2 Beresosɛm 19
1 Bere a ɔhene Yehosafat duu ne fi wɔ Yerusalem asomdwoe mu no,
And Josaphat king of Juda returned to his house at Jerusalem.
2 Hanani babarima Yehu, ɔdehufo no kohyiaa no. Obisaa ɔhene Yehosafat se, “So ɛsɛ wo sɛ woboa amumɔyɛfo, na wodɔ wɔn a wokyi Awurade ana? Nea woayɛ yi nti Awurade abufuw aba wo so.
And there went out to meet him Jeu the prophet the son of Anani, and said to him, King Josaphat, do you help a sinner, or act friendly towards one hated of the Lord? Therefore has wrath come upon you from the Lord.
3 Nanso ade pa bi wɔ wo mu, efisɛ woatutu Asera nnua a ɛwɔ asase no so nyinaa, na woatu wo ho asi hɔ sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ Onyankopɔn.”
Nevertheless [some] good things have been found in you, forasmuch as you did remove the groves from the land of Juda, and did direct your heart to seek after the Lord.
4 Na Yehosafat tenaa Yerusalem. Nanso, otuu kwan fii Beer-Seba kɔɔ Efraim bepɔw asase no so, kɔhyɛɛ nkurɔfo nkuran sɛ, wɔnsan nkɔ Awurade, wɔn agyanom Nyankopɔn no nkyɛn.
And Josaphat lived in Jerusalem: and he again went out amongst the people from Bersabee to the mount of Ephraim, and turned them back to the Lord God of their fathers.
5 Oyiyii atemmufo wɔ nkuropɔn a wɔabɔ ho ban wɔ ɔman no mu nyinaa,
And he appointed judges in all the strong cities of Juda, city by city.
6 hyɛɛ wɔn se, “Atɛn biara a mubebu no bere biara no, munnwen ho yiye. Monkae sɛ, moremmu atɛn sɛ mode resɔ nnipa ani, na mmom, Awurade a ɔbɛka mo ho biara a ɛbɛba sɛ mubu ho atɛn no ani.
And he said to the judges, Take good heed what you do: for you judge not for man, but for the Lord, and with you are matters of judgement.
7 Munsuro Awurade, na mummu atɛntrenee, efisɛ Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, kyi ntɛnkyew, nhwɛanim ne kɛtɛasehyɛ.”
And now let the fear of the Lord be upon you, and be wary, and do [your duty]: for there is no unrighteousness with the Lord our God, neither [is it for him] to respect persons, nor take bribes.
8 Na Yehosafat yii Lewifo, asɔfo ne mmusua ntuanofo a wɔwɔ Israel no ma wɔsom sɛ atemmufo wɔ Yerusalem. Na wodi Awurade mmara mu nsɛm ne ofie ntawntaw nsɛm nso.
Moreover Josaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the priests, and Levites, and heads of houses of Israel, for the judgement of the Lord, and to judge the dwellers in Jerusalem.
9 Ɔhyɛɛ wɔn se, “Daa, momfa onyamesuro, nokware ne adwene pa nyɛ mo adwuma.
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall you do in the fear of the Lord, in truth and with a perfect heart.
10 Bere biara a asɛm bi a efi mo nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ nkurow yi so bɛba mo anim no, sɛ ɛyɛ awudi anaa Onyankopɔn mmara anaa nʼahyɛde sobu no, mommɔ wɔn kɔkɔ sɛ, wɔnnyɛ bɔne ntia Awurade, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nʼabufuw remma mo ne wɔn so. Monyɛ saa, na morenni fɔ.
Whatsoever man of your brethren that dwell in their cities [shall bring] the cause that comes before you, between blood [and] blood, and between precept and commandment, and ordinances and judgements, you shall even decide for them; so they shall not sin against the Lord, and there shall not be wrath upon you, and upon your brethren: thus you shall do, and you shall not sin.
11 “Ɔsɔfopanyin Amaria bɛyɛ mo panyin, na ɔkasa a obi nka bi bio wɔ nsɛm a ɛfa Awurade ho nyinaa. Ismael babarima Sebadia nso na otua Yuda abusuakuw ano no. Ɔkasa a, obi nka bi bio wɔ ntawntawsɛm nyinaa mu. Lewifo no na wɔbɛboa mo ama moabu atɛntrenee. Momfa akokoduru nni mo dwuma, na Awurade nka wɔn a wɔyɛ ade trenee ho.”
And, behold, Amarias the priest is head over you in every matter of the Lord; and Zabdias the son of Ismael is head over the house of Juda in every matter of the king; and the scribes and Levites are before you: be strong and active, and the Lord shall be with the good.
