Judges 2
1 And the messenger of Yahweh came up from Gilgal, unto Bochim. And he said—I led you up out of Egypt, and brought you into the land, which I had sworn unto your fathers, And I said, I will not break my covenant with you, to times age-abiding;
Gbe ɖeka la, Mawudɔla aɖe tso Gilgal yi Bokim eye wògblɔ na Israelviwo be, “Mekplɔ mi tso Egiptenyigba dzi va anyigba si ŋugbe medo na mia tɔgbuiwo la dzi. Megblɔ na mi bena, nyemagbe nubabla si mewɔ kpli mi la dzi wɔwɔ o,
2 But, ye, must not solemnise a covenant with the inhabitants of this land, Their altars, must ye tear down, —But ye have not hearkened unto my voice, what is this ye have done?
ne miawɔ ɖeka kple ame siwo le anyigba sia dzi o. Megagblɔ na mi be, miagbã woƒe vɔsamlekpuiwo, ke nu ka ta mieɖo tom o?
3 Wherefore also I said, I will not drive them out from before you, —but they shall be your adversaries, and, their gods, shall become unto you a snare.
Esi miegbe míaƒe nubabla la dzi wɔwɔ ta la, nubabla la megabla nye hã o eya ta nyemagado ŋugbe be matsrɔ̃ dukɔ siwo le miaƒe anyigba dzi o, ke boŋ woanye ŋu anɔ axadame na mi eye woƒe mawuwo anye tetekpɔ na mi ɣe sia ɣi.”
4 And it came to pass, when the messenger of Yahweh had spoken these words unto all the sons of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
Esi Israelviwo se nya sia la, wofa avi hoo.
5 So they called the name of that place, Bochim, and offered sacrifice there, unto Yahweh.
Ale wona ŋkɔ teƒe ma be Bokim si gɔmee nye “Avifaƒe” eye wosa vɔ na Yehowa.
6 Now, when Joshua had let the people go, the sons of Israel went their way, every man to his inheritance, to take possession of the land.
Esi Yosua ɖe asi le dukɔa ŋu la, ame sia ame yi ɖe eƒe domenyinu si nye anyigba si wòxɔ la dzi.
7 And the people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, —and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh which he had wrought for Israel.
Ameawo subɔ Yehowa le Yosua kple ametsitsi siwo nɔ agbe wòdidi wu Yosua la ƒe agbemeŋkekewo me eye wokpɔ nu dzɔatsu siwo katã Yehowa wɔ na Israel.
8 So then Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, —being a hundred and ten years old.
Yosua, Nun ƒe vi, Yehowa ƒe dɔla ku esi wòxɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka kple ewo,
9 And they buried him within the bounds of his inheritance, in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, —on the north of Mount Gaash.
eye woɖii ɖe anyigba si ƒe dome wònyi le Timnat Heres le Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi le Gaas to la ƒe anyiehe.
10 All that generation also, were gathered unto their fathers, —and there arose another generation, after them, who had not known Yahweh, nor even the work which he had wrought for Israel.
Mlɔeba la, dzidzime mawo katã ku. Dzidzime si kplɔ wo ɖo la menya Yehowa loo alo nu siwo wòwɔ na Israel o.
11 So the sons of Israel did the thing that was wicked in the sight of Yahweh, —and served the Baals;
Tete Israelviwo wɔ nu si nye vɔ̃ le Yehowa ŋkume eye wosubɔ Baalwo.
12 and forsook Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, and went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were round about them, and bowed themselves down unto them, —and angered Yahweh.
Woɖe asi le Yehowa, ame si nye wo fofowo ƒe Mawu, ame si kplɔ wo tso Egiptenyigba dzi la ŋu eye wosubɔ dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã wo la ƒe mawuwo. Wodo dɔmedzoe na Mawu elabena
13 Yea, they forsook Yahweh, —and did service unto the Baal and unto Ashtaroth.
wogblẽe ɖi eye wosubɔ Baalwo kple Astarɔtwo.
