Gideon, Otumfoɔ a Ɔyɛ Ɔkokodurufo Atemmufoɔ 6 1 Na Israelfoɔ yɛɛ bɔne wɔ AWURADE ani so, na AWURADE de wɔn hyɛɛ Midian nsa mfeɛ nson. 2 Na Midian nsa dii Israel so nkonim, na Midianfoɔ nti Israelfoɔ yɛɛ wɔn amena a ɛwɔ mmepɔ so ne abodan ne abannennen. 3 Na saa ara na Israel gu aba no, Midianfoɔ ne Amalekfoɔ ne apueeɛfoɔ no foro baa wɔn so; 4 Na wɔkyeree nsraban tiaa wɔn, na wɔsɛee asase so nnɔbaeɛ kɔsii sɛ woduruu Gasa, na wɔannya aduane biara amma Israel, nguan anaa nantwi ne afunumu. 5 Ɛfiri sɛ wɔde wɔn anantwie ne wɔn ntomadan foro baeɛ, na wɔbaa sɛ nwansena dodoɔ; na wɔne wɔn yoma nyinaa nkan, na wɔkɔɔ asase no so sɛ wɔrekɔsɛe no. 6 Na Israel dii hia kɛseɛ ɛnam Midianfoɔ nti; na Israelfoɔ su frɛɛ AWURADE. 7 Na ɛbaa sɛ, berɛ a Midianfoɔ nti Israelfoɔ su frɛɛ AWURADE. 8 Na AWURADE somaa odiyifoɔ bi kɔɔ Israelfoɔ nkyɛn, na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Sɛ AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn seɛ nie: Mede mo firii Misraim baeɛ, na meyii mo firii nkoasom fie; 9 Na migyee mo firii Misraimfoɔ ne wɔn a wɔhyɛɛ mo so nyinaa nsam, na mepam wɔn firii mo anim, na mede wɔn asase maa mo; 10 Na meka kyerɛɛ mo sɛ: Mene AWURADE mo Nyankopɔn; monnsuro Amorifoɔ a mote wɔn asase so no anyame, na moantie me nne. 11 Na AWURADE bɔfoɔ bi ba bɛtenaa Ofra dua bi a ɛyɛ Abiesrini Yoas dea no ase, na ne ba Gideon twitwaa awi wɔ nsã-kyi-amoa ho de sie Midianfoɔ. 12 Na AWURADE bɔfoɔ yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: AWURADE ka wo ho, wo ɔkokodurufoɔ. 13 Na Gideon ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: O m’Awurade, sɛ AWURADE ka yɛn ho a, adɛn nti na yeinom nyinaa ato yɛn? na ɛhe na n’anwonwade a yɛn agyanom ka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ: Ɛnyɛ AWURADE na ɔde yɛn mfiri Misraim baeɛ no nyinaa wɔ? na afei AWURADE agyaw yɛn, na ɔde yɛn ahyɛ Midianfoɔ nsa. 14 Na AWURADE hwɛɛ no, na ɔkaa sɛ: Fa w’ahoɔden yi kɔ, na wobɛgye Israel afiri Midianfoɔ nsam.
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15 Na ɔsee no sɛ: Ao m’Awurade, adɛn na mede bɛgye Israel nkwa? hwɛ, m’abusua yɛ ahiafoɔ wɔ Manase, na meyɛ akumaa wɔ m’agya fie. 16 Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ampa ara mɛka wo ho, na woabɔ Midianfoɔ sɛ onipa baako. 17 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Sɛ seesei manya adom wɔ w’ani so a, ɛnneɛ kyerɛ me sɛnkyerɛnne bi a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wo ne me rekasa. 18 Mfi ha, mesrɛ wo, kɔsi sɛ mɛba wo nkyɛn, na mede m’akyɛdeɛ bɛba, na mede asi w’anim. Na ɔkaa sɛ: Mɛtena hɔ akɔsi sɛ wobɛba bio. 19 Na Gideon kɔɔ mu, na ɔsiesiee abirekyi ba ne paanoo a mmɔreka nnim a wɔde esiam efa baako guu mu, na ɔde nam no guu kɛntɛn mu, na ɔde nsuo no guu kukuo mu, na ɔde brɛɛ no odum no ase, na ɔde maeɛ. 20 Na Onyankopɔn bɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Fa nam ne paanoo a mmɔreka nnim no, na fa gu ɔbotan yi so, na hwie nsuo no gu. Na ɔyɛɛ saa. 21 Afei AWURADE bɔfoɔ no yii poma a ɛkura ne nsam no ano, na ɔde ne nsa kaa nam ne paanoo a mmɔreka nnim no; na ogya firii ɔbotan no mu sɔree, na ɛhyee nam ne paanoo a mmɔkaw nnim no. Afei AWURADE bɔfoɔ no firii n’anim. 22 Na Gideon hunuu sɛ ɔyɛ AWURADE bɔfoɔ no, Gideon kaa sɛ: Ao, Awurade Nyankopɔn! ɛfiri sɛ, ɛfiri sɛ mahunu AWURADE bɔfoɔ anim ne anim. 23 Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Asomdwoeɛ nka wo; nsuro: worenwu. 