Joshua 18
1 Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
Esi Israelviwo xɔ anyigba vɔ megbe la, wo katã wova kpe ta ɖe Silo, eye wotu Yehowa ƒe Agbadɔ ɖe afi ma.
2 there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.
Womema anyigba na Israel ƒe to adre haɖe o.
3 So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
Ale Yosua bia Israelviwo be, “Va se ɖe ɣe ka ɣie mialala hafi anya ame siwo le anyigba si Yehowa, mia Mawu la na mi la dzi?
4 Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me
Mitia ame etɔ̃ tso to ɖe sia ɖe me, eye madɔ wo ɖa be woayi aɖatsa ŋku le afi siwo dzi míeɖu haɖe o la dzi, ale be woana manya woƒe lolome kple anyigba la ƒe lolome si to ɖe sia ɖe adi be yeaxɔ, ekema mate ŋu amae na mi.
5 and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.
Mama anyigba la ɖe akpa adre me: Yuda ƒe viwo anɔ woƒe anyigba dzi le dziehe, eye Yosef ƒe viwo anɔ anyiehe.
6 When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.
Miŋlɔ nu tso anyigba la ƒe akpa adreawo ŋu tsɔ vɛ nam. Ekema mada akɔ ɖe edzi le Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la ŋkume ale be manya ale si mama anyigba lae.
7 The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”
Ke miɖo ŋku edzi be womama anyigba na Levitɔwo o, elabena Yehowa ƒe nunɔlawo wonye, eye woƒe nunɔladɔe nye woƒe domenyinu wɔnuku la. Gad ƒe viwo kple Ruben ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã magaxɔ anyigba aɖeke o, elabena woxɔ anyigba xoxo le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe, afi si ŋugbe Mose do na wo.”
8 As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”
Ame siwo wotia la dze mɔ be woata anyigba la vɛ na Yosua ekema ate ŋu ama anyigba la na toawo to akɔdada le Yehowa ŋkume me.
9 So the men departed and went throughout the land, mapping it city by city into seven portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
Ame tiatiawo wɔ abe ale si woɖo na wo ene. Woma anyigba la ɖe akpa adre me, woŋlɔ du siwo nɔ mama ɖe sia ɖe me la da ɖi, eye wotrɔ va Yosua gbɔ le asaɖa la me le Silo.
10 And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
Le afi ma, le asaɖa la me le Silo la, Yehowa fia Yosua to akɔdada la me, ale si wòama anyigba lae na to vovovoawo.
11 The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
Anyigba si wotsɔ na Benyamin ƒe viwo la nɔ Yuda ƒe viwo kple Yosef ƒe viwo ƒe anyigbawo dome.
12 On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
Benyamin ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba ƒe anyiehe dze egɔme tso Yɔdan tɔsisi la to, yi Yeriko ƒe anyiehe, to tonyigba la kple Bet Aven gbegbe la dzi.
13 From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
Liƒo la tso afi ma ɖo ta dziehe yi Luz, afi si wogayɔna be Betel, heyi Atarot Ada, le Bet Horon ƒe tonyigba dzi le dziehe.
14 On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
Liƒo la trɔ tso afi ma ɖo ta dziehe, eto to si le Bet Horon kasa le dziehe hewu nu ɖe Kiriat Baal, du si wogayɔna be Kiriat Yearim, si nye Yuda ƒe viwo ƒe duwo dometɔ ɖeka la gbɔ. Esiae nye Benyamin ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba ƒe ɣetoɖoƒeliƒo.
15 On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.
Anyigba la ƒe anyigbemeliƒo tso Kiriat Yearim du la to, yi Efrɔn to la dzi, yi Naftoa vudo la gbɔ,
16 Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.
heyi to si le Ben Hinom ƒe Balime le Refaim ƒe balime ƒe anyiehe gome. Etso afi ma, heto Hinom ƒe balime hetrɔ yi dziehe gome, afi si Yebusitɔwo nɔ, eye wòyi ɖatɔ En Rogel.
17 From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
Tso En Rogel la, liƒo la ɖo ta anyiehe kple ɣedzeƒe gome yi En Semes kple Gelilot le Adumim ƒe akpa kemɛ. Etrɔ tso afi ma ɖo ta Bohan, Ruben ƒe vi ƒe kpe la gbɔ,
18 Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.
eye wòzɔ Bet Araba ƒe anyieheliƒo la ŋu heyi Araba.
19 The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
Egaɖo ta dziehe, dze le Bet Hogla ŋu, eye wòwu nu ɖe Dzeƒu la to. Teƒe siae nye Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe seƒe le dziehe gome.
20 On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
Yɔdan tɔsisi lae nye anyigba sia ƒe ɣedzeƒeliƒo. Anyigba siae wotsɔ na Benyamin ƒe viwo.
21 These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
Du blaeve-vɔ-ade siwo nɔ anyigba sia dzi la woe nye: Yeriko, Bet Hogla, Emek Keziz,
22 Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
Bet Araba, Zemaraim, Betel,
23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
Avim, Para, Ofra,
24 Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
Kefar Amoni, Ofni, Geba. Du wuieve kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
Gibeon, Rama, Beerot,
26 Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
Mizpeh, Kefira, Moza,
27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
Rekem, Irpeel, Tarala,
28 Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim —fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
Zela, Haelef, Yebus (alo Yerusalem), Gibea kple Kiriat Yearim. Wo katã le du wuiene. Wotsɔ du wuiene siawo kple kɔƒe siwo katã ƒo xlã wo la na Benyamin ƒe ƒome la.
