2 Beresosɛm 34
1 Yosia bedii ade no, na wadi mfirihyia awotwe, na odii hene wɔ Yerusalem mfirihyia aduasa baako.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
2 Ɔyɛɛ nea ɛsɔ Awurade ani, yɛɛ nea ne tete agya Dawid yɛe no bi. Wamfi adetreneeyɛ ho.
And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand nor to the left.
3 Yosia fii ase hwehwɛɛ ne tete agya Dawid Nyankopɔn akyi kwan bere a na ɔda so yɛ abofra a wadi ade mfe awotwe no. Ne mfe dumien so no, odwiraa Yuda ne Yerusalem, sɛee abosonsom nsɔree so nyinaa, Asera nnua, ahoni a wɔasen ne nsɛsode a wɔagu no nyinaa.
And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherahs, and the graven images, and the molten images.
4 Ɔhwɛ ma wobubuu Baal afɔremuka no ne nnuhuam afɔremuka no nyinaa gui. Ɔma wɔdwerɛw Asera nnua ne ahoni nyinaa, na wɔtow petee awufo a wɔbɔɔ saa afɔre no nna so.
And they broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and the sun-pillars that were on high above them he cut down; and the Asherahs and the graven images and the molten images he broke in pieces, and made dust [of them] and strewed it upon the graves of those that had sacrificed to them;
5 Ɔhyew akɔmfo no nnompe no wɔ wɔn ankasa afɔremuka so, nam so dwiraa Yuda ne Yerusalem.
and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
6 Ɔyɛɛ saa ara wɔ Manase, Efraim ne Simeon nkurow so de koduu Naftali.
And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, in their ruins round about;
7 Ɔsɛee abosonsomfo afɔremuka, Asera nnua, na ɔyam ahoni no muhumuhu. Odwiriw nnuhuam afɔremuka a ɛwɔ Israelman mu nyinaa, na ɔsan kɔɔ Yerusalem.
and he broke down the altars, and beat the Asherahs and the graven images into powder, and cut down all the sun-pillars throughout the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.
8 Nʼadedi mfe dunwɔtwe so no a owiee asase no ne asɔredan no ho dwira no, Yosia yii Asalia babarima Safan, Maaseia a ɔyɛ Yerusalem amrado ne Yoahas babarima Yoa, adehye abakɔsɛm kyerɛwfo, sɛ wonsiesie Awurade, ne Nyankopɔn asɔredan no.
And in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the chronicler, to repair the house of Jehovah his God.
9 Wɔde sika a Lewifo a wɔsom sɛ aponanohwɛfo agyigyee wɔ Onyankopɔn Asɔredan ho no maa ɔsɔfopanyin Hilkia. Manase ne Efraim nkurɔfo ne Israel nkae nyinaa ne Yuda ne Benyamin ne Yerusalemfo na wɔde akyɛde no bae.
And they came to Hilkijah the high priest, and they delivered [to them] the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
10 Ɔde sika no maa nnipa a wɔayi wɔn sɛ wɔnhwɛ, nsiesie Awurade Asɔredan no. Na wotuaa wɔn a wɔyɛɛ adwuma no ka.
And they gave [it] into the hand of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and they gave it to the workmen who wrought in the house of Jehovah to reinstate and repair the house:
11 Wɔbɔɔ nnuadwumfo ne adansifo paa, tɔɔ abo a wɔatwa a wɔde besiesie afasu no ne nnua a wɔde bɛyɛ nsɛmso ne mpuran. Wosiesie nea anka Yuda ahemfo a wodii kan no rema asɛe no.
they gave [it] to the carpenters and the builders, to buy hewn stone, and timber for the joists, and to floor the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.
12 Adwumayɛfo no de nokwaredi yɛɛ adwuma. Yahat ne Obadia a wɔyɛ Lewifo a wofi Merarifo abusua mu, ne Sakaria ne Mesulam a wɔyɛ Lewifo a wofi Kohatfo abusua mu na wɔhwɛɛ adwumayɛfo no so. Lewifo a wɔaka a wɔn nyinaa wɔ nnwontode ho nimdeɛ no,
And the men did the work faithfully. And over them were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, Levites, of the children of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the children of the Kohathites, for the oversight; and all these Levites were skilled in instruments of music.
13 wɔma wɔhwɛɛ adwumayɛfo akuw ahorow no so. Na afoforo bi nso yɛɛ adwuma sɛ akyerɛwfo, mpanyimfo ne aponanohwɛfo.
They were also over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that worked in any manner of service. And of the Levites were the scribes, and officers, and doorkeepers.
14 Na ɔsɔfopanyin Hilkia rekyerɛkyerɛw sika a wɔagyigye wɔ Awurade Asɔredan no ho no, ohuu Awurade mmara nhoma a wɔnam Mose so de mae no.
And when they brought out the money that had been brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkijah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah by Moses.
15 Na Hilkia ka kyerɛɛ Safan a ɔyɛ asennii kyerɛwfo no se, “Mahu mmara nhoma no wɔ Awurade Asɔredan no mu.” Na Hilkia de nhoma mmobɔwee no maa Safan.
Then Hilkijah spoke and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkijah gave the book to Shaphan.
16 Safan de nhoma mmobɔwee no kɔmaa ɔhene kae se, “Wo mpanyimfo no reyɛ biribiara a wɔkyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnyɛ no.