24 Afei Gideon sii afɔrebukyia wɔ hɔ maa AWURADE, na ɔtoo no AWURADE-Salom, na ɛda so ara wɔ Abiesrifoɔ Ofra mu de bɛsi ɛnnɛ. 25 Anadwo no ara, AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Fa w’agya nantwinini ba, nantwinini a ɔtɔ so mmienu a wadi mfeɛ nson, na tow Baal afɔrebukyia a w’agya wɔ no gui, na twitwa dua a ɛwɔ ho no. 26 Na si afɔrebukyia ma AWURADE wo Nyankopɔn wɔ ɔbotan yi atifi, wɔ baabi a wɔahyehyɛ no, na fa nantwinini a ɔtɔ so mmienu no, na fa ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne Nnua a wobɛtwa no. 27 Afei Gideon faa ne nkoa mu mmarima du, na ɔyɛɛ sɛdeɛ AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ no no, ɛfiri sɛ na osuro n’agya fiefoɔ ne kuro no mu mmarima, na wantumi anyɛ awia, na ɔyɛɛ anadwo. 28 Na kuro no mu mmarima sɔree anɔpatutuutu no, wɔhunuu sɛ wɔatow Baal afɔrebukyia no agu, na wɔatwa dua a ɛwɔ ho no agu, na wɔde nantwinini a ɔtɔ so mmienu no abɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ afɔrebukyia a wɔasi no so. 29 Na wɔbisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ: Hena na wayɛ yei? Na wobisabisaa no bisaa no, wɔkaa sɛ: Yoas ba Gideon na wayɛ yei. 30 Ɛnna kuro no mu mmarima ka kyerɛɛ Yoas sɛ: Fa wo ba no firi adi na onwu, ɛfiri sɛ wato Baal afɔrebukyia no agu, na watwa dua a ɛwɔ ho no. 31 Na Yoas ka kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔsɔre tia no nyinaa sɛ: Mobɛsrɛ Baal? mobegye no nkwa? deɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔsrɛ no no, ma wɔkum no berɛ a adekyeeɛ, sɛ ɔyɛ onyame a, ɔsrɛ ne ho, ɛfiri sɛ obi ato n’afɔrebukyia agu. 32 Ɛnna da no ɔfrɛɛ no Yerubaal kaa sɛ: Ma Baal srɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ watow n’afɔrebukyia agu. 33 Afei Midianfoɔ ne Amalekfoɔ ne apueeɛfoɔ nyinaa boaboaa wɔn ho ano, na wɔtwaeɛ, na wɔkɔbɔɔ nsra wɔ Yesreel bonhwa mu. 34 Nanso AWURADE honhom baa Gideon so, na ɔhyɛn torobɛnto; na wɔboaboaa Abieser ano wɔ n’akyi. 35 Na ɔsomaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Manase nyinaa; ɔno nso boaboaa wɔn ano dii n’akyi, na ɔsomaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Aser ne Sebulon ne Naftali; na wɔforo baa hɔ sɛ wɔrebɛhyia wɔn. 36 Na Gideon ka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ: Sɛ wode me nsa bɛgye Israel nkwa sɛdeɛ woaka no a. 37 Hwɛ, mede aboa nhoma bi bɛto fam; na sɛ obosuo wɔ aboa nwoma nko ara so, na ɛyow wɔ asase a ɛka ho nyinaa so a, ɛnneɛ mɛhunu sɛ wode me nsa bɛgye Israel nkwa, sɛdeɛ woaka no. 38 Na ɛbaa saa, ɛfiri sɛ adeɛ kyeeɛ no, ɔsɔree anɔpatutuutu, na ɔde aboa nhoma no twitwaa bosuo no firii nwi no mu, kuruwa a nsuo ahyɛ mu ma. 39 Na Gideon ka kyerɛɛ Nyankopɔn sɛ: Mma w’abufuo nto me so, na mɛkasa pɛnkoro yi. afei ma ɛnwo nwoma nko ara so, na obosu ntɔ asase nyinaa so.
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40 Na Onyankopɔn yɛɛ saa anadwo no, ɛfiri sɛ na aboa nwoma nko ara so ayow, na obosuo wɔ asase nyinaa so.
