1 Ahemfo 3
1 Salomo ne Misraimhene Farao yɛɛ apam, nam so waree ne babea. Ɔde no bɛtenaa Dawid kurom, kosii sɛ osii nʼahemfi sii Awurade Asɔredan, na ɔtoo Yerusalem ho fasu nso wiei.
and be related Solomon with Pharaoh king Egypt and to take: marry [obj] daughter Pharaoh and to come (in): bring her to(wards) city David till to end: finish he to/for to build [obj] house: home his and [obj] house: temple LORD and [obj] wall Jerusalem around
2 Saa bere no mu, na Israelfo bɔ afɔre wɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea, efisɛ na wonsii asɔredan, mfaa Awurade din ntoo so ɛ.
except [the] people to sacrifice in/on/with high place for not to build house: home to/for name LORD till [the] day [the] they(masc.)
3 Salomo kyerɛɛ ne dɔ a ɔwɔ ma Awurade, efisɛ na ɔnam nʼagya Dawid nkyerɛkyerɛ anammɔn so pɛpɛɛpɛ. Mmom na ɔbɔ afɔre wɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea hɔ, hyew aduhuam wɔ hɔ nso.
and to love: lover Solomon [obj] LORD to/for to go: walk in/on/with statute David father his except in/on/with high place he/she/it to sacrifice and to offer: offer
4 Gibeon na na afɔremuka no mu atitiriw wɔ, ɛhɔ na Salomo kɔbɔɔ ɔhyew afɔre apem wɔ afɔremuka so.
and to go: went [the] king Gibeon [to] to/for to sacrifice there for he/she/it [the] high place [the] great: large thousand burnt offering to ascend: offer up Solomon upon [the] altar [the] he/she/it
5 Anadwo no, Awurade daa ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Salomo wɔ dae mu. Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Dɛn na wopɛ? Bisa na mede bɛma wo.”
in/on/with Gibeon to see: see LORD to(wards) Solomon in/on/with dream [the] night and to say God to ask what? to give: give to/for you
6 Salomo kae se, “Woada adɔe kɛse pa ara adi akyerɛ mʼagya Dawid, efisɛ na odi wo nokware, yɛ ɔtreneeni a ne koma mu nso da hɔ. Woatoa so ayɛ no saa adɔe kɛse yi ara, na nnɛ yi ara, woama no ɔbabarima sɛ ɔntena nʼahengua nso so.
and to say Solomon you(m. s.) to make: do with servant/slave your David father my kindness great: large like/as as which to go: walk to/for face: before your in/on/with truth: faithful and in/on/with righteousness and in/on/with uprightness heart with you and to keep: obey to/for him [obj] [the] kindness [the] great: large [the] this and to give: give to/for him son: child to dwell upon throne his like/as day: today [the] this
7 “Afei, Awurade, me Nyankopɔn, woasi wʼakoa ɔhene, sɛ minsi mʼagya Dawid anan mu, nanso meyɛ abofra ketewaa bi a minnim sɛnea mesi ayɛ mʼadwuma.
and now LORD God my you(m. s.) to reign [obj] servant/slave your underneath: instead David father my and I youth small not to know to come out: come and to come (in): come
8 Ɛha na wʼakoa abedu wɔ nnipa a woapaw wɔn no mu; nnipa a wɔn dodow nti, obi ntumi nkan wɔn.
and servant/slave your in/on/with midst people your which to choose people many which not to count and not to recount from abundance
9 Ɛno nti, ma wʼakoa nhumu koma a obetumi de adi wo nkurɔfo so, na obetumi ahu papa ne bɔne ntam nsonoe. Na hena koraa na ɔno nko ara betumi adi saa ɔman a wodi mu, a wɔyɛ wo de yi so?”
and to give: give to/for servant/slave your heart to hear: understand to/for to judge [obj] people your to/for to understand between good to/for bad: evil for who? be able to/for to judge [obj] people your [the] heavy [the] this
10 Awurade ani sɔɔ Salomo mmuae no, na nʼani gyee sɛ obisaa nyansa.
and be good [the] word: thing in/on/with eye: appearance Lord for to ask Solomon [obj] [the] word: thing [the] this
11 Enti Awurade buae se, “Esiane sɛ woabisa nyansa a wode bedi me manfo so, na woammisa nkwa tenten anaa sika amma wo ho anaa woammisa sɛ wo tamfo bi nwu no nti,
and to say God to(wards) him because which to ask [obj] [the] word: thing [the] this and not to ask to/for you day many and not to ask to/for you riches and not to ask soul: life enemy your and to ask to/for you to understand to/for to hear: judge justice
12 mede nea woabisa no bɛma wo. Mɛma wo nyansa ne ntease a obiara nnyaa bi da, na obiara nso renya bi da.
behold to make: do like/as word your behold to give: give to/for you heart wise and to understand which like you not to be to/for face: before your and after you not to arise: rise like you
13 Na nea woammisa no nso, mede bɛka wo ho—sika ne anuonyam. Na ɔhene biara a ɔwɔ wiase nso rentumi mfa ne ho nto wo ho, wo nkwa nna nyinaa mu.
and also which not to ask to give: give to/for you also riches also glory which not to be like you man: anyone in/on/with king all day your
14 Na sɛ wudi mʼakyi, na wudi me mmara so sɛ wʼagya Dawid a, mɛma wo nkwa tenten.”
and if to go: walk in/on/with way: conduct my to/for to keep: obey statute: decree my and commandment my like/as as which to go: walk David father your and to prolong [obj] day your
15 Na Salomo nyanee, na ohuu sɛ ɛyɛ dae. Ɔkɔɔ Yerusalem kogyinaa Awurade Apam Adaka no anim, na ɔbɔɔ ɔhyew afɔre ne asomdwoe afɔre. Na ohyiaa ne mpanyimfo nyinaa, too wɔn pon.
