Joshua 1

1 and to be after death Moses servant/slave LORD and to say LORD to(wards) Joshua son: child Nun to minister Moses to/for to say

Mose a ɔyɛ Awurade somfo no wu akyi no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Nun babarima Yosua, Mose boafo no se,

2 Moses servant/slave my to die and now to arise: rise to pass [obj] [the] Jordan [the] this you(m. s.) and all [the] people [the] this to(wards) [the] land: country/planet which I to give: give to/for them to/for son: descendant/people Israel

“Afei a me somfo Mose awu no, ɛsɛ sɛ wudi me nkurɔfo no anim kotwa Asubɔnten Yordan kɔ asase a mede rema wɔn no so.

3 all place which to tread palm: sole foot your in/on/with him to/for you to give: give him like/as as which to speak: promise to(wards) Moses

Sɛnea mehyɛɛ Mose bɔ no, baabiara a wode wo nan besi no, mede bɛma wo.

4 from [the] wilderness and [the] Lebanon [the] this and till [the] river [the] Great (Sea) river Euphrates all land: country/planet [the] Hittite and till [the] sea [the] Great (Sea) entrance [the] sun to be border: area your

Efi Negeb sare a ɛwɔ anafo fam kosi Lebanon mmepɔw a ɛwɔ atifi fam, efi Asubɔnten Eufrate a ɛwɔ apuei fam kosi Ntam Po a ɛwɔ atɔe fam, ne Hetifo asase nyinaa.

5 not to stand man: anyone to/for face: before your all day life your like/as as which to be with Moses to be with you not to slacken you and not to leave: forsake you

Obiara rentumi nsɔre ntia wo, wo nkwanna nyinaa. Sɛnea na mekaa Mose ho no, saa ara na mɛka wo ho. Merennyaw wo na merempa wʼakyi da.

6 to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen for you(m. s.) to inherit [obj] [the] people [the] this [obj] [the] land: country/planet which to swear to/for father their to/for to give: give to/for them

Wo ho nyɛ den na yɛ nnam, efisɛ wubedi me nkurɔfo yi anim akɔfa asase a mekaa ntam sɛ mede bɛma wɔn agyanom no nyinaa.

7 except to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen much to/for to keep: careful to/for to make: do like/as all [the] instruction which to command you Moses servant/slave my not to turn aside: turn aside from him right and left because be prudent in/on/with all which to go: went

“Wo ho nyɛ den na yɛ nnam. Di mmara a Mose de maa wo no nyinaa so. Mfi ho, na wubedi nkonim biribiara a woyɛ mu.

8 not to remove scroll: book [the] instruction [the] this from lip your and to mutter in/on/with him by day and night because to keep: careful to/for to make: do like/as all [the] to write in/on/with him for then to prosper [obj] way: journey your and then be prudent

Sua saa Mmara Nhoma yi bere biara. Dwen ho awia ne anadwo, sɛnea ɛbɛma woayɛ biribiara a wɔakyerɛw wɔ mu no. Saa na ɛbɛma asi wo yiye.

9 not to command you to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen not to tremble and not to to be dismayed for with you LORD God your in/on/with all which to go: went

Mehyɛ wo sɛ, yɛ den na yɛ nnam! Nsuro, na mma wʼaba mu mmu, na Awurade wo Nyankopɔn ka wo ho baabiara a wobɛkɔ.”

10 and to command Joshua [obj] official [the] people to/for to say

Afei, Yosua hyɛɛ Israel ntuanofo no se,

11 to pass in/on/with entrails: among [the] camp and to command [obj] [the] people to/for to say to establish: prepare to/for you provision for in/on/with still three day you(m. p.) to pass [obj] [the] Jordan [the] this to/for to come (in): come to/for to possess: take [obj] [the] land: country/planet which LORD God your to give: give to/for you to/for to possess: take her

“Momfa atenae no mu na monka nkyerɛ nnipa no ma wonsiesie wɔn nnuan. Nnansa akyi no, mubetwa Asubɔnten Yordan na moakɔfa asase a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, de ama mo no.”

12 and to/for Reubenite and to/for Gad and to/for half tribe [the] Manasseh to say Joshua to/for to say

Afei Yosua frɛɛ Ruben ne Gad mmusuakuw ne Manase abusua no fa. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se,

13 to remember [obj] [the] word which to command [obj] you Moses servant/slave LORD to/for to say LORD God your to rest to/for you and to give: give to/for you [obj] [the] land: country/planet [the] this

“Monkae ahyɛde a Awurade somfo Mose maa mo no: ‘Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, rema mo ɔhome na ɔde asase yi ama mo.’

14 woman: wife your child your and livestock your to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet which to give: give to/for you Moses in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan and you(m. p.) to pass armed to/for face: before brother: compatriot your all mighty man [the] strength and to help [obj] them

Mo yerenom, mo mma ne mo anantwi bɛtena Yordan apuei fam ha. Nanso, mo akofo a wɔasiesie wɔn ho ama ɔkɔ no bedi mmusuakuw a aka no anim atwa Yordan, na wɔaboa ma wɔafa asase no. Mo ne wɔn ntena hɔ

15 till which to rest LORD to/for brother: compatriot your like/as you and to possess: take also they(masc.) [obj] [the] land: country/planet which LORD God your to give: give to/for them and to return: return to/for land: country/planet possession your and to possess: take [obj] her which to give: give to/for you Moses servant/slave LORD in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan east [the] sun

nkosi sɛ Awurade bɛma wɔn ɔhome sɛnea wayɛ ama mo no. Na wɔn nso bedi asase a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn de rema wɔn no so. Ɛno ansa na mode Yordan apuei fam ha asase a Mose a ɔyɛ Awurade somfo de maa mo no, bɛyɛ mo atenae.”

16 and to answer [obj] Joshua to/for to say all which to command us to make: do and to(wards) all which to send: depart us to go: went

Wobuaa Yosua se, “Nea woahyɛ yɛn sɛ yɛnyɛ nyinaa yɛbɛyɛ, na baabiara a wobɛsoma yɛn nso, yɛbɛkɔ.

17 like/as all which to hear: obey to(wards) Moses so to hear: obey to(wards) you except to be LORD God your with you like/as as which to be with Moses

Yɛbɛyɛ osetie ama wo sɛnea yɛyɛ maa Mose no. Awurade wo Nyankopɔn, nni wʼakyi sɛnea odii Mose akyi no.

18 all man which to rebel [obj] lip: word your and not to hear: obey [obj] word your to/for all which to command him to die except to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen

Obiara a ɔbɛtew wʼasɛm so atua na wanni wʼahyɛde mu biara so no, wonkum no. Enti, hyɛ wo ho den na nya akokoduru!”