Joshua 24
1 [Many years later], Joshua summoned representatives of all the tribes of Israel. He gathered together the elders, the leaders, the judges, and the other officials at Shechem [city]. He told them to listen to what God wanted to tell them.
Yosiua da Isala: ili fi huluane Siegeme moilai bai bagadega gilisi. E da asigilai dunu, ouligisu dunu, fofada: su dunu amola Isala: ili ouligisu dunu misa: ne sia: i. Ilia da Hina Godema misi.
2 Joshua said to all of them, “This is what Yahweh, the God we Israeli people worship, is saying: ‘Long ago, your ancestors, including Abraham’s father Terah and Abraham’s younger brother Nahor, lived on the east side of the Euphrates River.
Yosiua da dunu huluanema amane sia: i, “Hina Gode, Isala: ili fi ilia Gode da amane sia: sa, ‘Hemonega dilia aowalali da Iufala: idisi Hano na: iyadodili esalu, eno ogogosu ‘gode’ liligi ilima sia: ne gadosu. Dilia siba eda afae da Dila, A:ibalaha: me amola Na: iho ela eda.
3 But I took your ancestor Abraham from that land east of the Euphrates River, and I led him as he lived in various places in this land of Canaan, and I enabled him to have many descendants. First, I enabled him to have a son, Isaac.
Amalalu, Na da dilia siba eda A: ibalaha: me amo soge Iufala: idisi Hano na: iyado amoga lale, amola Ga: ina: ne soge amoga oule asi. Na da ema egaga fi bagohame i. Na da Aisage ema i.
4 When Isaac grew up, I enabled him to have twin sons, Jacob and Esau. I enabled Esau to live in the hilly area in Seir region, but many years later Jacob and his sons and their families went down to live in Egypt.
Na da Aisagema, Ya: igobe amola Iso i. Na da Isoma amo Idome agolo soge i. Be dilia aowa Ya: igobe amola ea mano da Idibidi sogega sa: i.
5 “[Many years later], I sent Moses and his older brother Aaron to help your people, and I caused [the people of] Egypt to suffer very much because of what I did there. Then I enabled your ancestors to leave Egypt.
Fa: no Na da Mousese amola Elane asunasili, Idibidi dunuma se bagade iasu. Be Na da dili gadili oule asi.
6 When I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, they came to the Red Sea. The Egyptian army pursued them, some riding in chariots and others on horses, and they also arrived at the Red Sea.
Na da dilia aowalali Idibidi sogega fisili masa: ne, gadili oule misi. Idibidi dunu ilia dadi gagui amola sa: liode da: iya fila heda: i dunu da dilia aowalali fane legemusa: fa: no bobogei. Be dilia aowalali da Maga: me Hano Wayabo amoga doaga: loba,
7 Then [your ancestors] pleaded with me to help them. So he caused (darkness/a very dark cloud) to come between your ancestors and the Egyptian army, so that the Egyptian army could not see your ancestors. I separated the water in the Red Sea so that your ancestors could cross it, but when the Egyptian army tried to cross in the same way to pursue them, I caused the water to come back and cover them, and the Egyptian soldiers all drowned, as your ancestors watched and were amazed [IDM]. But after that, you lived in the desert for many years.
ilia da Na fidima: ne Nama wele sia: i. Na da ili amola Idibidi dunu afafamusa: , gasi bagade hamoi. Na da hamobeba: le, hano da Idibidi dunu dedebole, ilia da huluane gela sa: ili, bogogia: i. Na hou Idibidi dunuma hamoi, amo huluane dilia dawa: Dilia da hafoga: i wadela: i soge amo ganodini ode bagohame esalu.
8 “Then I brought your [ancestors] to the area where the groups who were descendants of Amor lived, east of the Jordan River. They fought against you, but I enabled you to defeat them [IDM]. I [enabled you to] destroy them so that you could live in their land [IDM].
Amalalu, Na da dili A: moulaide dunu ilia soge Yodane Hano ea eso mabadi la: idi amoga oule misi. Ilia da dilima gegei, be Na da dili fidibiba: le, dilia amo dunu fane legei. Dilia da ilia soge lai amola dilia da gusuba: i ahoanoba, Na da amo dunu wadela: lesi.
9 Then, Zippor’s son Balak, the King of Moab, (decided that his army would fight against/opposed) the Israelis. He summoned Beor’s son Balaam and asked him to curse you.
Amalalu, Moua: be hina bagade dunu, Sibo ea mano Ba: ila: ge da dilima gegei. E da Ba: ila: me (Bio ea mano) ema e da dilima gagabusu aligima: ne sia: adole iasi.
10 But I would not do what Balaam asked, so he (blessed/said that I would do great things for) you four times, and I did not enable the army of Moab to defeat you [IDM].
Be Na da Ba: ila: me ea sia: hame nabi. Amaiba: le, e da dilima Na da dili hahawane dogolegelewane fidima: ne sia: i. Na da agoane Ba: ila: ge dili hame wadela: ma: ne dili gaga: i.
