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1 Ahab babarima Yoram na odii hene wɔ Israel bere a na Yudahene Yehosafat adi ade mfe dunwɔtwe wɔ Yuda no. Odii ade wɔ Samaria mfe dumien.
And Jehoram [the] son of Ahab he became king over Israel in Samaria in year eight-teen of Jehoshaphat [the] king of Judah and he reigned two [plus] ten year[s].
2 Ɔyɛɛ Awurade ani so bɔne. Nanso na nʼamumɔyɛ no nte sɛ nʼagya ne ne na de no. Ɔsɛee Baal adum kronkron a nʼagya sii no.
And he did the evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh only not like father his and like mother his and he removed [the] sacred pillar of Baal which he had made father his.
3 Nanso ɔtoaa ahonisom so, sɛnea Nebat babarima Yeroboam dii Israelfo anim ma wɔyɛe no.
Only to [the] sins of Jeroboam [the] son of Nebat which he caused to sin Israel he clung not he turned aside from it.
4 Na Moabhene Mesa ne ne nkurɔfo yɛn nguan. Na wotua sonkahiri a ɛyɛ nguamma mpem ɔha ne adwennini mpem ɔha ho nwi ma Israelhene afe biara.
And Mesha [the] king of Moab he was a sheep-breeder and he returned to [the] king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and one hundred thousand rams wool.
5 Nanso Ahab wu akyi no, Moabhene sɔre tiaa Israelhene.
And it was when died Ahab and he rebelled [the] king of Moab against [the] king of Israel.
6 Enti ɔhene Yoram fii Samaria boaboaa Israel asraafo ano.
And he went out the king Jehoram on the day that from Samaria and he mustered all Israel.
7 Ɔde nkra kɔmaa Yudahene Yehosafat se, “Moabhene asɔre atia me. Wobɛboa me na me ne no ako ana?” Na Yehosafat buae se, “Me ne wo bɛkɔ. Wo ne me yɛ anuanom, me nkurɔfo yɛ wo nkurɔfo, mʼapɔnkɔ yɛ wʼapɔnkɔ.”
And he went and he sent to Jehoshaphat [the] king of Judah saying [the] king of Moab he has rebelled against me ¿ will you go with me against Moab for battle and he said I will go up as me as you as people my as people your as horses my as horses your.
8 Na Yehosafat bisae se, “Ɔkwan bɛn na yɛbɛfa so akɔ?” Yoram buae se, “Yɛbɛtoa wɔn afi Edom sare so.”
And he said where? this [is] the way [which] we will go up and he said [the] way of [the] wilderness of Edom.
9 Edomhene ne nʼakofo kɔkaa wɔn ho. Na asraafo dɔm abiɛsa no bɔɔ nsra twaa wɔn ho besii wɔn anan mu saa nnanson no, na wɔne wɔn mmoa nnya nsu nnom.
And he went [the] king of Israel and [the] king of Judah and [the] king of Edom and they went around a journey of seven days and not it belonged water to the army and to the animal[s] which [was] at feet their.
10 Israelhene teɛɛ mu bisae se, “Yɛnyɛ yɛn ho dɛn? Awurade de yɛn baasa aba ha sɛ Moabhene nni yɛn so ana?”
And he said [the] king of Israel alas! for he has summoned Yahweh [the] three the kings these to give them in [the] hand of Moab.
11 Nanso Yudahene Yehosafat bisae se, “Enti Awurade diyifo biara nka yɛn ho wɔ ha ana? Sɛ wɔn mu bi wɔ ha a, yebetumi abisa Awurade nea yɛnyɛ.” Ɔhene Yoram mpanyimfo no mu baako kae se, “Safat babarima Elisa wɔ ha. Na ɔyɛ Elia boafo.”
And he said Jehoshaphat ¿ [is] there not here a prophet of Yahweh and let us consult Yahweh from him and he answered one from [the] servants of [the] king of Israel and he said [is] here Elisha [the] son of Shaphat who he poured water on [the] hands of Elijah.
12 Enti Yehosafat kae se, “Ɛno de, Awurade betumi akasa afa no so.” Na Israelhene, Yudahene ne Edomhene kɔɔ Elisa nkyɛn abisa.
And he said Jehoshaphat there him [is] [the] word of Yahweh and they went down to him [the] king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and [the] king of Edom.
13 Elisa ka kyerɛɛ Israelhene se, “Wo ho nhia me. Kɔ wʼagya ne wo na adiyifo abosonsomfo no nkyɛn.” Nanso ɔhene Yoram kae se, “Dabi! Efisɛ ɛyɛ Awurade na ɔfrɛɛ yɛn ahemfo baasa yi baa ha sɛ ɔrebeyi yɛn ahyɛ Moabhene nsa!”
And he said Elisha to [the] king of Israel what? [is] to me and to you go to [the] prophets of father your and to [the] prophets of mother your and he said to him [the] king of Israel may not [it be so] for he has summoned Yahweh [the] three the kings these to give them in [the] hand of Moab.
