1 Berɛsosɛm 9
1 Wɔtwerɛɛ Israel abusuadua biara mu nnipa din guu Israel ne Yuda Ahemfo nwoma mu. Esiane sɛ na Yudafoɔ no nni Awurade nokorɛ no enti, wɔtwaa wɔn asuo kɔɔ Babilonia.
So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and look, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
2 Wɔn a wɔsane baeɛ bɛfaa wɔn agyapadeɛ wɔ wɔn nkuro dada mu no yɛ Israelfoɔ bi, asɔfoɔ, Lewifoɔ ne asɔredan mu aboafoɔ.
Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.
3 Nnipa a wɔfiri Yuda, Benyamin, Efraim ne Manase mmusuakuo mu ba bɛtenaa Yerusalem no yɛ:
In Jerusalem lived of the people of Judah, and of the people of Benjamin, and of the people of Ephraim and Manasseh:
4 Amihud babarima Utai a ɔyɛ Omri babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Imri babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Bani babarima a wɔyɛ Yuda babarima Peres asefoɔ.
Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the descendants of Perez the son of Judah.
5 Wɔn a wɔfiri Silonfoɔ abusua mu no yɛ: Asaia a ɔyɛ abakan no ne ne mmammarima.
Of the Shelanites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
6 Serah abusua mu no: Yeuel ne nʼabusuafoɔ na wɔsane baeɛ. Yuda abusuakuo no mu mmusua ahansia aduɔkron na wɔsane baeɛ.
Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred ninety.
7 Wɔn a wɔfiri Benyamin abusuakuo mu a wɔsane baeɛ no ne: Mesulam babarima Salu, a ɔyɛ Hodawia babarima na ɔno nso yɛ Hasenua babarima;
Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Judah, the son of Hassenuah,
8 Yibneia a ɔyɛ Yeroham babarima; Ela a ɔyɛ Usi babarima, Mikri babarima; Mesulam a ɔyɛ Sefatia babarima, Reuel babarima, Yibnia babarima baeɛ.
and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Mikri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
9 Saa mmarima yi nyinaa, na wɔyɛ mmusua ntuanofoɔ, na wɔatwerɛ wɔn din wɔ wɔn mmusuakuo mmusuadua nwoma mu. Benyamin abusuakuo mu mmusua aha nkron ne aduonum nsia na wɔsane baeɛ.
and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of ancestral houses by their fathers' houses.
10 Asɔfoɔ a wɔsane baeɛ no bi ne: Yedaia, Yehoriarib, Yakin;
Of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 Asaria a ɔyɛ Hilkia babarima, a ɔno nso yɛ Mesulam babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Sadok babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Meraiot babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Ahitub babarima. Na Asaria yɛ Onyankopɔn fie ahwɛfoɔ so panin.
and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
12 Asɔfoɔ a wɔsane baeɛ no bi ne Adaia a ɔyɛ Yeroham babarima, a na ɔno nso yɛ Pashur babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Malkia babarima ne Masai a ɔyɛ Adiel babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Yahsera babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Mesulam babarima, a ɔno nso yɛ Mesilemit babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Imer babarima.
and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
13 Asɔfoɔ a wɔsane baeɛ nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ apem ahanson aduosia. Na wɔyɛ mmusua ntuanofoɔ a wɔyɛ nsiyɛfoɔ. Na wɔn adwuma ne sɛ, wɔsom wɔ Onyankopɔn fie.
and their brothers, heads of their fathers' houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
14 Lewifoɔ a wɔsane baeɛ no yɛ: Semaia a ɔyɛ Hasub babarima, a na ɔyɛ Asrikam babarima, a na ɔno nso yɛ Hasabia babarima, a na ɔyɛ Merari aseni;
Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
15 Bakbakar; Heres; Galal; Mika babarima Matania a ɔyɛ Sikri babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Asaf babarima,
and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph,
16 Obadia a ɔyɛ Semaia babarima, a ɔyɛ Galal babarima, na ɔno nso yɛ Yedutun babarima, ne Asa a ɔyɛ Elkana babarima Berekia a wɔtenaa Netofa asase so.
and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 Apono anohwɛfoɔ a wɔsane baeɛ no yɛ: Salum, Akub, Talmon, Ahiman ne wɔn mmusuafoɔ. Salum na na ɔyɛ ɔpono ano hwɛfoɔ panin.
The gatekeepers: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),
18 Kane no nso, na anka wɔn na wɔhwɛ ɔhene ɛpono a ɛkyerɛ apueeɛ fam no so. Na saa mmarima no som sɛ Lewifoɔ atenaeɛ apono ano ahwɛfoɔ.
who were previously stationed at the King's Gate on the east: they were the gatekeepers for the camp of the descendants of Levi.
19 Na Salum yɛ Kore babarima a ɔyɛ Ebiasaf a ɔfiri Kora abusua mu aseni. Na ɔne nʼabusuafoɔ a wɔyɛ Korafoɔ no na na wɔwɛn ɛkwan a ɛkɔ kronkronbea hɔ no, sɛdeɛ na wɔn mpanimfoɔ wɛnee Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan wɔ Awurade atenaeɛ hɔ no.
Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of the LORD, keepers of the entry.
