1 Berɛsosɛm 27
1 Israelfoɔ akuo ahodoɔ no nie—mmusuapanin, asahene ne asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ a na wɔhwɛ asraafoɔ akuo ahodoɔ so de som ɔhene, a ekuo biara kɔ adwuma bosome baako wɔ afe mu. Na ɛdɔm a wɔwɔ ekuo biara mu nso dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan. Wɔn edin na ɛdidi soɔ yi:
And [these are] the children of Israel after their number; [to wit, ] the chiefs of the family divisions and the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, and their officers that served the king in every matter of the divisions, that came in and went out month by month, throughout all the months of the year, every division being twenty and four thousand.
2 Sabdiel babarima Yasobeam na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛdi ɛkan no sahene, a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛdi ɛkan wɔ afe no mu. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan.
Over the first division for the first month was Jashob'am the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
3 Na ɔyɛ Peres aseni a na ɔhwɛ asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ no nyinaa so bosome a ɛdi ɛkan no mu.
[He] of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the armies for the first month.
4 Dodai a na ɔyɛ Ahoa aseni na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so mmienu a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so mmienu mu no so sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan, a na Miklot yɛ nʼabadiakyire.
And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Achochite, and of his division was Mikloth also the ruler; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
5 Ɔsɔfoɔ Yehoiada babarima Benaia na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa mu no so sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan.
The third captain of the army for the third month was Benayahu the son of Jehoyada', the priest, the chief; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
6 Saa Benaia yi na na ɔhwɛ Dawid asraafoɔ akunini kuo, a na wɔfrɛ wɔn Akofoɔ Akɛseɛ Aduasa no so. Ne babarima Amisabad na na ɔyɛ nʼabadiakyire.
This Benayahu was the mighty among the thirty, and [set] over the thirty'; and of his division was 'Ammizabad his son.
7 Yoab nuabarima Asahel na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so ɛnan, a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so ɛnan mu no so sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan. Asahel babarima Sebadia na ɔdii nʼadeɛ.
The fourth for the fourth month was 'Assahel the brother of Joab, with Zebadyah his son after him; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
8 Samhut a ɔyɛ Yisrahini na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so enum, a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so enum mu no so sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan.
The fifth for the fifth month was the captain Shamhuth the Yizrachite; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
9 Ikes babarima Ira a ɔfiri Tekoa no na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so nsia, a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so nsia mu no sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan.
The sixth for the sixth month was 'Ira the son of 'Ikkesh the Theko'ite; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
10 Heles a na ɔyɛ Efraim aseni a ɔfiri Pelon no na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so nson, a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so nson mu no so sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan.
The seventh for the seventh month was Chelez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
11 Sibekai a na ɔyɛ Sera aseni a ɔfiri Husa no na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so nwɔtwe, a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so nwɔtwe mu no so sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan.
The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Chushathite, of the Zarchites: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
12 Abieser a na ɔfiri Anatot a ɛda Benyamin asase so no na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so nkron, a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so nkron mu no so sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan.
The ninth for the ninth month was Abi'ezer the 'Anthothite, of Benjamin; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
13 Maharai a ɔyɛ Serah aseni a ɔfiri Netofa no na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so edu, a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so edu mu no so sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan.
The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarchites; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
14 Benaia a ɔfiri Piraton a ɛwɔ Efraim no na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so dubaako, a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so dubaako mu no so sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan.
The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benayah the Pir'athonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
15 Heldai a ɔyɛ Otniel a ɔfiri Netofa aseni no na na ɔyɛ ekuo a ɛtɔ so dumienu, a na wɔkɔ adwuma bosome a ɛtɔ so dumienu mu no so sahene. Na ne ekuo no akodɔm dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduonu ɛnan.
The twelfth for the twelfth month was Cheldai the Netophathite, of 'Othniel; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
16 Mmusuakuo no ne wɔn ntuanofoɔ nie: Ruben abusuakuo: Sikri babarima Elieser; Simeon abusuakuo: Maaka babarima Sefatia;
Moreover over the tribes of Israel: Of the Reubenites was ruler Eli'ezer the son of Zichri; of the Simeonites, Shephatyahu the son of Ma'achah;
17 Lewi abusuakuo: Kemuel babarima Hasabia Aaron (asɔfoɔ no) abusuakuo: Sadok;
Of the Levites, Chashabyah the son of Kamuel; of [the sons of] Aaron, Zadok;
18 Yuda abusuakuo: Dawid nuabarima Elihu; Isakar abusuakuo: Mikael babarima Omri;
Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; of Issachar, 'Omri the son of Michael;
19 Sebulon abusuakuo: Obadia babarima Yismaia; Naftali abusuakuo: Asriel babarima Yerimot;
Of Zebulun, Yishma'yahu the son of 'Obadyahu; of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of 'Azriel;
20 Efraim abusuakuo: Asasia babarima Hosea; Manase (atɔeɛ fam) abusuakuo: Pedaia babarima Yoɛl;
Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of 'Azazyahu; of the half tribe of Menasseh, Joel the son of Pedayahu;
21 Manase (apueeɛ fam) abusuakuo Sakaria babarima Ido; Benyamin abusuakuo: Abner babarima Yaasiel;
Of the half tribe of Menasseh in Gil'ad, Yiddo the son of Zecharyahu; of Benjamin, 'Ja'assiel the son of Abner;
