1 Berɛsosɛm 20
1 Asusɔ berɛ, afe mu ɛberɛ a ahemfo kɔ ɔko no, Yoab dii Israel akodɔm anim, kɔto hyɛɛ Amonfoɔ nkuro ne nkuraa so, dii wɔn so nkonim. Akodie no mu no, wɔtuaa Raba kuropɔn no, sɛee no. Saa ɛberɛ no, na Dawid te akyire wɔ Yerusalem.
And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out [to battle], that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and overthrew it.
2 Ɛberɛ a Dawid duruu Raba no, ɔtuu ɔhene no ahenkyɛ, na wɔde hyɛɛ Dawid. Sikakɔkɔɔ na wɔde yɛɛ ahenkyɛ no na wɔde aboɔdemmoɔ abobɔ mu. Na emu duru bɛyɛ kilogram aduasa ɛnan. Dawid faa asadeɛ bebree firii kuro no mu.
And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
3 Ɔde Rabafoɔ no yɛɛ nkoa, hyɛɛ wɔn ma wɔde ɛwan, fatudadeɛ ne mmonnua yɛɛ adwuma. Saa ara na ɔhyɛɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ Amon nkuropɔn nyinaa so. Na Dawid ne nʼakodɔm sane kɔɔ Yerusalem.
And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus did David unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 Yei akyi, ɔko sii wɔne Filistifoɔ ntam wɔ Geser. Ɔko no mu, Sibekai a ɔfiri Husa kumm Sipai a ɔyɛ ɔbrane no aseni. Enti wɔkaa Filistifoɔ no hyɛeɛ.
And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.
5 Ɔko foforɔ bi a wɔne Filistifoɔ koeɛ mu no, Yair babarima Elhanan kumm Gatni Goliat nuabarima Lahmi. Na Lahmi pea nsa mu pipiripie te sɛ ntomanwomfoɔ nsadua.
And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
6 Ɔko foforɔ bi nso a wɔne Filistifoɔ koo wɔ Gat no, ɔbrane bi a ɔyɛ abrane asefoɔ no bi a ɔyɛ nsansia yɛ nansia wɔ ne nsa ne ne nan biara so no
And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]; and he also was born unto the giant.
7 buu Israel animtia, twitwaa mpoa. Na Dawid nuabarima Simea babarima Yonatan kumm no.
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
8 Na saa Filistifoɔ yi yɛ Gat abrane no asefoɔ nanso Dawid ne nʼakofoɔ kunkumm wɔn.
These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