Atemmufoɔ 7 1 Ɛnna Yerubaal a ɔne Gideon ne nnipa a wɔka ne ho nyinaa sɔree anɔpatutuutu, na wɔkyekyeree Harod abura no ho, na Midianfoɔ dɔm no wɔ wɔn atifi fam, More bepɔ ho, bonhwa no mu. 2 Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ: Ɔman a wɔka wo ho no dɔɔso dodo sɛ mede Midianfoɔ bɛhyɛ wɔn nsa, na Israel anhoahoa wɔn ho atia me sɛ: Me nsa na agye me nkwa. 3 Afei monkɔ, mommɔ amanneɛ wɔ ɔman no asom sɛ: Obiara a ehu ka no na osuro no, ma ɔnsan mmra mmfi Gilead bepɔw so ntɛm. Na nnipa mpem aduonu mmienu san baeɛ; na mpem du kaa ho. 4 Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ: Ɔman no dɔɔso dodo; fa wɔn sian kɔ nsuo no ho, na mɛsɔ wɔn ahwɛ ama wo wɔ hɔ, na ɛbɛba sɛ, deɛ mɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ: Oyi ne wo bɛkɔ no, ɔno na ɔne wo bɛkɔ; na obiara a mɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ: Oyi ne wo nkɔ no, ɔno ara renkɔ. 5 Enti ɔde ɔman no baa nsuo no ho, na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ: Obiara a ɔde ne tɛkrɛma bɔ nsuo no mu sɛdeɛ ɔkraman bɔ no, fa no si hɔ. saa ara na obiara a ɔkotow ne nkotodwe sɛ ɔnom. 6 Wɔn a wɔde wɔn nsa bɔɔ wɔn anom no dodoɔ si mmarima ahasa, na ɔman no nkaeɛ no nyinaa kotow wɔn nkotodwe sɛ wɔrenom nsuo. 7 Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ: Mmarima ahasa a wɔabɔ wɔn apete no so na mɛgye wo, na mede Midianfoɔ ahyɛ wo nsa. 8 Enti ɔman no faa aduane ne wɔn torobɛnto, na ɔsomaa Israelfoɔ nkaeɛ no nyinaa kɔɔ ne ntomadan mu, na ɔkoraa mmarima ahasa no so, na Midian dɔm no dii n’ase wɔ bonhwa no mu. 9 Anadwo no ara, AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Sɔre, sian kɔ asafo no nkyɛn; ɛfiri sɛ mede ahyɛ wo nsam. 10 Na sɛ wosuro sɛ wobɛsiane a, wo ne w’akoa Fura nkɔ asafo no nkyɛn. 11 Na wobɛtie deɛ wɔreka; na ɛno akyi no, wɔbɛhyɛ wo nsa den ama asian akɔ asafo no nkyɛn. Ɛnna ɔne n’akoa Fura sian kɔɔ asraafoɔ a wɔkura akodeɛ no akyi. 12 Na Midianfo ne Amalekfo ne apuei famfo nyinaa de wɔn ho guu bon no mu sɛ ntɛtea. na wɔn yoma no dɔɔso te sɛ mpoano anhwea. 13 Na Gideon duu hɔ no, hwɛ, ɔbarima bi wɔ hɔ a ɔkaa daeɛ kyerɛɛ ne yɔnko, na ɔkaa sɛ: Hwɛ, mesoo daeɛ, na hwɛ, atoko paanoo bi guu Midian dɔm mu, na ɛkɔduruu ntomadan bi ho, na ɔbɔɔ no ma ɛhwee, na ɛdanee, na ntomadan no da hɔ. 14 Na ne yɔnko no buaa sɛ: Eyi nyɛ biribi foforo biara gye Israel nipa Yoas ba Gideon nkrante, efisɛ Onyankopɔn de Midian ne asafo no nyinaa ahyɛ ne nsa. 15 Na Gideon tee daeɛ no ho asɛm ne ne nkyerɛaseɛ no, ɔkotoo, na ɔsan kɔɔ Israel dɔm mu kɔkaa sɛ: Sɔre! ɛfiri sɛ AWURADE de Midian dɔm ahyɛ mo nsa. 16 Na ɔkyekyɛɛ mmarima ahasa no mu akuakuo mmiɛnsa, na ɔde torobɛnto hyɛɛ obiara nsa, na nkukuo da mpan ne akanea wɔ nkukuo no mu. 17 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Monhwɛ me na monyɛ saa ara, na hwɛ, sɛ meduru nsraban no akyi a, sɛ meyɛ no, saa ara na mo nso monyɛ. 18 Sɛ me ne wɔn a wɔka me ho nyinaa hyɛn torobɛnto a, monhyɛn torobɛnto no nso wɔ nsraban no nyinaa afanu, na monka sɛ: AWURADE ne Gideon nkrante. 19 Enti Gideon ne mmarima ɔha a wɔka ne ho no baa nsraban no akyi wɔ mfimfini awɛmfoɔ no mfitiaseɛ; na wɔde awɛmfoɔ no asi hɔ foforɔ, na wɔhyɛn ntotorobɛnto, na wɔbubuu nkukuo a ɛwɔ wɔn nsam no. 20 Na akuo mmiɛnsa no hyɛnee ntotorobɛnto no bubuu nkukuo no, na wɔkuraa akanea no wɔ wɔn nsa benkum mu, na wɔde torobɛnto no kurakuraa wɔn nsa nifa mu sɛ wɔnhyɛn, na wɔteaa mu sɛ: AWURADE ne Gideon nkranteɛ. 21 Na wɔn mu biara gyinaa ne tenabea twaa nsraban no ho hyiae, na asraafoɔ no nyinaa tuu mmirika teateaam dwane.