22 Dan abusuakuo: Yeroham babarima Asarel. Yeinom ne Israel mmusuakuo no ne wɔn ntuanofoɔ.
Of Dan, 'Azarel the son of Jerocham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.
23 Ɛberɛ a Dawid ma wɔkanee nnipa no, wɔankan wɔn a wɔnnii mfeɛ aduonu, ɛfiri sɛ, na Awurade ahyɛ bɔ sɛ ɔbɛma Israelfoɔ no adɔɔso sɛ ɔsoro nsoromma.
But David took not their number from twenty years old and under; because the Lord had said he would multiply Israel like the stars of the heavens.
24 Yoab na ɔhyɛɛ nnipakan no ase, nanso wanwie, ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn bo fuu Israel. Wɔantwerɛ nnipa no nyinaa dodoɔ angu Ɔhene Dawid nkrataa mu.
Joab the son of Zeruyah began to number [them]; but he finished not, and there came wrath because of it against Israel: and the number was not entered in the account of the chronicles of king David.
25 Adiel babarima Asmawet na na ɔhwɛ ahemfie sikakorabea so. Usia babarima Yonatan no na na ɔhwɛ ɔmantam no sikakorabea a ɛwowɔ nkuro, nkuraaseɛ ne aban a ɛwɔ Israel nyinaa so.
And over the king's treasures was 'Azmaveth the son of 'Adiel; and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of 'Uzziyahu.
26 Kelub babarima Esri na na ɔhwɛ apaafoɔ a na wɔdɔ ɔhene mfuo so.
And over those that did the work of the field, in the tillage of the ground, was 'Ezri the son of Kelub.
27 Simei a na ɔfiri Rama na na ɔhwɛ ɔhene bobe mfuo so. Sabdi a ɔfiri Sifim na na ɔhwɛ aba a wɔde yɛ nsã ne nsã a wɔayɛ so.
And over the vineyards was Shim'i the Ramathite; and over what was in the vineyards, as regardeth the supplies of wine, was Zabdi the Shiphmite.
28 Baal-Hanan a ɔfiri Geder no na na ɔhwɛ ɔhene ngo nnua ne akyee nnua a na ɛwɔ Yuda bepɔ ase no so. Yoas na na ɔhwɛ ma wɔyɛ ngo.
And over the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees that were in the lowlands was Ba'al-chanan the Gederite: and over the supplies of oil was Jo'ash.
29 Sitrai a ɔfiri Saron na na ɔhwɛ anantwie a na wɔwɔ Saron ɛserɛ so no so. Adlai babarima Safat na na ɔhwɛ anantwie a wɔwɔ bɔnhwa ahodoɔ mu no so.
And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of 'Adlai.
30 Ismaelni Obil na na ɔhwɛ nyoma so. Yehdia a ɔfiri Meronot na na ɔhwɛ mfunumu so.
And over the camels was Obil the Ishma'elite; and over the she-asses was Yechdeyahu the Meronothite.
31 Yasis a ɔfiri Hagar na na ɔhwɛ ɔhene nnwan so. Saa mpanimfoɔ yi nyinaa na na wɔhwɛ ɔhene Dawid agyapadeɛ so.
And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerene. All these were the rulers of the property which belonged to king David.
32 Yonatan a na ɔyɛ Dawid wɔfa no yɛɛ ɔfotufoɔ nyansafoɔ maa ɔhene. Na ɔyɛ ɔtwerɛfoɔ a ɔwɔ nhunumu. Na Hakmoni babarima Yehiel na na ɔkyerɛ ɔhene mmammarima adeɛ.
Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, being a man of understanding and acquainted with law; and Jeshiel the son of Chachmoni was with the king's sons;
33 Ahitofel na na ɔyɛ ɔhene ɔfotufoɔ. Na Husai a ɔfiri Arki yɛ ɔhene adamfo.
And Achithophel was the king's counsellor; and Chushai the Arkite was the king's friend;
34 Benaia babarima Yehoiada na ɔdii Ahitofel adeɛ na Abiatar bɛtoaa adedie no so. Yoab na na ɔyɛ Israel akodɔm so sahene.
And after Achithophel [came] Jehoyada' the son of Benayahu and Ebyathar; and the captain of the king's army was Joab.
