2 Beresosɛm 12

1 Rehoboam ahenni timii, na ɔyɛɛ den no, ɔne Israel nyinaa gyaw Awurade mmara.

And when Rehoboam had established the kingdome and made it strong, hee forsooke the Lawe of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

2 Esiane sɛ na wonni Awurade nokware no nti, afe a ɛto so anum wɔ ɔhene Rehoboam adedi mu no, Misraimhene Sisak kɔtow hyɛɛ Yerusalem so.

Therefore in the fift yeere of King Rehoboam, Shishak the King of Egypt came vp against Ierusalem (because they had transgressed against the Lord)

3 Ɔde nteaseɛnam apem ahannu, apɔnkɔsotefo mpem aduosia ne anammɔnmufo asraafo a wontumi nkan wɔn dodow a Libiafo, Sukifo ne Etiopiafo ka ho na wɔbae.

With twelue hundreth charets, and three score thousande horsemen, and the people were without nomber, that came with him from Egypt, euen the Lubims, Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

4 Sisak dii Yudafo nkurow a wɔabɔ ho ban no so nkonim, na otu teɛɛ sɛ ɔrekɔtow ahyɛ Yerusalem so nso.

And he tooke the strong cities which were of Iudah, and came vnto Ierusalem.

5 Odiyifo Semaia hyiaa Rehoboam ne Yuda mpanyimfo a Sisak nti, wɔaguan aba Yerusalem. Semaia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Sɛnea Awurade se ni! Moagyaw me nti, me nso meregyaw mo ama Sisak.”

Then came Shemaiah the Prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Iudah, that were gathered together in Hierusalem, because of Shishak, and sayde vnto them, Thus sayth the Lord, Ye haue forsaken me, therefore haue I also left you in the handes of Shishak.

6 Ɔhene no ne Israel mpanyimfo brɛɛ wɔn ho ase, kae se, “Awurade di bem sɛ ɔyɛɛ yɛn saa!”

Then the princes of Israel, and the King humbled themselues, and sayde, The Lord is iust.

7 Awurade huu sɛ wɔanu wɔn ho no, ɔde saa nkra yi somaa Semaia: “Esiane sɛ nnipa no abrɛ wɔn ho ase nti, merensɛe wɔn korakora na ɛrenkyɛ, mɛma wɔn ahomegye. Meremfa Sisak so nna mʼabufuw adi wɔ Yerusalem so.

And when the Lord sawe that they humbled themselues, the worde of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They haue humbled theselues, therefore I will not destroy them, but I will sende them deliuerance shortly, and my wrath shall not bee powred out vpon Ierusalem by the hand of Shishak.

8 Nanso wɔbɛyɛ nʼasomfo sɛnea ɛbɛkyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsom me sen sɛ wɔbɛsom wiase ahemfo.”

Neuerthelesse they shalbe his sernants: so shall they knowe my seruice, and the seruice of the kingdomes of the earth.

9 Enti Misraimhene Sisak baa Yerusalem bɛsesaw agyapade a ɛwɔ Awurade Asɔredan no mu ne ahemfi hɔ nneɛma a Salomo sikakɔkɔɔ nkatabo no nyinaa ka ho.

Then Shishak King of Egypt came vp against Ierusalem, and tooke the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the Kings house he tooke euen all, and hee caried away the shields of golde, which Salomon had made.

10 Akyiri no, ɔhene Rehoboam de kɔbere akyɛm de sii anan, na ɔde hyɛɛ ahemfi awɛmfo nsa sɛ wɔnhwɛ so.

In stead whereof King Rehoboam made shieldes of brasse, and committed them to the handes of the chiefe of the garde, that wayted at the doore of the Kings house.

11 Bere biara a ɔhene no bɛkɔ Awurade Asɔredan no mu no, awɛmfo no soa kɔ hɔ bi, na sɛ owie na ɔreba a, wɔsan de begu awɛmfo dan no mu.

And when the King entred into the house of the Lord, the garde came and bare them and brought them againe vnto the garde chamber.

12 Esiane sɛ Rehoboam brɛɛ ne ho ase nti, Awurade abufuw no fii ne so, nti wansɛe no korakora. Ɛmaa yiyedi kɔɔ so wɔ Yuda asase so.

And because hee humbled himselfe, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that hee woulde not destroy all together. And also in Iudah the things prospered.

13 Ɔhene Rehoboam timii wɔ Yerusalem, na ɔtoaa so dii hene. Bere a odii ade no, na wadi mfirihyia aduanan baako. Na odii ade mfirihyia dunson wɔ Yerusalem, kuropɔn a Awurade ayi afi Israel mmusuakuw nyinaa mu sɛ ɛhɔ na wɔbɛhyɛ ne din anuonyam no. Na Rehoboam na din de Naama a ofi Amon.

So King Rehoboam was strong in Ierusalem and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and fourtie yere olde, when he began to reigne, and reigned seuenteene yeres in Ierusalem, the citie which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his Name there. And his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitesse.

14 Na ɔyɛ ɔhene bɔne, efisɛ wamfa ne koma nyinaa anhwehwɛ Awurade akyi kwan.

And he did euill: for hee prepared not his heart to seeke the Lord.

15 Wɔankyerɛw Rehoboam ahenni ho nsɛm nkae no a efi mfiase kosi awiei no wɔ odiyifo Semaia nhoma ne nhumuni Ido nhoma a ɛyɛ awo ntoatoaso nhoma no fa bi mu ana? Bere biara, na akokoakoko wɔ Rehoboam ne Yeroboam ntam.

The actes also of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the booke of Shemaiah the Prophet, and Iddo the Seer, in rehearsing the genealogie? and there was warre alway betweene Rehoboam and Ieroboam.

16 Bere a Rehoboam wui no, wosiee no wɔ Dawid kurom. Na ne babarima Abia dii nʼade sɛ ɔhene.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid, and Abiiah his sonne reigned in his stead.