Ptoleme hyɛne Siria
1 Afei Misraim hene boaa akofoɔ pii ano sɛ ɛpo ano anwea, ne nsuhyɛn bebree; na ɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔnam nnaadaa kwan so bɛgye Aleksandro ahennie na ɔde aka n’ankasa ahennie ho.
2 Ɔsiim de asomdwoeɛ nsɛm kɔɔ Siria, na nnipa a wɔwɔ nkuro no mu no buee wɔn apono maa no, na ɔkɔ kɔhyiaa no, ɛfiri sɛ na Ɔhene Aleksandro ahyɛ sɛ wɔnhyia no, ɛsiane sɛ na ɔyɛ Aleksandro ase barima.
3 Nanso ɛberɛ a Ptoleme hyɛnee nkuro no mu no, ɔde akofoɔ abansifoɔ tenaa kuro biara mu.
4 Ɛberɛ a ɔbɛnee Asoto no, wɔkyerɛɛ no Dagon abosonnan a wɔahyeɛ no, ne afunu a ɛgugu hɔ, ne wɔn a Yonatan hyee wɔn wɔ ɔko mu no, ɛfiri sɛ na wɔaboaboa ano wɔ ne kwan ho.
5 Wɔsan nso kaa deɛ Yonatan ayɛ, sɛ wɔde rebɔ no soboɔ; nanso ɔhene yɛɛ komm.
6 Yonatan hyiaa ɔhene wɔ Yopa wɔ anidie mu, na wɔkyeakyeaa wɔn ho na wɔdaa hɔ anadwo no.
7 Na Yonatan ne ɔhene no kɔɔ ara kɔduruu asubɔnten a wɔfrɛ no Eleuterus ho; na afei ɔsan baa Yerusalem.
8 Enti Ɔhene Ptoleme nyaa tumi wɔ mpoano nkuro no so de kɔsi Seleusia a ɛda ɛpo ho no, na ɔkɔɔ so ara faa adwene bɔne tiaa Aleksandro.
9 Ɔsomaa ananmusifoɔ kɔɔ Ɔhene Demetrius nkyɛn kaa sɛ: Bra ma yɛnyɛ apam, na mede wo bɛma me babaa a na ɔyɛ Aleksandro yere no aware, na wobɛdi w’agya ahennie so.
10 Afei na manu me ho sɛ mede me babaa maa no, ɛfiri sɛ wapɛ sɛ anka ɔku me.
11 Ɔde soboɔ no bɔɔ Aleksandro ɛfiri sɛ na n’ani bere n’ahennie no.
12 Enti ɔgyee ne babaa no firii ne nsam na ɔde no maa Demetrius. Ɔtwee ne ho firii Aleksandro ho, na wɔn manso no bɛdaa adi pefee.
13 Ɛnna Ptoleme hyɛnee Antiokia na ɔkɔhyɛɛ Asia ahenkyɛ no. Yei kyerɛ sɛ ɔde ahenkyɛ mmienu hyɛɛ ne ti, Misraim ahenkyɛ ne Asia deɛ no.
14 Saa berɛ no na Ɔhene Aleksandro wɔ Kilikia, ɛfiri sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ mantam no mu no ate atua.
15 Ɛberɛ a Aleksandro teeɛ no, ɔbɛhyiaa no ne no koe. Ptoleme siim de akofoɔ a wɔyɛ den kɔhyiaa no, na ɔmaa wɔn dwanee.
16 Enti Aleksandro dwane kɔɔ Arabia kɔbɔɔ ne ho adwaa hɔ, na Ɔhene Ptoleme dii nkonim.
17 Sabdiel ne Arab twaa Aleksandro ti na ɔsoma de kɔmaa Ptoleme.
18 Nanso nnansa akyi no, Ɔhene Ptoleme wui, na nnipa a wɔtete abandenden no mu hɔ no kunkumm n’akofoɔ no wɔ abandenden no mu hɔ.
19 Ɛno nti Demetrius bɛyɛɛ ɔhene wɔ afe ɔha aduosia nsonmu.
Yonatan yɛ amanyɛsɛm
20 Nna no mu Yonatan boaboaa Yudeafoɔ sɛ wɔrekɔto ahyɛ abankɛseɛ a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no so, na ɔhyehyɛɛ akodeɛ a wɔde bubu afasuo a ɔde bɛko atia no.
