1 Mose 17

1 Abram dii mfeɛ aduɔkron nkron no, Awurade yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no kaa sɛ, “Mene Otumfoɔ Onyankopɔn, nante mʼanim na yɛ pɛ.

and to be Abram son: aged ninety year and nine year and to see: see LORD to(wards) Abram and to say to(wards) him I God Almighty to go: walk to/for face: before my and to be unblemished: blameless

2 Mɛsi apam a ɛda me ne wo ntam no so dua, na mama wʼasefoɔ adɔɔso.”

and to give: make covenant my between me and between you and to multiply [obj] you in/on/with much much

3 Abram de nʼanim butuu fam, na Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ,

and to fall: fall Abram upon face his and to speak: speak with him God to/for to say

4 “Me fa mu deɛ, saa apam yi na ɛda me ne wo ntam: wobɛyɛ aman bebree agya.

I behold covenant my with you and to be to/for father crowd nation

5 Wɔremfrɛ wo Abram bio. Wɔbɛfrɛ wo Abraham, ɛfiri sɛ, mayɛ wo aman bebree agya.

and not to call: call by still [obj] name your Abram and to be name your Abraham for father crowd nation to give: make you

6 Mɛma wʼasefoɔ adɔɔso. Wɔbɛyɛ amanaman bebree na ahemfo nso afiri wɔn mu.

and be fruitful [obj] you in/on/with much much and to give: make you to/for nation and king from you to come out: produce

7 Mɛma mʼapam no ayɛ daapem apam a ɛbɛda me ne wo ne wʼasefoɔ ne awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ a ɛbɛba no ntam. Na mɛyɛ wo ne wʼasefoɔ Onyankopɔn.

and to arise: establish [obj] covenant my between me and between you and between seed: children your after you to/for generation their to/for covenant forever: enduring to/for to be to/for you to/for God and to/for seed: children your after you

8 Mede Kanaan asase a ɛnnɛ wote so sɛ ɔhɔhoɔ no nyinaa bɛma wo ne wʼasefoɔ a wɔbɛba akyire no nyinaa. Ɛbɛyɛ asase a ɛyɛ wʼagyapadeɛ afebɔɔ. Na mɛyɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn.”

and to give: give to/for you and to/for seed: children your after you [obj] land: country/planet sojourning your [obj] all land: country/planet Canaan to/for possession forever: enduring and to be to/for them to/for God

9 Afei, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Abraham sɛ, “Wo deɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wʼasefoɔ ne wʼasefoɔ a wɔbɛba akyire no di mʼapam no so.

and to say God to(wards) Abraham and you(m. s.) [obj] covenant my to keep: obey you(m. s.) and seed: children your after you to/for generation their

10 Yei ne mʼapam a ɛda me ne wo ntam a ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wʼasefoɔ ne wʼasefoɔ a wɔbɛba akyire no di so. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa ɔbarima biara twetia.

this covenant my which to keep: obey between me and between you and between seed: children your after you to circumcise to/for you all male

11 Ɛsɛ sɛ motwa twetia. Ɛno na ɛbɛyɛ apam a ɛda me ne mo ntam no ho nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ.

and to circumcise [obj] flesh foreskin your and to be to/for sign: indicator covenant between me and between you

12 Ɔbarima biara a ɔyɛ wʼaseni a wɔbɛwo no no, ɔdi nnawɔtwe pɛ a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa no twetia. Nkoa a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ wo fie ne ɔnanani biara a woyii sika tɔɔ no firii ɔmamfrani nkyɛn a ɔnyɛ wʼaseni no nso, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa no twetia saa ara.

and son: aged eight day to circumcise to/for you all male to/for generation your born house: household and purchase silver: money from all son: aged foreign which not from seed: children your he/she/it

13 Sɛ wɔwoo no wo fie oo, sɛ nso, wokarii sika kɔtɔɔ no oo, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa no twetia. Saa honam mu apam yi bɛyɛ daapem apam.

to circumcise to circumcise born house: household your and purchase silver: money your and to be covenant my in/on/with flesh your to/for covenant forever: enduring

14 Wɔbɛpam ɔbarima biara a wɔntwaa no twetia no afiri ne nkurɔfoɔ mu, ɛfiri sɛ, saa onipa no anni mʼapam no so.”

and uncircumcised male which not to circumcise [obj] flesh foreskin his and to cut: eliminate [the] soul: person [the] he/she/it from kinsman her [obj] covenant my to break

