Joshua 7
1 The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
Nanso Israel anni nokware wɔ nneɛma a wogyaw maa Awurade no ho. Ɔbarima bi a wɔfrɛ no Akan wiaa saa nneɛma no bi, enti Awurade bo fuw Israelfo no yiye. Akan yɛ Karmi a ɔyɛ Simri a na ɔbɔ Serah abusua a ɛwɔ Yuda abusuakuw mu no babarima.
2 Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
Yosua somaa ne nnipa no bi fi Yeriko sɛ wɔnkɔsra Ai kuropɔn a ɛwɔ Bet-El apuei a ɛbɛn Bet-Awen no.
3 On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”
Wɔsan bae no, wɔbɛka kyerɛɛ Yosua se, “Kurow no sua nti, ɛrenhia nnipa mpennu anaa mpensa sɛ wɔbɛsɛe kuropɔn no. Ɛho nhia sɛ yɛn nyinaa bɛkɔ hɔ.”
4 So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.
Enti wɔde akofo bɛyɛ mpensa kɔɔ hɔ, nanso wodii Israelfo no so pasaa. Ai mmarima
5 And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
taa Israelfo no fi kuropɔn no pon ano kosii Sebarim, na wokunkum wɔn mu nnipa bɛyɛ aduasa asia a na wɔreguan afi akono wɔ asiansian bi so. Ɛbaa saa no, ehu bɔɔ Israelfo no ma wɔbotowee.
6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
Yosua ne ɔman ntuanofo no de abasamtu tetew wɔn ntade mu, tow mfutuma guu wɔn tirim, bɔɔ wɔn mu ase, wɔ Awurade Adaka no anim kosii anwummere.
7 “O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!
Afei, Yosua su frɛɛ Awurade se, “Otumfo Awurade, adɛn na wode yɛn twaa Asubɔnten Yordan a wunim sɛ Amorifo no bekunkum yɛn? Sɛ yenim a, anka yɛtenaa Asubɔnten Yordan agya hɔ ara.
8 O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
Awurade, mprempren a Israelfo aguan afi wɔn atamfo anim yi, asɛm bɛn na menka?
9 When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”
Na sɛ Kanaanfo ne nnipa a wɔaka a wɔtete asase yi so te saa asɛm yi a, wobetwa yɛn ho ahyia na wɔatɔre yɛn afi asase yi so. Na afei dɛn na wobɛyɛ de ahyɛ wo din kɛse a ekura anuonyam no?”
10 But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Yosua se, “Sɔre! Adɛn nti na wode wʼanim abutuw hɔ saa?
11 Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.
Israel ayɛ bɔne. Wɔabu mʼapam no so. Wɔawia nneɛma a mehyɛɛ sɛ wonnyaw mma me no. Na ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔawia nko, na mmom, wɔatwa ho nkontompo de asie wɔn nneɛma mu.
12 This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.
Ɛno nti na Israelfo adi nkogu na wɔreguan afi wɔn atamfo anim. Mprempren de, wɔayi Israel asi hɔ ama ɔsɛe. Merenka mo ho bio, gye sɛ mosɛe biribiara a ɛwɔ mo nkyɛn a anka ɛsɛ sɛ mosɛe no.
13 Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.
“Sɔre! Kɔka kyerɛ nnipa no se, ‘Obiara nkodwira ne ho mma ɔkyena, na saa na Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn se: Israel, mode nneɛma a anka ɛsɛ sɛ wogyaw ma Awurade no ahintaw mo mu. Morentumi nni mo atamfo so da kosi sɛ muyi saa nneɛma no fi mo mu.
14 In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan, and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family, and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man.
“‘Adekyee mu no, abusuakuw biara bɛba, na Awurade bɛkyerɛ abusuakuw a wɔn ho wɔ asɛm no. Saa abusuakuw no de wɔn mmusuaban no nso bɛba, na Awurade bɛkyerɛ abusuaban a ne ho wɔ asɛm no. Saa abusuaban no nso bɛba, na Awurade bɛkyerɛ ofi a ne ho wɔ asɛm no. Awiei no, ofi a ne ho wɔ asɛm no mu nnipa bɛba mmaako mmaako.
15 The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”
Onipa a wawia nneɛma a anka ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsɛe no no, wɔbɛhyew no ne nʼagyapade nyinaa, efisɛ wabu Awurade apam no so na wayɛ nea ɛmfra koraa wɔ Israel.’”
16 So Joshua arose early the next morning and had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.
Ade kyee anɔpahema no, Yosua de Israel mmusuakuw no baa Awurade anim, na woyii Yuda abusuakuw no.
17 He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward, and the family of Zabdi was selected.
Afei Yuda mmusuaban baa anim, na woyii Serafo. Afei Serafo nyinaa baa Awurade anim, na woyii Simrifo.
18 And he had the family of Zabdi come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
Na Simrifo baa mmaako mmaako na woyii Akan, Karmi ba.
19 So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
Afei, Yosua ka kyerɛɛ Akan se, “Me ba, fa anuonyam ma Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, na ka nokware. Ka wo bɔne ne nea wayɛ kyerɛ me. Mfa nsie me.”
20 “It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
Akan buae se, “Mayɛ bɔne atia Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn.
21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
Mihuu atade nguguso fɛfɛ bi a wɔkra fii Babilonia, dwetɛ kilogram abien ne fa ne sikakɔkɔɔ pema baako a ano si gram ahannum ne aduoson. Mʼani beree, enti mefae. Mede asie fam wɔ me ntamadan mu, na dwetɛ no de, ɛhyɛ fam kyɛn nkae no.”
22 So Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent, and there it all was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath.
Enti Yosua somaa mmarima bi sɛ wɔnkɔhwehwɛ. Wotutuu mmirika kɔɔ ntamadan no mu kohuu awifode no sɛ wɔde asie wɔ hɔ, sɛnea Akan kae no ara pɛ, na ɔde dwetɛ no asie nneɛma a aka no ase tɔnn.
23 They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the LORD.
Wɔtasee nneɛma no fii ntamadan no mu de brɛɛ Yosua ne Israelfo no nyinaa. Wɔde ne nyinaa guu fam wɔ Awurade anim.
24 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
Afei, Yosua ne Israelfo no nyinaa faa Serah babarima Akan, dwetɛ no, atade nguguso no, sikakɔkɔɔ pema no, ne mmabarima, ne mmabea, nʼanantwi, ne mfurum, ne nguan, ne ntamadan ne nʼagyapade nyinaa na wɔde no baa Akora bon mu.
25 “Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
Yosua bisaa Akan se, “Adɛn nti na wode saa ɔhaw yi abrɛ yɛn? Wo nso, Awurade de ɔhaw bɛbrɛ wo.” Na Israelfo nyinaa siw Akan ne nʼabusuafo abo, hyew wɔn amu no.
26 And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
Wɔsoaa abo guu Akan funu so hɔree no siw a ɛda so wɔ hɔ besi nnɛ. Enti na wɔafrɛ saa beae hɔ Ɔhaw Bon no. Afei, Awurade bo dwoe.