20 Eleasa babarima Pinehas na kane no na ɔhwɛ apono ano ahwɛfoɔ no so, na Awurade ka ne ho.
Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
21 Akyire no, Meselemia babarima Sakaria na na ɔwɛn ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no mu no ano.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
22 Ne nyinaa mu, saa ɛberɛ no, na apono ano ahwɛfoɔ no dodoɔ yɛ ahanu ne dumienu a na wɔatwerɛ wɔn din wɔ wɔn mmusuadua nkrataa mu wɔ wɔn nkuraaseɛ. Dawid ne Samuel a na ɔyɛ ɔdehunufoɔ no yiyii wɔn agyanom, ɛfiri sɛ na wɔyɛ nokwafoɔ.
All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.
23 Saa apono ano ahwɛfoɔ yi ne wɔn asefoɔ no, na wɔkyekyɛ wɔn mu kɔwɛn ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Awurade efie, a kane no na ɛyɛ ntomadan no ano.
So they and their descendants had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tent, by wards.
24 Wɔde apono ano ahwɛfoɔ no gyinagyinaa afanan no nyinaa a ɛyɛ apueeɛ, atɔeɛ, atifi ne anafoɔ.
On the four sides were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.
25 Ɛberɛ-ano-berɛ-ano, na wɔn abusuafoɔ a wɔwɔ nkuraaseɛ no bɛboa wɔn wɔ wɔn nnanson nnanson dwumadie mu.
Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
26 Saa apono ano ahwɛfoɔ mpanimfoɔ baanan a na wɔyɛ Lewifoɔ no, na wɔn adwuma no yɛ deɛ ɛkura asodie kɛseɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn na na wɔhwɛ adan ne sikakoradan a ɛwɔ Onyankopɔn fie hɔ no so.
for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.
27 Wɔwɛn Onyankopɔn fie hɔ anadwo, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɛyɛ wɔn asɛdeɛ. Afei, na ɛyɛ wɔn adwuma sɛ da biara anɔpa wɔbuebue apono no.
They lodged around the house of God, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.
28 Na apono ano ahwɛfoɔ no bi adwuma ne sɛ wɔhwɛ nneɛma ahodoɔ a wɔde yɛ ɔsom adwuma no so. Sɛ wɔrekɔfa, na wɔresane de akɔgu hɔ no nyinaa a, wɔhwɛ sɛ ebi nnyera.
Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.
29 Afoforɔ nso hwɛ nneɛma a wɔde asiesie hɔ, nneɛma a ɛwɔ kronkronbea hɔ, nneɛma a wɔde brɛ wɔn, sɛ ebia, asikyiresiam a wɔayam no muhumuhu, nsã, ngo, nnuhwam ne kurobo ahodoɔ so.
Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
30 Nanso, na asɔfoɔ no na wɔdi nnuhwam no ne kurobo no ho dwuma.
Some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.
31 Matitia a ɔyɛ Lewini, na ɔyɛ Korani Salum abakan no na na ɔto burodo a wɔde bɔ afɔdeɛ no.
Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.
32 Na nnipa bi a wɔfiri Kohat abusua mu nso na na wɔhwɛ, siesie burodo a wɔde to ɛpono Homeda no.
Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath.
33 Nnwom ho nimdefoɔ a na wɔn nso yɛ Lewifoɔ atitire no nyinaa, na wɔtete Asɔredan no mu. Na wɔmma wɔnnyɛ adwuma foforɔ biara, ɛsiane wɔn adwuma a wɔyɛ no mmerɛ nyinaa enti.
These are the singers, heads of ancestral houses of the Levites, who lived in the chambers and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.
34 Na saa nnipa yi nyinaa tete Yerusalem. Na wɔyɛ Lewifoɔ mmusua no nyinaa ntuanofoɔ a wɔatwerɛ wɔn din ahyɛ wɔn mmusuadua krataa mu.
These were heads of ancestral houses of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these lived at Jerusalem.
35 Yeiel (Gibeon agya) tenaa Gibeon. Na ne yere din de Maaka,
In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah:
36 a na ne babarima piesie din de Abdon. Na Yeiel mmammarima a wɔaka no din de Sur, Kis, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
37 Gedor, Ahio, Sakaria ne Miklot.
and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Miklot na ɔyɛ Simeam agya. Na saa mmusuafoɔ yi tete bemmɛn wɔn ho wɔn ho wɔ Yerusalem.
Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.
39 Ner na ɔwoo Kis. Kis na ɔwoo Saulo, Saulo na ɔwoo Yonatan, Malki-Sua, Abinadab ne Esbaal.
Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malkishua, and Abinadab, and Ishbaal.
40 Yonatan babarima ne: Merib-Baal (anaa Mefiboset) na Merib-Baal woo Mika.
The son of Jonathan was Mippibaal; and Mippibaal became the father of Micah.
41 Mika mmammarima ne: Piton, Melek, Tarea ne Ahas.
The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 Ahas woo Yara. Yara woo Alemet, Asmawet ne Simri. Na Simri woo Mosa.
And Ahaz became the father of Jadah; and Jadah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza;
43 Mosa woo Binea. Binea woo Refaia. Refaia woo Elasa. Elasa woo Asel.
and Moza became the father of Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
44 Asel woo mmammarima baasia a wɔne: Asrikam, Bokeru, Ismael, Searia, Obadia ne Hanan. Na yeinom yɛ Asel mma.
Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, his firstborn, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Azariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
