1 Berɛsosɛm 11
1 Na Israel nyinaa kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn wɔ Hebron kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Yɛn nyinaa yɛ wʼabusuafoɔ.
Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 Mmerɛ tenten bi a atwam, mpo ɛberɛ a Saulo di yɛn so ɔhene no, na wone obi a nokorɛm na wodi Israel anim. Na Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn, aka kyerɛ wo sɛ, ‘Wobɛyɛ odwanhwɛfoɔ ama me nkurɔfoɔ Israel. Wobɛyɛ wɔn sodifoɔ.’”
In the past, when Saul was king, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in; and the Lord your God said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel, and their ruler.
3 Enti, Dawid ne Israel ntuanofoɔ no yɛɛ apam wɔ Awurade anim wɔ Hebron. Wɔsraa no ngo, sii no Israelhene sɛdeɛ Awurade nam Samuel so hyɛɛ ho bɔ no.
So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel, as the Lord had said by Samuel.
4 Na Dawid ne Israel nyinaa kɔɔ Yerusalem anaa Yebus, sɛdeɛ na wɔfrɛ hɔ kane no, ɛfiri sɛ, Yebusifoɔ na wɔkɔtenaa asase no so kane kyekyereeɛ.
Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the people of the land, were there.
5 Nnipa a wɔfiri Yebus no ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, “Worentumi mma ha da biara da.” Nanso, Dawid faa aban a na ɛwɔ Sion a wɔfrɛ no Dawid Kuro no.
And the people of Jebus said to David, You will not come in here. But still, David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.
6 Dawid ka kyerɛɛ nʼakodɔm no sɛ, “Mo mu biara a ɔbɛdi anim na yɛakɔto ahyɛ Yebusifoɔ no so no, ɔno na ɔbɛyɛ mʼakodɔm so sahene.” Na Dawid nuabaa Seruia babarima Yoab dii ntohyɛsoɔ no anim, enti ɔbɛyɛɛ Dawid akodɔm so sahene.
And David said, The first to overcome the Jebusites will be chief and captain. And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became chief.
7 Dawid tenaa aban no mu, na ɛno enti na wɔfrɛɛ hɔ Dawid kuro no.
And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.
8 Dawid kyekyeree kuro no, trɛɛ mu firi Milo de twaa ho hyiaeɛ, ɛberɛ a na Yoab nso rekyekyere Yerusalem nkaeɛ no.
And he took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo; and Joab put the rest of the town in order.
9 Na Dawid tumi yɛɛ kɛseɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, na Asafo Awurade ka ne ho.
And David became greater and greater in power, because the Lord of armies was with him.
10 Yeinom ne Dawid nnɔmmarima ntuanofoɔ. Wɔne Israel nyinaa boom, sii gyinaeɛ sɛ wɔde Dawid bɛyɛ wɔn so ɔhene sɛdeɛ Awurade ahyɛ bɔ afa Israel ho no.
Now these are the chief of David's men of war who were his strong supporters in the kingdom, and, with all Israel, made him king, as the Lord had said about Israel.
11 Dawid nnɔmmarima no ho nsɛm nie: Deɛ ɔdi ɛkan no ne Yasobeam, a ɔyɛ Hakmonini a na ɔda Baasa no ano sɛ ɔsahene—Baasa no yɛ nnɔmmarima akatakyie a na wɔwɔ Dawid asraafoɔ mu. Ɛberɛ bi, ɔde ne pea kunkumm atamfoɔ ahasa wɔ akodie baako mu.
This is the list of David's men of war: Ishbaal, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the three: he put to death three hundred at one time with his spear.
12 Deɛ ɔtɔ so mmienu wɔ Baasa no mu no yɛ Dodo babarima Eleasa a ɔyɛ Ahoa aseni.
And after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three great fighters.
13 Ɛberɛ a Dawid sɔre tiaa Filistifoɔ wɔ Pas-Damim no, na ɔka ne ho. Ɔko no sii wɔ baabi a na ɛyɛ atokofuo nko, na Israel asraafoɔ no dwaneeɛ.
He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines had come together for the fight, near a bit of land full of barley; and the people went in flight before the Philistines.
14 Nanso, Eleasa ne Dawid gyinaa wɔn nan so wɔ afuo no mfimfini, bɔɔ Filistifoɔ guiɛ. Na Awurade maa wɔdii nkonim de gyee wɔn.
And he took up his position in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack, and overcame the Philistines; and the Lord gave a great salvation.
15 Ɛda bi a Dawid wɔ ɔbotan bi a ɛbɛn Adulam ɔbodan ho no, na Filistifoɔ asraadɔm akyere sraban wɔ Refaim bɔnhwa mu. Baasa no a na wɔka Aduasa no a wɔagye edin wɔ Dawid akodɔm mu no siane kɔhyiaa no wɔ hɔ.
And three of the thirty went down to David, to the rock, into the strong place of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.
16 Saa ɛberɛ no, na Dawid te abanbɔeɛ mu hɔ a na Filistifoɔ akodɔm kuo bi akɔtena Betlehem.
At that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.
17 Dawid firi akɔnnɔ mu kaeɛ sɛ, “Ao me kɔn dɔ nsu pa a ɛwɔ abura a ɛwɔ Betlehem no bi; deɛ ɛbɛn ɛpono ano no bi.”
And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of the water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem by the doorway into the town!
