1 Mose 17

1 Abram dii mfe aduɔkron akron no, Awurade yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no kae se, “Mene Otumfo Nyankopɔn, nantew mʼanim na yɛ pɛ.

and to be Abram son: aged ninety year and nine year and to see: see LORD to(wards) Abram and to say to(wards) him I God Almighty to go: walk to/for face: before my and to be unblemished: blameless

2 Mesi apam a ɛda me ne wo ntam no so dua, na mama wʼasefo adɔɔso.”

and to give: make covenant my between me and between you and to multiply [obj] you in/on/with much much

3 Abram de nʼanim butuu fam, na Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no se,

and to fall: fall Abram upon face his and to speak: speak with him God to/for to say

4 “Me fa mu de, saa apam yi na ɛda me ne wo ntam: wobɛyɛ aman bebree agya.

I behold covenant my with you and to be to/for father crowd nation

5 Wɔremfrɛ wo Abram bio. Wɔbɛfrɛ wo Abraham, efisɛ mayɛ wo aman bebree agya.

and not to call: call by still [obj] name your Abram and to be name your Abraham for father crowd nation to give: make you

6 Mɛma wʼasefo adɔɔso. Wɔbɛyɛ amanaman bebree na ahemfo nso afi wɔn mu.

and be fruitful [obj] you in/on/with much much and to give: make you to/for nation and king from you to come out: produce

7 Mɛma mʼapam no ayɛ daapem apam a ɛbɛda me ne wo ne wʼasefo ne awo ntoatoaso a ɛbɛba no ntam. Na mɛyɛ wo ne wʼasefo Nyankopɔn.

and to arise: establish [obj] covenant my between me and between you and between seed: children your after you to/for generation their to/for covenant forever: enduring to/for to be to/for you to/for God and to/for seed: children your after you

8 Mede Kanaan asase a nnɛ wote so sɛ ɔhɔho no nyinaa bɛma wo ne wʼasefo a wɔbɛba akyiri no nyinaa. Ɛbɛyɛ wʼagyapade a wo ne obi mmɔ mu hye afebɔɔ. Na mɛyɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn.”

and to give: give to/for you and to/for seed: children your after you [obj] land: country/planet sojourning your [obj] all land: country/planet Canaan to/for possession forever: enduring and to be to/for them to/for God

9 Afei, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Abraham se, “Wo de, ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wʼasefo ne wʼasefo a wɔbɛba akyiri no di mʼapam no so.

and to say God to(wards) Abraham and you(m. s.) [obj] covenant my to keep: obey you(m. s.) and seed: children your after you to/for generation their

10 Eyi ne mʼapam a ɛda me ne wo ntam a ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wʼasefo ne wʼasefo a wɔbɛba akyiri no di so. Ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa ɔbarima biara twetia.

this covenant my which to keep: obey between me and between you and between seed: children your after you to circumcise to/for you all male

11 Ɛsɛ sɛ mutwa twetia. Ɛno na ɛbɛyɛ apam a ɛda me ne mo ntam no ho nsɛnkyerɛnne.

and to circumcise [obj] flesh foreskin your and to be to/for sign: indicator covenant between me and between you

12 Ɔbarima biara a ɔyɛ wʼaseni a wɔbɛwo no no, odi nnaawɔtwe pɛ a, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no twetia. Nkoa a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ wo fi ne ɔnanani biara a wuyii sika tɔɔ no fii ɔmamfrani nkyɛn a ɔnyɛ wʼaseni no nso, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no twetia saa ara.

and son: aged eight day to circumcise to/for you all male to/for generation your born house: household and purchase silver: money from all son: aged foreign which not from seed: children your he/she/it

13 Sɛ wɔwoo no wo fi oo, sɛ nso wɔkarii sika kɔtɔɔ no oo, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no twetia. Saa honam mu apam yi bɛyɛ daapem apam.

to circumcise to circumcise born house: household your and purchase silver: money your and to be covenant my in/on/with flesh your to/for covenant forever: enduring

14 Wɔbɛpam ɔbarima biara a wontwaa no twetia no afi ne nkurɔfo mu, efisɛ saa onipa no anni mʼapam no so.”

and uncircumcised male which not to circumcise [obj] flesh foreskin his and to cut: eliminate [the] soul: person [the] he/she/it from kinsman her [obj] covenant my to break

