Atemmufo 3 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

3 ¹Yeinom ne aman a yɛn Agya gyaw wɔn hɔ sɛ ɔde wɔn bɛsɔ Israel ahwɛ—wɔn nyinaa a na wonnim Kanaan akodi no mu biara. ²(Ɔyɛɛ eyi sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Israel awo ntoatoaso a na wonnim ɔko kan no bɛsua nko ara.). ³Aman no ni: Filistifo atumfo baanum, Kanaanfo nyinaa, Sidonfo ne Hiwifo a wɔte Libanon mmepɔw so, efi Baal-Hermon Bepɔw kosi Lebo-Hamat. ⁴Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn sɔ Israel hwɛ—sɛ wobedi yɛn Agya mmara nsɛm a ɔnam Mose so de maa wɔn agyanom no so anaa. ⁵Enti Israelfo no tenaa Kanaanfo, Hetifo, Amorifo, Perisifo, Hiwifo ne Yebusifo no mu. ⁶Wɔwaree saa aman yi mmabea, wɔde wɔn ankasa mmabea maa wɔn mmabarima, na wɔsomee wɔn anyame.

Agya no Ma Otniel Sɔre

⁷Israelfo yɛɛ bɔne wɔ yɛn Agya ani so, wɔn werɛ fii wɔn Agya, na wɔsomee Baal ne Asera ahoni. ⁸Enti yɛn Agya bo fuw Israel yiye; ɔtɔn wɔn maa Kusan-Risataim, Aram-Naharaim hene, a Israel somee no mfe awotwe no. ⁹Bere a Israelfo su frɛɛ yɛn Agya no, ɔmaa ogyefo bi sɔree—Otniel, Kenas babarima, Kaleb nuabarima kumaa—na ogyee wɔn. ¹⁰Yɛn Agya Honhom baa ne so, na obuu Israel atɛn. Ɔkɔɔ ɔko, na yɛn Agya de Kusan-Risataim, Aram hene, hyɛɛ ne nsa, na ne nsa dii Kusan-Risataim so. ¹¹Afei asase no nyaa ahomegye mfe aduanan, kosii sɛ Otniel, Kenas babarima, wui.

Agya no Ma Ehud Sɔre

¹²Israelfo san yɛɛ bɔne wɔ yɛn Agya ani so, na esiane bɔne a wɔyɛe yi nti, yɛn Agya maa Eglon, Moab hene, nyaa ahoɔden tiaa Israel. ¹³Eglon boaboaa Amonfo ne Amalekfo ano, ɔkɔtoaa Israel, na wɔfaa Mmedua Kurow no. ¹⁴Israelfo somee Eglon, Moab hene, mfe dunwɔtwe. ¹⁵Israelfo san su frɛɛ yɛn Agya; ɔmaa Ehud, Gera babarima, Benyaminni a ɔyɛ benkumfo, sɔree sɛ ogyefo. Wɔnam ne so de tow kɔmaa Eglon, Moab hene. ¹⁶Ehud yɛɛ afoa anofanu maa ne ho, ne tenten bɛyɛ basafa baako, na ɔde kyekyeree ne nifa srɛ so wɔ nʼatade ase. ¹⁷Ɔde tow no brɛɛ Eglon, Moab hene, a na ɔyɛ ɔbarima a ne ho yɛ srade yiye no. ¹⁸Bere a Ehud de tow no maa no wiee no, ɔgyaa nnipa a wɔsoaa no no kwan ma wɔkɔe. ¹⁹Ɔno ankasa fi ahoni a ɛbɛn Gilgal no nkyɛn san bae, na ɔkae se, “Ɔhene, mewɔ kokoam asɛm bi ma wo.” Ɔhene no kae se, “Komm!” na nʼasomfo nyinaa fii ne nkyɛn kɔe.

²⁰Ehud kɔɔ ne nkyɛn, bere a ɔno nko ara te ne dan a ɛwɔ soro a ɛhɔ dwo no mu. Ehud kae se, “Mewɔ asɛm bi fi Onyankopɔn hɔ ma wo.” Ɔhene no sɔree fi nʼagua so. ²¹Ehud teɛɛ ne benkum nsa, twee afoa no fii ne nifa srɛ so, na ɔde wɔɔ Eglon yafunu mu. ²²Afoa no nsampa nso kɔɔ mu wɔ ano no akyi; srade no kataa so. Esiane sɛ Ehud antwe afoa no amfi ne yafunu mu nti, ne nsono puee. ²³Ehud fii adi kɔɔ ntwonoo no so, tow dan a ɛwɔ soro no apon too nʼakyi, na ɔde safe too mu.

²⁴Ɔkɔe akyi no, ne nkoa no behuu sɛ wɔde safe ato dan a ɛwɔ soro no apon mu, na wɔkae se, “Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔrekɔ tiafi wɔ dan a ɛhɔ dwo no mu.” ²⁵Wɔtwɛn kosii sɛ wɔn ani wui, nanso ommuee dan a ɛwɔ soro no apon no ara. Enti wɔfaa safe no, buee mu, na wohuu sɛ wɔn wura ahwe fam awu.

²⁶Bere a wɔretwɛn no, Ehud dwane kɔe. Ɔtwaa ahoni no ho, na oguan kɔɔ Seira. ²⁷Ɔduu hɔ no, ɔhyɛn odwennini mmɛn wɔ Efraim mmepɔw so, na Israelfo ne Ehud fii mmepɔw no so sianee, Ehud di wɔn anim. ²⁸Ɔkae se, “Monni me akyi, efisɛ yɛn Agya de mo atamfo Moabfo ahyɛ mo nsa.” Wɔdii nʼakyi sianee, kɔfaa Yordan asutwam a ɛkɔ Moab no, na wɔamma obiara antwa. ²⁹Saa bere no, wokunkum Moabfo bɛyɛ 10,000, wɔn nyinaa yɛ mmarima a wɔwɔ ahoɔden; wɔn mu baako mpo anguan. ³⁰Enti saa da no, Israel nsa brɛɛ Moab ase, na asase no nyaa ahomegye mfe aduowɔtwe.

³¹Samgar, Anat babarima, dii hɔ; ɔde nantwi abaa kunkum Filistifo 600; ɔno nso gyee Israel.