18 Enti, Baasa no bɔ wuraa Filistifoɔ no mu, kɔsaa abura no mu nsuo no bi de brɛɛ Dawid. Nanso, Dawid annom. Mmom, ɔhwie guu Awurade anim
So the three, forcing a way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David; but David would not take it, but made an offering of it, draining it out to the Lord,
19 teaam sɛ, “Ɛmpare me sɛ mɛnom saa nsuo yi. Ɛsom bo te sɛ saa mmarima yi a wɔde wɔn ho bɔɔ afɔdeɛ kɔsa brɛɛ me no mogya.” Enti, Dawid annom. Yei yɛ Baasa no mmaninsɛm no bi nhwɛsoɔ.
Saying, By my God, far be it from me to do this! How may I take as drink the life-blood of these men who have put their lives in danger? so he did not take it. These things did the three great men of war.
20 Yoab nuabarima Abisai na na ɔtua Aduasa no ano. Ɔno na ɔde ne pea kunkumm atamfoɔ no mu ahasa. Saa mmaninsɛm yi enti na ɔgyee edin te sɛ Baasa no.
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty, for he put to death three hundred with his spear, but he had not a name among the three.
21 Abisai na na ne din ahyeta yie wɔ Aduasa no mu sɛ wɔn sahene, nanso na ɔnka Baasa no ho.
Of the thirty, he was the noblest, and was made their captain, but he was not equal to the first three.
22 Na Yehoiada babarima Benaia a ɔfiri Kabseel no nso wɔ hɔ. Na ɔno nso di mmaninsɛm. Ɔyɛɛ bebree a emu baako ne sɛ ɔkunkumm Moab akofoɔ akɛseɛ baanu bi. Ɛberɛ foforɔ bi nso, ɔtaa gyata maa aboa no kɔtɔɔ amena mu. Na sukyerɛmma ama fam ayɛ toro, nanso, ɔkyeree gyata no kumm no.
Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, a fighting-man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death two young lions going into their secret place; and he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow.
23 Ɛda bi a na ɔkura aporibaa nko ara no, ɔkumm Misraimni ɔkofoɔ bi a na ne tenten yɛ anammɔn nson ne fa. Na ne pea no mu pipiripie te sɛ ntomanwomfoɔ nsadua. Benaia hwam pea no firii Misraimni no nsam, de kumm no.
And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a very tall man about five cubits high, armed with a spear like a cloth-worker's rod; he went down to him with a stick, and pulling his spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.
24 Yeinom ne mmaninsɛm a ɛmaa Yehoiada babarima Benaia gyee edin te sɛ Baasa no.
These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.
25 Wɔhyɛɛ no animuonyam sene nkaeɛ a wɔka Aduasa no ho no, nanso na ɔmfra Baasa no mu. Na Dawid yɛɛ no ne ho awɛmfoɔ no so sahene.
He was honoured over the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three: and David put him over his servants.
26 Nnipa a na wɔka Dawid nnɔmmarima no ho nie: Yoab nuabarima Asahel; Dodo babarima Elhanan a ɔfiri Betlehem;
And these were the great men of war: Asahel, the brother of Joab, Elhanan, the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
27 Samot a ɔfiri Harori; Heles a ɔfiri Pelon;
Shammoth the Harodite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ikes babarima Ira a ɔfiri Tekoa; Abieser a ɔfiri Anatot;
Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibekai a ɔfiri Husa; Salmon a ɔfiri Ahoa;
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai a ɔfiri Netofa; Baana a ɔfiri Netofa babarima Heled;
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled, the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Ribai a ɔfiri Gibea babarima Itai (wɔfiri Benyamin abusuakuo mu); Benaia a ɔfiri Piraton;
Ithai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai a ɔfiri baabi a ɛbɛn Nahale-Gaas; Abiel a ɔfiri Araba.
Hurai of Nahale-gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Asmawet a ɔfiri Baharum; Eliahba a ɔfiri Saalbon.
Azmaveth of Bahurim, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 Hasem mmammarima a wɔfiri Gison; Sage babarima Yonatan a ɔfiri Harar.
The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan, the son of Shage the Hararite,
35 Sakar babarima Ahiam a ɔfiri Harar; Ur babarima Elifar.
Ahiam, the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal, the son of Ur,
36 Hefer a ɔfiri Mekera; Ahiya a ɔfiri Pelon.
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hesro a ɔfiri Karmel; Esbai babarima Naarai.
Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai, the son of Ezbai,
38 Natan nuabarima Yoɛl; Hagri babarima Mibhar.
Joel, the brother of Nathan, Mibhar, the son of Hagri,
39 Selek a ɔfiri Amon; Naharai a ɔfiri Beerot (a na ɔyɛ Yoab akodeɛkurafoɔ);
Zelek the Ammonite, and Naharai the Berothite, the servant who had the care of the arms of Joab, the son of Zeruiah;
40 Ira a ɔfiri Yitri; Gareb a ɔfiri Yitri;
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Hetini Uria; Ahlai babarima Sabad;
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad, the son of Ahlai,
42 Sisa babarima Adina a na ɔda Rubenfoɔ ano, a na mmarima aduasa ka ne ho;
Adina, the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;
43 Maaka babarima Hanan; Yosafat a ɔfiri Mitna;
Hanan, the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Usia a ɔfiri Astera; Hotam a ɔfiri Aroer mmammarima Sama ne Yeiel;
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 Simri babarima Yediael; Yoha ne nuabarima a ɔfiri Tis;
Jediael, the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel a ɔfiri Mahawi; Elnaam mmammarima Yeribai ne Yosawia; Yitma a ɔfiri Moab;
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel ne Obed; Yaasiel a ɔfiri Soba.
Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
