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.

After Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.

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

He judged Israel twenty-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.

After him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty-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.

He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

5 Yair wuiɛ na wɔsiee no Kamon.

Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.

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.

The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baals, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the people of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the LORD, and did not serve him.

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

The anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the people 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 they shattered and oppressed the children of Israel that year. Eighteen years they oppressed all the children of Israel that were beyond the 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.

The people of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was very 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.”

The children of Israel cried to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals."

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

The LORD said to the children of Israel, "Did I not save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the people of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

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

Also the Sidonians, and Amalek, and Midian oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand.

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

Yet you have forsaken me, and served other gods. Therefore I will save you no more.

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

Go and cry to the gods which you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress."

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

The children of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned. Do to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, this day."

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

They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served the LORD; and his soul was grieved with 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 people of Ammon were gathered together, and camped in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together, and camped at Mizpah.

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, the leaders of Gilead, said to each other, "What man is he who will begin to fight against the people of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."