1 Berɛsosɛm 12
1 Ɛberɛ a Dawid dwane firii Kis babarima Saulo anim kɔhintaa wɔ Siklag no, saa mmarima yi kɔdɔmm no. Na wɔka nnɔmmarima a wɔboa Dawid wɔ akodie mu.
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
2 Na wɔn nyinaa yɛ agyantofoɔ toamfomfoɔ. Na wɔtumi de wɔn nsa benkum ne nifa nyinaa to agyan ne ahwimmoɔ. Na wɔn nyinaa yɛ Saulo abusuafoɔ a wɔfiri Benyamin abusuakuo mu.
they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
3 Na deɛ ɔtua wɔn ano yɛ Semaa a ɔfiri Gibea no babarima Ahieser. Na ne nuabarima ne Yoas a ɔyɛ nʼabadiakyire. Yeinom ne nnɔmmarima no nkaeɛ: Asmawet mmammarima Yesiel ne Pelet; Beraka ne Yehu a wɔfiri Anatot;
Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;
4 Ismaia a ɔfiri Gibeon, ɔkofoɔ kɛseɛ ne ntuanoni wɔ Aduasa no mu; Yeremia, Yahasiel, Yohanan ne Yosabad a wɔfiri Gedera;
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;
5 Elusai, Yerimot, Bealia, Semaria, ne Sefatia a ɔfiri Harif;
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6 Elkana, Yesia, Asarel, Yoeser, Yasobeam a wɔyɛ Korafoɔ;
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;
7 Yoela, Sebadia, Yeroham mmammarima a wɔfiri Gedor.
and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
8 Gadfoɔ akofoɔ akokoɔdurufoɔ bi a wɔakwadare akodie mu dwane kɔɔ Dawid afa ɛberɛ a na ɔwɔ abanbɔeɛ mu wɔ ɛserɛ no so. Na wɔyɛ anintini wɔ nkataboɔ ne pea akodie mu a wɔn ho yɛ hu sɛ gyata, na wɔn ho yɛ hare te sɛ mmepɔ so atwe.
Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
9 Eser na na ɔtua wɔn ano. Obadia yɛ abadiakyire. Eliab na ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa.
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
10 Deɛ ɔtɔ so ɛnan ne Mismana. Deɛ ɔtɔ so enum ne Yeremia.
Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 Atai tɔ so nsia, Eliel tɔ so nson.
Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Yohanan tɔ so nwɔtwe, Elsabad tɔ so nkron.
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Yeremia tɔ so edu, Makbanai tɔ so dubaako.
Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.
14 Saa nnɔmmarima a wɔfiri Gad yi yɛ asahene. Deɛ ɔnyɛ den koraa no, ɔtumi ne asraafoɔ ɔha ko, ɛnna deɛ ɔyɛ den no tumi ne asraafoɔ apem ko.
These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.
15 Afe no ahyɛaseɛ a Asubɔnten Yordan ayiri no, wɔtwa kɔpamoo nnipa a wɔtete tata so wɔ nʼapueeɛ ne nʼatɔeɛ nkonkɔn so nyinaa firii hɔ.
These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
16 Afoforɔ a wɔfiri Benyamin ne Yuda no baa Dawid nkyɛn wɔ abanbɔeɛ hɔ.
Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
17 Dawid kɔhyiaa wɔn kaa sɛ, “Sɛ moaba asomdwoeɛ so sɛ morebɛboa me a, yɛyɛ nnamfo. Na sɛ moaba sɛ morebɛyi me ama mʼatamfoɔ wɔ ɛberɛ a menyɛɛ bɔne bi a, yɛn agyanom Onyankopɔn nhwɛ mmu mo atɛn.”
And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
18 Na honhom no sii Amasai a akyire no ɔbɛyɛɛ Aduasa no so panin no so, na ɔkaa sɛ, “Yɛyɛ wo dea, Dawid! Yɛwɔ wʼafa, Yisai ba; Asomdwoeɛ ne nkɔsoɔ nyɛ wo kyɛfa na wʼaboafoɔ nyinaa nnya nkɔsoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, wo Onyankopɔn ne deɛ ɔboa wo.” Enti, Dawid maa wɔbɛkaa ne ho, na ɔyɛɛ wɔn mpanimfoɔ wɔ nʼakodɔm mu.
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
19 Manase mmarima no bi tee wɔn ho kɔdɔmm Dawid wɔ ɛberɛ a na ɔne Filistifoɔ no rekɔko atia Saulo no. Nanso, asɛm no ani daneeɛ a Filistifoɔ ntuanofoɔ ampene so sɛ Dawid ne ne mmarima no bɛka wɔn ho akɔ. Wɔdwendwenee ho ara no, wɔmaa wɔsanee wɔn akyi kaa sɛ, “Sɛ Dawid dane nʼani kɔ Saulo afa de tia yɛn a, yɛn nkwa na yɛde bɛtwa so.”
Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
20 Manase mmarima a wɔwae kɔɔ Dawid afa wɔ ɛberɛ a na ɔresane akɔ Siklag no ne Adna, Yosabad, Yediael, Mikael, Yosabad, Elihu ne Siletai. Na wɔn mu biara da akodɔm apem ano.
When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
21 Wɔboaa Dawid maa ɔtaa afomfafoɔ no, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔyɛ akokoɔdurufoɔ ne akofoɔ akɛseɛ a wɔbɛyɛɛ asahene wɔ nʼakodɔm mu.
They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
22 Adekyeeɛ biara, mmarima bebree kɔdɔm Dawid kɔsii sɛ ɔnyaa asraadɔm a ɛso te sɛ Onyankopɔn deɛ.
For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
23 Yeinom ne akofoɔ akɛseɛ dodoɔ a wɔdɔm Dawid wɔ Hebron no. Na wɔn nyinaa pɛ sɛ Dawid si Saulo anan mu di ɔhene, sɛdeɛ Awurade ahyɛ ato hɔ no.
Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
24 Akofoɔ akɛseɛ a wɔfiri Yuda abusuakuo mu no, na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ mpem nsia ne aha nwɔtwe a wɔkurakura nkataboɔ ne mpea.
From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
25 Akofoɔ akɛseɛ a wɔfiri Simeon abusuakuo mu no, na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ mpem nson ne ɔha.
From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.
26 Akodɔm a na wɔfiri Lewi abusuakuo mu no, na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ mpem ɛnan ne ahansia.
From Levi: 4,600,
27 Na Yehoiada a ɔtua Aaron abusua no ano no wɔ akodɔm mpem mmiɛnsa ne ahanson a wɔhyɛ nʼase.
including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
28 Saa ara nso na na Sadok, ɔbabunu ɔkofoɔ kɛseɛ ne nʼabusuafoɔ aduonu mmienu a wɔn nyinaa yɛ asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ ka ho.
and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
29 Akofoɔ akɛseɛ a wɔfiri Benyamin abusuakuo mu a wɔyɛ Saulo abusuafoɔ no, na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ mpem mmiɛnsa. Na Benyaminfoɔ no mu fa kɛseɛ no taa Saulo akyi ara.
From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.
30 Akofoɔ akɛseɛ a wɔfiri Efraim abusuakuo mu no, na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ne aha nwɔtwe a wɔn mu biara agye edin wɔ nʼabusua mu.
From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
31 Manase abusuakuo fa a na ɛwɔ Yordan atɔeɛ fam no nso, wɔtuu mmarima mpem dunwɔtwe a wɔn botaeɛ ara ne sɛ wɔbɛboaa Dawid ma wadi ɔhene.
From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
32 Ntuanofoɔ a wɔfiri Isakar abusuakuo mu ne wɔn abusuafoɔ dodoɔ yɛ ahanu. Na saa mmarima yi nyinaa te nsɛm a ɛrekɔ so saa ɛberɛ no ase, na wɔnim ɛkwan pa a ɛyɛ ma Israel nso.
From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
33 Akofoɔ a wɔakwadare akodie mu a wɔfiri Sebulon abusuakuo mu no, na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonum. Na wɔakɔ amia mu ayɛ krado ama akodie, na na wɔtaa Dawid akyi pintinn.
From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.
34 Wɔn a wɔfiri Naftali abusuakuo mu no yɛ asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ apem ne akofoɔ akɛseɛ mpem aduasa nson a wɔkurakura nkataboɔ ne mpea.
From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.
35 Akofoɔ a wɔfiri Dan abusuakuo mu no, na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu nwɔtwe ne ahansia a wɔasiesie wɔn ho ama ɔko.
From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
36 Akofoɔ akɛseɛ a wɔatete wɔn yie a wɔfiri Aser abusuakuo mu no, na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduanan a wɔn nyinaa ayɛ krado ama ɔko.
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
37 Ruben, Gad mmusuakuo ne Manase abusuakuo fa a na wɔtete Asubɔnten Yordan apueeɛ fam no maa asraadɔm mpem ɔha ne aduonu a wɔwɔ akodeɛ ahodoɔ nyinaa.
And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.
38 Saa asraafoɔ yi nyinaa kɔɔ amia mu na wɔkɔɔ Hebron a wɔn botaeɛ ara ne sɛ wɔde Dawid bɛyɛ Israelhene. Nokorɛm, Israel nyinaa adwene kɔɔ bɛnkorɔ mu sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ Dawid na ɔyɛ wɔn ɔhene.
All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
39 Wɔne Dawid didiiɛ, nomeeɛ nnansa, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔn abusuafoɔ no ayɛ ahoboa rehwɛ wɔn ɛkwan.
They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.
40 Nnipa bi a wɔfiri akyiri te sɛ Isakar, Sebulon, ne Naftali de nnuane tenaa wɔn mfunumu, nyoma ne anantwie so baeɛ. Wɔde asikyiresiam, ɔfam, ɛhyɛ, nsã, ngo, anantwie ne nnwan bebree baa afahyɛ no ase. Anigyeɛ a ɛnni kabea baa Israel asase so.
And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.