and to awake Solomon and behold dream and to come (in): come Jerusalem and to stand: stand to/for face: before ark covenant Lord and to ascend: offer up burnt offering and to make: offer peace offering and to make feast to/for all servant/slave his
16 Akyiri no, mmea nguamanfo baanu bi baa ɔhene no nkyɛn, pɛɛ sɛ ɔka wɔn asɛm bi ma wɔn.
then to come (in): come two woman to fornicate to(wards) [the] king and to stand: stand to/for face: before his
17 Wɔn mu baako fitii ase se, “Me wura, mesrɛ wo meka se, saa ɔbea yi ne me te fi koro mu. Mewoo ɔba bere a ɔne me te fie hɔ.
and to say [the] woman [the] one please lord my I and [the] woman [the] this to dwell in/on/with house: home one and to beget with her in/on/with house: home
18 Nnansa akyi no, ɔno nso woo ba. Na yɛn nko ara na yɛte fie hɔ a obiara nka yɛn baanu no ho.
and to be in/on/with day [the] third to/for to beget me and to beget also [the] woman [the] this and we together nothing be a stranger with us in/on/with house: home exception two we in/on/with house: home
19 “Nanso anadwo no, ɔpere kɔdaa ne ba no so, kum no.
and to die son: child [the] woman [the] this night which to lie down: lay down upon him
20 Na ɔsɔree anadwo no faa me ba fii me nkyɛn bere a mada no. Ɔde ne ba a wawu no too me basa so, na ɔfaa me de no kɔtoo ne nkyɛn, ma ɔdae.
and to arise: rise in/on/with midst [the] night and to take: take [obj] son: child my from beside me and maidservant your sleeping and to lie down: lay down him in/on/with bosom: embrace her and [obj] son: child her [the] to die to lie down: lay down in/on/with bosom: embrace my
21 Ade kyee a mepɛɛ sɛ mema me ba no nufu no, na wawu. Nanso anim tetew kakra a mehwɛɛ abofra no yiye no, mihuu sɛ ɛnyɛ me ba no koraa.”
and to arise: rise in/on/with morning to/for to suckle [obj] son: child my and behold to die and to understand to(wards) him in/on/with morning and behold not to be son: child my which to beget
22 Ɛhɔ ara na ɔbea baako no gyee hwanyan kae se, “Abofra a wawu no yɛ wo ba no, ɛnna nea onwui no nso yɛ me de no.” Ɛnna ɔbea a odi kan no nso se, “Dabi da, nea wawu no yɛ wo ba no, na nea onwui no nso yɛ me de no.” Enti wɔtwee asɛm no saa ara wɔ ɔhene no anim.
and to say [the] woman [the] another not for son: child my [the] alive and son: child your [the] to die and this to say not for son: child your [the] to die and son: child my [the] alive and to speak: speak to/for face: before [the] king
23 Ɔhene no kae se, “Momma yɛmpɛ asɛm no mu nokware yiye. Mo baanu nyinaa, obiara se abofra a onwui no yɛ ne dea, na abofra a wawu no de, ɔnyɛ obiara dea.
and to say [the] king this to say this son: child my [the] alive and son: child your [the] to die and this to say not for son: child your [the] to die and son: child my [the] alive
24 “Sɛ saa na ɛte de a, mommrɛ me afoa.” Enti wɔde afoa brɛɛ ɔhene no.
and to say [the] king to take: bring to/for me sword and to come (in): bring [the] sword to/for face: before [the] king
25 Afei, ɔkae se, “Mompae abofra a onwui no mu abien, na momfa fa mma mmea no mu biara.”
and to say [the] king to cut [obj] [the] youth [the] alive to/for two and to give: give [obj] [the] half to/for one and [obj] [the] half to/for one
26 Na ɔbea a nokware, ɔyɛ abofra a ɔte ase no na a ɔpɛ ne ba yi asɛm yiye no teɛteɛɛ mu se, “Ao! Dabi me wura! Fa abofra no ma no. Mesrɛ wo nkum no!” Nanso ɔbea baako no kae se, “Eye, ɛbɛbɔ yɛn baanu nyinaa. Kyɛ ne mu ma yɛn!”
and to say [the] woman which son: child her [the] alive to(wards) [the] king for to grow warm compassion her upon son: child her and to say please lord my to give: give to/for her [obj] [the] to beget [the] alive and to die not to die him and this to say also to/for me also to/for you not to be to cut
27 Ɛhɔ na ɔhene no kae se, “Munnkum no, na mmom, momfa abofra no mma ɔbea a ɔpɛ sɛ abofra no tena ase no, na ɔno ne ne na no.”
and to answer [the] king and to say to give: give to/for her [obj] [the] to beget [the] alive and to die not to die him he/she/it mother his
28 Ɔhene yi atemmu no trɛw faa Israel mmaa nyinaa, na ɔmanfo no ho dwiriw wɔn wɔ nyansa a Onyankopɔn de ama no, a ɛma no bu atɛntrenee no ho.
and to hear: hear all Israel [obj] [the] justice: judgement which to judge [the] king and to fear: revere from face of [the] king for to see: examine for wisdom God in/on/with entrails: among his to/for to make: do justice
