2 Ahemfo 7

1 Elisa buaa sɛ, “Tie saa asɛm yi firi Awurade nkyɛn! Sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie: Ɛbɛduru ɔkyena sɛsɛɛ, wɔbɛtɔn asikyiresiam a wɔayam no muhumuhu lita nsia agye dwetɛ gram dubaako wɔ Samaria edwa biara so. Na atokoɔ nso, wɔbɛtɔn lita edu agye dwetɛ gram dumienu pɛ.”

And Elisha saith, 'Hear ye a word of Jehovah: thus said Jehovah, About this time to-morrow, a measure of fine flour [is] at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'

2 Ɔpanin a ɔboa ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn onipa no sɛ, “Sɛ Awurade bue ɔsoro mfɛnsere mpo a, ɛremma saa da!” Na Elisa kaa sɛ, “Wobɛhunu sɛ ɛbɛba mu saa, nanso worentumi nni emu biara bi.”

And the captain whom the king hath, by whose hand he hath been supported, answereth the man of God and saith, 'Lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens — shall this thing be?' and he saith, 'Lo, thou art seeing it with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat.'

3 Afei, mmarima akwatafoɔ baanan bi bɛtenatenaa kuro no apono ano. Wɔbisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ, “Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛtena ha twɛn ara wuwuo?

And four men have been leprous, at the opening of the gate, and they say one unto another, 'What — we are sitting here till we have died;

4 Sɛ yɛtena ha a, ɛkɔm bɛde yɛn dodo; saa ara nso na sɛ yɛsane kɔ kuro no mu nso a, ɛkɔm bɛwe yɛn ara ne no. Enti ɛbɛyɛ sɛ yɛbɛkɔ, na yɛde yɛn ho bɛma Aramfoɔ akodɔm no. Na sɛ wɔma yɛtena ase a, na ne yie mu ne no. Na sɛ wɔkunkum yɛn nso a, na ɛno ara ne no.”

if we have said, We go in to the city, then the famine [is] in the city, and we have died there; and if we have sat here, then we have died; and now, come and we fall unto the camp of Aram; if they keep us alive, we live, and if they put us to death — we have died.'

5 Enti, saa anwummerɛ no, wɔsiim kɔɔ Aramfoɔ nsraban no mu, nanso na obiara nni hɔ.

And they rise in the twilight, to go in unto the camp of Aram, and they come in unto the extremity of the camp of Aram, and lo, there is not a man there,

6 Na Awurade ama akodɔm no nyinaa atɛ nteaseɛnam a ɛrekɔ mmirikaden no nan ase ne apɔnkɔ no ne akodɔm kɛseɛ a wɔrebɛn wɔn no nan ase. Wɔteateaam sɛ, “Israelhene afa Hetifoɔ ne Misraimfoɔ sɛ wɔmmɛto nhyɛ yɛn so.”

seeing Jehovah hath caused the camp of Aram to hear a noise of chariot and a noise of horse — a noise of great force, and they say one unto another, 'Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.'

7 Enti, wɔbɔɔ huboa, na wɔdwanee anadwo no, gyaa wɔn ntomadan, apɔnkɔ, mfunumu ne wɔn biribiara, de peree wɔn nkwa.

And they rise and flee in the twilight, and forsake their tents, and their horses, and their asses — the camp as it [is] — and flee for their life.

8 Ɛberɛ a akwatafoɔ no duruu sraban no ano no, wɔn nyinaa wurawuraa ntomadan no mu mmaako mmaako didiiɛ, nom nsã, tasee dwetɛ, sikakɔkɔɔ ne ntadeɛ de kɔsieeɛ.

And these lepers come in unto the extremity of the camp, and come in unto one tent, and eat, and drink, and lift up thence silver, and gold, and garments, and go and hide; and they turn back and go in unto another tent, and lift up thence, and go and hide.

9 Akyire yi, wɔkeka kyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ, “Deɛ yɛreyɛ yi nyɛ. Yei yɛ asɛm papa a yɛmmɔɔ obiara amaneɛ. Na sɛ yɛtwɛn kɔsi adekyeeɛ a, deɛ ɛbɛyɛ biara, asotwe bi bɛda yɛn so. Mommra ma yɛnsane nkɔbɔ nnipa a wɔwɔ ahemfie no amaneɛ.”

And they say one unto another, 'We are not doing right this day; a day of tidings it [is], and we are keeping silent; and — we have waited till the light of the morning, then hath punishment found us; and now, come and we go in and declare to the house of the king.'

10 Enti, wɔsane wɔn akyi, baa kuro no mu, bɛbɔɔ apono anohwɛfoɔ no asɛm a asi no ho amaneɛ sɛ wɔakɔ Aramfoɔ sraban mu, na na obiara nni hɔ. Na wɔasesa apɔnkɔ ne mfunumu no nwoma, na ntomadan no deɛ, na ne nyinaa wɔ hɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ, nanso na onipa baako koraa nni hɔ.

