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.
These are also the diuisions of the sonnes of Aaron: The sonnes of Aaron were 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.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priestes office.
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 Dauid distributed them, euen Zadok of the sonnes of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sonnes of Ithamar according to their offices in their ministration.
4 Wɔkyɛɛ Itamar deɛ mu akuo nwɔtwe, ɛfiri sɛ, na Eleasa asefoɔ mu mmusua mpanimfoɔ no dɔɔso.
And there were found more of the sonnes of Eleazar by the number of men, then of the sonnes of Ithamar. and they deuided them, to wit, among the sonnes of Eleazar, sixteene heads, according to the houshould of their fathers, and among ye sonnes of Ithamar, according to the housholde of their fathers, eight.
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.
Thus they distributed them by lot the one from the other, and so the rulers of the Sanctuarie and the rulers of the house of God were of the sonnes of Eleazar and of the sonnes 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 sonne of Nethaneel the scribe of the Leuites, wrote them before ye King and the princes, and Zadok the Priest, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, and before ye chiefe fathers of the Priests and of the Leuites, one familie being reserued for Eleazar, and another reserued for Ithamar.
7 Ntonto a ɛdi ɛkan no bɔɔ Yehoiarib. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so mmienu no bɔɔ Yedaia.
And the first lot fell to Iehoiarib, and the second to Iedaiah,
8 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa no bɔɔ Harim. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so ɛnan no bɔɔ Seorim.
The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so enum no bɔɔ Malkia. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nsia no bɔɔ Miyamin.
The fifth to Malchiiah, the sixt to Miiamin,
10 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nson no bɔɔ Hakos. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nwɔtwe no bɔɔ Abia.
The seuenth to Hakkoz, the eight to Abiiah,
11 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so nkron no bɔɔ Yesua. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so edu no bɔɔ Sekania.
The ninth to Ieshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dubaako no bɔɔ Eliasib. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dumienu no bɔɔ Yakim.
The eleuenth to Eliashib, the twelft to Iakim,
13 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dumiɛnsa no bɔɔ Hupa. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunan no bɔɔ Yesebeab.
The thirteenth to Huppa, the fouretenth to Ieshebeab,
14 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunum no bɔɔ Bilga. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunsia no bɔɔ Imer.
The fiftenth to Bilgah, the sixtenth to Immer,
15 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunson no bɔɔ Hesir. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunwɔtwe no bɔɔ Hapises.
The seuententh to Hezir, the eightenth to Happizzer,
16 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so dunkron no bɔɔ Petahia. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu no bɔɔ Yeheskel.
The ninetenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Iehezekel,
17 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu baako no bɔɔ Yakin. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu mmienu no bɔɔ Gamul.
The one and twentie to Iachin, the two and twentie to Gamul,
18 Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu mmiɛnsa no bɔɔ Delaia. Ntonto a ɛtɔ so aduonu ɛnan no bɔɔ Maasia.
The three and twentie to Deliah, the foure and twentie to Maaziah.
19 Ekuo biara dii ne dwuma wɔ Awurade fie sɛdeɛ wɔn agya Aaron nam Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn akwankyerɛ so hyehyɛ maa wɔn no.
These were their orders according to their offices, when they entred into the house of the Lord according to their custome vnder the hande of Aaron their father, as the Lord 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 of the sonnes of Leui that remained of the sonnes of Amram, was Shubael, of the sonnes of Shubael, Iedeiah,
21 Rehabia asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Yisia.
Of Rehabiah. euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah, the first Isshiiah,
22 Yishar asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Selomot. Selomot asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Yahat.
Of Izhari, Shelomoth, of the sonnes of Shelomoth, Iahath,
23 Hebron asefoɔ ntuanofoɔ ne: Yeria; Amaria ne nʼabadiakyire, Yahasiel na ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa na Yekameam tɔ so ɛnan.
And his sonnes Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iekameam the fourth,
24 Usiel asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Mika. Mika asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Samir
The sonne of Vzziel was Michah, ye sonne of Michah was Shamir,
25 ne Mika nuabarima Yisia. Yisia asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Sakaria.
The brother of Michah was Isshiiah, the sonne of Isshiiah, Zechariah,
26 Merari asefoɔ ntuanofoɔ ne Mahli ne Musi. Yasia asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Beno.
The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi, the sonne of Iaaziiah was Beno,
27 Merari asefoɔ a wɔfiri Yasia mu no, ntuanofoɔ no ne: Beno, Soham, Sakur ne Ibri.
The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and Ibri.
28 Mahli asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Eleasa a na ɔnni mmammarima no.
Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had no sonnes.
29 Kis asefoɔ ntuanoni ne Yerahmeel.
Of Kish. the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeel,
30 Musi asefoɔ ntuanofoɔ ne Mahli, Eder ne Yerimot. Yeinom ne Lewi asefoɔ ne sɛdeɛ wɔn mmusua teɛ.
And the sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth: these were sonnes of the Leuites after the houshold of their fathers.
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.
And these also cast lots with their brethren the sonnes of Aaron before King Dauid, and Zadok and Ahimelech and the chiefe fathers of the Priests, and of the Leuites, euen the chiefe of the families against their yonger brethren.
