2 Chronicles 11
1 And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.
Ɛberɛ a Rehoboam duruu Yerusalem no, ɔboaboaa Yuda ne Benyamin akodɔm a ɛyɛ akodɔm papa ɔpeha aduɔwɔtwe ano, sɛ wɔrekɔko atia Israel akodɔm, na wagye ahennie no afa.
2 And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn onipa Semaia sɛ,
3 Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin:
“Ka kyerɛ Salomo babarima Rehoboam a ɔdi ɔhene wɔ Yuda ne Israelfoɔ a wɔwɔ Yuda ne Benyamin sɛ,
4 Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they returned, and did not go against Jeroboam,
Sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie: ‘Nko ntia wʼabusuafoɔ. Sane wʼakyi kɔ efie, ɛfiri sɛ, me na memaa asɛm a asie no ho kwan!’” Enti, wɔtiee Awurade asɛm no, na wɔanko antia Yeroboam.
5 And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.
Rehoboam tenaa Yerusalem, na ɔbɔɔ nkuro ahodoɔ ho ban, maa Yuda yɛɛ den.
6 And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,
Ɔkyekyeree Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,
Bet-Sur, Soko, Adulam,
8 And Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,
Gat, Maresa, Sif,
9 And Aduram, and Lachis, and Azecha,
Adoraim, Lakis, Aseka,
10 Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities.
Sora, Ayalon ne Hebron. Yeinom ne nkuro a wɔbɔɔ ho ban wɔ Yuda ne Benyamin.
11 And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.
Rehoboam yeree wɔn banbɔ mu, na ɔde asahene duaduaa hɔ. Ɔkoraa nnuane, ngo ne nsã wɔ kuropɔn biara so.
12 Moreover in every city he made an armoury of shields and spears, and he fortified them with great diligence, and he reigned over Juda, and Benjamin,
Ɔde akokyɛm ne mpea siee wɔ saa nkuro yi mu, de hyɛɛ wɔn banbɔ mu den. Enti, Yuda ne Benyamin nko ara na wɔbɛhyɛɛ nʼase.
13 And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats,
Asɔfoɔ ne Lewifoɔ a na wɔne Israel atifi fam mmusuakuo te no kɔɔ Rehoboam afa.
14 Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.
Na Lewifoɔ no mpo gyaa wɔn afie ne wɔn agyapadeɛ kɔɔ Yuda ne Yerusalem, ɛfiri sɛ, Yeroboam ne ne mmammarima amma wɔn kwan ansom Awurade sɛ asɔfoɔ.
15 And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
Yeroboam yii nʼankasa asɔfoɔ, ma wɔsomm abosonsomfoɔ asɔreeɛ so a na wɔsom abirekyie ne nantwie mma ahoni a na wɔayɛ.
16 Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers.
Israelman mu nyinaa, wɔn a na wɔpɛ sɛ wɔsom Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn no dii Lewifoɔ no akyi kɔɔ Yerusalem baabi a wɔbɛtumi de ayɛyɛdeɛ ama Awurade, wɔn agyanom Onyankopɔn no.
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda, and established Roboam the son of Solomon for three years: for they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, only three years.
Yei maa Yuda ahennie nyaa ahoɔden, na wɔde mfeɛ mmiɛnsa boaa Salomo babarima Rehoboam, na wɔhwehwɛɛ Awurade nokorɛm, sɛdeɛ wɔyɛɛ wɔ Dawid ne Salomo ahennie mu no.
18 And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai.
Rehoboam waree Mahalat. Na ɔyɛ Dawid babarima Yerimot babaa. Na ɔyɛ Abihail a ɔyɛ Yisai babarima Eliab babaa nso.
19 And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.
Mahalat woo mmammarima baasa a wɔne Yeus, Semaria ne Saham.
20 And after her he married Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.
Akyire no, ɔwaree Absalom babaa Maaka. Maaka woo Abia, Atai, Sisa ne Selomit.
21 And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he beget eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.
Na Rehoboam dɔ Maaka yie sene ne yerenom a wɔaka ne ne mpenafoɔ nyinaa. Na ɔwɔ yerenom dunwɔtwe ne mpenafoɔ aduosia, na wɔwowoo mmammarima aduonu nwɔtwe ne mmammaa aduosia.
22 But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,
Rehoboam sii Maaka babarima Abia ahenemmahene maa ɛdaa adi pefee sɛ daakye, ɔno na ɔbɛdi nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene.
23 Because he was wiser and mightier than all his sons, and in all the countries of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and he gave them provisions in abundance, and he sought many wives.
Bio, Rehoboam faa nyansakwan so de dwumadie hyehyɛɛ ne mmammarima a wɔaka no nsa, de wɔn tuatuaa nkuro a wɔabɔ ho ban, wɔ nsase no nyinaa so. Ɔmaa wɔn wɔn ahiadeɛ nyinaa, hyehyɛɛ awadeɛ bebree maa wɔn mu biara.
