Judges 12

The Ephraimite forces were called out, and they crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We’re going to burn down your house over your head.”

Ɛno nti, anuanom, esiane Onyankopɔn ahummɔbɔ nti, mehyɛ mo sɛ momfa mo ho mmɔ afɔre a ɛyɛ kronkron na ɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani. Eyi ne nokwasɛm a ɛsɛ sɛ musom.

Jephthah answered, “I and my people were engaged in a great struggle with the Ammonites, and although I called, you didn’t save me out of their hands.

Monnyɛ mo ho sɛ wiasefo wɔ mo abrabɔ mu, na mmom momma Onyankopɔn nsakra mo adwene wɔ mo mu na moanya adwene foforo, na ɛnam so ama moahu Onyankopɔn apɛde, nea eye, nea ɛsɔ n’ani, ne nea ewie pɛyɛ.

When I saw that you wouldn’t help, I took my life in my hands and crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave me the victory over them. Now why have you come up today to fight me?”

Na esiane Onyankopɔn adom a ɔde ama me no nti, meka mekyerɛ mo nyinaa se, munnnwen mo ho mma ɛmmmoro sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ mudwen, na mmom munnwen ahobrɛase mu na mo mu biara nnyina gyidi a Onyankopɔn de ama mo no so mmu ne ho atɛn.

Jephthah then called together the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. The Gileadites struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are renegades from Ephraim and Manasseh.”

Yɛwɔ akwaa bebree wɔ nnipa dua baako ho. Saa akwaa yi biara wɔ dwuma a edi.

The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a survivor of Ephraim said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he replied, “No,”

Saa ara na ɛte. Ɛwom sɛ yɛdɔɔso de nanso yɛyɛ honam koro a yɛne Kristo ayɛ baako na yɛn nyinaa keka yɛn ho bobom sɛ nipadua baako ho akwaa.

they said, “All right, say ‘Shibboleth.’” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce the word correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand Ephraimites were killed at that time.

Enti ɛsɛ sɛ yɛnam adom a Onyankopɔn de adom yɛn no so de yɛn akyɛde ahorow no di dwuma. Sɛ yɛn adom no kyerɛ sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛka Onyankopɔn asɛm a, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛnam gyidi a yɛwɔ no so di saa dwuma no.

Jephthah led^[a] Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in a town in Gilead.

Ibzan, Elon and Abdon

Sɛ ɛyɛ ɔsom a, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛsom. Sɛ ɛyɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ a, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkyerɛkyerɛ.

After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel.

Sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ afoforo nkuran a, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ saa. Nea obiara wɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ ɔma afoforo nya bi no ɛsɛ sɛ ofi koma pa mu yɛ saa; obiara a ɔwɔ tumi no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ nsi; obiara a ɔyɛ ayamye ma afoforo no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ no anigye so.

He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan, and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years.

Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔdɔ yɛ nokware turodoo. Munkyi amumɔyɛ. Munso ade pa yɛ mu.

Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

Monnodɔ mo ho mo ho sɛ anuanom wɔ Kristo mu na munni mo ho mo ho ni.

After him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel ten years.

Monyɛ nsi na monnyɛ anihaw. Momfa koma pa nsom Awurade.

Then Elon died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

Momma mo anidaso nkanyan mo. Amane mu monyɛ komm na bere biara mu mommɔ mpae.

After him, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel.

Momma mo nuanom ahiafo mo ahode a mowɔ no bi na munnye ahɔho wɔ mo afi mu.

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel eight years.

Monsrɛ Onyankopɔn na onhyira wɔn a wɔtaa mo no; yiw, monsrɛ no na onhyira wɔn na monnsrɛ no mma ɔnnnome wɔn.

Then Abdon son of Hillel died and was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

Mo ne anigyefo ani nnye na mo ne awerɛhowfo werɛ nhow.

Munhu mma mo ho mo ho. Monnyɛ ahantan. Afei mommpɛ animhwɛ wɔ nnipa atitiriw mu na mmom momfa mo ho mfra mpapahwekwa. Munnnwen sɛ moyɛ anyansafo.

Sɛ obi yɛ mo bɔne a, mommfa bɔne nntua no so ka. Nea nnipa nyinaa susuw sɛ eye no, ɛno na monyɛ.

Biribiara a mugye di sɛ moyɛ a ɛbɛma mo ne nnipa nyinaa atena ase asomdwoe mu no, ɛno na monyɛ.

Me nnamfonom, munntua bɔne so ka. Na mmom momma Onyankopɔn abufuw nyɛ saa. Efisɛ, Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Metua bɔne so ka, metua ka, Awurade na ose.”

Na Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Sɛ ɔkɔm de wo tamfo a, ma no aduan nni. Sɛ osukɔm de no a, ma no nsu nnom. Na sɛ woyɛ saa a, woboaboa nnyansrama ano gu n’atifi.”

Mommma bɔne nnni mo so. Mmom, momma papa nni mo so.