1 Berɛsosɛm 23
1 Ɛberɛ a Dawid bɔɔ akɔkoraa no, ɔyii ne babarima Salomo sɛ ɔno na ɔbɛdi Israel so ɔhene.
and David be old and to satisfy day and to reign [obj] Solomon son: child his upon Israel
2 Dawid frɛfrɛɛ Israel amanyɛ ntuanofoɔ nyinaa ne asɔfoɔ, a Lewifoɔ ka ho sɛ, wɔmmra ahensie afahyɛ no ase.
and to gather [obj] all ruler Israel and [the] priest and [the] Levi
3 Wɔkanee Lewifoɔ a wɔadi mfirinhyia aduasa anaa deɛ ɛboro saa, na wɔn nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduasa nwɔtwe.
and to recount [the] Levi from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and to be number their to/for head their to/for great man thirty and eight thousand
4 Na Dawid kaa sɛ, “Wɔn mu mpem aduonu ɛnan bɛhwɛ Awurade Asɔredan no ho adwuma so. Mpem nsia bɛsom sɛ mpanimfoɔ ne atemmufoɔ.
from these to/for to conduct upon work house: temple LORD twenty and four thousand and official and to judge six thousand
5 Mpem ɛnan bɛyɛ apono ano ahwɛfoɔ na mpem ɛnan foforɔ de nnwontodeɛ a mayɛ no bɛkamfo Awurade.”
and four thousand gatekeeper and four thousand to boast: praise to/for LORD in/on/with article/utensil which to make to/for to boast: praise
6 Na Dawid kyekyɛɛ Lewifoɔ no mu akuakuo de mmusuakuo a wɔyɛ Lewi mmammarima Gerson, Kohat ne Merari asefoɔ no din totoo wɔn so.
and to divide them David division to/for son: child Levi to/for Gershon Kohath and Merari
7 Gerson mmammarima ne: Libni ne Simei.
to/for Gershonite Ladan and Shimei
8 Libni asefoɔ no mu baasa yɛ: Yehiel (a ɔyɛ abusuapanin), Setam ne Yoɛl.
son: child Ladan [the] head: leader Jehiel and Zetham and Joel three
9 Yeinom na na wɔyɛ Libni abusua no mpanimfoɔ. Na Simei asefoɔ baasa no ne Selomot, Hasiel ne Haran.
son: child Shimei (Shelomoth *Q(K)*) and Haziel and Haran three these head: leader [the] father to/for Ladan
10 Simei asefoɔ baanan a wɔaka no ne: Yahat, Sisa, Yeus ne Beria.
and son: child Shimei Jahath Zizah and Jeush and Beriah these son: child Shimei four
11 Na Yahat yɛ ɔbapanin, na Sisa di Yahat akyi. Wɔfaa Yeus ne Beria sɛ abusua baako, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔn mu biara nni mmammarima dodoɔ.
and to be Jahath [the] head: leader and Zizah [the] second and Jeush and Beriah not to multiply son: child and to be to/for house: household father to/for punishment one
12 Na Amram, Ishar, Hebron ne Usiel ka Kohat asefoɔ no ho.
son: child Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four
13 Amram mmammarima yɛ: Aaron ne Mose. Wɔyii Aaron ne nʼasefoɔ sɛ wɔnni nneɛma kronkron no ho dwuma, na wɔmmɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ Awurade anim, nsom Awurade, na wɔnhyira wɔ ne din mu daa daa.
son: descendant/people Amram Aaron and Moses and to separate Aaron to/for to consecrate: dedicate him holiness holiness he/she/it and son: descendant/people his till forever: enduring to/for to offer: offer to/for face: before LORD to/for to minister him and to/for to bless in/on/with name his till forever: enduring
14 Mose a ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn onipa no deɛ, wɔde ne mmammarima kaa Lewi abusuakuo ho.
and Moses man [the] God son: child his to call: call by upon tribe [the] Levi
15 Mose mmammarima no yɛ Gersom ne Elieser.
son: child Moses Gershom and Eliezer
16 Na Sebuel a ɔyɛ abusuapanin no ka Gersom asefoɔ no ho.
son: descendant/people Gershom Shebuel [the] head: leader
17 Na Elieser wɔ ɔbabarima baako a wɔfrɛ no Rehabia a na ɔyɛ abusuapanin. Na Rehabia mmammarima yɛ bebree.
and to be son: descendant/people Eliezer Rehabiah [the] head: leader and not to be to/for Eliezer son: child another and son: child Rehabiah to multiply to/for above [to]
18 Na Selomit a ɔyɛ abusuapanin no ka Ishar asefoɔ no ho.
son: child Izhar Shelomith [the] head: leader
19 Na Yeria a ɔyɛ abusuapanin, Amaria a ɔdi hɔ, Yahasiel a ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa ne Yekameam a ɔtɔ so ɛnan no ne Hebron mmammarima no.
