Numbers 13
1 The Lord told Moses,
Hoe ty nitsara’ Iehovà amy Mosè,
2 “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, the country I'm giving to the Israelites. Choose one of the leaders from each of the tribes to go and do this.”
Añiraho ondaty hitingañe an-tane Kanàne añe, ie hatoloko amo ana’ Israeleo, songa amantoho ondaty raike o fifokoan-droae’eo, fonga mpamelek’ am’ iereo.
3 Moses did as the Lord had ordered and sent the men out from the Desert of Paran. They were all leaders of the Israelites.
Aa le nampionjone’ i Mosè boak’ am-patrambei’ i Parane ao iereo ami’ ty nandilia’ Iehovà, songa mpiaolo’ o ana’ Israeleo indaty rey.
4 Their names were: Shammua son of Zaccur, from the tribe of Reuben.
Aa le zao o tahina’ iareoo: tam-pifokoa’ i Reòbene, t’i Samoà ana’ i Zakore;
5 Shaphat, son of Hori, from the tribe of Simeon.
tam-pifokoa’ i Simone t’i Safate ana’ i Horý;
6 Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah.
tam-pifokoa’ Iehodà t’i Kalebe ana’ Iefonè;
7 Igal, son of Joseph, from the tribe of Issachar.
tam-pifokoa’ Isakhare t’Igale ana’ Iosefe;
8 Hoshea, son of Nun, from the tribe of Ephraim.
tam-pifokoa’i Efraime t’i Hoseà ana’ i None;
9 Palti son of Raphu, from the tribe of Benjamin.
tam-pifokoa’ i Beniamène t’i Paltý ana’i Rafò;
10 Gaddiel, son of Sodi, from the tribe of Zebulun.
tam-pifokoa’ i Zebolone t’i Gadiele ana’i Sodý;
11 Gaddi, son of Susi, from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph).
tam-pifokoa’ Iosefe, tam-pifokoa’ i Menasè: t’i Gadý ana’ i Sosý;
12 Ammiel, son of Gemalli, from the tribe of Dan.
tam-pifokoa’ i Dane, t’i Amiele ana’ i Gemalý;
13 Sethur, son of Michael, from the tribe of Asher.
tam-pifokoa’ i Asere t’i Setore ana’ i Mikhaele;
14 Nahbi, son of Vophsi, from the tribe of Naphtali.
tam-pifokoa’ i Naftalý t’i Nakhbý ana’ i Vofsý;
15 Geuel, son of Machi, from the tribe of Gad.
tam-pifokoa’i Gade, t’i Geoele ana’ i Makhý;
16 These were the names of the men that Moses sent to explore the country. Moses called Hoshea Joshua.
Ie ro tahina’ ondaty nafanto’ i Mosè hitingañe i taneio, le novae’ i Mosè ty tahina’ i Hoseà ho Iehosòa.
17 Moses sent them out to explore the land of Canaan, telling them, “Go through the Negev and on into the hill country.
Aa le nirahe’ i Mosè iereo hitingañe an-tane Kanàne añe naho nafanto’e ty hoe: Mionjona mb’ amo Negeveo mb’eo vaho mañambonea mb’ am-bohibohitse añe,
18 See what the place looks like, and find out about the people living there—are they strong or weak? Are there many of them or only a few?
le isaho te inoñe i taney naho ondaty mimoneñe aoo ke maozatse ke maifoifo, he tsy ampeampe he maro;
19 Is the land where they're living good or bad? Are their towns like open camps, or do they have defensive walls?
le i tane imoneña’ iareoy, ke soa he raty; naho o rova itoboha’ iareoo ke t’ie tobe he arikoboñen-kijoly;
20 Is the soil productive or not? Is it forested? Be brave, and bring back some of the country's fruit.” (It was the beginning of the grape harvest.)
le i taney ke kobokara he tsy mamokatse; ke mitiry hatae he tsie. Aa le mahasibeha vaho añandeso ty voka’ i taney. Toe san-doha-voam-balòboke henane zay.
21 So the men went and explored the land all the way from the Desert of Zin to Rehob, bear Lebo-hamath.
Aa le nienga iereo nijoko boak’ am-patrambei’ i Tsine mb’e Rekhobe am-pimoaha’ i Hamate mb’eo.
