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 ɔsomfoɔ wuo akyi no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Nun babarima Yosua, Mose ɔboafoɔ no sɛ,

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 ɔsomfoɔ Mose awuo no, ɛsɛ sɛ wodi me nkurɔfoɔ no anim kɔtwa 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

Mehyɛ wo bɔ a mehyɛɛ Mose no sɛ, baabiara a wode wo nan bɛsi no bɛyɛ asase a mede ama woɔ.

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

Ɛfiri Negeb ɛserɛ a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi Lebanon mmepɔ a ɛwɔ atifi fam, ɛfiri Asubɔnten Eufrate a ɛwɔ apueeɛ fam kɔsi Ɛpo Kɛseɛ a ɛwɔ atɔeɛ fam, ne Hetifoɔ 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 wɔ wo nkwa nna nyinaa. Sɛdeɛ na meka Mose ho no, saa ara na mɛka wo ho. Merennya 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, ɛfiri sɛ, wobɛdi me nkurɔfoɔ 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. Mfiri ho, na wobɛdi nkonim wɔ 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 Nwoma yi ɛberɛ biara. Dwene ho awia ne anadwo sɛdeɛ ɛbɛma woayɛ biribiara a wɔatwerɛ wɔ mu no. Saa na ɛbɛma asi wo yie.

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 Onyankopɔn ka wo ho baabiara a wobɛkɔ.”

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

Afei, Yosua hyɛɛ Israel ntuanofoɔ no sɛ,

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 atenaeɛ no mu na monka nkyerɛ nnipa no ma wɔnsiesie wɔn nnuane. Nnansa akyi no, mobɛtwa Asubɔnten Yordan na moakɔfa asase a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, 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 mmusuakuo ne Manase abusua no fa nyinaa. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ,

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 ahyɛdeɛ a Awurade ɔsomfoɔ Mose maa mo no: ‘Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, rema mo ahomeɛ 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 anantwie bɛtena Yordan apueeɛ fam ha. Nanso, mo akofoɔ a wɔasiesie wɔn ho ama ɔkɔ no bɛdi mmusuakuo a aka no anim atware 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

nkɔsi sɛ Awurade bɛma wɔn ahomeɛ sɛdeɛ wayɛ ama mo no. Na wɔn nso bɛdi asase a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn de rema wɔn no so. Ɛno ansa na mode Yordan apueeɛ fam ha asase a Mose a ɔyɛ Awurade ɔsomfoɔ de maa mo no, bɛyɛ mo atenaeɛ.”

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

Wɔbuaa Yosua sɛ, “Deɛ 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 ɔsetie ama wo sɛdeɛ yɛyɛ maa Mose no. Awurade wo Onyankopɔn, nni wʼakyi sɛdeɛ ɔdii 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 ɔbɛte wʼasɛm so atua na wanni wʼahyɛdeɛ mu biara so no, wɔnkum no. Enti, hyɛ wo ho den na ma wo bo nyɛ duru!”