindness and to be in/on/with to eat table your for so to present: come to(wards) me in/on/with to flee I from face: before Absalom brother: male-sibling your
8 “Kae Gera Benyaminni a ofi Bahurim no babarima Simei. Ɔdomee me denneennen, da a mereguan akɔ Mahanaim no. Na obehyiaa me wɔ Yordan no, mede Awurade din kaa ntam sɛ, Merenkum no.
and behold with you Shimei son: child Gera Benjaminite [the] Benjaminite from Bahurim and he/she/it to lighten me curse be sick in/on/with day to go: went I Mahanaim and he/she/it to go down to/for to encounter: meet me [the] Jordan and to swear to/for him in/on/with LORD to/for to say if: surely no to die you in/on/with sword
9 Nanso ntam no mma onni bem. Woyɛ onyansafo na wubehu ɔkwan a wobɛfa so aka ne mogya agu.” (Sheol h7585)
and now not to clear him for man wise you(m. s.) and to know [obj] which to make: do to/for him and to go down [obj] greyheaded his in/on/with blood hell: Sheol (Sheol h7585)
10 Na Dawid wui, na wosiee no wɔ Dawid kurom.
and to lie down: be dead David with father his and to bury in/on/with city David
11 Odii hene wɔ Israel mfe aduanan a ne nkyerɛmu ne sɛ, odii Hebron so mfe ason na Yerusalem nso, odii ade mfe aduasa abiɛsa.
and [the] day which to reign David upon Israel forty year in/on/with Hebron to reign seven year and in/on/with Jerusalem to reign thirty and three year
12 Enti Salomo tenaa nʼagya Dawid ahengua so, na nʼadedi ase timii yiye.
and Solomon to dwell upon throne David father his and to establish: establish royalty his much
13 Na Hagit babarima Adoniya kɔɔ Salomo ne na Batseba nkyɛn. Batseba bisaa no se, “Wobaa no asomdwoe so ana?” Obuaa no se, “Ɛyɛ asomdwoe so.”
and to come (in): come Adonijah son: child Haggith to(wards) Bathsheba Bathsheba mother Solomon and to say peace to come (in): come you and to say peace
14 Na ɔka kaa ho se, “Mepɛ sɛ woyɛ me adɔe bi.” Na Batseba bisae se, “Adɔe bɛn.”
and to say word: speaking to/for me to(wards) you and to say to speak: speak
15 Adoniya kae se, “Sɛnea wunim no, na ahemman no yɛ me dea. Na Israel nyinaa hwɛ me kwan sɛ wɔn hene. Nanso nneɛma sesae, na ahemman no kɔɔ me nuabarima nkyɛn, efisɛ Awurade pɛ no saa.
and to say you(f. s.) to know for to/for me to be [the] kingship and upon me to set: consider all Israel face their to/for to reign and to turn: turn [the] kingship and to be to/for brother: male-sibling my for from LORD to be to/for him
16 Mprempren, ade baako na mepɛ sɛ mesrɛ wo. Mfa nkame me.” Ɔkae se, “Wutumi ka.”
and now petition one I to ask from with you not to return: refuse [obj] face: before my and to say to(wards) him to speak: speak
17 Na ɔtoaa so se, “Kɔsrɛ ɔhene Salomo ma me, na ɔremfa dekode no nkame wo. Ka na ɔmfa Abisag Sunamni no mma me sɛ me yere.”
and to say to say please to/for Solomon [the] king for not to return: refuse [obj] face: before your and to give: give to/for me [obj] Abishag [the] Shunammites to/for woman: wife
18 Na Batseba buae se, “Eye mɛka ho asɛm akyerɛ ɔhene ama wo.”
and to say Bathsheba Bathsheba pleasant I to speak: speak upon you to(wards) [the] king
19 Enti Batseba kɔɔ ɔhene Salomo nkyɛn sɛ ɔrekɔkasa ama Adoniya. Ɔhene no sɔree sɛ ɔrebehyia no, bɔɔ ne mu ase ansa na ɔretena nʼahengua so. Na ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔmfa agua mmrɛ ɔhene na, na ɔtenaa ɔhene nifa so.
