< Joshua 7 >

1 And the sons of Israel commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, takes from the devoted thing, and the anger of YHWH burns against the sons of Israel.
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 And Joshua sends men from Jericho to Ai, which [is] near Beth-Aven, on the east of Bethel, and speaks to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the land”; and the men go up and spy Ai,
Yosua somaa ne nnipa no bi fi Yeriko sɛ wɔnkɔsra Ai kuropɔn a ɛwɔ Bet-El apuei a ɛbɛn Bet-Awen no.
3 and they return to Joshua, and say to him, “Do not let all the people go up; let about two thousand men, or about three thousand men, go up, and they strike Ai; do not cause all the people to labor there; for they [are] few.”
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 of the people go up from there, and they flee 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 strike about thirty-six men from them, and pursue them before the gate to Shebarim, and they strike them in Morad; and the heart of the people is melted, and becomes 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 And Joshua tears his garments, and falls on his face to the earth before the Ark of YHWH until the evening, he and [the] elderly of Israel, and they cause dust to go up on their head.
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 And Joshua says, “Aah! Lord YHWH, why have You caused this people to pass over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hand of the Amorite to destroy us? And oh that we had been willing—and we dwell beyond 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 Oh, Lord, what do I say, after that Israel has turned the neck before its enemies?
Awurade, mprempren a Israelfo aguan afi wɔn atamfo anim yi, asɛm bɛn na menka?
9 And the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land hear, and have come around against us, and cut off our name from the earth; and what do 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 And YHWH says to Joshua, “Rise, for you—why this—[that] you [are] falling on your face?
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Yosua se, “Sɔre! Adɛn nti na wode wʼanim abutuw hɔ saa?
11 Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them, and also taken of the devoted thing, and also stolen, and also deceived, and also put [it] among their vessels,
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 and the sons of Israel have not been able to stand before their enemies; they turn the neck before their enemies, for they have become a devoted thing; I do not add to be with you—if you do not destroy the devoted thing from your midst.
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 Rise, sanctify the people, and you have said, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow; for thus said YHWH, God of Israel: A devoted thing [is] in your midst, O Israel, you are not able to stand before your enemies until your turning aside the devoted thing from your midst;
“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 and you have been brought near in the morning by your tribes, and it has been [that] the tribe which YHWH captures draws near by families, and the family which YHWH captures draws near by households, and the household which YHWH captures draws near by men;
“‘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 and it has been, he who is captured with the devoted thing is burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of YHWH, and because he has done folly 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 And Joshua rises early in the morning, and brings Israel near by its tribes, and the tribe of Judah is captured;
Ade kyee anɔpahema no, Yosua de Israel mmusuakuw no baa Awurade anim, na woyii Yuda abusuakuw no.
17 and he brings the family of Judah near, and he captures the family of the Zerahite; and he brings the family of the Zerahite near by men, and Zabdi is captured;
Afei Yuda mmusuaban baa anim, na woyii Serafo. Afei Serafo nyinaa baa Awurade anim, na woyii Simrifo.
18 and he brings his household near by men, and Achan—son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah—is captured.
Na Simrifo baa mmaako mmaako na woyii Akan, Karmi ba.
19 And Joshua says to Achan, “My son, please give glory to YHWH, God of Israel, and give thanks to Him, and now declare to 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 And Achan answers Joshua and says, “Truly I have sinned against YHWH, God of Israel, and I have done thus and thus;
Akan buae se, “Mayɛ bɔne atia Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn.
21 and I see among the spoil a good robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and one wedge of gold, whose weight [is] fifty shekels, and I desire them, and take them; and behold, they [are] hid in the earth, in the midst of my tent, and the silver [is] under it.”
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 And Joshua sends messengers, and they run to the tent, and behold, it is hidden in his tent, and the silver [is] under it;
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 and they take them out of the midst of the tent, and bring them to Joshua, and to all the sons of Israel, and pour them out before YHWH.
Wɔtasee nneɛma no fii ntamadan no mu de brɛɛ Yosua ne Israelfo no nyinaa. Wɔde ne nyinaa guu fam wɔ Awurade anim.
24 And Joshua takes Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, and the robe, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his ox, and his donkey, and his flock, and his tent, and all that he has, and all Israel with him, and they brought them up [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 And Joshua says, “Why have you troubled us? YHWH troubles you this day!” And all Israel cast stone at him, and they burn them with fire, and they stone them with stones,
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 raise up a great heap of stones over him to this day, and YHWH turns back from the heat of His anger, therefore [one] has called the name of that place “Valley of Achor” until 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.

< Joshua 7 >