21 Nanso atuatefoɔ bi a wɔtan wɔn man kɔɔ ɔhene nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ Yonatan retua abankɛseɛ no.
22 Ɛberɛ a ɔtee yei no, ne bu fui, na ɔteeɛ no, ntɛm ara na ɔsiim baa Ptolemais; na ɔtwerɛ kɔmaa Yonatan sɛ ɔnnyae atuateɛ no, na mmom ɔmmɛhyia no wɔ Ptolemais ntɛm ara na wɔmfa adwene.
23 Ɛberɛ a Yonatan tee yei no, ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔnkɔ so ara ntua abankɛseɛ no. Ɔyii Israel mpanimfoɔ no mu bi ne asɔfoɔ no mu bi, na ɔde ne nkwa dii agorɔ,
24 ɛfiri sɛ ɔkɔɔ ɔhene hɔ wɔ Ptolemais de sika, dwetɛ, ntadeɛ ne akyɛdeɛ pii kɔmaa no. Na ɔnyaa ɔhene anim adom.
25 Ɛwom sɛ na atuatefoɔ bi a wɔfiri ne man mu kɔ so ara bɔ no kwaadu deɛ,
26 nanso ɔhene no yɛɛ no te sɛ deɛ na n’akannifoɔ yɛe no ara; ɔkorɔnn no wɔ ne Nnamfonom nyinaa anim.
27 Ɔsii no pi sɛ ɔno ne ɔsɔfo panin ne animuonyam ahodoɔ a na akane no ɔwɔ, na ɔmaa wɔkan no kaa ne Nnamfonom atitire no ho.
28 Afei Yonatan bisaa ɔhene no sɛ ɔmfa Yudea ne Samaria mansini mmiɛnsa no ho nkyɛ wɔn wɔ ɛtoɔ tua mu, na ɔhyɛɛ no bɔ sɛ ɔbɛma no dwetɛbena ahasa.
29 Ɔhene penee so, na ɔtwerɛɛ krataa a ɛfa nnoɔma yeinom nyinaa ho kɔmaa Yonatan; na emu nsɛm no te sɛ deɛ ɛdidi soɔ yi:
30 Ɔhene Demetrius de kɔma ne nua Yonatan ne Yudafoɔ man, mekyea mo.
31 Nwoma a yɛtwerɛ faa wo ho kɔmaa yɛn busuani Lastenes nhwɛsoɔ na yɛatwerɛ de rebrɛ wo nso yi, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na wobɛhu deɛ ɛreka.
32 Ɔhene Demetrius de kɔma n’agya Lastenes, mekyea wo.
33 Yɛabɔ yɛn tirim sɛ yɛbɛyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ ama Yudafoɔ a wɔyɛ yɛn ayɔnkofoɔ no, ɛsiane adɔeɛ a wɔayi no adi akyerɛ yɛn no nti.
34 Yɛasi no pi sɛ Yudea, Afairema ne Lida amansini no yɛ wɔn dea; akyire deɛ no, wɔde mantam a wɔn ne wɔn bɔ hyeɛ no nyinaa aka wɔn ho firi Samaria. Na wɔn a wɔbɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ Yerusalem no, yɛama wɔn fawohodie wɔ adehyeɛ toɔ a na anka wɔtua firi asase no so nnɔbaeɛ ne nnua so nnuaba de ma ɔhene afe biara no ho.
35 Na ɛfiri ɛnnɛ rekɔ, ɛtoɔ nkaeɛ a ɛyɛ yɛn dea no, ntotosoɔ du du, ɛtoɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ ɛba yɛn nkyɛn no, ne nkyene amena ne ahenkyɛ toɔ a wɔyi ma yɛn no, yɛbɛma mo agyae yeinom nyinaa tua.
36 Na mmoa sika yi, wɔrentwa mu da ɛfiri nnɛ de kɔsi daa.
37 Afei hwɛ yei yie na yɛ ne nhwɛsoɔ bi, na wɔmfa ma Yonatan na wɔmfa nto baabi a wɔbɛhu wɔ bepɔ kronkron no so.
Trifo kontokyisɛm
38 Ɛberɛ a Ɔhene Demetrius hunuu sɛ asase no so ayɛ dinn wɔ n’anim na obiara nsɔre ntia no no, ɔgyaa n’akofoɔ no nyinaa kwan maa wɔkɔɔ wɔn afie mu, na ɛkaa ahɔhoɔ akofoɔ a wɔfaa wɔn firii nsupɔ a ɛwɔ aman soɔ no. Enti akofoɔ a na anka wɔasom n’akannifoɔ tanee no.