and to come (in): come Bathsheba Bathsheba to(wards) [the] king Solomon to/for to speak: speak to/for him upon Adonijah and to arise: rise [the] king to/for to encounter: meet her and to bow to/for her and to dwell upon throne his and to set: put throne to/for mother [the] king and to dwell to/for right his
20 Ɔka kyerɛɛ ɔhene se, “Mewɔ ade ketewaa bi srɛ wo, na mfa nkame me.” Ɔhene no buaa no se, “Ka, me na. Meyɛ ama wo.”
and to say petition one small I to ask from with you not to return: refuse [obj] face: before my and to say to/for her [the] king to ask mother my for not to return: refuse [obj] face: before your
21 Enti ɔkae se, “Ma wɔmfa Sunamni Abisag mma wo nuabarima Adoniya aware.”
and to say to give: give(marriage) [obj] Abishag [the] Shunammites to/for Adonijah brother: male-sibling your to/for woman: wife
22 Ɔhene Salomo bisaa ne na se, “Adɛn nti na wopɛ sɛ Adoniya ware Sunamni Abisag? Ɛno de, sɛ wubebisa ahemman nso ama no. Wunim sɛ ɔyɛ me nua panyin na ɔsɔfo Abiatar ne Seruia babarima Yoab nso boa no!”
and to answer [the] king Solomon and to say to/for mother his and to/for what? you(f. s.) to ask [obj] Abishag [the] Shunammites to/for Adonijah and to ask to/for him [obj] [the] kingship for he/she/it brother: male-sibling my [the] great: old from me and to/for him and to/for Abiathar [the] priest and to/for Joab son: child Zeruiah
23 Na ɔhene Salomo de Awurade din kaa ntam se, “Sɛ Adoniya amfa ne nkwa antwa saa abisade yi so a, Onyankopɔn ne me nni no dennen so pa ara.
and to swear [the] king Solomon in/on/with LORD to/for to say thus to make: do to/for me God and thus to add for in/on/with soul: life his to speak: speak Adonijah [obj] [the] word [the] this
24 Na mprempren de, mmere dodow a Awurade te ase yi, ɔno a watim mʼase wɔ mʼagya Dawid ahengua so, na wabɔ me fie ahenni mu nnidiso atenase ama me, sɛnea ɔhyɛɛ me bɔ no, Adoniya de, twa ara na etwa sɛ owu nnɛ yi ara.”
and now alive LORD which to establish: establish me (and to dwell me *Q(k)*) upon throne David father my and which to make to/for me house: home like/as as which to speak: promise for [the] day to die Adonijah
25 Enti, Salomo hyɛɛ Yehoiada babarima Benaia sɛ onkum no, na okum Adoniya.
and to send: depart [the] king Solomon in/on/with hand: by Benaiah son: child Jehoiada and to fall on in/on/with him and to die
26 Na ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ ɔsɔfo Abiatar se, “San kɔ wo kurom Anatot. Wofata sɛ wuwu, nanso merenkum wo mprempren, efisɛ, wosoaa Awurade Tumfo Adaka no maa mʼagya, na wo ne no nyinaa na muhuu amane wɔ nʼabɛbrɛsɛ nyinaa mu.”
