2 Kings 8
1 Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for Yahweh has called for a famine. It will also come on the land for seven years.”
Na Elisa aka akyerɛ ɔbea a onyan ne ba no se, “Wo ne wo fifo ntu nkɔ baabi foforo, efisɛ Awurade ahyɛ sɛ ɔkɔm mmra Israel mfe ason.”
2 The woman arose, and did according to the man of God’s word. She went with her household, and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
Enti ɔbea no yɛɛ sɛnea Onyankopɔn nipa no hyɛe no. Ɔfaa ne fifo kɔtenaa Filistifo asase so mfe ason.
3 At the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines. Then she went out to beg the king for her house and for her land.
Ɔkɔm no twaa mu no, ɔsan baa Israel asase so, kohuu ɔhene no sɛ ɔregye ne fi ne nʼasase.
4 Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.”
Na ɔhene no ne Gehasi a ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn nipa no somfo rekasa. Na ɔhene no rebisa se: Ka nneɛma akɛse a Elisa ayɛ no bi kyerɛ me.
5 As he was telling the king how he had restored to life him who was dead, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life begged the king for her house and for her land. Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.”
Saa bere no ara na na Gehasi reka nyan a Elisa nyan abarimaa bi no ho asɛm akyerɛ no. Bere koro no ara mu na abarimaa no na kɔɔ ɔhene no anim, kɔsrɛɛ ɔhene no se ɔmfa ne fi ne ne dan mma no no. Gehasi teɛɛ mu se, “Hwɛ, me wura! Ɔbea no ni na, na ne babarima a Elisa nyan no no nso ni!”
6 When the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed to her a certain officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.”
Ɔhene no bisaa ɔbea no se, “Ɛyɛ nokware ana?” Ɔbea no buae se ɛyɛ ampa. Enti ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ ne mpanyimfo no mu baako se ɔnhwɛ na biribiara a wahwere no, wɔmfa mma no. Ne nnɔbae a wotwae a na onni hɔ nyinaa, wɔde maa no.
7 Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. He was told, “The man of God has come here.”
Na Elisa kɔɔ Damasko a ɛyɛ Aram kuropɔn no mu a na ɔhene Ben-Hadad yare da no. Obi ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no se, “Onyankopɔn nipa no aba hɔ,”
8 The king said to Hazael, “Take a present in your hand, and go meet the man of God, and inquire of Yahweh by him, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”
na ɔka kyerɛɛ Hasael se, “Fa akyɛde kɔma Onyankopɔn nipa no. Na ka kyerɛ no, na ommisa Awurade se, ‘Me ho bɛtɔ me bio ana?’”
9 So Hazael went to meet him and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him and said, “Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”
Na Hasael hyehyɛɛ yoma aduanan so nnepa a efi Damasko, sɛ akyɛde a ɔde rekɔma Elisa. Ɔkɔɔ ne nkyɛn ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wo somfo Ben-Hadad a ɔyɛ Aramhene asoma me wo nkyɛn se mimmebisa se, ‘Menya ahotɔ ana?’”
10 Elisha said to him, “Go, tell him, ‘You will surely recover;’ however Yahweh has shown me that he will surely die.”
Na Elisa ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kɔ na kɔka kyerɛ no se, ‘Wubenya ahotɔ.’ Nanso Awurade ada no adi akyerɛ me sɛ, nea ɛbɛyɛ biara, obewu.”
11 He settled his gaze steadfastly on him, until he was ashamed. Then the man of God wept.
Elisa hwɛɛ Hasael anim, kosii sɛ Hasael yɛɛ basaa. Na Onyankopɔn nipa no fii ase sui.
12 Hazael said, “Why do you weep, my lord?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, and will dash their little ones in pieces, and rip up their pregnant women.”
Hasael bisae se, “Adɛn na me wura resu?” Elisa buae se, “Efisɛ minim bɔne a wobɛyɛ Israelfo. Wobɛhyew wɔn nkurow a wɔabobɔ ho ban, akunkum wɔn mmerante, de wɔn mma nketewa adwiradwira fam, apaapae apemfo yafunu!”
13 Hazael said, “But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he could do this great thing?” Elisha answered, “Yahweh has shown me that you will be king over Syria.”
