Atemmufo
8:1 Na Efraim mmarima no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Adɛn nti na woasom yɛn saa
woamfrɛ yɛn bere a wo ne Midianfo rekɔko no?
Na wɔkasa tiaa no denneennen.
8:2 Na ɔsee wɔn sɛ: Dɛn na mayɛ seesei de atoto mo ho? Ɛnyɛ saa
Efraim bobe a wɔtetew no ye sen bobe aba a wɔde
Abieser?
8:3 Onyankopɔn de Midian mmapɔmma, Oreb ne Seeb ahyɛ mo nsa.
na dɛn na metumi ayɛ de atoto mo ho? Afei wɔn abufuw no yɛɛ
ɔbrɛɛ ne ho ase kɔɔ ne nkyɛn, bere a waka saa awie no.
8:4 Na Gideon baa Yordan, na ɔne ahasa no twaam
mmarima a na wɔka ne ho no, wɔatotɔ, nanso wɔredi wɔn akyi.
8:5 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Sukot mmarima no sɛ: Mesrɛ mo, momma mo paanoo
de kɔma nkurɔfoɔ a wɔdi m’akyi no; ɛfiri sɛ wɔabrɛ, na medi akyire
Midian ahemfo Seba ne Salmuna akyi.
8:6 Na Sukot mmapɔmma no kaa sɛ: Seba ne Salmuna nsa seesei
wo nsam, sɛ yɛmfa aduane mma w’asraafoɔ?
8:7 Na Gideon kaa sɛ: Enti sɛ AWURADE gye Seba ne
Zalmunna hyɛ me nsa mu, afei mede nsɔe bɛtetew wo honam mu
sare so ne nwura a ɛwɔ hɔ.
8:8 Na ɔforo kɔɔ Penuel, na ɔne wɔn kasae saa ara
Penuel mmarima buaa no sɛdeɛ Sukotfoɔ buaa no no.
8:9 Na ɔkasa kyerɛɛ Penuel mmarima nso sɛ: Sɛ mɛsan aba mu a
asomdwoe, mɛbubu abantenten yi.
8:10 Na Seba ne Salmuna wɔ Karkor, na wɔn dɔm ka wɔn ho bɛyɛ
mmarima mpem dunum, wɔn a wɔaka wɔ asafo no nyinaa mu nyinaa
apuei fam mma, na mmarima mpem ɔha aduonu wuwui
a ɔtwee nkrante.
8:11 Na Gideon faa wɔn a wɔtete ntamadan mu wɔ apueeɛ fam no kwan so
Noba ne Yogbeha, na ɔbɔɔ dɔm no, ɛfiri sɛ na dɔm no dwoodwoo.
8:12 Na Seba ne Salmuna dwane no, ɔtaa wɔn, na ɔfaa
Midian ahemfo baanu, Seba ne Salmuna, na wɔmaa asafo no nyinaa ho yeraw wɔn.
8:13 Na Yoas ba Gideon san firii ɔko mu ansa na owia apue.
8:14 Na wɔkyeree aberanteɛ bi firii Sukot mmarima mu bisaa no
ɔkaa Sukot mmapɔmma ne emu mpanimfoɔ ho asɛm kyerɛɛ no.
mpo mmarima aduɔwɔtwe dunwɔtwe.
8:15 Na ɔbaa Sukot mmarima no nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ: Hwɛ Seba ne
Salmunna a mo ne no kasa tiaa me sɛ: Seba nsa ne no
na Salmunna afei wɔ wo nsam, sɛ yɛmfa aduane mma wo mmarima
a wɔabrɛ?
8:16 Na ɔfaa kuro no mu mpanimfoɔ ne sare so nsɔe ne
briers, na ɔne wɔn kyerɛkyerɛɛ Sukot mmarima.
8:17 Na ɔbɔɔ Penuel abantenten no gui, na okum kuro no mu mmarima no.