and to/for Abiathar [the] priest to say [the] king Anathoth to go: went upon land: country your for man death you(m. s.) and in/on/with day: today [the] this not to die you for to lift: bear [obj] ark Lord YHWH/God to/for face: before David father my and for to afflict in/on/with all which to afflict father my
27 Enti Salomo nam so dii mmara a Awurade hyɛɛ wɔ Silo fa Eli asefo ho no so.
and to drive out: drive out Solomon [obj] Abiathar from to be priest to/for LORD to/for to fill [obj] word LORD which to speak: speak upon house: household Eli in/on/with Shiloh
28 Ɛwɔ mu, mfiase no na onni Absalom akyi, nanso Yoab de ne ho kɔdɔm Adoniya atuatew no. Bere a Yoab tee Adoniya wu no, otuu mmirika kɔɔ Awurade ntamadan kronkron no mu, na okosusoo mmɛn a etuatua afɔremuka no ho no mu.
and [the] tidings to come (in): come till Joab for Joab to stretch after Adonijah and after Absalom not to stretch and to flee Joab to(wards) tent LORD and to strengthen: hold in/on/with horn [the] altar
29 Bere a ɔhene Salomo tee asɛm yi, ɔsomaa Yehoiada babarima Benaia sɛ onkokum no.
and to tell to/for king Solomon for to flee Joab to(wards) tent LORD and behold beside [the] altar and to send: depart Solomon [obj] Benaiah son: child Jehoiada to/for to say to go: went to fall on in/on/with him
30 Na Benaia kɔɔ Awurade ntamadan kronkron no mu kɔka kyerɛɛ Yoab se, “Ɔhene se fi adi.” Nanso Yoab buae se, “Dabi, mewu wɔ ha.” Enti Benaia san kɔɔ ɔhene no nkyɛn kɔkaa asɛm a Yoab aka no kyerɛɛ no.
and to come (in): come Benaiah to(wards) tent LORD and to say to(wards) him thus to say [the] king to come out: come and to say not for here to die and to return: return Benaiah [obj] [the] king word to/for to say thus to speak: speak Joab and thus to answer me
31 Ɔhene no tee asɛm a Yoab kae no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Benaia se, “Yɛ nea ɔkae no. Kum no wɔ afɔremuka no ho, na sie no. Eyi beyi adwenhare mogyahwiegu ho afɔdi afi me ne mʼagya fifo so.
and to say to/for him [the] king to make: do like/as as which to speak: speak and to fall on in/on/with him and to bury him and to turn aside: remove blood for nothing which to pour: kill Joab from upon me and from upon house: household father my
32 Na Awurade betua no kum a okum mmarima atreneefo ankasa baanu a na woye sen no no so ka. Na mʼagya nnim Ner babarima Abner a na ɔyɛ Israel asraafo so sahene ne Yeter babarima Amasa a na ɔno nso yɛ Yuda asraafo so sahene no wu ho hwee.
and to return: return LORD [obj] blood his upon head his which to fall on in/on/with two human righteous and pleasant from him and to kill them in/on/with sword and father my David not to know [obj] Abner son: child Ner ruler army Israel and [obj] Amasa son: child Jether ruler army Judah
33 Yoab ne nʼasefo de, saa awudi ahorow yi ho afɔdi ntena wɔn so, na Awurade mma Dawid ne nʼasefo ne nʼahengua asomdwoe afebɔɔ!”
and to return: return blood their in/on/with head Joab and in/on/with head seed: children his to/for forever: enduring and to/for David and to/for seed: children his and to/for house: household his and to/for throne his to be peace till forever: enduring from from with LORD
34 Enti Yehoiada babarima Benaia san kɔɔ ntamadan kronkron no mu, kokum Yoab, na wosiee Yoab wɔ ne kurom wuram baabi.
and to ascend: rise Benaiah son: child Jehoiada and to fall on in/on/with him and to die him and to bury in/on/with house: home his in/on/with wilderness
35 Na ɔhene no yii Yehoiada babarima Benaia sɛ onsi Yoab anan sɛ ɔsahene. Na oyii ɔsɔfo Sadok de no sii Abiatar anan mu.
and to give: put [the] king [obj] Benaiah son: child Jehoiada underneath: instead him upon [the] army and [obj] Zadok [the] priest to give: put [the] king underneath: instead Abiathar
36 Ɔhene no soma ma wɔkɔfrɛɛ Simei ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Si ofi wɔ Yerusalem ha na tena mu. Na mfi kurow no mu nkɔ baabiara.
and to send: depart [the] king and to call: call to to/for Shimei and to say to/for him to build to/for you house: home in/on/with Jerusalem and to dwell there and not to come out: come from there where? and where?
