Atemmufoɔ 10

1 Abimelek wuo akyi no, Pua a ɔyɛ Dodo aseni no babarima Tola ba bɛgyee Israel. Na ɔfiri Isakar abusuakuo mu, nanso ɔtenaa Samir a ɛwɔ Efraim bepɔ asase so.

AND after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

2 Ɔyɛɛ Israel so ɔtemmufoɔ mfeɛ aduonu mmiɛnsa. Ɔwuiɛ no wɔsiee no wɔ Samir.

And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

3 Tola wuo akyi no, Yair a ɔfiri Gilead bɛyɛɛ Israel so ɔtemmufoɔ mfeɛ aduonu mmienu.

And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

4 Ne mmammarima aduasa tena wɔn mfunumu so kyinkyini, na wɔdi nkuro aduasa so wɔ Gilead asase so, a ɛbɛsi ɛnnɛ wɔfrɛ hɔ Yair Nkuro.

And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

5 Yair wuiɛ na wɔsiee no Kamon.

And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

6 Bio, Israelfoɔ yɛɛ Awurade ani so bɔne. Wɔsomm Baal ne Astoret ahoni ne Aram, Sidon, Moab, Amon ne Filistia anyame. Wɔtwee wɔn ho firii Awurade ho a wɔansom no koraa.

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him.

7 Enti Awurade bo fuu Israelfoɔ, na ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ Filistifoɔ ne Amorifoɔ nsa,

And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.

8 na wɔfirii aseɛ hyɛɛ wɔn so saa afe no. Wɔhyɛɛ Israelfoɔ a wɔwɔ Asubɔnten Yordan apueeɛ fam wɔ Amorifoɔ (wɔ Gilead) asase no so mfeɛ dunwɔtwe.

And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

9 Amorifoɔ no nso twaa Yordan kɔɔ atɔeɛ fam kɔto hyɛɛ Yuda, Benyamin ne Efraim so, Israelfoɔ kɔɔ ahokyere kɛseɛ mu.

Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

10 Afei Israelfoɔ su frɛɛ Awurade sɛ, “Yɛayɛ bɔne atia wo, ɛfiri sɛ yɛatwe yɛn ho afiri yɛn Onyankopɔn ho na yɛasom Baal ahoni.”

And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.

11 Awurade buaa sɛ, “Mannye mo amfiri Misraimfoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Amonfoɔ, Filistifoɔ

And the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

12 Sidonfoɔ, Amalekfoɔ ne Maonfoɔ nsam? Ɛberɛ a wɔhyɛɛ mo so no, mosu frɛɛ me na megyee mo.

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

13 Nanso, moagya me akɔsom anyame foforɔ. Ɛno enti, merennye mo bio.

Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.

14 Monkɔsu nkyerɛ anyame a moafa wɔn no. Momma wɔnnye mo ɛberɛ a morehunu amaneɛ yi.”

Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

15 Nanso, Israelfoɔ no kɔɔ so srɛɛ Awurade sɛ, “Yɛayɛ bɔne. Twe yɛn aso sɛdeɛ ɛfata. Nanso, gye yɛn firi yɛn atamfoɔ nsam ɛnnɛ.”

And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

16 Na Israelfoɔ no too ananafoɔ anyame no guu nkyɛn bɛsom Awurade. Na Awurade ho yeraa no wɔ wɔn ahokyere no ho.

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

17 Saa ɛberɛ no na Amonfoɔ asraadɔm aboa wɔn ho ano wɔ Gilead, sɛ wɔrekɔto ahyɛ Israel akodɔm so wɔ Mispa.

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.

18 Na Gilead ntuanofoɔ no keka kyerɛɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ, “Obiara a ɔbɛdi ɛkan ato ahyɛ Amonfoɔ so no, bɛyɛ deɛ ɔbɛdi Gileadfoɔ nyinaa so.”

And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.