8:18 Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ Seba ne Salmuna sɛ: Nnipa bɛn na wɔyɛɛ wɔn
wokum nnipa wɔ Tabor? Na wɔbuaa sɛ: Sɛdeɛ wote no, saa ara na wɔteɛ; emu biara
na ɛte sɛ ɔhene mma.
8:19 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Wɔyɛ me nuanom, me maame mma
AWURADE te ase, sɛ mogyee wɔn nkwa a, anka merenkum mo.
8:20 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ n’abakan Yeter sɛ: Sɔre na kum wɔn. Nanso mmerante ne mmabaa
wantwe ne nkrante, efisɛ na osuro, efisɛ na ɔda so ara yɛ abofra.
8:21 Ɛnna Seba ne Salmuna kaa sɛ: Sɔre na hwe yɛn so;
onipa te, saa ara na n’ahoɔden nso te. Na Gideon sɔre kum Seba ne
Zalmunna, na wɔfaa ahosiesie a ɛwɔ wɔn yoma kɔn mu no kɔe.
8:22 Ɛnna Israel mmarima no ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ: Wo baanu nyinaa di yɛn so.
ne wo ba ne wo ba ba nso, ɛfiri sɛ woagye yɛn afiri
Midian nsa.
8:23 Na Gideon ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Merenni mo so, na me nso merenni mo so
ɔba di wo so: AWURADE bedi wo so.
8:24 Na Gideon ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Mepɛ sɛ mebisa mo
anka onipa biara bɛma me ne mmoa a ɔkyere wɔn no asomuade. (Efisɛ na wɔwɔ sika kɔkɔɔ
asomuade, efisɛ na wɔyɛ Ismaelfo.)
8:25 Na wobuae se: Yebeyi ne yam de ama. Na wɔtrɛw a
atadeɛ, na ɔtoo mu biara n’asomdwoeɛ asomuadeɛ guu mu.
8:26 Na sika asomuade a ɔsrɛɛ no mu duru yɛ apem
ne sika nnwetɛbena ahanson; afɛfɛde, ne kɔla, ne
atade kɔkɔɔ a ɛhyɛ Midian ahemfo ne nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn ho
a na ɛfa wɔn yoma kɔn ho.
8:27 Na Gideon yɛɛ efod, na ɔde guu ne kurom, mpo
Ofra: na Israel nyinaa de aguaman kɔɔ hɔ
bɛyɛɛ afiri maa Gideon ne ne fie.
8:28 Saa na wɔbrɛɛ Midian ase wɔ Israelfoɔ anim, ma wɔdii
wɔmaa wɔn ti so bio. Na asase no so yɛɛ dinn aduanan
mfe pii wɔ Gideon bere so.
8:29 Na Yoas ba Yerubaal kɔtenaa ne fie.
8:30 Na Gideon woo ne nipadua mu mma aduosia du, ɛfiri sɛ na ɔwɔ
ɔyerenom pii.
8:31 Na ne mpenabea a ɔwɔ Sekem no nso woo ɔbabarima maa no
din a ɔfrɛɛ no Abimelek.
8:32 Na Yoas ba Gideon wui wɔ ne nkwakoraabere mu, na wɔsiee no wɔ
n’agya Yoas ɔdamoa a ɛwɔ Abiesrifoɔ Ofra mu.
8:33 Na ɛbaa sɛ Gideon wuiɛ ara pɛ na mma
Israel dane ne ho bio, na ɔbɔɔ aguaman wɔ Baalim akyi, na wɔyɛɛ no
Baalberith wɔn nyame.
8:34 Na Israelfoɔ no ankae AWURADE wɔn Nyankopɔn a ɔwɔ no
gyee wɔn fii wɔn atamfo a wɔwɔ afanu nyinaa nsam.
8:35 Na wɔankyerɛ Yerubaal fie a ɛne Gideon ayamye.
sɛnea papayɛ a ɔdaa no adi kyerɛɛ Israel no nyinaa teɛ.