11 “Then you all crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho prepared to fight against you, [and the armies of] the descendants of Amor, Periz, Canaan, Heth, Girgash, Hiv, and Jebus [all prepared to do the same thing] but I enabled you to defeat [IDM] them all.
Dilia da Yodane Hano degele, Yeligou moilai bai bagadega doaga: i. Yeligou dunu da dilima gegei. A: moulaide dunu, Belisaide dunu, Ga: ina: naide dunu, Hidaide dunu, Gegasiaide dunu, Haifaide dunu amola Yebiusaide dunu huluane da dilima gegei. Be Na da fidibiba: le, dilia da amo huluane hasali dagoi.
12 I am the one who caused them to panic as you advanced and enabled you to defeat them, as I had enabled you to do earlier to the two kings of the groups who were descendants of Amor. You did not defeat them by using your own bows and arrows and swords; [it was I who defeated them].
Dilia da gusuba: i ahoanoba, Na da ili beda: ma: ne hamosu. Dilia da A: moulaide hina bagade aduna gadili sefasima: ne, Na da agoane hamoi. Dilia gegesu gobihei amola dadi da amo hasalasu hou hame hamosu.
13 So I gave you a land that you had not tilled/planted, and I gave you cities that you did not build. [Now] you live in those [cities] and you eat the grapes from the grapevines that you did not plant, and you eat olives from trees that you did not plant.’”
Na da soge amo dilia da hame dogosu amola moilai bai bagade dilia da hame gagui amo dilima i. Wali dilia da amo soge ganodini esala amola waini efe amo dilia hame sagai amoga dilia da waini fage naha amola olife ifa amo dilia hame bugi amoga olife fage naha.’”
14 [Then Joshua said to the people], “[Because of all that] Yahweh [has done for you], revere him, and serve/worship him very faithfully. Throw away the idols that your ancestors worshiped on the east/other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve only Yahweh.
Yosiua da bu amane sia: i, “Amaiba: le, Godema nodoma amola mae fisili, hahawane Ea hawa: hamosu hamoma. Ogogosu ‘gode’ liligi amo dilia aowalali da Mesoubouda: imia amola Idibidi amo ganodini ilima hawa: hamosu, amo ha: digili, Hina Godema fawane hawa: hamoma.
15 But if you do not want to serve/worship Yahweh, you should decide today what [gods] you will serve/worship. You should decide whether you will serve/worship the gods that your ancestors who lived on the other/east side of the Euphrates River served, or whether you will serve/worship the gods that the descendants of Amor, who previously lived in the land where you are now living, [serve/worship]. But as for me and my family [MTY], we will serve/worship Yahweh!”
Be dilia Ema hawa: hamomusa: hame hanai galea, defea, wali eso dilia da nowama hawa: hamomusa: dawa: sea, sia: ma! Dilia da ogogosu ‘gode’ liligi amo dilia aowalali da Mesoubouda: imia sogega sia: ne gadosu amo dilia da dafawaneyale dawa: le, lalegaguma: bela: ? O A: moulaide (ilia soge ganodini dilia da wali esala) amo dunu ilia ‘gode’ liligi lalegaguma: bela: ? Be na amola na sosogo fi da Hina Gode amo Ea hawa: hamosu fawane hamomu.”
16 The Israeli people answered, “We will never quit [serving/worshiping] Yahweh! We would never [think of] [IDM] serving/worshiping other gods!
Dunu huluane da bu adole i, “Ninia da eno ‘gode’ liligi ilima hawa: hamoma: ne, Hina Godedafa hamedafa fisimu.
17 It was our God, Yahweh, who brought our parents and grandparents up out of Egypt. [He rescued them] from that land where they were slaves. As he rescued them, they saw him perform great miracles. He protected them all the time when they were traveling. He protected them from all the people-groups through whose territory they traveled.
Ninia Hina Gode da ninia aowalali amola nini amo Idibidi soge (amo ganodini ninia da udigili se nabawane hawa: hamosu) amoga fadegai dagoi. Ea musa: hame ba: su gasa bagade hou ninia ba: i dagoi. Ninia da dunu fi eno amoga baligili asili, E da eso huluane nini gaga: i.
18 As our forefathers advanced, Yahweh expelled the descendants of Amor and the other people-groups who lived in this land. Yahweh is our God, so [we are saying that] we also will serve/worship him.”
Ninia da amo soge ganodini golili sa: ili, Hina Gode da A: moulaide dunu amo ganodini esalu gadili sefasi. Amaiba: le, ninia da Hina Godema fa: no bobogemu hanai. E da ninia Gode.”
19 Joshua replied to the people, “[I think that] you are not able to serve/worship Yahweh, because he is a holy God. He will not forgive your sinning and rebelling [against him]. He demands that you serve/worship only him [IDM].
Yosiua da dunu huluanema amane sia: i, “Be dilia Hina Gode Ea hawa: hamosu hamomu da hamedei. E da hadigi Gode amola E da dilia hame nabasu hou hame gogolema: ne olofomu. E da mudasu Gode, E da dili eno ‘gode’ liligi ilima fa: no bobogema: ne hamedafa ba: mu.
