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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 Joram son: child Ahab to reign upon Israel in/on/with Samaria in/on/with year eight ten to/for Jehoshaphat king Judah and to reign two ten year
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 to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD except not like/as father his and like/as mother his and to turn aside: remove [obj] pillar [the] Baal which to make father his
3 Nanso ɔtoaa ahonisom so, sɛnea Nebat babarima Yeroboam dii Israelfo anim ma wɔyɛe no.
except in/on/with sin Jeroboam son: child Nebat which to sin [obj] Israel to cleave not to turn aside: depart from her
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 king Moab to be shepherd and to return: return to/for king Israel hundred thousand ram and hundred thousand ram wool
5 Nanso Ahab wu akyi no, Moabhene sɔre tiaa Israelhene.
and to be like/as death Ahab and to transgress king Moab in/on/with king Israel
6 Enti ɔhene Yoram fii Samaria boaboaa Israel asraafo ano.
and to come out: come [the] king Joram in/on/with day [the] he/she/it from Samaria and to reckon: list [obj] 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 to go: went and to send: depart to(wards) Jehoshaphat king Judah to/for to say king Moab to transgress in/on/with me to go: went with me to(wards) Moab to/for battle and to say to ascend: rise like me like you like/as people my like/as people your like/as horse my like/as horse your
8 Na Yehosafat bisae se, “Ɔkwan bɛn na yɛbɛfa so akɔ?” Yoram buae se, “Yɛbɛtoa wɔn afi Edom sare so.”
and to say where? this [the] way: road to ascend: rise and to say way: road wilderness 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 to go: went king Israel and king Judah and king Edom and to turn: surround way: journey seven day and not to be water to/for camp and to/for animal which in/on/with foot their
10 Israelhene teɛɛ mu bisae se, “Yɛnyɛ yɛn ho dɛn? Awurade de yɛn baasa aba ha sɛ Moabhene nni yɛn so ana?”
and to say king Israel alas! for to call: call to LORD to/for three [the] king [the] these to/for to give: give [obj] them in/on/with hand: power 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 to say Jehoshaphat nothing here prophet to/for LORD and to seek [obj] LORD from [obj] him and to answer one from servant/slave king Israel and to say here Elisha son: child Shaphat which to pour: pour water upon hand Elijah
12 Enti Yehosafat kae se, “Ɛno de, Awurade betumi akasa afa no so.” Na Israelhene, Yudahene ne Edomhene kɔɔ Elisa nkyɛn abisa.
and to say Jehoshaphat there [obj] him word LORD and to go down to(wards) him king Israel and Jehoshaphat and king 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 to say Elisha to(wards) king Israel what? to/for me and to/for you to go: went to(wards) prophet father your and to(wards) prophet mother your and to say to/for him king Israel not for to call: call to LORD to/for three [the] king [the] these to/for to give: give [obj] them in/on/with hand: power 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 to say Elisha alive LORD Hosts which to stand: stand to/for face: before his for unless face of Jehoshaphat king Judah I to lift: kindness if: surely no to look to(wards) you and if: surely no to see: see you
15 Afei, ma obi a obetumi abɔ sanku mmra.” Bere a wɔrebɔ sanku no, Awurade tumi baa Elisa so,
and now to take: bring to/for me to play and to be like/as to play [the] to play and to be upon him hand: power LORD
16 ma ɔkae se, “Sɛnea Awurade se ni: Saa obon a emu nsu ayow yi, wɔde nsu bɛhyɛ no ma.
and to say thus to say LORD to make [the] torrent: valley [the] this cistern cistern
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 to say LORD not to see: see spirit: breath and not to see: see rain and [the] torrent: valley [the] he/she/it to fill water and to drink you(m. p.) and livestock your and animal your
18 Na eyi yɛ ade a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ma Awurade. Ɔbɛma moadi Moab asraafo so nkonim.
and to lighten this in/on/with eye: seeing LORD and to give: give [obj] Moab in/on/with hand: power 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 to smite all city fortification and all city choice and all tree pleasant to fall: fell(trees) and all spring water to close and all [the] portion [the] pleasant to pain in/on/with stone
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 to be in/on/with morning like/as to ascend: offer up [the] offering and behold water to come (in): come from way: direction Edom and to fill [the] land: country/planet [obj] [the] water
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 to hear: hear for to ascend: rise [the] king to/for to fight in/on/with them and to cry from all to gird belt and above [to] and to stand: stand upon [the] border: boundary
22 Na ade kyee a wɔsɔree no, na owia no abɔ wɔ asu no so, ama ani abere sɛ mogya.
and to rise in/on/with morning and [the] sun to rise upon [the] water and to see: see Moab from before [obj] [the] water red like/as 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 to say blood this to slay to slay [the] king and to smite man: anyone [obj] neighbor his and now to/for spoil 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 to come (in): come to(wards) camp Israel and to arise: rise Israel and to smite [obj] Moab and to flee from face: before their (and to smite *Q(K)*) in/on/with her and to smite [obj] 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] city to overthrow and all portion pleasant to throw man: anyone stone his and to fill her and all spring water to close and all tree pleasant to fall: fell(trees) till to remain stone her in/on/with Kir-hareseth Kir-hareseth and to turn: surround [the] slinger and to smite her
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 to see: see king Moab for to strengthen: prevail over from him [the] battle and to take: take with him seven hundred man to draw sword to/for to break up/open to(wards) king Edom and not be 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 to take: take [obj] son: child his [the] firstborn which to reign underneath: instead him and to ascend: offer up him burnt offering upon [the] wall and to be wrath great: large upon Israel and to set out from upon him and to return: return to/for land: country/planet