Atemmufo 20 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

20 ¹Israelfo nyinaa fii adi, na asafo no boaa wɔn ho ano sɛ onipa baako, fi Dan kosi Beer-Seba, ne Gilead asase nso, wɔ yɛn Agya anim wɔ Mispa. ²Nkurɔfo no nyinaa mpanyimfo, Israel mmusuakuw nyinaa, gyinaa wɔn afa wɔ yɛn Agya nkurɔfo nhyiam no mu—nsraafo 400,000 a wɔnam fam a wɔkura akofena. ³Benyaminfo tee sɛ Israelfo akɔ Mispa. Israelfo no kae se, “Monka nkyerɛ yɛn, ɛyɛɛ dɛn na bɔne yi sii?”

⁴Lewini no, ɔbaa a wɔkum no no kunu, buaa se, “Me ne me mpena baa Gibea wɔ Benyamin asase so sɛ yɛbɛda hɔ anadwo no. ⁵Gibea mmarima no taa me, na wɔbɛtwaa ofie no ho hyiae anadwo, na wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔkum me. Wɔtoo me mpena no mmonnaa, na owui. ⁶Afei mefaa me mpena no, metwitwaa no asinasin, na mede no kɔɔ Israel agyapade nyinaa mu, efisɛ wɔyɛɛ animguasɛde bɔne bi wɔ Israel. ⁷Hwɛ, mo Israelfo nyinaa—mommɔ mo atemmu na momfa mo afotu mma ha seesei ara.”

⁸Nkurɔfo no nyinaa sɔree sɛ onipa baako kae se, “Yɛn mu biara renkɔ ne ntamadan mu; yɛn mu biara rensan nkɔ ne fie. ⁹Afei, yei na yɛbɛyɛ Gibea: yɛbɛbɔ ntonto de ako atia no. ¹⁰Yɛbɛfa Israel abusuakuw biara mu mmarima du wɔ ɔha biara mu, ɔha wɔ apem biara mu, apem wɔ mpem du biara mu, na wɔakɔhwehwɛ aduan ama asraafo a wɔrekɔ Gibea a ɛwɔ Benyamin no, na wɔatua animguasɛde a ɛyɛɛ wɔ Israel no nyinaa so ka.” ¹¹Enti Israel mmarima nyinaa boaa wɔn ho ano tiaa kurow no, na wɔyɛɛ baako. ¹²Israel mmusuakuw no somaa mmarima kɔɔ Benyamin abusuakuw no nyinaa mu, kobisaa se, “Bɔne bɛn ni a asi mo mu yi? ¹³Afei momfa mmarima hunu a wɔwɔ Gibea no mma, na yɛnkum wɔn, na yɛnyi bɔne mfi Israel.” Nanso Benyaminfo no antie wɔn nuanom Israelfo nne.

¹⁴Mmom Benyaminfo no fi wɔn nkurow mu boaa wɔn ho ano wɔ Gibea, sɛ wɔrekɔko atia Israelfo. ¹⁵Saa da no, Benyamin frɛɛ nsraafo 26,000 a wɔkura akofena fii wɔn nkurow mu, ka mmarima 700 a wɔayi wɔn afi Gibeatefo mu ho. ¹⁶Asraafo yi nyinaa mu, mmarima 700 a wɔayi wɔn a wɔyɛ benkumfo wɔ hɔ, na wɔn mu biara tumi de ntɔwantɔwa to ɔbo kɔbɔ tirinwi a ɛmfom. ¹⁷Israel mmarima, a Benyamin nka ho no, frɛɛ nsraafo 400,000 a wɔkura akofena, na wɔn mu biara yɛ ɔkofo.

¹⁸Israelfo no sii mu kɔɔ Betel kobisaa yɛn Agya se, “Yɛn mu hena na ɔnni kan nkɔko ntia Benyaminfo?” Na yɛn Agya kae se, “Yuda na ɔbɛdi kan akɔ.”

¹⁹Enti Israelfo no sɔree anɔpa, na wɔbɔɔ nsraban bɛn Gibea. ²⁰Israel mmarima no fii adi kɔko tiaa Benyamin, na wɔtoo wɔn santen tiaa wɔn wɔ Gibea. ²¹Benyaminfo no fii Gibea mu bae, na saa da no wɔkunkum Israelfo 22,000 wɔ ɔko so. ²²Nanso Israel dɔm no nyaa akokoduru, na wɔsan too wɔn ɔko santen wɔ baabi a wɔgyinaa da a edi kan no.

²³Israelfo no kɔɔ hɔ, na wosuu wɔ yɛn Agya anim kosii anwummere, na wobisaa se, “Yɛbɛsan akɔko atia yɛn nuanom Benyaminfo anaa?” Na yɛn Agya kae se, “Monkɔ nkɔtia wɔn.”

²⁴Enti Israelfo no kɔɔ so tiaa Benyaminfo da a ɛtɔ so abien no. ²⁵Da a ɛtɔ so abien no, Benyamin fii Gibea bɛtiaa wɔn, na wɔsan kunkum Israelfo 18,000, a wɔn nyinaa kura akofena.