39 Afei Trifo bi a akane no na ɔyɛ Aleksandro akyitaefoɔ no mu baako; ɔhunuu sɛ akofoɔ no nyinaa renwiinwii tia Demetrius. Enti ɔkɔɔ Arabni Imalkue a na ɔretete Aleksandro ba kumaa Antiokus,
40 na ɔhyɛɛ no dendeenden sɛ ɔmfa Antiokus ma no, na ɔmmɛsi n’agya ananmu nni hene. Ɔsan nso ka kyerɛɛ Imalkue adeɛ a Demetrius ayɛ, ne ɔtan a Demetrius akofoɔ tan no; na ɔtenaa hɔ nna bebree.
41 Afei Yonatan soma kɔɔ Ɔhene Demetrius nkyɛn sɛ ɔnyi akofoɔ a wɔwɔ Yerusalem abankɛseɛ ne abandenden mu no hɔ; ɛfiri sɛ na wɔda so ara ne Israel di ako.
42 Ɛnna Demetrius soma de asɛm yi kɔmaa Yonatan sɛ: Ɛnyɛ yei nko na mɛyɛ ama wo ne wo man, na mmom mede animuonyam kɛseɛ bɛma wo ne wo man, sɛ menya ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ a.
43 Seesei deɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden asoma mmarima a wɔbɛboa me, ɛfiri sɛ m’akofoɔ no nyinaa ate tua.
44 Enti Yonatan soma de mmarima abrane mpem mmiɛnsa kɔmaa no wɔ Antiokia, na ɛberɛ a wɔbɛduruu ɔhene nkyɛn no, ɔhene no ani gyee sɛ wɔabɛduru.
45 Afei nnipa a wɔwɔ kuro no mu boaboaa wɔn ho ano, na na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ mpem ɔha aduonu, na wɔhwehwɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛku ɔhene.
46 Nanso ɔhene dwane kɔhyɛɛ ahemfie. Ɛnna afei kuro no mu nnipa gyee kuro no abɔntene fae, na wɔfirii aseɛ koe.
47 Enti ɔhene frɛɛ Yudafoɔ no sɛ wɔmmɛboa no, na wɔbɛtwaa ne ho hyiae, na afei wɔfefaa kuro no mu baabiara; na ɛda no wɔkumm nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpeha.
48 Wɔde ogya hyee kuro no na wɔfaa asadeɛ pii ɛda no, na wɔgyee ɔhene no nkwa.
49 Na ɛberɛ a nnipa a wɔwɔ kuro no mu hunuu sɛ Yudafoɔ no anya tumi wɔ kuro no so sɛdeɛ wɔpɛ no, wɔn akoma tui, na wɔsu de kyɛw pa kɔmaa ɔhene sɛ:
50 Dom yɛn asomdwoeɛ, na ma Yudafoɔ no nnyae ɔko a wɔreko tia yɛn ne yɛn kuro no.
51 Na wɔtotoo wɔn akodeɛ guu fam na wɔyɛɛ asomdwoeɛ nhyehyɛɛ. Saa nti Yudafoɔ no nyaa animuonyam wɔ ɔhene no ani so ne nnipa a wɔwɔ ahemman no mu nyinaa ani so, na wɔsan de asadeɛ pii baa Yerusalem.
52 Enti Ɔhene Demetrius tenaa n’ahennie adwa so, na asase no so dwoe ne berɛ so.
53 Nanso ɔbuu ne bɔhyɛ a ɔhyɛeɛ no nyinaa so; na ɔno ne Yonatan ntam teteeɛ, na papayɛ a Yonatan yɛɛ no no, mmom ɔde ayakayakadeɛ na ɛtuaa ne so ka.
Trifo gye ahennie no
54 Yei akyi no, Trifo san bae, na na abarimaa Antiokus a ɔfirii aseɛ hyɛɛ ahenkyɛ na ɔdii adeɛ no ka ne ho.
55 Akofoɔ a Demetrius yii wɔn adie no nyinaa boaa wɔn ano baa ne nkyɛn, na wɔn ne Demetrius koe, na ɔdwanee, na ɔdii nkoguo.