Na Hasael buae se, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na me a mensɛ hwee yi, betumi adi dwuma kɛse a ɛte sɛɛ yi?” Elisa buae se, “Awurade akyerɛ me se, wo na wobɛyɛ Aramhene.”
14 Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, “What did Elisha say to you?” He answered, “He told me that you would surely recover.”
Bere a Hasael san kɔe no, ɔhene no bisaa no se, “Asɛm bɛn na Elisa ka kyerɛɛ wo?” Hasael buae se, “Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, nea ɛbɛyɛ biara, wo ho bɛyɛ wo den.”
15 On the next day, he took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it on the king’s face, so that he died. Then Hazael reigned in his place.
Nanso ade kyee no, Hasael faa ntama a mu yɛ duru, de nuu nsu mu, de kataa ɔhene no anim, kosii sɛ owui. Na Hasael sii nʼanan mu sɛ Aramhene.
16 In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
Ɔhene Yehosafat babarima Yehoram bedii Yuda so bere a ɔhene Yoram adi ade wɔ Israel mfe anum. Na Yoram yɛ Ahab babarima.
17 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. He reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Bere a Yehoram dii hene no, na wadi mfe aduasa abien. Odii ade wɔ Yerusalem mfirihyia awotwe.
18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
Nanso Yehoram dii Israel ahemfo anammɔn akyi. Na ɔyɛ omumɔyɛfo te sɛ ɔhene Ahab, efisɛ na waware Ahab mmabea no mu baako. Na Yehoram yɛɛ nea na ɛyɛ bɔne wɔ Awurade ani so.
19 However, Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.
Nanso na Awurade mpɛ sɛ ɔsɛe Yuda, efisɛ na ɔne Dawid ayɛ apam, ahyɛ bɔ sɛ, nʼasefo na wɔbɛkɔ so adi ɔman no so afebɔɔ.
20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
Yehoram bere so na Edomfo sɔre tiaa Yuda, na wosii wɔn ankasa wɔn hene.
21 Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him; and he rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him with the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.
Enti Yehoram faa ne nteaseɛnam nyinaa, kɔtow hyɛɛ Sair kurow so. Edomfo twaa ɔne ne nteaseɛnamkafo ho hyiae, nanso ɔfaa anadwo sum no mu guanee. Yehoram asraafo nso guanee.
22 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
Edom atew Yuda so atua de besi nnɛ. Saa bere no ara mu na Libna kurow nso sɔre tiae.
23 The rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Nsɛm a esisii wɔ Yehoram ahenni mu ne nea ɔyɛe nyinaa no wɔankyerɛw angu Yuda Ahemfo Abakɔsɛm Nhoma no mu ana?
24 Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
Bere a Yehoram wui no, wosiee no wɔ ne mpanyimfo nkyɛn wɔ Dawid kurom. Na ne babarima Ahasia na odii nʼade sɛ ɔhene.
25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.
Yehoram babarima Ahasia fii ase dii hene wɔ Yuda wɔ ɔhene Yoram adedi wɔ Israel ne mfe dumien mu no mu. Na Ahab babarima ne ɔhene Yoram no.
26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
Bere a Ahasia dii ade no, na wadi mfirihyia aduonu abien, na odii ade wɔ Yerusalem afe. Ne na ne Atalia a na ɔyɛ Israelhene Omri nena.
27 He walked in the way of Ahab’s house and did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for he was the son-in-law of Ahab’s house.
Ahasia dii amumɔyɛsɛm, dii bɔne a ɔhene Ahab fifo yɛe no anammɔn akyi. Ɔyɛɛ amumɔyɛsɛm wɔ Awurade ani so, efisɛ wɔbɔɔ ne din bataa aware a ɔkɔwaree Ahabfini no ho.
28 He went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.
Ahasia de ne ho kɔbɔɔ Israelhene Yoram ho wɔ ne ko a ɔko tiaa Aramhene Hasael wɔ Ramot-Gilead no.
29 King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel from the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
Bere a wopiraa ɔhene Yoram wɔ ɔko no mu no, ɔsan baa Yesreel sɛ ɔrebɛsa nʼapirakuru no. Bere a Yoram wɔ hɔ no, Yudahene Ahasia kɔsraa no.