15 Onyankopɔn san ka kyerɛɛ Abraham se, “Ɛfa wo yere Sarai ho nso, efi nnɛ rekɔ, woremfrɛ no Sarai bio. Wobɛfrɛ no Sara.

and to say God to(wards) Abraham Sarai woman: wife your not to call: call by [obj] name her Sarai for Sarah name her

16 Mehyira no, na mɛma no awo ɔbabarima ama wo. Mehyira no ama wabɛyɛ aman nyinaa na. Nʼasefo mu na amanaman mu ahemfo befi.”

and to bless [obj] her and also to give: give from her to/for you son: child and to bless her and to be to/for nation king people from her to be

17 Abraham de nʼanim butuw fam bio. Ɔserew bisaa ne ho se, “Ebetumi aba sɛ ɔbarima a wadi mfe ɔha bɛwo ɔba ana? Sara nso a wadi mfe aduɔkron no nso, obetumi awo ɔba ana?”

and to fall: fall Abraham upon face his and to laugh and to say in/on/with heart his to/for son: aged hundred year to beget and if: surely no Sarah daughter ninety year to beget

18 Na Abraham ka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn se, “Onyankopɔn ɛno de, hyira Ismael!”

and to say Abraham to(wards) [the] God if Ishmael to live to/for face: before your

19 Na Onyankopɔn kae se, “Mmom, wo yere Sara bɛwo ɔbabarima ama wo, na wobɛto no din Isak, a ase ne Serew. Me ne no bɛyɛ daapem apam a ɛbɛtena hɔ ama nʼasefo a wɔbɛba akyiri no nyinaa.

and to say God truly Sarah woman: wife your to beget to/for you son: child and to call: call by [obj] name his Isaac and to arise: establish [obj] covenant my with him to/for covenant forever: enduring to/for seed: children his after him

20 Na Ismael ho asɛm a wokae no nso, mate. Mehyira no ama nʼase adɔ bebree. Ɔbɛyɛ abirɛmpɔn dumien agya. Na mɛma no ayɛ ɔman kɛse.

and to/for Ishmael to hear: hear you behold to bless [obj] him and be fruitful [obj] him and to multiply [obj] him in/on/with much much two ten leader to beget and to give: make him to/for nation great: large

21 Nanso me ne Isak a Sara bɛwo no afe sesɛɛ no na ɛbɛyɛ mʼapam no.”

and [obj] covenant my to arise: establish with Isaac which to beget to/for you Sarah to/for meeting: time appointed [the] this in/on/with year [the] another

22 Onyankopɔn kasa kyerɛɛ Abraham wiee no, ogyaw no hɔ kɔe.

and to end: finish to/for to speak: speak with him and to ascend: rise God from upon Abraham

23 Saa da no ara, Abraham faa ne babarima Ismael ne mmarima a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ ne fi ne mmarima a wɔtɔɔ wɔn fii ananafo nkyɛn, twitwaa wɔn nyinaa twetia, sɛnea Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no no.

and to take: take Abraham [obj] Ishmael son: child his and [obj] all born house: household his and [obj] all purchase silver: money his all male in/on/with human house: household Abraham and to circumcise [obj] flesh foreskin their in/on/with bone: same [the] day [the] this like/as as which to speak: speak with him God

24 Wotwaa Abraham twetia no, na wadi mfe aduɔkron akron.

and Abraham son: aged ninety and nine year in/on/with to circumcise he flesh foreskin his

25 Ne babarima Ismael nso, wotwaa no twetia no, na wadi mfe dumiɛnsa.

and Ishmael son: child his son: aged three ten year in/on/with to circumcise he [obj] flesh foreskin his

26 Saa da no ara, na wotwaa Abraham ne ne ba Ismael nyinaa twetia.

in/on/with bone: same [the] day [the] this to circumcise Abraham and Ishmael son: child his

27 Ɔbarima biara a ɔwɔ Abraham fi, wɔn a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ Abraham fi ne ɔbarima biara a wɔtɔɔ no fii ɔnanani bi nkyɛn no, wotwitwaa wɔn nyinaa twetia, kaa Abraham ho.

and all human house: household his born house: household and purchase silver: money from with son: type of foreign to circumcise with him