56 Trifo kyeree asono no na ɔnyaa tumi wɔ Antiokia so.
57 Afei aberanteɛ Antiokus twerɛ kɔmaa Yonatan kaa sɛ: Mefoa wo so wɔ wo sɔfo panin yɛ no, na mede mansini nnan hyɛ wo nsa, na mayɛ wo ɔhene Nnamfonom no mu baako.
58 Ɔsan nso soma maa wɔde sika plɛte ne ɔsom pono bi kɔmaa no, na ɔmaa no kwan sɛ ɔnom sika nkuruwa ano na ɔnhyɛ beredum atadeɛ na ɔmmɔ sika aboomu.
59 Ɔyii Yonatan nua Simon sɛ amrado firi Lader a ɛwɔ Tiro de kɔsi Misraim ahyeɛ so.
Yonatan ne Simon satuo
60 Afei Yonatan siim na ɔtuu kwan traa asubɔnten no ne nkuro no, na Siria asraafoɔ no nyinaa boaa wɔn ho ano bɛyɛɛ n’ayɔnkofoɔ. Ɛberɛ a ɔbaa Askelon no, nnipa a wɔwɔ hɔ no hyiaa no, na wɔhyɛɛ no animuonyam.
61 Ɛfiri hɔ no, ɔkɔɔ Gasa, nanso nnipa a wɔwɔ Gasa no sii no kwan. Yei nti ɔtuaa kuro no de ogya hyee n’aborɔno no na ɔfomm mu nnoɔma fae.
62 Afei nnipa a wɔwɔ Gasa no srɛɛ Yonatan, na ɔne wɔn yɛɛ asomdwoeɛ apam, na ɔfaa wɔn ahemfo mmabarima nnommum, na ɔde wɔn baa Yerusalem. Na ɔtwaam faa ɔman no mu kɔduruu Damasko.
63 Afei Yonatan tee sɛ Demetrius mpanimfoɔ no de asraafoɔ dɔm kɛseɛ aba Kades a ɛwɔ Galilea, na wɔafa adwene sɛ wɔbɛyi no afiri ne diberɛ.
64 Ɔkɔhyiaa wɔn, na mmom ɔgyaa ne nua Simon hɔ wɔ ɔman no mu.
65 Simon kyeree nsra wɔ Bet-sur anim na ɔko tiaa no nna bebree na ɔkaa wɔn miaeɛ.
66 Afei wɔsrɛɛ no sɛ ɔne wɔn nyɛ asomdwoeɛ ho nhyehyɛɛ, na ɔyɛɛ saa. Ɔyii wɔn firii hɔ, na ɔfaa kuro no, na ɔde abansifoɔ duaa hɔ.
67 Yonatan ne n’asraafoɔ no kyeree nsraban wɔ asuo a ɛwɔ Genesaret ho. Anɔpahema na wɔkɔɔ Hasor asasetam no ho,
68 na asasetam no so hɔ na asraafoɔ ahɔhoɔ no hyiaa no; na wɔahunta retɛ no wɔ mmepɔ no so, nanso wɔn ankasa bɛhyiaa no anim ne anim.
69 Afei mmarima atɛfoɔ no firi wɔn mmeammea ba bɛkoe.
70 Mmarima a wɔka Yonatan ho no nyinaa dwanee; anka wɔn mu baako mpo gye Matatias a n’agya ne Absalom, ne Yuda a n’agya ne Kalfi, asahene a wɔdeda asraafoɔ dɔm no ano.
71 Yonatan sunsuanee n’atadeɛ mu, na ɔde mfuturo guu ne tirim, na ɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ.
72 Afei ɔsan danee ne ho kɔɔ akono ne n’atamfoɔ kɔkoe, na ɔdii wɔn so, na wɔdwanee.
73 Ɛberɛ a ne mmarima a wɔredwane no hunuu yei no, wɔsan baa ne nkyɛn bɛkaa ne ho ne no tii wɔn kɔɔ Kades, wɔn nsraban mu, na wɔkyeree nsra wɔ hɔ.
74 Asraafoɔ ahɔhoɔ no mu dodoɔ bɛyɛ mpem mmiɛnsa totɔe ɛda no. Na Yonatan san baa Yerusalem.