14 Then kindled the anger of Yahweh upon Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of spoilers, who plundered them, —and he sold them into the hand of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
Le Yehowa ƒe dɔmedzoe si wòdo ɖe Israel ŋu ta la, etsɔ wo de asi na adzohawo eye woha wo. Etsɔ wo dzra na woƒe futɔ siwo ƒo xlã wo, ame siwo nu womagate ŋu nɔ te ɖo o.
15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of Yahweh was found to be against them for misfortune, as spake Yahweh, and as sware Yahweh unto them, —and they were distressed exceedingly.
Ne Israelviwo yi aʋa wɔ ge la, Yehowa megakpena ɖe wo ŋu o ale woɖua wo dzi abe ale si wòka atam na wo la ene eya ta wonɔ xaxa gã aɖe me.
16 And, though Yahweh raised up judges, —who saved them out of the hand of them that plundered them,
Yehowa ɖo Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo na wo, ame siwo ɖe wo tso adzoha siawo ƒe asi me.
17 yet, even unto their judges, did thy not hearken, for they went unchastely astray after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them, —they turned aside speedily out of the way wherein their fathers who hearkened unto the commandments of Yahweh, walked, they did not so.
Ke hã la, womeɖo to woƒe Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo o, ke boŋ wodze mawu bubuwo yome hesubɔ wo. Womenɔ abe wo fofowo ene o, wotrɔ le mɔ si dzi wo fofowo zɔ le la dzi kaba, mɔ si nye toɖoɖo Yehowa ƒe sededewo.
18 And, when Yahweh raised them up judges, then was Yahweh with the judges, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies, all the days of the judge, —for Yahweh was grieved at their outcry, because of them who oppressed them, and ill-treated them.
Ne Yehowa ɖo Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la aɖe na wo la, enɔa anyi kple Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ma, eye wòɖea wo tso woƒe futɔwo ƒe asi me zi ale si Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ma le agbe elabena Yehowa kpɔa nublanui na wo ne wole ŋeŋem le ame siwo le wo tem ɖe anyi, le funyafunya wɔm wo la ƒe kɔkuti te.
19 But, when the judge was dead, they again broke faith more than their fathers, by going their way after other gods, by serving them, and bowing themselves down to them, —they ceased not from their doings nor from their stubborn way.
Ke ne Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ma ku la, ameawo galéa mɔ siwo vɔ̃ɖi wu wo fofowo tɔ la tsɔna, eye wodzea mawu bubuwo yome, dea ta agu na wo hesubɔa wo. Wogbe be yewomaɖe asi le woƒe nuwɔna kple mɔ vɔ̃ɖiwo ŋuti o.
20 So then the anger of Yahweh kindled upon Israel, and he said—Forasmuch as this nation have transgressed my covenant, which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice,
Le esia ta Yehowa do dɔmedzoe vevie ɖe Israel ŋu hegblɔ be, “Esi dukɔ sia tu nu si mebla kple wo fofowo eye womeɖo tom o ta la,
21 I also, will no further dispossess a man from before them, —from among the nations which Joshua left remaining, when he died;
nyemaganya dukɔ siwo Yosua metsrɔ̃ hafi ku o la le wo ŋgɔ o;
22 that I may, by them, put Israel to the proof, —whether they are going to be observant of the way of Yahweh, to walk therein as their fathers observed it, or not.
ke boŋ mawɔ dukɔ siawo ŋu dɔ, ado nye dukɔ, Israel kpɔ, ale be manya ne woaɖo to Yehowa azɔ le eƒe mɔ dzi abe wo fofowo ene loo alo womaɖo toe o.”
23 Thus then Yahweh left these nations, not dispossessing them speedily, —neither had he delivered them into the hand of Joshua
Ale Yehowa gblẽ dukɔ siawo ɖe anyigba la dzi; menya wo ɖa zi ɖeka to wo tsɔtsɔ de asi na Yosua me o.
