2 Chronicles 13

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

Bere a Yeroboam dii hene wɔ Israel no, ne mfe dunwɔtwe so, na Abia fii ase dii hene wɔ Yuda.

2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

Odii hene mfe abiɛsa wɔ Yerusalem. Na ne na din de Maaka a ɔyɛ Uriel a ofi Gibea no babea. Na ɔko baa Abia ne Yeroboam ntam.

3 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.

Ɔhene Abia de akofo akɛse mpem ahannan dii Yuda anim, kohyiaa Yeroboam a ɔno nso akɔfa mmarima akofo akokodurufo mpem ahanwɔtwe afi Israel.

4 Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:

Bere a Yuda asraafo no duu Efraim mmepɔw nsase no so no, Abia gyinaa bepɔw Semaraim so, teɛɛ mu kyerɛɛ Yeroboam ne Israelfo asraafo no se, “Muntie me!

5 Ought you not to know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

Munnim sɛ Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, ne Dawid yɛɛ daa apam de Israel ahengua maa ɔne nʼasefo afebɔɔ ana?

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

Nanso Nebat babarima Yeroboam a na ɔyɛ Dawid babarima Salomo somfo teta bi no bɛyɛɛ ne wura ɔfatwafo.

7 Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.

Na ɛmaa ahuhufo dɔm kɔboaa no, bu faa Salomo babarima Rehoboam so na esiane sɛ na onnyinii, na onni osuahu biara nti, wantumi annyina ne wɔn anni asi.

8 “Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David. You are a great multitude, and the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods are with you.

“Wugye di yiye sɛ wubetumi agyina, atia Awurade ahenni a Dawid asefo tua ano no? Wʼasraafodɔm no so yiye. Nantwimma a Yeroboam de sikakɔkɔɔ yɛɛ no ne mo anyame.

9 Haven’t you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves according to the ways of the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of those who are no gods.

Woapam Awurade asɔfo ne Lewifo no, na woahyɛ wʼankasa asɔfo te sɛ abosomman no pɛ. Nnɛ yi, woma obiara bɛyɛ ɔsɔfo. Obiara a ɔde nantwi ba ne adwennini ason bɛba sɛ wonnyina so nhyɛ no sɔfo no, otumi bɛyɛ ɔsɔfo ma saa mo anyame no.

10 “But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests serving Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work.

“Na yɛn de, Awurade ne yɛn Nyankopɔn, na yennyaa no da. Aaron asefo nko ara na wɔsom Awurade sɛ asɔfo, na Lewifo nko ara na wotumi boa wɔn wɔ wɔn dwumadi mu.

11 They burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table, and care for the gold lamp stand with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God, but you have forsaken him.

Wɔde ɔhyew afɔrebɔde ne ɔhyew aduhuam brɛ Awurade daa anɔpa ne anwummere. Wɔde Daa Daa Brodo no to ɔpon kronkron no so, na daa anwummere, wɔsɔ sikakɔkɔɔ kaneadua no. Yɛredi Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn, nkyerɛkyerɛ so, nanso moagyaw no.

12 Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, don’t fight against Yahweh, the God of your fathers; for you will not prosper.”

Enti ɛsɛ sɛ mote ase sɛ Onyankopɔn ka yɛn ho. Ɔno ne yɛn kannifo. Nʼasɔfo hyɛn wɔn torobɛnto, di yɛn anim, de yɛn kɔ ɔko tia mo. Israelfo, monnko ntia Awurade, mo agyanom Nyankopɔn no, na morenni nkonim.”

13 But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.

Nanso na Yeroboam ayɛ nwaa ama nʼakofo a wɔwɔ hɔ no bi afa Yuda mmarima akyi akɔtetɛw wɔn.

14 When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

Bere a Yuda huu sɛ wofi wɔn anim ne wɔn akyi atow ahyɛ wɔn so no, wosu frɛɛ Awurade sɛ ɔmmoa wɔn. Na asɔfo no hyɛn ntorobɛnto,

15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

na Yuda mmarima no fii ase teɛteɛɛ mu. Wɔn ko no mu nteɛteɛmu no mu no, Onyankopɔn kaa Yeroboam ne Israel asraafo no gui, wɔ Abia ne Yuda asraafodɔm anim.

16 The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.

Israel asraafo no guan fii Yuda, na Onyankopɔn maa Yuda dii nkonim.

17 Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain.

Abia ne nʼakofo kunkum Israel asraafo no bebree. Da no, wɔn a wɔtotɔɔ wɔ Israel asraafo a wodi mu mu no yɛ mpem ahannum.

18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

Na Yuda dii Israel so nkonim, efisɛ wɔde wɔn ho too Awurade, wɔn agyanom Nyankopɔn no so.

19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages.

Abia ne nʼakofo kɔɔ so taa Yeroboam asraafo no, faa wɔn nkurow no bi te sɛ Bet-El, Yesana ne Efron ne ɛho nkurow.

20 Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died.

Enti bere a Abia te ase no de, Yeroboam a ɔyɛ Israelhene annya tumi biara, na akyiri no, Awurade bɔɔ no ma owui.

21 But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

Yudahene Abia kɔɔ so nyaa tumi. Ɔwaree yerenom dunan. Ɔwoo mmabarima aduonu abien ne mmea dunsia.

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

Abia ahenni ho nsɛm nkae ne ne nsɛm ne dwuma a odii no, wɔakyerɛw agu Odiyifo Ido Nkyeremu Nhoma no mu.