14 Na Elisa buae se, “Mmere dodow a Awurade Tumfo a mesom no no te ase yi, sɛ ɛnyɛ Yudahene Yehosafat a mibu no a, anka merenhaw me ho wɔ wo ho.
And he said Elisha [by] [the] life of Yahweh of hosts whom I stand before him for if not [the] face of Jehoshaphat [the] king of Judah I [am] lifting up if I will look to you and if I will see you.
15 Afei, ma obi a obetumi abɔ sanku mmra.” Bere a wɔrebɔ sanku no, Awurade tumi baa Elisa so,
And now fetch for me a musician and it was when played the musician and it was on him [the] hand of Yahweh.
16 ma ɔkae se, “Sɛnea Awurade se ni: Saa obon a emu nsu ayow yi, wɔde nsu bɛhyɛ no ma.
And he said thus he says Yahweh make the wadi this ditches - ditches.
17 Worenhu mframa anaa osu sɛnea Awurade ka no, nanso saa obon yi, wɔbɛhyɛ no nsu ma. Mubenya bi ama mo ho, mo anantwi ne mo mmoa a aka no.
For thus - he says Yahweh not you will see wind and not you will see rain and the wadi that it will be filled water and you will drink you and livestock your and animal[s] your.
18 Na eyi yɛ ade a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ma Awurade. Ɔbɛma moadi Moab asraafo so nkonim.
And it will be trifling this in [the] eyes of Yahweh and he will give Moab in hand your.
19 Mubedi wɔn nkuropɔn papa so nkonim, mpo, nkuropɔn a wɔabɔ ho ban no. Mubetwitwa wɔn nnua nyinaa agu. Mubesisiw wɔn asu aniwa, na mode abo asɛe wɔn nsase pa.”
And you will strike down every city of fortification and every city of choice and every tree good you will make fall and all [the] springs of water you will stop up and every portion of land good you will spoil with stones.
20 Na ade kyee a eduu bere a wɔbɔ anɔpa afɔre no, nsu puee prɛko pɛ. Na ɛsen fii Edom, na ankyɛ biara na nsu abu so wɔ baabiara.
And it was in the morning when went up the offering and there! waters [were] coming from [the] direction of Edom and it was filled the land the waters.
21 Bere a Moabfo tee sɛ asraafo dɔm abiɛsa reba wɔn so no, wɔn nso boaboaa mmarima a wobetumi ako, mmofra ne mpanyin ano, de wɔn sisii wɔn ahye so.
And all Moab they had heard that they had come up the kings to fight against them and they were summoned from every [one who] girds on a belt and up-wards and they took their stand at the border.
22 Na ade kyee a wɔsɔree no, na owia no abɔ wɔ asu no so, ama ani abere sɛ mogya.
And they rose early in the morning and the sun it shone on the water and they saw Moab from before the water red like blood.
23 Moabfo no teɛɛ mu se, “Ɛyɛ mogya. Sesɛɛ asraafo dɔm abiɛsa no atwa wɔn ho ako, akunkum wɔn ho wɔn ho! Momma yɛnkɔfow asade no!”
And they said [is] blood this certainly they have fought one another the kings and they have struck down each neighbor his and therefore to the plunder O Moab.
24 Bere a woduu Israelfo nsraban mu no, Israel asraafo gyee bum, kɔtoaa Moabfo, ma woguanee. Israel asraafo no taa wɔn koduu Moab asase so. Wɔretaa Moabfo no nyinaa no, na wɔresɛe wɔn nneɛma.
And they came to [the] camp of Israel and they arose Israel and they struck down Moab and they fled from before them (and they struck down *Q(K)*) it and they struck down Moab.
25 Wɔsɛee wɔn nkurow akɛse, de abo kataa wɔn nsase pa so, sisiw asuti nyinaa, twitwaa nnua pa nyinaa. Kir-Haraset nko ara na ɛkae, na ɛno mpo, wɔtow hyɛɛ so.
And the cities they tore down and every portion of land good they threw each stone his and they filled it and every spring of water they stopped up and every tree good they made fall until he left behind stones its in Kir Hareseth and they surrounded [it] the slingers and they struck it.
26 Bere a Moabhene huu sɛ ɔredi nkogu no, odii nʼakofo ahanson anim, yeree wɔn ho, pɛɛ sɛ wɔpem fa atamfo no nsraban a ɛbɛn Edomhene no mu, nanso wɔantumi.
And he saw [the] king of Moab that it was [too] strong for him the battle and he took him seven hundred man [who] drew a sword to break through to [the] king of Edom and not they were able.
27 Enti ɔfaa ne babarima panyin a anka ɛsɛ sɛ odi nʼade sɛ ɔhene no, de no bɔɔ ɔhyew afɔre wɔ afasu no ho. Abufuw kɛse baa Israel so, na wɔsan wɔn akyi kɔɔ wɔn ankasa asase so.
And he took son his the firstborn who he will reign in place of him and he offered up him a burnt offering on the wall and it was wrath great towards Israel and they departed from on him and they returned to the land.

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