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22 Na ahasa no hyɛn ntorobɛnto, na AWURADE de nkrantɛ tiaa ne yɔnko, asafo no nyinaa mu, na asraafoɔ no dwane kɔɔ Bet-Sita a ɛwɔ Sererat ne Abelmehola hyeɛ so kɔsii Tabat. 23 Na Israel mmarima boaboaa wɔn ho ano firii Naftali ne Aser ne Manase nyinaa, na wɔtaa Midianfoɔ no. 24 Na Gideon somaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Efraim bepɔ nyinaa so sɛ: Mommra mmra Midianfoɔ so, na momfa nsuo no nkɔ Bet-Bara ne Yordan. Ɛnna Efraim mmarima nyinaa boaboaa wɔn ho ano, na wɔfaa nsuo no kɔduruu Bet-Bara ne Yordan. 25 Wɔfaa Midianfoɔ mmapɔmma mmienu, Oreb ne Seeb; na wɔkumm Oreb wɔ ɔbotan Oreb so, na wɔkumm Seeb wɔ Seeb nsã-kyi-amoa, na wɔtaa Midian, na wɔde Oreb ne Seeb ti brɛɛ Gideon wɔ Yordan agya.
Atemmufoɔ 8 1 Na Efraim mmarima no bisaa no sɛ: Adɛn nti na woasom yɛn saa na woamfrɛ yɛn bere a wo ne Midianfo rekɔko no? Na wɔkasa tiaa no denneennen. 2 Na ɔsee wɔn sɛ: Ɛdeɛn na mayɛ seesei de atoto mo ho? So Efraim bobe a wɔsetew no nyɛ papa nsen Abieser bobe aba no? 3 Onyankopɔn de Midian mmapɔmma, Oreb ne Seeb ahyɛ mo nsa, na dɛn na metumi ayɛ wɔ mo ho? Afei wɔn abufuw ano brɛɛ ase wɔ ne ho, bere a ɔkaa saa no. 4 Na Gideon duu Yordan, na ɔne mmarima ahasa a wɔka ne ho no twae, na wɔabrɛ, nanso wɔtaa wɔn. 5 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Sukot mmarima no sɛ: Mesrɛ mo, momma nnipa a wɔdi m’akyi no paanoo; ɛfiri sɛ wɔabrɛ, na medi Midian ahemfo Seba ne Salmuna akyi. 6 Na Sukot mmapɔmma no kaa sɛ: Seba ne Salmuna nsa wɔ wo nsam seesei sɛ yɛmfa aduane mma w’asraafoɔ? 7 Na Gideon kaa sɛ: Ɛno nti sɛ AWURADE de Seba ne Salmuna hyɛ me nsa a, ɛnneɛ mede sare so nsɔe ne nsɔe bɛtetew mo nam mu. 8 Na ɔfirii hɔ kɔɔ Penuel, na ɔne wɔn kasaeɛ saa ara, na Penuel mmarima no buaa no sɛdeɛ Sukot mmarima no buaa no no. 9 Na ɔkasa kyerɛɛ Penuel mmarima no nso sɛ: Sɛ mesan ba asomdwoeɛ mu a, mɛbubu abantenten yi. 10 Afei na Seba ne Salmuna wɔ Karkor, na wɔn dɔm ka wɔn ho, mmarima bɛyɛ mpem dunum, apuei famfoɔ dɔm nyinaa mu nkaeɛ nyinaa, ɛfiri sɛ mmarima mpem ɔha aduonu a wɔtwe nkrantɛ wuwuiɛ. 11 Na Gideon foro faa wɔn a wɔtete ntomadan mu wɔ Noba ne Yogbeha apuei fam no kwan so kɔbɔɔ dɔm no, ɛfiri sɛ na asafo no dwoodwoo. 12 Na Seba ne Salmuna dwane no, ɔtaa wɔn, na ɔfaa Midian ahemfo mmienu, Seba ne Salmuna, na ɔbɔɔ asraafoɔ no nyinaa. 13 Na Yoas ba Gideon san firii ɔko mu ansa na owia repue. 14 Na ɔkyeree aberanteɛ bi firii Sukot mmarima mu bisaa no, na ɔkaa Sukot mmapɔmma ne emu mpanimfoɔ ho asɛm kyerɛɛ no, mmarima aduɔwɔtwe dunwɔtwe. 