37 Na da a wubetwa Kidron bon no, wubewu; na wo mogya begu wʼankasa wo ti so.”
and to be in/on/with day to come out: come you and to pass [obj] torrent: valley Kidron to know to know for to die to die blood your to be in/on/with head your
38 Na Simei buae se, “Wʼatemmu no yɛ kronkron. Biribiara a me wura ɔhene bɛhyɛ sɛ menyɛ no, mɛyɛ.” Enti Simei tenaa Yerusalem kyɛe yiye.
and to say Shimei to/for king pleasant [the] word: speaking like/as as which to speak: speak lord my [the] king so to make: do servant/slave your and to dwell Shimei in/on/with Jerusalem day many
39 Na mfe abiɛsa akyi no, Simei asomfo baanu guan kɔɔ Gathene Akis, Maaka babarima nkyɛn. Bere a Simei huu faako a wɔwɔ no,
and to be from end three year and to flee two servant/slave to/for Shimei to(wards) Achish son: child Maacah king Gath and to tell to/for Shimei to/for to say behold servant/slave your in/on/with Gath
40 ɔhyehyɛɛ nʼafurum, kɔɔ Gat, kɔhwehwɛɛ wɔn. Ohuu wɔn no, ɔde wɔn san baa Yerusalem.
and to arise: rise Shimei and to saddle/tie [obj] donkey his and to go: went Gath [to] to(wards) Achish to/for to seek [obj] servant/slave his and to go: went Shimei and to come (in): bring [obj] servant/slave his from Gath
41 Salomo tee sɛ Simei afi Yerusalem akɔ Gat asan aba no,
and to tell to/for Solomon for to go: went Shimei from Jerusalem Gath and to return: return
42 ɔsoma ma wɔkɔfrɛɛ Simei bae, na obisaa no se, “Mamma woanka ntam Awurade din mu sɛ, worenkɔ baabiara, na sɛ anyɛ saa a, wubewu? Na wubuae se, ‘Atemmu no yɛ kronkron; na medi asɛm a woaka no so.’
and to send: depart [the] king and to call: call to to/for Shimei and to say to(wards) him not to swear you in/on/with LORD and to testify in/on/with you to/for to say in/on/with day to come out: come you and to go: went where? and where? to know to know for to die to die and to say to(wards) me pleasant [the] word: speaking to hear: obey
43 Adɛn nti na woanni wo ntam no so amma Awurade, na woanyɛ mʼahyɛde?”
and why? not to keep: obey [obj] oath LORD and [obj] [the] commandment which to command upon you
44 Na ɔhene no ka kaa ho se, “Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wokae amumɔyɛ a woyɛɛ mʼagya, ɔhene Dawid. Awurade bɛtwe wʼaso wɔ ho.
and to say [the] king to(wards) Shimei you(m. s.) to know [obj] all [the] distress: harm which to know heart your which to make: do to/for David father my and to return: return LORD [obj] distress: harm your in/on/with head your
45 Na me de, menya Awurade nhyira, na daa Dawid aseni atena ahengua no so.”
and [the] king Solomon to bless and throne David to be to establish: establish to/for face: before LORD till forever: enduring
46 Na ɔhene no hyɛɛ Yehoiada babarima Benaia ma ɔfaa Simei de no fii adi kokum no. Enti ahemman no tim wɔ Salomo nsam.
and to command [the] king [obj] Benaiah son: child Jehoiada and to come out: come and to fall on in/on/with him and to die and [the] kingdom to establish: establish in/on/with hand: power Solomon