22 They went through the Negev and arrived in Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. This town was built seven years before the Egyptian town of Zoan.
Le nionjoñe mañatimo naho nigodam-b’e Kebrone naho Akimane naho e Sesaý vaho e Talmaý, mb’amo ana’ i Anàkeo mb’eo. (Naoreñe fito taoñe taolo’ i Tsoane e Mitsraime añe ty Kebrone.)
23 When they arrived at the Valley of Eshcol they chopped down a branch that had just one bunch of grapes. They had to carry it on a pole held between two men. They also collected some pomegranates and figs.
Le nivotrak’ am-bavatane’ Eskole eo iereo vaho nibira tsampam-baloboke rekets’ angaroza’e raike nampitarazoeñe ondaty roe am-baoñe, naho nangalak’ ampongabeindañitse vaho aviavy.
24 (The place was named the Valley of Eshcol because of the bunch of grapes they took from there.)
Natao Vavatane’ i Eskole i taney amy angaroza nihitsife’ o ana’ Israeleoy.
25 Forty days later the men returned from exploring the country.
Ie efa-polo andro añe le nimpoly i nitampoñe i taney rey,
26 They went to see Moses and Aaron, and all the Israelites gathered there at their camp in Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. They gave a report before everyone and showed them the fruit they had brought back from the country.
le niheo mb’amy Mosè naho i Aharone vaho i valobohò’ Israeley am-patram-bei’ i Parane e Kadese mb’eo ninday saontsy ama’e naho amy valobohò’ Israele iabiy, vaho naboa’ iereo ty voka’ i taney.
27 This is the report they gave to Moses: “We went and explored the country you sent us to, and it is definitely very productive, as if it was flowing with milk and honey. Just look at some of its fruit!
Le hoe ty natalili’ iareo ama’e, Nigodañe’ay i tane’ nañiraha’o anaiy. Toe iorikorihan-dronono naho tantele, hehe ty voka’e.
28 But the people living there are strong, and their towns are big and have defensive walls. We also saw some descendants of Anak there.
Fe misañatse ondaty mimoneñe amo taneo; le faheran-kijoly fatratse o rova’eo vaho jabajaba; mbore nioni’ay ao o ana’ i Anàkeo.
29 The Amalekites live in the Negev. The Hittites, Jebusites, and the Amorites live in the hill country. The Canaanites live on the sea coast and also beside the Jordan.”
Mimoneñe an-tane atimo ao o nte-Amalekeo; le mimoneñe am-bohibohitse ao o nte-Kheteo naho o nte-Iebosèo vaho o nte-Amareo; le mimoneñe añ’ olo’ i riakey naho añ’ olo’ i saka Iardeney o nte-Kanàneo.
30 Then Caleb asked for quiet as the people stood before Moses and told them, “Let's go and take over the land. We can conquer the country, no doubt about it!”
Nampianjiñe’ i Kalebe añatrefa’ i Mosè ondatio, nanao ty hoe: Antao hionjoñe mb’eo amy zao hitavañe i taney, tsy kalafo te mahagiok’ aze tika.
31 But the men who had gone with him disagreed. “We can't go and fight these people! They're much stronger than us!”
Fe nanao ty hoe ondaty niharo-lia ama’eo: Tsy lefen-tika ty hionjoñe haname ondatio amy t’ie maozatse te aman-tika.
32 They spread a negative report among the Israelites about the country they had explored. They told people, “The country we explored destroys the people that live there. Plus everyone we saw was really big!
Le naboele’ iereo ty talily nahatsonevotse o ana’ Israeleo amy tane nitingane’ iereoy, ami’ty hoe: I tane niranga’ay mpitingañey, le tane mampibotseke o mpimone’eo, vaho mijoalajoala ze hene ondaty niisa’ay ama’e.
33 We even saw giants there—people descended from Anak the giant! Compared to them we looked like grasshoppers, and we must have looked like that to them too!”
Nioni’ay ondaty joakeo (toe tarira’ ondaty joake o nte-Anàkeo); le nihoe valala am-pañentea’ay zahay vaho zahay am-pahaisaha’ iareo.