15 Na ɔbaa Sukot mmarima no nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ: Hwɛ Seba ne Salmuna a mo ne wɔn kasa tiaa me sɛ: Seba ne Salmuna nsa wɔ wo nsam seesei sɛ yɛmfa aduane mma wo mmarima a wɔabrɛ no? 16 Na ɔfaa kuro no mu mpanimfoɔ ne ɛserɛ so nsɔe ne nsɔe, na ɔne wɔn kyerɛkyerɛɛ Sukot mmarima no. 17 Na ɔbɔɔ Penuel abantenten no gui, na okum kuro no mu mmarima no. 18 Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ Seba ne Salmuna sɛ: Nnipa bɛn na mokunkum wɔn wɔ Tabor? Na wɔbuaa sɛ: Sɛdeɛ wote no, saa ara na wɔteɛ; na wɔn mu biara te sɛ ɔhene mma. 19 Na ɔkaa sɛ: Wɔyɛ me nuanom, me maame mma, sɛdeɛ AWURADE te aseɛ no, sɛ mogyee wɔn nkwa a, anka merenkum mo. 20 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ n’abakan Yeter sɛ: Sɔre na kum wɔn. Na aberante no antwe ne nkrante, efisɛ na osuro, efisɛ na ɔda so ara yɛ aberante.
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21 Ɛnna Seba ne Salmuna kaa sɛ: Sɔre na hwe yɛn so, ɛfiri sɛ sɛdeɛ onipa teɛ no, saa ara na n’ahoɔden teɛ. Na Gideon sɔre kum Seba ne Salmuna, na ɔfaa nneɛma a ɛwɔ wɔn yoma kɔn mu no. 22 Ɛnna Israel mmarima no ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ: Di yɛn so, wo ne wo ba ne wo ba ba nso, ɛfiri sɛ woagye yɛn afiri Midian nsam. 23 Na Gideon ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Merenni mo so, na me ba rennni mo so, AWURADE bedi mo so. 24 Na Gideon ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Mepɛ sɛ mobisa sɛ momma obiara n’asomdwoeɛ asomuadeɛ. (Efisɛ na wɔwɔ sika asomuade, efisɛ na wɔyɛ Ismaelfo). 25 Na wɔbuaa sɛ: Yɛbɛpɛ sɛ yɛde bɛma. Na wɔtrɛw atade mu, na wɔn mu biara tow n’asomdwoe asomuade guu mu. 26 Sikakɔkɔɔ asomuade a ɔsrɛɛ no mu duru yɛ sika nnwetɛbena apem ne ahanson; Ntama a wɔde hyehyɛ Midian ahene ne nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a ɛbɔ wɔn yoma kɔn ho. 27 Na Gideon yɛɛ efod, na ɔde too ne kurom Ofra, na Israel nyinaa kɔɔ hɔ kɔbɔɔ aguaman, na ɛno bɛyɛɛ afiri maa Gideon ne ne fie. 28 Saa na wɔbrɛɛ Midian ase wɔ Israelfoɔ anim, na wɔamma wɔn ti so bio. Na asase no so yɛɛ dinn mfe aduanan wɔ Gideon bere so. 29 Na Yoas ba Yerubaal kɔtenaa ne fie. 30 Na Gideon woo mmammarima aduɔwɔtwe du wɔ ne nipadua mu, ɛfiri sɛ na ɔwɔ yerenom bebree. 31 Na ne yefam a ɔwɔ Sekem no nso woo ɔbabarima maa no a ɔtoo ne din Abimelek. 32 Na Yoas ba Gideon wui wɔ ne nkwakoraabere mu, na wɔsiee no wɔ n’agya Yoas ɔdamoa mu, wɔ Ofra a ofi Abiesrifoɔ mu. 33 Na ɛbaa sɛ Gideon wuiɛ ara pɛ na Israelfoɔ dane wɔn ho, na wɔdii Baalfoɔ adwaman, na wɔde Baalberit yɛɛ wɔn nyame. 34 Na Israelfoɔ no ankae AWURADE wɔn Nyankopɔn a ogyee wɔn fii wɔn atamfo a wɔwɔ afanu nyinaa nsam no. 35 Na wɔankyerɛ Yerubaal fie a ɛne Gideon adɔeɛ, sɛdeɛ papayɛ a ɔdaa Israel no adi nyinaa teɛ.
