Atemmufo 10

1 Abimelek wu akyi no, Pua a ɔyɛ Dodo aseni no babarima Tola ba begyee Israel. Na ofi Isakar abusuakuw mu, nanso ɔtenaa Samir a ɛwɔ Efraim bepɔw asase no so.

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

2 Ɔyɛɛ Israel so temmufo mfe aduonu abiɛsa. Owui no, wosiee no wɔ Samir.

And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

3 Tola wu akyi no, Yair a ofi Gilead bɛyɛɛ Israel so temmufo mfe aduonu abien.

And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

4 Na ne mmabarima aduasa tena wɔn mfurum so kyinkyin, na wodi nkurow aduasa so wɔ Gilead asase so, a ebesi nnɛ wɔfrɛ hɔ Yair Nkurow.

And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair to this day, which [are] in the land of Gilead.

5 Yair wui na wosiee no Kamon.

And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

6 Bio, Israelfo yɛɛ Awurade ani so bɔne. Wɔsom Baal ne Astoret ahoni ne Aram, Sidon, Moab, Amon ne Filisti anyame. Wɔtwee wɔn ho fii Awurade ho a wɔansom no koraa.

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.

7 Enti Awurade bo fuw Israelfo, na ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ Filistifo ne Amorifo nsa,

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.

8 na wofii ase hyɛɛ wɔn so saa afe no. Wɔhyɛɛ Israelfo a wɔwɔ Asubɔnten Yordan apuei fam wɔ Amorifo (wɔ Gilead) asase no so mfe dunwɔtwe.

And that year they harassed and oppressed the children of Israel eighteen years, all the children of Israel that [were] on the other side of Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which [is] in Gilead.

9 Amorifo no nso twaa Yordan kɔɔ atɔe fam kɔtow hyɛɛ Yuda, Benyamin ne Efraim so, Israelfo kɔɔ ahokyere kɛse mu.

Moreover, the children of Ammon passed over Jordan, to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was greatly distressed.

10 Afei Israelfo su frɛɛ Awurade se, “Yɛayɛ bɔne atia wo, efisɛ yɛatwe yɛn ho afi yɛn Nyankopɔn ho na yɛasom Baal ahoni.”

And the children of Israel cried to the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.

11 Awurade buae se, “Mannye mo amfi Misraimfo, Amorifo, Amonfo, Filistifo,

And the LORD said to the children of Israel, [Did] not [I deliver you] from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

12 Sidonfo, Amalekfo ne Maonfo nsam? Bere a wɔhyɛɛ mo so no, musu frɛɛ me na migyee mo.

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

13 Nanso moagyaw me akɔsom anyame foforo. Ɛno nti, merennye mo bio.

Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.

14 Munkosu nkyerɛ anyame a moafa wɔn no. Momma wonnye mo bere a morehu amane yi.”

Go and cry to the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

15 Nanso Israelfo no kɔɔ so srɛɛ Awurade se, “Yɛayɛ bɔne. Twe yɛn aso sɛnea ɛfata. Nanso gye yɛn fi yɛn atamfo nsam nnɛ.”

And the children of Israel said to the LORD, We have sinned: do thou to us whatever seemeth good to thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

16 Na Israelfo no tow ananafo anyame no guu nkyɛn bɛsom Awurade. Na Awurade ho yeraw no wɔ wɔn ahokyere no ho.

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

17 Saa bere no na Amonfo asraafo aboa wɔn ho ano wɔ Gilead, sɛ wɔrekɔtow ahyɛ Israel asraafo so wɔ Mispa.

Then the children of Ammon were assembled, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves, and encamped in Mizpeh.

18 Na Gilead ntuanofo no keka kyerɛɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho se, “Obiara a obedi kan atow ahyɛ Amonfo so no bɛyɛ nea obedi Gileadfo nyinaa so.”

And the people [and] princes of Gilead said one to another, What man [is he] that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.