son: child Hebron Jeriah [the] head: leader Amariah [the] second Jahaziel [the] third and Jekameam [the] fourth
20 Na Mika a ɔyɛ abusuapanin ne Yisia a ɔdi hɔ no yɛ Usiel asefoɔ no.
son: child Uzziel Micah [the] head: leader and Isshiah [the] second
21 Na Mahli ne Musi yɛ Merari mmammarima. Mahli mmammarima ne: Eleasa ne Kis.
son: child Merari Mahli and Mushi son: child Mahli Eleazar and Kish
22 (Eleasa wuiɛ a wanwo mmammarima biara, na mmom, mmammaa nko ara. Ne mmammaa no warewaree wɔn nuanom a wɔyɛ Kis mmammarima.)
and to die Eleazar and not to be to/for him son: child that if: except if: except daughter and to lift: marry them son: child Kish brother: male-relative their
23 Musi mmammarima baasa no din de: Mahli, Eder ne Yeremot.
son: child Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth three
24 Yeinom na na wɔn mmusua enti wɔyɛ Lewi asefoɔ, na wɔyɛ wɔn mmusua akuo no ntuanofoɔ a na wɔahwɛ atwerɛ wɔn din. Na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn mu biara di mfirinhyia aduonu anaa deɛ ɛboro saa, ansa na waso Awurade fie som.
these son: child Levi to/for house: household father their head: leader [the] father to/for to reckon: list their in/on/with number name to/for head their to make: do [the] work to/for service: ministry house: temple LORD from son: aged twenty year and above [to]
25 Na Dawid kaa sɛ, “Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn ama yɛn asomdwoeɛ, na daa ɔbɛtena Yerusalem.
for to say David to rest LORD God Israel to/for people his and to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem till to/for forever: enduring
26 Afei, ɛho nhia sɛ Lewifoɔ no bɛsoa Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ne ne nkuku ne ne nkaka de adi atutena.”
and also to/for Levi nothing to/for to lift: bear [obj] [the] tabernacle and [obj] all article/utensil his to/for service: ministry his
27 Sɛdeɛ Dawid no ara akwankyerɛ a ɛtwa toɔ no seɛ no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwerɛ Lewifoɔ a wɔadi mfirinhyia aduonu ne deɛ ɛboro saa nyinaa din ma ɔsom.
for in/on/with word David [the] last they(masc.) number son: aged Levi from son: aged twenty year and to/for above [to]
28 Na Lewifoɔ no adwuma ne sɛ, wɔbɛboa asɔfoɔ no a wɔyɛ Aaron asefoɔ no wɔ ɔsom nnwuma a wɔyɛ wɔ Awurade fie no mu. Afei, wɔbɛhwɛ adihɔ ne adan a ɛwɔ nkyɛnkyɛn no so. Na wɔbɛboa ahodwira nnwuma mu, na wɔasom akwan ahodoɔ so wɔ Onyankopɔn efie.
for office their to/for hand: to son: descendant/people Aaron to/for service: ministry house: temple LORD upon [the] court and upon [the] chamber and upon purifying to/for all holiness and deed: work service: ministry house: temple [the] God
29 Na wɔhwɛ burodo kronkron a wɔkora no didipono so no, asikyiresiam a wɔayam no muhumuhu a wɔde bɔ aduane afɔdeɛ, taterɛ a mmɔreka nni mu, ɔfam a wɔde ngo dua sradeɛ akye ne burodo afoforɔ a wɔde afrafra no so. Afei, na wɔn asɛdeɛ bi nso ne sɛ, wɔhwɛ nsania ne susudua nso so.
and to/for food: bread [the] row and to/for fine flour to/for offering and to/for flatbread [the] unleavened bread and to/for griddle and to/for to stir and to/for all capacity and measure
30 Na anɔpa ne anwummerɛ biara nso, wɔgyina Awurade anim to aseda ne nkamfo nnwom ma no.
and to/for to stand: stand in/on/with morning in/on/with morning to/for to give thanks and to/for to boast: praise to/for LORD and so to/for evening
31 Wɔboa ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ a wɔbɔ ma Awurade homeda ahodoɔ mu wɔ Ɔbosome Foforɔ Afahyɛ mu ne nnapɔnna nyinaa ho dwumadie mu. Ɛberɛ biara, na Lewifoɔ dodoɔ a ɛfata wɔ hɔ a wɔsom Awurade anim.
and to/for all to ascend: offer up burnt offering to/for LORD to/for Sabbath to/for month: new moon and to/for meeting: festival in/on/with number like/as justice: rule upon them continually to/for face: before LORD
32 Ɛno enti, Lewifoɔ no a na wɔsom wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no mu kɔɔ so somm wɔ Asɔredan no mu. Na wɔde nokorɛdie yɛɛ wɔn som no nnwuma wɔ Awurade efie.
and to keep: obey [obj] charge tent meeting and [obj] charge [the] holiness and charge son: descendant/people Aaron brother: male-relative their to/for service: ministry house: temple LORD