Nkyekyem-Nkyekyem-Nkyekyem-Nkyekyɛm Gideon ho asɛm a ɛwɔ Atemmufo Ti 6 kosi 8 no yɛ asɛm a ɛkanyan adwene sen biara wɔ Bible mu no mu biako. Ɛka ɔman bi atuatew ne nhyɛso kyinhyia, ɔbran bi a ɛnyɛ nea ɛda adi sɛ ɔfrɛ a ɔmpɛ na ehu wom, asraafo nkonimdi anwonwakwan so a mmarima 300 pɛ na wodii, ne nea efii nkonimdi akyi a ɛyɛ den no ho asɛm.
Ti 6: Nhyɛso, Ɔfrɛ, ne Ahosiesie Nkyekyɛm 1–6 (Midianifo Nhyɛso): Esiane sɛ Israel yɛɛ bɔne wɔ Awurade ani so nti, Onyankopɔn de wɔn hyɛɛ Midian nsa mfeɛ nson. Midianfo, Amalekfo, ne apuei famfo sɛee asase no, sɛee nnɔbae ne mmoa, na ɛhyɛɛ Israelfo ma wɔde wɔn ho siee amena, abodan ne mmepɔw so. Nkyekyɛm 7–10 (Nkɔnhyɛ mu nteɛso): Berɛ a Israel su frɛɛ Awurade ɛnam Midianfoɔ no nti, Onyankopɔn somaa nkɔmhyɛni bi sɛ ɔmmɛkae wɔn N’adom—sɛdeɛ Ɔyii wɔn firii Misraim na ɔhyɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnnsuro Amorifoɔ anyame—nanso na wɔantie Ne nne. Nkyekyɛm 11–16 (Awurade no Bɔfo no Yi ne ho adi): Awurade Bɔfo no bae bɛtenaa odua bi ase wɔ Ofra, a na ɛyɛ Yoas a ofi Abiesri dea. Ná ne ba, Gideon , rewe awi wɔ nsã-kyi-amoa ho de asie Midianfo. Ɔbɔfoɔ no paee mu kaa sɛ, "Awurade ka wo ho, wo ɔkokodurufoɔ ɔkokodurufoɔ." Gideon gyee eyi ho kyim, na ɔtwee adwene sii Israel ohia ne n’ankasa dibea a ɛba fam wɔ n’agya fie so. Awurade maa no awerɛhyem sɛ, “Ampa ara mɛka wo ho.”
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Nkyekyɛm 17–24 (Gyegyeɛ Nsɛnkyerɛnne): Gideon srɛɛ sɛnkyerɛnne bi a ɔde bɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn kasa ampa, na ɔresiesie nam ne keeki a mmɔkaw nnim. Bere a Ɔbɔfo no de ne poma ano kaa afɔrebɔde no, ogya sɔree fii ɔbotan no mu na ɛhyee no, na Ɔbɔfo no yerae. Bere a Gideon huu onipa ko a ɔyɛ no, osuroe maa ne kra, nanso Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, "Asomdwoe nka wo; nsuro, worenwu." Gideon sii afɔremuka bi wɔ hɔ a wɔtoo din Yehowa-shalom (Awurade Ne Asomdwoe). Nkyekyɛm 25–32 (Baal Afɔrebukyia no sɛe): Saa anadwo no ara, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ ɔmfa n’agya nantwinini a ɔtɔ so mmienu no na ɔntwe n’agya afɔrebukyia no mma Baal, na ɔntwitwa nnua dua (Aserah) a ɛwɔ ne nkyɛn no. Gideon yɛɛ eyi anadwo ne nkoa du esiane suro a na osuro n’abusua ne kurow no mu mmarima nti. Bere a ade kyee anɔpa no, wohuu no, kurow no mufo hwehwɛɛ sɛ obekum no, nanso Yoas yii ne ho ano sɛ, "So mobɛsrɛ Baal?... momma ɔnsrɛ n'ankasa asɛm." Esiane eyi nti, wɔtoo Gideon din Yerubaal ("Ma Baal srɛ no"). Nkyekyɛm 33–35 (Onyankopɔn Honhom Ma Gideon Tumi): Midianfoɔ ne Amalekfoɔ no boaboaa wɔn ho ano na wɔkyekyeree Yesreel bonhwa mu. "Awurade Honhom baa Gideon so" (nea ɛkyerɛ ankasa ne sɛ ɔhyɛɛ no atade), na ɔhyɛn torobɛnto, boaboaa Abieser, Aser, Sebulon ne Naftali mmusua ano sɛ wonni n'akyi. Nkyekyɛm 36–40 (Awia Nsɛnkyerɛnne): Ɔda so ara hwehwɛ awerɛhyɛmu no, Gideon srɛɛ Nyankopɔn dɛ ɔmma no nsɛnkyerɛdze a ɔdze aboa nwoma a ɔdze ayɛ no. Nea edi kan no, ɔsrɛɛ obosu wɔ aboa nhoma no nkutoo so bere a asase no da so ara yɛ nwunu no; Onyankopɔn maa no. Nea edi hɔ no, ɔsrɛɛ sɛ aboa nhoma no nyow bere a obosu wɔ asase no so no; Onyankopɔn yɛɛ saa nso.