And they come in, and call unto the gatekeeper of the city, and declare for themselves, saying, 'We have come in unto the camp of Aram, and lo, there is not there a man, or sound of man, but the bound horse, and the bound ass, and tents as they [are].'

11 Apono anohwɛfoɔ no teateaam, kaa asɛm no maa nnipa a wɔwɔ ahemfie hɔ no teeɛ.

and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king within.

12 Ɔdasuom, ɔhene no sɔre firii ne mpa so, ka kyerɛɛ ne mpanimfoɔ sɛ, “Menim asɛm a asi. Aramfoɔ nim sɛ ɛkɔm rekum yɛn enti, wɔatu afiri wɔn sraban mu, akɔtetɛ wiram baabi. Wɔrehwehwɛ sɛ yɛbɛfiri kuro no mu, na wɔakyekye yɛn anikann, na wɔafa kuro no.”

And the king riseth by night, and saith unto his servants, 'Let me declare, I pray you, to you that which the Aramaeans have done to us; they have known that we are famished, and they are gone out from the camp to be hidden in the field, saying, When they come out from the city, then we catch them alive, and unto the city we enter.'

13 Mpanimfoɔ no mu baako kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ sɛ yɛbɛsoma akwansrafoɔ, na wɔakɔhwehwɛ mu. Momma wɔmfa apɔnkɔ a wɔaka no mu enum. Sɛ asɛm bi to wɔn koraa a, ɛrenyɛ adehwereɛ kɛseɛ biara sɛ wɔbɛtena ha ne yɛn a yɛaka no bɛwuwu.”

And one of his servants answereth and saith, 'Then let them take, I pray thee, five of the horses that are left, that have been left in it — lo, they [are] as all the multitude of Israel who have been left in it; lo, they are as all the multitude of Israel who have been consumed — and we send and see.'

14 Enti, wɔsiesiee nteaseɛnam mmienu ne apɔnkɔ, na ɔhene no somaa akwansrafoɔ kɔhwɛɛ asɛm a ato Aramfoɔ akodɔm no.

And they take two chariot-horses, and the king sendeth after the camp of Aram, saying, 'Go, and see.'

15 Wɔkɔeɛ ara kɔduruu Asubɔnten Yordan, dii ntadeɛ ne ahyehyɛdeɛ a Aramfoɔ ato agu no akyi, ɛberɛ a na wɔde anikrakra redwane no. Akwansrafoɔ no sane bɛbɔɔ ɔhene no amaneɛ.

And they go after them unto the Jordan, and lo, all the way is full of garments and vessels that the Aramaeans have cast away in their haste, and the messengers turn back and declare to the king.

16 Enti, Samariafoɔ bɔɔ twi, kɔfoo Aramfoɔ sraban no. Ɛno enti, na ɛyɛ nokorɛ sɛ wɔtɔn asikyiresiam a wɔayam no muhumuhu lita nsia saa da no de gye dwetɛ gram dubaako, atokoɔ lita edu nso, na wɔtɔn de gye dwetɛ gram dumienu, sɛdeɛ Awurade hyɛɛ ho bɔ no pɛpɛɛpɛ.

And the people go out and spoil the camp of Aram, and there is a measure of fine flour at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, according to the word of Jehovah.

17 Ɔhene no yii ne panin, ma ɔhwɛɛ ɛpono no mu ahyɛnfirie so, nanso nnipadɔm no twi faa ne so ma ɔwuiɛ. Enti, biribiara baa mu pɛpɛɛpɛ, sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn onipa no hyɛɛ ho nkɔm ɛberɛ a ɔhene no baa ne fie no.

And the king hath appointed the captain, by whose hand he is supported, over the gate, and the people tread him down in the gate, and he dieth, as the man of God spake, which he spake in the coming down of the king unto him,

18 Onyankopɔn onipa no ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Ɛbɛduru ɔkyena sɛsɛɛ, wɔbɛtɔn asikyiresiam muhumuhu lita asia agye dwetɛ gram dubaako wɔ Samaria edwa biara so. Na atokoɔ nso, wɔbɛtɔn lita edu agye dwetɛ gram dumienu.”

yea, it cometh to pass, according to the speaking of the man of God unto the king, saying, 'Two measures of barley at a shekel, and a measure of fine flour at a shekel are, at this time to-morrow, in the gate of Samaria;'

19 Ɔhene no panin no buaa sɛ, “Sɛ Awurade bue ɔsoro mfɛnsere mpo a, ɛremma saa da!” Na Onyankopɔn onipa no kaa sɛ, “Wobɛhunu sɛ ɛbɛba mu saa, nanso worenni emu biara bi.”

and the captain answereth the man of God, and saith, 'And lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens — it is according to this word?' and he saith, 'Lo, thou art seeing with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat;'

20 Ɛno ara na ɛbaa mu, nnipa twi faa ne so, kumm no wɔ ɛpono no ano no.

and it cometh to him so, and the people tread him down in the gate, and he dieth.