1 Berɛsosɛm 24
1 Sɛdeɛ wɔkyekyɛɛ Aaron asefoɔ a wɔyɛ asɔfoɔ no mu akuakuo ma wɔsomeeɛ no nie: Na Aaron mmammarima no yɛ Nadab, Abihu, Eleasa ne Itamar.
And the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 Nanso, Nadab ne Abihu wuiɛ a wɔnni mma ansa na wɔn agya rewu. Enti, ɛkaa Eleasa ne Itamar nko ara a na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ asɔfoɔ.
And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.
3 Mmoa a Sadok a na ɔyɛ Eleasa aseni ne Ahimelek a na ɔyɛ Itamar aseni no boaa no enti, Dawid kyekyɛɛ Aaron asefoɔ mu akuakuo sɛdeɛ wɔn dwumadie teɛ.
And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.
4 Wɔkyɛɛ Itamar deɛ mu akuo nwɔtwe, ɛfiri sɛ, na Eleasa asefoɔ mu mmusua mpanimfoɔ no dɔɔso.
And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and [thus] were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.
5 Wɔnam ntontobɔ kronkron so, kyekyɛɛ dwumadie ahodoɔ nyinaa maa akuakuo no, sɛdeɛ ɛrenyɛ nhwɛanimsɛm biara. Ɛfiri sɛ, na mpanimfoɔ bebree a wɔfata sɛ wɔsom Onyankopɔn kronkronbea hɔ a wɔyɛ Eleasa ne Itamar asefoɔ no nso wɔ hɔ.
And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.
6 Netanel babarima Semaia a na ɔyɛ Lewini no yɛɛ adwuma sɛ ɔtwerɛfoɔ. Ɔtwerɛɛ din ne nnwuma ahodoɔ wɔ ɔhene no ne ɔsɔfoɔ Sadok ne Abiatar babarima Ahimelek ne asɔfoɔ no ne Lewi mmusua no mpanimfoɔ anim. Eleasa ne Itamar asefoɔ bobɔɔ ntonto sɛdeɛ ɛdidi soɔ yi:
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.
7 Ntonto a ɛdi ɛkan no bɔɔ Yehoiarib. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so mmienu no bɔɔ Yedaia.
And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
8 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa no bɔɔ Harim. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so ɛnan no bɔɔ Seorim.
the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,
9 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so enum no bɔɔ Malkia. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nsia no bɔɔ Miyamin.
the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
10 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nson no bɔɔ Hakos. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nwɔtwe no bɔɔ Abia.
the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,
11 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nkron no bɔɔ Yesua. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so edu no bɔɔ Sekania.
the ninth for Jeshuah, the tenth for Shecaniah,
12 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dubaako no bɔɔ Eliasib. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dumienu no bɔɔ Yakim.
the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,
13 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dumiɛnsa no bɔɔ Hupa. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunan no bɔɔ Yesebeab.
the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
14 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunum no bɔɔ Bilga. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunsia no bɔɔ Imer.
the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
15 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunson no bɔɔ Hesir. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunwɔtwe no bɔɔ Hapises.
the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizez,
16 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunkron no bɔɔ Petahia. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu no bɔɔ Yeheskel.
the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Ezekiel,
17 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu baako no bɔɔ Yakin. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu mmienu no bɔɔ Gamul.
the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
18 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu mmiɛnsa no bɔɔ Delaia. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu ɛnan no bɔɔ Maasia.
the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
19 Ekuo biara dii ne dwuma wɔ Awurade fie sɛdeɛ wɔn agya Aaron nam Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn akwankyerɛ so hyehyɛ maa wɔn no.
This is their ordering in their service to come into the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance, through Aaron their father, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded him.
20 Yeinom ne mmusua a aka a wɔyɛ Lewi asefoɔ no mpanimfoɔ: Amram asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Subael. Subael asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Yehdeia.
And as for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 Rehabia asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Yisia.
Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the head was Jishijah.
22 Yishar asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Selomot. Selomot asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Yahat.
Of the Jizharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
23 Hebron asefoɔ ntuanofoɔ ne: Yeria; Amaria ne nʼabadiakyire, Yahasiel na ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa na Yekameam tɔ so ɛnan.
— And the sons [of Hebron]: Jerijah [the head], Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 Usiel asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Mika. Mika asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Samir
The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir;
25 ne Mika nuabarima Yisia. Yisia asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Sakaria.
the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.
26 Merari asefoɔ ntuanofoɔ ne Mahli ne Musi. Yasia asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Beno.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.
27 Merari asefoɔ a wɔfiri Yasia mu no, ntuanofoɔ no ne: Beno, Soham, Sakur ne Ibri.
The sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Mahli asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Eleasa a na ɔnni mmammarima no.
Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Kis asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Yerahmeel.
Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 Musi asefoɔ ntuanofoɔ ne Mahli, Eder ne Yerimot. Yeinom ne Lewi asefoɔ ne sɛdeɛ wɔn mmusua teɛ.
And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
31 Wɔnam ntonto kronkron a wɔbɔɔ wɔ wɔn so na wɔde wɔn nnwuma hyɛɛ wɔn nsa te sɛ Aaron asefoɔ deɛ no, a wɔanhwɛ mfeɛ a wɔadi ne wɔn diberɛ. Wɔdii dwuma no wɔ ɔhene Dawid, Sadok, Ahimelek, asɔfoɔ ne Lewifoɔ mmusua mpanimfoɔ no anim.
These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites, — the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren.