Ti 7: Asraafo a Wɔayɛ Teateaa ne Nkonim a Wodii wɔ Midian so Nkyekyɛm 1–3 (Asraafoɔ no a wɔtwitwa): Yerubaal (Gideon) ne n’asraafoɔ no bɔɔ nsra wɔ baabi a ɛbɛn Harod abura no, berɛ a na Midianfoɔ no wɔ atifi fam. Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ nnipa no dɔɔso dodo , anyɛ saa a Israel bɛka anuonyam ama wɔn ho wɔ Onyankopɔn so. Onyankopɔn kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ ɔmmɔ amanneɛ sɛ obiara a osuro no betumi afi hɔ. mmarima 22,000 fii hɔ , na wogyaw 10,000 wɔ akyi. Nkyekyɛm 4–8 (Nsuo no Sɔhwɛ): Onyankopɔn kaa sɛ wɔda so ara dɔɔso dodo. Ɔka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ ɔmfa wɔn nsian nkɔ nsuo no mu, baabi a ɔbɛtetew wɔn mu. Wɔde wɔn a wɔde wɔn tɛkrɛma bɔ nsu no mu te sɛ ɔkraman (mmarima 300) no fii hɔ. Wɔde wɔn a wɔkotow nom nsa no kɔɔ fie. Esiane sɛ na mmarima 300 pɛ nti, Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ bɔ sɛ ɔde Midian bɛhyɛ Gideon nsa. Nkyekyɛm 9–15 (Midianifo Dae): Saa anadwo no, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ ɔnkɔ atamfo nsraban mu efisɛ ɔde ahyɛ ne nsa. Bere a Gideon ne n’akoa Fura ka ne ho no, ɔtee sɛ Midianni sraani bi reka dae bi a ɛfa atoko paanoo bi a ɛrehuruhuruw agu Midian dɔm no mu, abɔ ntomadan bi ma ebubui ho asɛm kyerɛɛ ne hokafo no. Ɔsraani foforo no kyerɛɛ ase sɛ: "Eyi nyɛ biribi foforo biara gye Gideon nkrante... efisɛ Onyankopɔn de Midian ahyɛ ne nsam." Bere a Gideon resom Onyankopɔn no, ɔde ahotoso san kɔɔ ne mmarima no nkyɛn. Nkyekyɛm 16–22 (Kanea ne Nkukuo Nneyɛeɛ): Gideon kyekyɛɛ mmarima 300 no mu yɛɛ wɔn akuo mmiɛnsa. Ɔmaa obiara torobɛnto, kuruwa a hwee nni mu, ne kanea (kanea) wɔ kuruwa no mu . Wɔtwaa nsraban no ho hyiae anadwo no, wɔhyɛn ntorobɛnto no, bubuu nkuruwa no, kuraa
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akanea no wɔ wɔn nsa benkum mu na wɔde torobɛnto no kuraa wɔn nsa nifa mu, na wɔteɛɛm sɛ: “Awurade ne Gideon nkrante.” Ehu kaa Midianfoɔ nsraban no, na Awurade de obiara nkrantɛ tiaa ne yɔnko wɔ dɔm no nyinaa mu. Nkyekyɛm 23–25 (Wɔn a wɔdi wɔn akyi): Israel mmarima a wɔfiri Naftali, Aser, ne Manase taa Midianfoɔ a wɔredwane no. Gideon somaa abɔfoɔ twaa Bepɔ Efraim sɛ wɔnkɔfa nsuo a ɛdi wɔn anim wɔ Bet-Bara ne Yordan, na wɔkyeree Midian mmapɔmma mmienu, Oreb ne Seeb , a wɔde wɔn ti san baa Gideon nkyɛn no kum wɔn.
