2 Samuel 24:16
Biblica® Open Asante Twi Contemporary Bible 2020
Ɛberɛ a ɔbɔfoɔ no reyɛ ahoboa akɔsɛe Yerusalem no, Awurade nuu ne ho wɔ asɛm no ho, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ! Gyae.” Saa ɛberɛ no na Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ no aduru Yebusini Arauna ayuporobea hɔ.
2 Samuel 24:16 in English
2 Samuel 24:16 · Berean Standard Bible
But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah * the Jebusite.
Context
14Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Gad sɛ, “Yɛwɔ ahohiahia mu. Momma yɛmfa yɛn ho nhyɛ Awurade nsa, ɛfiri sɛ, nʼadɔeɛ dɔɔso; nanso, mma me nkɔtɔ nnipa nsam.” 15Enti, Awurade too ɔyaredɔm guu Israel so anɔpa no ma ɛdii nnansa. Na nnipa ɔpeduɔson firii Dan kɔsi Beer-Seba wuwuiɛ. 16Ɛberɛ a ɔbɔfoɔ no reyɛ ahoboa akɔsɛe Yerusalem no, Awurade nuu ne ho wɔ asɛm no ho, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ! Gyae.” Saa ɛberɛ no na Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ no aduru Yebusini Arauna ayuporobea hɔ. 17Ɛberɛ a Dawid hunuu ɔbɔfoɔ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Awurade sɛ, “Me na mayɛ bɔne. Yeinom deɛ wɔnnim ho hwee, ɛdeɛn na wɔayɛ? Ma wo ɔbɔfoɔ nsɛe me ne me fiefoɔ.” 18Ɛda no, Gad kɔɔ Dawid nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Kɔ na kɔsi afɔrebukyia ma Awurade wɔ Yebusini Arauna ayuporobea hɔ.”
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