Esra 7 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

7 ¹Saa nsɛm yi akyi, bere a Artasasta di Persia so hene no, Esra a ɔyɛ Seraia ba, Asaria ba, Hilkia ba, ²Salum ba, Sadok ba, Ahitub ba, ³Amaria ba, Asaria ba, Meraiot ba, ⁴Serahia ba, Usi ba, Buki ba, ⁵Abisua ba, Pinehas ba, Eleasar ba, ɔsɔfo panyin Aaron ba. ⁶Saa Esra yi fi Babilonia baae. Ɔyɛ ɔkyerɛwfo a ɔnim Mose Mmara a yɛn Agya, Israel Nyankopɔn, de maa no no yiye. Ɔhene no de nea obisae nyinaa maa no, efisɛ na nʼAgya nsa wɔ ne so. ⁷Israelfo bi, asɔfo, Lewifo, nnwontofo, apon ano hwɛfo ne asɔredan mu asomfo kɔɔ Yerusalem wɔ Ɔhene Artasasta adedi afe a ɛto so ason mu. ⁸Esra duu Yerusalem bosome a ɛto so anum mu, wɔ ɔhene no adedi afe a ɛto so ason mu. ⁹Bosome a edi kan no da a edi kan no, ofii Babilonia; bosome a ɛto so anum no da a edi kan no, oduu Yerusalem, efisɛ na nʼAgya nsa papa wɔ ne so. ¹⁰Efisɛ na Esra asi ne bo sɛ obesua yɛn Agya Mmara no, adi so, na ɔde nʼahyɛde ne nʼatemmu akyerɛkyerɛ wɔ Israel.

Ɔhene no Krataa a Ɛfa Esra Ho

¹¹Krataa a Ɔhene Artasasta de maa ɔsɔfo ne ɔkyerɛwfo Esra, ɔbenfo a ɔnim yɛn Agya mmaransɛm ne nʼahyɛde a ɔde maa Israel no, nsɛm ni:

¹²Ɛfi Artasasta, ahene mu hene, kɔ ɔsɔfo Esra, ɔsoro Nyankopɔn Mmara no kyerɛwfo, nkyɛn: Nkyia. Na afei,

¹³Mehyɛ sɛ: Israelni biara a ɔwɔ mʼahenni mu, a asɔfo ne Lewifo ka ho, a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔkɔ Yerusalem no, obetumi ne wo akɔ. ¹⁴Efisɛ ɔhene ne nʼagyinatufo baason asoma wo sɛ kɔhwehwɛ Yuda ne Yerusalem ho nsɛm mu, sɛnea wo Nyankopɔn Mmara a ɛwɔ wo nsa mu no te, ¹⁵na wode dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ a ɔhene ne nʼagyinatufo de ayamye ama Israel Nyankopɔn a ne tenabea wɔ Yerusalem no akɔ, ¹⁶ne dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ a wobehu wɔ Babilonia mantam no nyinaa mu, ka ɔman no ne asɔfo no ayamye akyɛde a wɔde ama wɔn Nyankopɔn fi a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no ho. ¹⁷Fa sika yi ntɛm ara tɔ anantwinini, adwennini ne nguantenmma, ne wɔn atoko afɔrebɔde ne nsa afɔrebɔde, na fa wɔn bɔ afɔre wɔ wo Nyankopɔn fi a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no afɔremuka so. ¹⁸Dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ a ɛbɛka no, wo ne wo nuanom mfa nyɛ biribiara a mobu sɛ eye, sɛnea wo Nyankopɔn pɛ. ¹⁹Fa nkuku a wɔde ama wo ma wo Nyankopɔn fi som no kɔto Yerusalem Nyankopɔn anim. ²⁰Biribiara a ɛka ho a wo Nyankopɔn fi hia, a ɛsɛ sɛ wode ma no, yi fi ɔhene foto mu ma.

²¹Me, Ɔhene Artasasta, mehyɛ sikasɛmfo a wɔwɔ Asubɔnten no Akyi mantam mu nyinaa sɛ: biribiara a ɔsɔfo Esra, ɔsoro Nyankopɔn Mmara no kyerɛwfo, bɛbisa mo no, monyɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ. ²²Momma no dwetɛ kɔsi bɛyɛ pɔn 7,500, awi kotoku 600, nsa galɔn 600, ngo galɔn 600, ne nkyene a ano nni hɔ. ²³Biribiara a ɔsoro Nyankopɔn hyɛ no, monyɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ mma ne fi, na abufuw amma ɔhene ahenni ne ne mma so. ²⁴Yɛsan bɔ mo amanneɛ sɛ: ɛnsɛ sɛ mogye towtua, apoobɔ anaa kwan so tow biara fi asɔfo, Lewifo, nnwontofo, apon ano hwɛfo, asɔredan mu asomfo anaa adwumayɛfo biara a wɔwɔ Onyankopɔn fi yi mu no hɔ.

²⁵Wo Esra, fa wo Nyankopɔn nyansa a ɛwɔ wo nsa mu no yi ahwɛfo ne atemmufo, na wɔnhwɛ nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ Asubɔnten no Akyi mantam mu no nyinaa so—wɔn a wonim wo Nyankopɔn mmara no nyinaa. Kyerɛkyerɛ wɔn a wonnim no. ²⁶Obiara a ɔbɛpo wo Nyankopɔn mmara ne ɔhene mmara no, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwe nʼaso denneennen—owu, atukɔ, nʼagyapade a wɔbɛgye, anaa afiase.

²⁷Nhyira nka yɛn Agya, yɛn agyanom Nyankopɔn, a ɔde too ɔhene koma mu sɛ ɔmma yɛn Agya fi a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no nyɛ fɛ, ²⁸na ɔdaa nʼadɔe adi kyerɛɛ me wɔ ɔhene, nʼagyinatufo ne ɔhene mpanyimfo atumfo nyinaa anim. Enti menyaa akokoduru, efisɛ na mʼAgya nsa wɔ me so, na meboaboaa Israel mpanyimfo ano sɛ wɔne me nkɔ.