2 Berɛsosɛm 17

1 Na Asa babarima Yehosafat bɛdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene. Ɔhyɛɛ Yuda den, sɛdeɛ ɔbɛtumi agyina Israel ntohyɛsoɔ biara ano.

Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

2 Ɔduaduaa akodɔm wɔ Yuda nkuropɔn a wɔabɔ ho ban no nyinaa mu. Ɔde asraadɔm kumaa bi kɔɔ Yuda asase so ne Efraim nkuro a nʼagya Asa adi so nkonim no so.

He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

3 Na Awurade ka Yehosafat ho, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔyɛɛ sɛdeɛ nʼagya Asa yɛeɛ wɔ ne mfeɛ a ɛdi ɛkan no mu, na wansom Baal ahoni no.

Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,

4 Ɔhwehwɛɛ nʼagya Onyankopɔn, na ɔdii nʼahyɛdeɛ so a wanni Israel ahennie mu nneyɛeɛ no akyi.

but sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not in the ways of Israel.

5 Enti, Awurade maa Yehosafat Yudaman so ahennie no timiiɛ. Nnipa a wɔwɔ Yuda nyinaa brɛɛ Yehosafat akyɛdeɛ, maa ɔyɛɛ ɔdefoɔ, na wɔde anidie maa no.

Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance.

6 Ɔfiri nʼakoma nyinaa mu nantee Awurade akwan so. Ɔbubuu abosonsomfoɔ asɔreeɛ no, na ɔsɛee Asera afɔrebukyia no.

His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh. Furthermore, he took away the high places and the Asherah poles out of Judah.

7 Yehosafat ahennie mfeɛ mmiɛnsa so no, ɔsomaa ne mpanimfoɔ maa wɔkɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔ Yuda nkuro nyinaa so. Ne mpanimfoɔ no ne Ben-Hail, Obadia, Sakaria, Netanel ne Mikaia.

Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

8 Ɔsomaa Lewifoɔ a wɔn din didi soɔ yi kaa wɔn ho: Semaia, Netania, Sebadia, Asahel, Semiramot, Yehonatan, Adoniya, Tobia ne Tob-Adoniya. Ɔsomaa asɔfoɔ Elisama ne Yehoram nso.

and with them Levites, even Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

9 Wɔfaa Awurade mmara a wɔatintim wɔ nwoma no mu de kyinii Yuda nkuro nyinaa so, kyerɛkyerɛɛ nnipa no.

They taught in Judah, having the book of Yahweh’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

10 Na afei, ɛmaa Awurade ho suro tɔɔ ahennie a atwa ahyia no nyinaa so, enti obiara amfa ɔko ankɔ Yehosafat so.

The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

11 Filistifoɔ no bi brɛɛ no akyɛdeɛ ne dwetɛ sɛ apeatoɔ, na Arabfoɔ brɛɛ no nnwennini mpem nson ne ahanson ne mpapo mpem nson ne ahanson.

Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks: seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.

12 Ɛmaa Yehosafat tumi mu yɛɛ den, na ɛkɔɔ so yɛɛ den ara maa ɔsisii aban ne nnuane akoradan wɔ Yuda nkuropɔn nyinaa so.

Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.

13 Ɔkoraa nneɛma bebree wɔ Yuda nkuro mu, na ɔmaa akodɔm a wɔyɛ den tenaa Yerusalem.

He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

14 Wɔgyinaa agyanom mmusuakuo so gyee asraafoɔ. Yuda abusua mu, na akodɔm no dodoɔ yɛ ɔpehasa a wɔakyekyɛ wɔn mu akuakuo apem. Adna na na ɔyɛ wɔn sahene.

This was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: From Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor;

15 Onipa a na ɔdi ne so ne Yehohanan a na ɔdi akodɔm ɔpehanu aduɔwɔtwe so.

and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;

16 Deɛ ɔdi hɔ ne Sikri babarima Amasia, a ɔde ne ho bɔɔ afɔdeɛ maa Awurade adwuma a na ɔdi akodɔm ɔpehanu so sahene.

and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Yahweh, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

17 Benyamin abusua akodɔm no, na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ ɔpehanu a wɔwɔ agyan ne akokyɛm. Na wɔn sahene ne Eliada, ɔsraani a wadi ako akyɛre.

From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

18 Deɛ ɔdi hɔ ne Yehosabad a ɔtua asraafoɔ ɔpeha aduɔwɔtwe a wɔamia ama ɔko.

and next to him Jehozabad, and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready and prepared for war.

19 Yeinom ne akodɔm a wɔtenaa Yerusalem somm ɔhene no, ne wɔn a Yehosafat de wɔn duaduaa nkuro a wɔabɔ ho ban wɔ Yudaman mu.

These were those who waited on the king, in addition to those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.