Atemmufo 8 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

8 ¹Afei Efraim mmarima kae se, “Adɛn nti na woyɛ yɛn saa—bere a worekɔ akɔko atia Midian no, woamfrɛ yɛn?” Na wɔne no gyee akyinnye denneennen. ²Nanso ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Dɛn na mayɛ seesei a ɛte sɛ mo de? Bobe nkae a Efraim tase no nyɛ sen Abieser bobe twa nyinaa ana? ³Yɛn Agya de Midian mpanyimfo Oreb ne Seeb hyɛɛ mo nsa. Dɛn na metumi ayɛ a ɛte sɛ mo de?” Bere a ɔkaa saa nsɛm yi no, wɔn abufuw a ɛtia no no dwoe.

⁴Gideon duu Yordan, na ɔne ne mmarima ahasa no twaa so; na wɔabrɛ, nanso wɔda so ara retaa wɔn. ⁵Ɔka kyerɛɛ Sukot mmarima se, “Mesrɛ mo, momfa brodo mma mʼakofo; wɔabrɛ, na meretaa Seba ne Salmuna, Midian ahemfo no.”

⁶Nanso Sukot ntuanofo kae se, “Woakyere Seba ne Salmuna dedaw, na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛde brodo ma wʼakofo?”

⁷Enti Gideon kae se, “Sɛ yɛn Agya de Seba ne Salmuna hyɛ me nsa a, mede sare so nsɔe ne nkasɛe bɛtatew mo honam.”

⁸Ofi hɔ foro kɔɔ Penuel, na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn saa ara; na Penuel mmarima buaa no sɛnea Sukot mmarima buae no. ⁹Enti ɔka kyerɛɛ Penuel mmarima nso se, “Sɛ mesan ba asomdwoe mu a, mɛbubu abantenten yi.”

¹⁰Seba ne Salmuna ne wɔn akofo wɔ Karkor—bɛyɛ mpem dunum, wɔn a wɔkaa wɔ apuei aman akofo no nyinaa mu no; na mmarima mpem ɔha aduonu a wɔde akofena no atotɔ wɔ akono. ¹¹Gideon faa ntamadan mu tefo kwan a ɛwɔ Noba ne Yogbeha apuei fam no so foroe, na ɔtow hyɛɛ akofo no so bere a na akofo no te ase dwoodwoo no. ¹²Seba ne Salmuna guanee; ɔtaa wɔn, kyeree Midian ahemfo baanu no, Seba ne Salmuna, na ɔmaa ehu kaa akofo no nyinaa. ¹³Afei Yoas babarima Gideon fi ɔko no mu san faa Heres Kwan so. ¹⁴Ɔkyeree Sukot aberante bi bisabisaa no nsɛm; na aberante no kyerɛw Sukot ntuanofo ne ne mpanyimfo din maa no—mmarima aduɔson nson. ¹⁵Ɔbaa Sukot mmarima nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Seba ne Salmuna ni, wɔn a moserew me wɔ wɔn ho se, ‘Seba ne Salmuna nsa wɔ wo nsam dedaw, na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛde brodo ma wo mmarima a wɔabrɛ no?’” ¹⁶Ɔkyeree kurow no mpanyimfo, na ɔde sare so nsɔe ne nkasɛe kyerɛkyerɛɛ Sukot mmarima ade. ¹⁷Ɔbubuu Penuel abantenten no nso, na okum kurow no mu mmarima.

¹⁸Ɔbisaa Seba ne Salmuna se, “Mmarima a mokum wɔn wɔ Tabor no te sɛn?” Wobuae se, “Wɔte sɛ wo ara—wɔn mu biara te sɛ ɔhene ba.”

¹⁹Ɔkae se, “Na wɔyɛ me nuanom, me ankasa me na mma. Sɛ yɛn Agya te ase yi, sɛ mogyaa wɔn nkwa a, anka merenkum mo.”

²⁰Ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼabakan Yeter se, “Sɔre, kum wɔn!” Nanso abarimaa no antwe ne nkrante; na osuro, efisɛ na ɔyɛ abarimaa ara.

²¹Seba ne Salmuna kae se, “Wo ara sɔre bɛkum yɛn, efisɛ sɛnea onipa te no, saa ara na nʼahoɔden te.” Enti Gideon sɔree kum Seba ne Salmuna, na ɔtetew ahyehyɛde a ɛte sɛ ɔsram a ɛsensɛn wɔn yoma kɔn mu no.

Gideon Ampene sɛ Ɔbɛdi Hene

²²Afei Israel mmarima ka kyerɛɛ Gideon se, “Di yɛn so—wo ne wo babarima ne wo nana—efisɛ woagye yɛn afi Midian nsam.”

²³Gideon ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Merenni mo so, na me babarima nso renni mo so; yɛn Agya na ɔbɛdi mo so.” ²⁴Gideon ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Mewɔ adesrɛde baako: mo mu biara mfa asomuade baako mfi ne asade mu mma me.” (Atamfo no wɔ sika kɔkɔɔ asomuade, efisɛ na wɔyɛ Ismaelfo.).

²⁵Wobuae se, “Yɛde anigye bɛma wo.” Wɔtrɛw ntama bi mu, na obiara too asomuade baako fii ne asade mu guu so. ²⁶Sika kɔkɔɔ asomuade a ɔsrɛe no mu duru yɛ bɛyɛ sika kɔkɔɔ pɔn aduanan abien ne fa, a wɔnkan ahyehyɛde a ɛte sɛ ɔsram, nkaa ne afasebiri ntade a Midian ahemfo hyɛe ne nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a ɛwɔ wɔn yoma kɔn mu no ho. ²⁷Gideon de sika no yɛɛ efod, na ɔde sii ne kurow Ofra mu; na Israel nyinaa kɔsom no wɔ hɔ sɛ aguaman, na ɛbɛyɛɛ afiri maa Gideon ne ne fifo.

Ahomegye Mfe Aduanan

²⁸Enti wobrɛɛ Midian ase wɔ Israelfo anim, na wampagyaw ne ti bio. Asase no nyaa asomdwoe mfe aduanan wɔ Gideon nna mu. ²⁹Afei Yoas babarima Yerubaal kɔtenaa ne fie. ³⁰Gideon nyaa mmabarima aduɔson a ɔno ankasa na ɔwoo wɔn, efisɛ na ɔwɔ yerenom bebree. ³¹Ne mpena a ɔte Sekem no nso woo ɔbabarima maa no, na ɔtoo no din Abimelek. ^a a v31 Abimelek din no ase ne “mʼagya yɛ ɔhene” — din a ɛyɛ nwonwa, bere a Gideon apo ahenni wɔ ti koro yi ara mu no.

³²Yoas babarima Gideon wui bere a wanyin bɔ ɔnyin pa, na wosiee no wɔ nʼagya Yoas boda mu wɔ Ofra a ɛyɛ Abiesrifo de no mu.

³³Bere a Gideon wui no, Israelfo sane kɔsom Baal ahoni no sɛ aguaman, na wɔde Baal-Berit yɛɛ wɔn nyame. ³⁴Israelfo ankae yɛn Agya a ogyee wɔn fii wɔn atamfo a wɔatwa wɔn ho ahyia no nyinaa nsam no. ³⁵Wɔanyɛ Yerubaal (Gideon) fifo adoe nso, nnepa a ɔyɛɛ maa Israel no nyinaa nti.