15 Onyankopɔn sane ka kyerɛɛ Abraham sɛ, “Ɛfa wo yere Sarai ho nso, ɛfiri ɛnnɛ rekɔ, woremfrɛ no Sarai bio. Wobɛfrɛ no Sara.

and to say God to(wards) Abraham Sarai woman: wife your not to call: call by [obj] name her Sarai for Sarah name her

16 Mɛhyira no, na mɛma no awo ɔbabarima ama wo. Mɛhyira no ma wabɛyɛ aman nyinaa maame. Nʼasefoɔ mu na amanaman mu ahemfo bɛfiri.”

and to bless [obj] her and also to give: give from her to/for you son: child and to bless her and to be to/for nation king people from her to be

17 Abraham de nʼanim butuu fam bio. Ɔsere bisaa ne ho sɛ, “Ɛbɛtumi aba sɛ ɔbarima a wadi mfeɛ ɔha bɛwo ɔba anaa? Sara nso a wadi mfeɛ aduɔkron no nso, ɔbɛtumi awo ɔba anaa?”

and to fall: fall Abraham upon face his and to laugh and to say in/on/with heart his to/for son: aged hundred year to beget and if: surely no Sarah daughter ninety year to beget

18 Na Abraham ka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ, “Ao, Onyankopɔn ɛnneɛ, hyira Ismael!”

and to say Abraham to(wards) [the] God if Ishmael to live to/for face: before your

19 Na Onyankopɔn kaa sɛ, “Mmom, wo yere Sara bɛwo ɔbabarima ama wo, na wobɛto no edin Isak, a aseɛ ne Sereɛ. Me ne no bɛyɛ daapem apam a ɛbɛtena hɔ ama nʼasefoɔ a wɔbɛba akyire no nyinaa.

and to say God truly Sarah woman: wife your to beget to/for you son: child and to call: call by [obj] name his Isaac and to arise: establish [obj] covenant my with him to/for covenant forever: enduring to/for seed: children his after him

20 Na Ismael ho asɛm a wokaeɛ no nso, mate. Mɛhyira no ama nʼase adɔre bebree. Ɔbɛyɛ aberempɔn dumienu agya. Na mɛma no ayɛ ɔman kɛseɛ.

and to/for Ishmael to hear: hear you behold to bless [obj] him and be fruitful [obj] him and to multiply [obj] him in/on/with much much two ten leader to beget and to give: make him to/for nation great: large

21 Nanso, me ne Isak a Sara bɛwo no, afe sɛsɛɛ no, na ɛbɛyɛ mʼapam no.”

and [obj] covenant my to arise: establish with Isaac which to beget to/for you Sarah to/for meeting: time appointed [the] this in/on/with year [the] another

22 Onyankopɔn kasa kyerɛɛ Abraham wieeɛ no, ɔgyaa no hɔ kɔeɛ.

and to end: finish to/for to speak: speak with him and to ascend: rise God from upon Abraham

23 Saa ɛda no ara, Abraham faa ne babarima Ismael ne mmarima a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ ne fie ne mmarima a wɔtɔɔ wɔn firii ananafoɔ nkyɛn, twitwaa wɔn nyinaa twetia, sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no no.

and to take: take Abraham [obj] Ishmael son: child his and [obj] all born house: household his and [obj] all purchase silver: money his all male in/on/with human house: household Abraham and to circumcise [obj] flesh foreskin their in/on/with bone: same [the] day [the] this like/as as which to speak: speak with him God

24 Wɔtwaa Abraham twetia no, na wadi mfeɛ aduɔkron nkron.

and Abraham son: aged ninety and nine year in/on/with to circumcise he flesh foreskin his

25 Ne babarima Ismael nso, wɔtwaa no twetia no, na wadi mfeɛ dumiɛnsa.

and Ishmael son: child his son: aged three ten year in/on/with to circumcise he [obj] flesh foreskin his

26 Saa ɛda no ara, na wɔtwaa Abraham ne ne ba Ismael nyinaa twetia.

in/on/with bone: same [the] day [the] this to circumcise Abraham and Ishmael son: child his

27 Ɔbarima biara a ɔwɔ Abraham fie, wɔn a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ Abraham fie ne ɔbarima biara a wɔtɔɔ no firii ɔnanani bi nkyɛn no, wɔtwitwaa wɔn nyinaa twetia, kaa Abraham ho.

and all human house: household his born house: household and purchase silver: money from with son: type of foreign to circumcise with him