1 Chronicles 19
1 And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
Yeinom akyiri no, Amonhene Nahas wuiɛ, na ne babarima Hanun bɛdii adeɛ.
2 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
Dawid kaa sɛ, “Me ne Hanun bɛyɛ baako, ɛfiri sɛ, nʼagya Nahas ne me yɛɛ baako nokorɛm.” Ɛno enti, Dawid tuu abɔfoɔ maa wɔkɔɔ Hanun nkyɛn, kɔmaa no hyɛden wɔ nʼagya wuo no enti. Nanso, ɛberɛ a abɔfoɔ no duruu Amon asase so no,
3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
Hanun afotufoɔ bisaa no sɛ, “Enti, wogye di ampa ara sɛ, saa mmarima yi baa sɛ wɔrebɛhyɛ wʼagya animuonyam? Dabi! Dawid asoma wɔn sɛ wɔmmɛsra asase yi, na wɔnam so ako agye.”
4 So Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
Enti, Hanun kyeree Dawid abɔfoɔ no, werɛɛ wɔn abɔgyesɛ, twitwaa wɔn ntadeɛ ano wɔ wɔn to ase, maa wɔsane de animguaseɛ kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn.
5 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee asɛm no, ɔtuu abɔfoɔ kɔɔ abɔfoɔ no nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, wɔntena Yeriko kɔsi sɛ wɔn abɔgyesɛ no bɛfu, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔn ho ayɛ fɛreɛ.
6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.
Afei, Amonfoɔ hunuu abufutrasoɔ a wɔahyɛ Dawid no, Hanun ne Amonfoɔ soma maa wɔde dwetɛ nkariboɔ ani tɔno 38 kɔgyee nteaseɛnam ne akodɔm firii Aram-naharaim, Aram-maaka ne Soba.
7 So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cites, and came to battle.
Wɔsane pɛɛ nteaseɛnam mpem aduasa mmienu, na wɔnyaa akyigyina firii Maakahene ne nʼakodɔm nkyɛn. Saa akodɔm yi kyeree nsraban wɔ Medeba, ɛhɔ na Amon akodɔm a Hanun nya firii nʼankasa nkuro so no kɔkaa wɔn ho.
8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee saa asɛm yi no, ɔsomaa Yoab ne nʼakofoɔ sɛ wɔne wɔn nkɔko.
9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
Amonfoɔ akodɔm no bɛgyinagyinaa kuro no ɛpono ano, na ahemfo a wɔaka no nso gyinagyinaa ɛserɛ no so.
10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
Ɛberɛ a Yoab hunuu sɛ ɛsɛ dɔm no anim kyerɛ ne so wɔ nʼanim ne nʼakyi no, ɔyii nʼakodɔm no mu akofoɔ a wɔnim ako no. Ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ nʼankasa ase, dii wɔn anim kɔko tiaa Aramfoɔ no a wɔgyinagyina ɛserɛ so no.
11 And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
Ɔgyaa akodɔm a wɔaka no maa ne nuabarima Abisai sɛ ɔnkɔto nhyɛ Amonfoɔ no so.
12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
Na Yoab ka kyerɛɛ ne nuabarima no sɛ, “Sɛ Aramfoɔ no yɛ den ma me dodo a, bra na bɛboa me.” Yoab toaa so sɛ, “Sɛ Amonfoɔ no yɛ den dodo ma wo a, mɛba abɛboa wo.
13 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
Hyɛ wo ho den. Ma yɛmfa akokoɔduru nko nnye yɛn nkurɔfoɔ ne yɛn Onyankopɔn nkuro. Awurade pɛ nyɛ hɔ.”
14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
Ɛberɛ a Yoab ne nʼakodɔm to hyɛɛ Aramfoɔ so no, wɔfirii aseɛ dwaneeɛ.
15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
Na Amonfoɔ hunuu sɛ Aramfoɔ no redwane no, wɔdwane firi Abisai anim kɔɔ kuropɔn no mu. Afei, Yoab sane kɔɔ Yerusalem.
16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.
Afei, Aramfoɔ no hunuu sɛ ɛnyɛ wɔn afɛ ne Israelfoɔ enti, wɔfrɛɛ Aram akodɔm foforɔ firii Asubɔnten Eufrate ho sɛ wɔmmɛboa. Saa akodɔm a wɔhyɛ Sofak a ɔyɛ Hadadeser akodɔm nyinaa sahene ase no baeɛ.
17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him:
Ɛberɛ a Dawid tee asɛm a asi no, ɔboaboaa Israel nyinaa ano, de wɔn twaa Asubɔnten Yordan, de nʼakodɔm no gyinagyinaa wɔn mpasua so. Afei, ɔne atamfoɔ no de ɔko hyehyɛɛ so, maa wɔko tiaa no.
18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
Ɛha nso, Aramfoɔ no dwane firii Israelfoɔ no anim. Saa ɛberɛ yi, Dawid akodɔm no kunkumm nteaseɛnamkafoɔ mpem nson ne anammɔntwa asraadɔm ɔpeduanan a Sofak a ɔyɛ akodɔm no sahene no ka ho.
19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.
Hadadeser asomfoɔ hunuu sɛ Israel adi wɔn so nkonim no, wɔmaa wɔn nsa so, maa Dawid faa wɔn sɛ ne nkoa. Ɛno akyi, Aramfoɔ ampɛ sɛ wɔbɛboa Amonfoɔ bio.