Ti 8: Akyidi, Ntawntawdi, ne Nea Efi Mu Ba Nkyekyɛm 1–3 (A Diplomatic Resolution with Ephraim): Efraim mmarima no nwiinwii denneennen sɛ wɔanfrɛ wɔn kan sɛ wɔmmɛko. Gideon de ahobrɛase ne anifere buae sɛ: "Dɛn na mayɛ seesei sɛ mede toto wo ho? So Efraim bobe a woyiyi no nyɛ papa nsen Abieser bobe aba?" Ne mmuae brɛoo no danee wɔn abufuw. Nkyekyɛm 4–9 (Pow a wɔpowee wɔ Sukot ne Penuel): Gideon ne ne mmarima 300 a wɔabrɛ no twaa Yordan asubɔnten no kɔtaa Midianfo ahemfo a wɔaka, Seba ne Salmuna no akyi denneennen. Wɔsrɛɛ Sukot ne Penuel mpanimfoɔ no paanoo a wɔde bɛma asraafoɔ a wɔabrɛ no aduane, nanso akannifoɔ no dii Gideon ho fɛw na wɔpowee, na wɔkaa sɛ wɔnnya nkyeree ahemfo no. Gideon bɔɔ wɔn kɔkɔ sɛ ɔbɛsan aba de nsɔe ne nsɔe atwe wɔn aso. Nkyekyɛm 10–17 (Asotwe ne Nkyeremu): Gideon maa Midianfo dɔm a wɔaka no ho dwiriw wɔn na ɔkyeree ahene Seba ne Salmuna . Bere a ɔsan bae no, ɔde sare so nsɔe ne nsɔe teɛɛ Sukot mpanyimfo no so, na obubuu Penuel abantenten no kunkum kurow no mu mmarima. Nkyekyɛm 18–21 (Ahemfo no Nkrabea): Gideon bisaa Seba ne Salmunna sɛ mmarima bɛn na wokunkum wɔn wɔ Tabor, na ohui sɛ wɔyɛ n’ankasa ne nuanom. Ɔhyɛɛ ne ba panyin Yeter sɛ onkum wɔn, nanso abarimaa no suroe efisɛ na ɔda so ara yɛ abofra. Afei ahemfo baanu no ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ ɔno ankasa mmɔ wɔn, na Gideon kum wɔn, na ogyee borɔdɔma ahosiesie no fii wɔn yoma kɔn mu. Nkyekyɛm 22–27 ( Sika Efod ne Israel Lapse): Israel bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛma Gideon ne n’abusua ayɛ agyapade sodifo, nanso Gideon powee denneennen, na ɔpaee mu kae sɛ, “Awurade bedi mo so.” Nanso, Gideon srɛɛ sɛ: obiara mma no asomuade mfi wɔn asade mu. Ɔboaboaa sika nnwetɛbena 1,755 ano yɛɛ efod , de guu ne kurom Ofra mu. Awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ, Israel nyinaa kɔbɔɔ aguaman dii n’akyi wɔ hɔ , na ɛbɛyɛɛ afiri maa Gideon ne ne fi. Nkyekyɛm 28–35 (Gideon Owuo ne Israel Ne werɛfiri): Wɔhyɛɛ Midian ase, na asaase no nyaa ahomegyeɛ mfeɛ aduanan wɔ Gideon nkwa nna mu. Gideon wui bere a na wabɔ akwakoraa pa, na wosiee no wɔ n’agya Yoas ɔdamoa mu. Ne wu akyi pɛɛ no, Israelfo no san kɔɔ honhom mu awaresɛe mu, som Baal-berit na wɔantumi ankyerɛ ayamye ankyerɛ Yerubaal (Gideon) fie wɔ nneɛma pa a wayɛ nyinaa ho.
Asuade Titiriw a Yebenya Fi Gideon Asɛm no Mu Onyankopɔn De Nea Ɛnyɛ Nea Ɛyɛ Den ne Nea Ɛyɛ Mmere Di Dwuma: Gideon fii ase de ehu kohintaw na obuu n’abusua no sɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ mmerɛw sen biara wɔ Manase. Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ da tew n’asraafo so fii 32,000 koduu 300 de kyerɛe sɛ nkonimdi fi ɔsoro tumi, na ɛnyɛ nnipa tumi.
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Nnipa Akyinnyegye Ho Boasetɔ: Onyankopɔn de boasetɔ ne adom a ɛyɛ nwonwa hyiaa Gideon ahobammɔ a enni hɔ a emu dɔ ne nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɔsrɛɛ (ogya ne aboa nhoma) no, na ɔde brɛoo kyekyeree ne gyidi no anammɔn anammɔn. Nokware Akannifo Fa Ahobrɛase: Gideon dii mmusuakuw amammuisɛm a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no so yiye (ɔmaa Efraimfo no yɛɛ komm) na ɔpoo ahene tumidi pefee, na ogye toom sɛ Onyankopɔn nkutoo na ɛsɛ sɛ odi Israel so. Asiane a Ɛwɔ Nsiesiei a Ɛwɔ Odi Mu: Wɔ nkonim a ɛyɛ nwonwa a Gideon dii nyinaa akyi no, sika a wɔde yɛ asode a Gideon bɔɔ no bɛyɛɛ honhom fam afiri (abosonsom) maa n’abusua ne ne man, na ɛdaa no adi sɛ honhom mu ani a wɔma ɛda hɔ ho hia wɔ nkonimdi kɛse akyi mpo—na ne titiriw no.
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