And Shaphan carried the book to the king. And moreover he brought the king word again saying, All that was committed to the hand of thy servants, they do;
17 Wɔatua sika a wogyigyee wɔ Awurade Asɔredan no mu no na wɔde ahyɛ wɔn a wɔhwɛ so no ne adwumayɛfo no nsa.”
and they have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Jehovah, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.
18 Safan ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no se, “Ɔsɔfopanyin Hilkia de nhoma mmobɔwee bi ama me.” Na Safan kenkan kyerɛɛ ɔhene.
And Shaphan the scribe informed the king saying, Hilkijah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read out of it before the king.
19 Bere a ɔhene no tee mmara no mu nsɛm no, ɔde ahometew sunsuan ne ntade mu.
And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his garments.
20 Ɔhyɛɛ Hilkia, Safan babarima Ahikam, Mika babarima Abdon, asennii kyerɛwfo Safan ne ɔhene fotufo Asaia se,
And the king commanded Hilkijah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,
21 “Monkɔ Asɔredan no mu na mo ne Awurade nkɔkasa mma me ne Israel ne Yuda nkae nyinaa. Mummisa no nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw wɔ saa nhoma mmobɔwee a wɔahu no mu ho nsɛm. Awurade abufuw aba yɛn so, efisɛ yɛn agyanom anni Awurade asɛm so. Yɛnyɛ nea nhoma mmobɔwee yi ka sɛ yɛnyɛ no.”
Go, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book which is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Jehovah, to do according to all that is written in this book.
22 Hilkia ne mmarima a wɔaka no kɔɔ odiyifobea Hulda a na ɔyɛ Tikwat babarima Salum yere ne Hasra a na ɔhwɛ Asɔredan mu adakaten so no nena nkyɛn, wɔ Yerusalem fa bi a wɔfrɛ hɔ se Misne.
And Hilkijah and they that the king [had appointed] went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokehath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe: now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter [of the town]; and they spoke with her to that effect.
23 Ɔbea no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, akasa! Monkɔka nkyerɛ onipa a ɔsomaa mo no se,
And she said to them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me,
24 ‘Sɛnea Awurade se ni: Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ, mɛsɛe saa kurow yi ne emu nnipa. Nnome a wɔakyerɛw wɔ nhoma mmobɔwee a moakenkan yi mu nyinaa bɛba mu.
Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
25 Efisɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ Yuda apa me na wɔsom abosonsomfo anyame. Ɛno nti, me bo afuw wɔn yiye wɔ biribiara a wɔayɛ ho. Mʼabufuw behwie agu saa beae ha, na biribiara rentumi nsiw ano.’
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my fury shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
26 Na monkɔ Yudahene a ɔsomaa mo sɛ monkɔhwehwɛ Awurade no nkyɛn, na monka nkyerɛ no se, ‘Sɛɛ na Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, ka fa asɛm a motee mprempren no ho.
But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him: Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel touching the words which thou hast heard:
27 Bere a wotee asɛm a meka de tiaa saa kuropɔn yi ne mu nnipa no, ɛhaw wo ma wobrɛɛ wo ho ase wɔ Onyankopɔn anim. Wobrɛɛ wo ho ase, de ahometew sunsuan wʼatade mu, de ahonu suu wɔ mʼanim. Enti nokware, mate wo nne, Awurade na ose.
Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy garments and weep before me, I also have heard [thee], saith Jehovah.
28 Meremma amanehunu a mahyehyɛ atia kuropɔn yi ne emu nnipa no mma mu, kosi sɛ wubewu na wɔasie wo asomdwoe mu. Worenhu amane a mede bɛba beae yi so.’” Enti wɔsan de ɔbea no nkra kɔmaa ɔhene no.
Behold, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they brought the king word again.
29 Na ɔhene no frɛɛ Yuda ne Yerusalem ntuanofo nyinaa.
And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
30 Na ɔhene no ne Yuda ne Yerusalem manfo nyinaa ne asɔfo ne Lewifo, nnipa no nyinaa, fi ɔkɛse so kosi akumaa so, kɔɔ Awurade Asɔredan no mu. Ɛhɔ na ɔhene no kenkan apam nhoma a wohuu wɔ Awurade Asɔredan mu no kyerɛɛ wɔn.
And the king went up into the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests and the Levites, and all the people, great and small; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of Jehovah.
31 Ɔhene no gyinaa nʼafa wɔ afadum no nkyɛn, na otii apam no mu wɔ Awurade anim. Ɔhyɛɛ bɔ sɛ ofi ne koma ne ne kra nyinaa mu bedi Awurade mmaransɛm, ahyɛde ne mmara so. Ɔhyɛɛ bɔ sɛ, obedi apam no mu nhyehyɛe a wɔakyerɛw wɔ nhoma mmobɔwee no mu no so.
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book.
32 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ obiara a ɔwɔ Yerusalem ne nnipa a wɔwɔ Benyamin no se, wɔnhyɛ bɔ saa ara. Ɔmanfo a wɔwɔ Yerusalem yɛɛ saa no, wɔde tii wɔne Onyankopɔn, wɔn agyanom Nyankopɔn apam no mu.
And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand [to it]. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
33 Enti Yosia yiyii ahoni a ɛyɛ akyiwade no fii Israel asase no nyinaa so. Na ɔhyɛɛ sɛ obiara nsom Awurade, wɔn Nyankopɔn. Na ne nkwanna a aka no mu no nyinaa, wɔannan wɔn akyi ankyerɛ Awurade wɔn agyanom Nyankopɔn no da.
And Josiah removed all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made to serve all that were found in Israel, — to serve Jehovah their God: all his days they did not depart from following Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