²⁶Afei Israelfo nyinaa, dɔm no nyinaa, kɔɔ Betel, na wɔtenaa hɔ suu wɔ yɛn Agya anim. Wɔdii mmuada saa da no kosii anwummere, na wɔbɔɔ ɔhyew afɔre ne asomdwoe afɔre wɔ nʼanim. ²⁷Israelfo no bisaa yɛn Agya. (Saa nna no mu, yɛn Agya apam adaka no wɔ hɔ,

²⁸na Eleasar ba Pinehas, Aaron nena, som wɔ nʼanim.) Wobisaa se, “Yɛbɛsan apue akɔko atia yɛn nuanom Benyaminfo anaa, anaasɛ yennyae?” Yɛn Agya buaa se, “Monkɔ, efisɛ ɔkyena mede wɔn bɛhyɛ mo nsa.”

²⁹Afei Israel de mmarima kɔtetɛɛ Gibea ho baabiara. ³⁰Da a ɛtɔ so abiɛsa no, Israelfo no kɔko tiaa Benyaminfo, na wɔtoo santen tiaa Gibea sɛ kan no. ³¹Benyaminfo no fii adi bɛhyiaa wɔn, na wɔtwee wɔn fii kurow no mu. Sɛnea wɔyɛɛ kan no, wofii ase kunkum nkurɔfo no, na wokum Israel mmarima bɛyɛ aduasa wɔ sare so ne akwan so, baako kɔ Betel, na baako nso kɔ Gibea.

³²Benyaminfo no kae se, “Yɛregu wɔn sɛ kan no.” Nanso na Israel aka se, “Momma yɛnguan na yɛntwe wɔn mfi kurow no mu mmra akwan no so.”

³³Israel mmarima nyinaa sɔre fii wɔn mmeae, na wɔtoo santen wɔ Baal-Tamar, bere a wɔn a Israel de wɔn atetɛ no pue fii wɔn tetɛbea wɔ Geba atɔe fam. ³⁴Israel mmarima a wɔsen biara 10,000 kɔtoaa Gibea, na ɔko no yɛɛ den; nanso Benyaminfo no anhu sɛ amanehunu rebɛn wɔn. ³⁵Yɛn Agya dii Benyamin so nkonim wɔ Israel anim; saa da no Israel kunkum Benyamin mmarima 25,100, a wɔn nyinaa kura akofena. ³⁶Benyaminfo no hui sɛ wɔadi wɔn so. Israel mmarima no gyaa kwan maa Benyamin, efisɛ wɔde wɔn ho too wɔn a wɔde wɔn atetɛ atia Gibea no so. ³⁷Wɔn a wɔatetɛ no ntɛm ara tow hyɛɛ Gibea so; wɔtrɛw mu, na wɔde akofena kunkum kurow no nyinaa. ³⁸Israel mmarima no ne wɔn a wɔatetɛ no ahyehyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne bi ato hɔ: wusiw kɛse bi a ɛbɛforo afi kurow no mu. ³⁹Israel mmarima no bɛdan wɔn akyi wɔ ɔko no mu. Benyamin afi ase akunkum wɔn, na wakum bɛyɛ aduasa, na ɔsusuw se, “Ampa ara wɔadi wɔn so wɔ yɛn anim sɛ ɔko a edi kan no.” ⁴⁰Bere a wusiw dua no fii ase foro fii kurow no mu no, Benyaminfo no hwɛɛ wɔn akyi—na kurow no nyinaa rehyew, na ne wusiw reforo akɔ wim. ⁴¹Israel mmarima no dan wɔn ho, na Benyamin mmarima no bɔɔ hu, efisɛ wohuu sɛ amanehunu adu wɔn so. ⁴²Enti wodii Israel mmarima no anim guan kɔɔ sare so, nanso ɔko no too wɔn, na wɔn a wofi nkurow no mu no kunkum wɔn wɔ ɔko no mfinimfini. ⁴³Wɔtwaa Benyaminfo no ho hyiae, taa wɔn, na wɔtoo wɔn wɔ wɔn homebea a ɛwɔ Gibea apuei fam. ⁴⁴Benyaminfo 18,000 totɔɔ, a wɔn nyinaa yɛ mmarima akokodurufo. ⁴⁵Wɔn a wɔaka no guan kɔɔ sare so kɔɔ Rimon ɔbotan so, nanso Israel kunkum wɔn mu 5,000 wɔ akwan no so, na wɔtaa wɔn kosii Gidom, na wɔkunkum 2,000 bio. ⁴⁶Enti Benyaminfo a wɔtotɔɔ saa da no nyinaa yɛ nsraafo 25,000 a wɔkura akofena, na wɔn nyinaa yɛ mmarima akokodurufo. ⁴⁷Nanso mmarima 600 guan kɔɔ sare so kɔɔ Rimon ɔbotan so, na wɔtenaa hɔ abosome anan. ⁴⁸Israel mmarima no san kɔtoaa Benyaminfo, na wɔde akofena kunkum wɔn—kurow no nyinaa, nkurɔfo no, mmoa no, ne biribiara a wohuu. Wɔhyew nkurow a ɛwɔ wɔn kwan so nyinaa nso.