2 Berɛsosɛm 13

1 Ɛberɛ a Yeroboam dii ɔhene wɔ Israel no, ne mfeɛ dunwɔtwe so, na Abia hyɛɛ aseɛ dii ɔhene wɔ Yuda.

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.

2 Ɔdii ɔhene mfeɛ mmiɛnsa wɔ Yerusalem. Na ne maame din de Maaka a ɔyɛ Uriel a ɔfiri Gibea no babaa. Na ɔko baa Abia ne Yeroboam ntam.

He reigned three years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

3 Ɔhene Abia de akofoɔ akɛseɛ mpem ahanan dii Yuda anim, kɔhyiaa Yeroboam a ɔno nso akɔfa mmarima akofoɔ akokoɔdurufoɔ ɔpeha nwɔtwe afiri Israel.

And Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men. And Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men who were mighty men of valor.

4 Ɛberɛ a Yuda akodɔm no duruu Efraim mmepɔ nsase no so no, Abia gyinaa bepɔ Semaraim so, teaam kyerɛɛ Yeroboam ne Israelfoɔ akodɔm no sɛ, “Montie me!

And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel.

5 Monnim sɛ Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, ne Dawid yɛɛ daa apam de Israel ahennwa maa ɔne nʼasefoɔ afebɔɔ?

Should ye not know that Jehovah, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

6 Nanso, Nebat babarima Yeroboam a na ɔyɛ Dawid babarima Salomo ɔsomfoɔ teta bi no bɛyɛɛ ne wura ɔfatwafoɔ.

Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.

7 Na ɛmaa ahuhufoɔ dɔm kɔboaa no, bu faa Salomo babarima Rehoboam so na ɛsiane sɛ na ɔnyiniiɛ, na ɔnni osuahunu biara enti, wantumi annyina ne wɔn anni asie.

And there were gathered to him worthless men, base fellows, who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.

8 “Wogye di yie sɛ wobɛtumi agyina, atia Awurade ahennie a Dawid asefoɔ tua ano? Wʼakodɔm no so yie. Nantwie mma a Yeroboam de sikakɔkɔɔ yɛeɛ ne mo anyame.

And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David, and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.

9 Woapam Awurade asɔfoɔ ne Lewifoɔ no, na woahyɛ wʼankasa asɔfoɔ te sɛ abosomman no pɛ. Ɛnnɛ yi, woma obiara bɛyɛ ɔsɔfoɔ. Obiara a ɔde nantwie ba ne nnwennini nson bɛba sɛ wɔnnyina so nhyɛ no ɔsɔfoɔ no, ɔtumi bɛyɛ ɔsɔfoɔ ma saa mo anyame no.

Have ye not driven out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for you after the manner of the peoples of other lands? So that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

10 “Na yɛn deɛ, Awurade ne yɛn Onyankopɔn, na yɛnnyaa no da. Aaron asefoɔ nko ara na wɔsom Awurade sɛ asɔfoɔ, na Lewifoɔ nko ara na wɔtumi boa wɔn wɔ wɔn dwumadie mu.

But as for us, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken him. And we have priests ministering to Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work.

11 Wɔde ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ ne ɔhyeɛ aduhwam brɛ Awurade daa anɔpa ne anwummerɛ. Wɔde Hyiadan mu Burodo no to ɛpono kronkron no so, na daa anwummerɛ, wɔsɔ sikakɔkɔɔ kaneadua no. Yɛredi Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn, nkyerɛkyerɛ so, nanso moagya no.

And they burn to Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. Also they set the showbread in order upon the pure table, and the lampstand of gold with the lamps of it to burn every evening. For we keep the charge of Jehovah our God, but ye have forsaken him.

12 Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ mote aseɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn ka yɛn ho. Ɔno ne yɛn kannifoɔ. Nʼasɔfoɔ hyɛn wɔn totorobɛnto, di yɛn anim, de yɛn kɔ ɔko tia mo. Ao Israelfoɔ, monnko ntia Awurade, mo agyanom Onyankopɔn, na morenni nkonim.”

And, behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. O sons of Israel, fight ye not against Jehovah, the God of your fathers. For ye shall not prosper.

13 Nanso, na Yeroboam ayɛ nwaa ama nʼakodɔm a wɔwɔ hɔ no bi afa Yuda mmarima akyi akɔtɛ wɔn.

But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come around behind them, so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.

14 Ɛberɛ a Yuda hunuu sɛ wɔfiri wɔn anim ne wɔn akyi ato ahyɛ wɔn so no, wɔsu frɛɛ Awurade sɛ ɔmmoa wɔn. Na asɔfoɔ no hyɛnee ntotorobɛnto,

And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them. And they cried to Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

15 na Yuda mmarima no hyɛɛ aseɛ teateaam. Wɔn ko no mu nteateamu no mu no, Onyankopɔn kaa Yeroboam ne Israel akodɔm no guiɛ, wɔ Abia ne Yuda akodɔm anim.

Then the men of Judah gave a shout. And as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

16 Israel akodɔm no dwane firii Yuda, na Onyankopɔn maa Yuda dii nkonim.

And the sons of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.

17 Abia ne nʼakodɔm kunkumm Israel akodɔm no bebree. Ɛda no, wɔn a wɔtotɔɔɛ wɔ Israel akodɔm a wɔdi mu no yɛ mpem ahanum.

And Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter. So there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

18 Na Yuda dii Israel so nkonim, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔde wɔn ho too Awurade, wɔn agyanom Onyankopɔn no so.

Thus the sons of Israel were brought under at that time, and the sons of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

19 Abia ne nʼakodɔm kɔɔ so taa Yeroboam akodɔm no, faa wɔn nkuro no bi te sɛ Bet-El, Yesana ne Efron ne ɛho nkurotoɔ.

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns of it, and Jeshanah with the towns of it, and Ephron with the towns of it.

20 Enti, ɛberɛ a Abia te ase no deɛ, Yeroboam a ɔyɛ Israelhene annya tumi biara, na akyire no, Awurade bɔɔ no ma ɔwuiɛ.

Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah. And Jehovah smote him, and he died.

21 Yudahene Abia kɔɔ so nyaa tumi. Ɔwaree yerenom dunan. Ɔwoo mmammarima aduonu mmienu ne mmaa dunsia.

But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.

22 Abia ahennie ho nsɛm nkaeɛ ne ne nsɛm ne dwuma a ɔdiiɛ no, wɔatwerɛ agu Odiyifoɔ Ido Nkyerɛmu Nwoma mu.

And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.