20 He has been good to you [in the past], but if you turn away from him and serve/worship foreign/other gods, he will turn [against you] and he will cause you to experience disasters. He will punish [IDM] you severely!”
Amola dilia da E fisili, ga fi ‘gode’ liligi ilima fa: no bobogesea, E da dilima sinidigili se bagade imunu. E da musa: dilima hahawane amola asigisu, be fa: no E da dili wadela: lesimu.”
21 But the people replied to Joshua, “No, [we will not turn away from worshiping/serving Yahweh] We will serve/worship Yahweh!”
Dunu huluane da Yosiuama amane sia: i, “Hame mabu! Ninia da dafawane Hina Godema fa: no bobogemu.”
22 Then Joshua said, “You yourselves are saying that you have decided to serve/worship Yahweh.” They replied, “Yes, we are saying that.”
Yosiua da ilima bu adole i, “Dilisu da dilila: ba: su dunu esala. Dilia da Hina Godema fa: no bobogema: ne ilegei dagoi.” Ilia da amane sia: i, “Dafawane! Nini fawane da amo hou ba: su dunu.”
23 Then Joshua said, “Since [you have decided] that, you must throw away all the other gods/idols that you have among you. You must also promise that you will wholeheartedly give yourselves to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [serve/worship].”
Yosiua da amane sia: i, “Amaiba: le, amo ga fi ‘gode’ liligi dilia gagusa, amo fadegale fisima. Amola Isala: ili Hina Godema dafawane fa: no bobogema: ne ilegele sia: ma!”
24 The people replied, “We will serve/worship Yahweh, our God, and obey him.”
Amalalu, dunu huluane da Yosiuama amane sia: i, “Ninia da ninia Hina Godema fa: no bobogele, Ea hawa: hamomu. Ninia da Ea hamoma: ne sia: i nabawane hamomu.”
25 That day, Joshua established an agreement between the people and Yahweh. He wrote for them all the laws that they were required to obey.
Amaiba: le, Yosiua da amo esoha ilima gousa: su hamoi. Siegeme moilai bai bagadega e da sema amola hamoma: ne sia: i ilima i.
26 He wrote all those laws on a scroll. He called it ‘The laws of God’. Then he [told some men to] set up a large stone there at Shechem, under the [large] oak tree near the place where [they worshiped] Yahweh.
Yosiua da amo hamoma: ne sia: i, amo Hina Gode Ea Sema Buga ganodini dedei. Amalalu, e da gele bagade lale, ouge ifa Hina Gode Ea hadigi sogebi ganodini dialu, amo hagudu ligisi.
27 He said to all the people, “Look! [It is as though] this stone has heard everything that Yahweh said to you [and that you promised Yahweh]. It will serve as a witness against you if you rebel against your God!”
E da dunu huluanema amane sia: i, “Amo gele da ninia dawa: digima: ne ba: su olei agoane. Amo gele da sia: huluane Hina Gode da ninima sia: i, amo nabi dagoi. Amaiba: le, dilia da dilia Godema odoga: su hou hamosa: besa: le, amo gele da dilima ba: su olei agoane.”
28 Then Joshua sent the people away, and all of them returned to their own areas/homes.
Amalalu, Yosiua da dunu huluane gadili asunasi. Amola ilia huluane da ilia sogedafa amoga asi.
29 Some time after that, Nun’s son Joshua, the faithful servant of Yahweh, died. He was 110 years old when he died.
Amalalu, Hina Gode Ea hawa: hamosu dunu, Nane egefe Yosiua, da bogoi dagoi. E da lalelegele, ode 110 gidigi.
30 The Israeli people buried his body on his own property in Timnath-Serah [town] town. It is north of Gaash Mountain in the hilly area of the tribe who were descendants of Ephraim.
Ilia da ea soge ganodini ea da: i hodo uli dogone sali. Ea soge da Dimina: de Sila amo Ifala: ime agolo soge Ga: ia: se Goumi amo gano galu.
31 The Israeli people served/worshiped Yahweh as long as Joshua was alive. After Joshua died, they continued serving/worshiping Yahweh while the elders who had experienced everything that Yahweh had done for the Israeli people were still alive.
Yosiua da esalea, Isala: ili dunu da Hina Godema noga: le fa: no bobogei. Yosiua da bogoloba, Isala: ili ouligisu dunu amo da Hina Gode Ea Isala: ili fidisu hou ba: i dagoi, amo dunu da esalea, Isala: ili dunu da Hina Godema noga: le fa: no bobogei.
32 Joseph’s bones, which the Israeli people had brought with them from Egypt, were also buried at Shechem. The people buried them in the piece of land that Jacob had bought long ago for 100 pieces of silver from Hamor, the father of Shechem. That piece of land was in the area that was given to the people who were descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph’s sons.
Yousefe ea da: i hodo amo Isala: ili dunu da Idibidi sogega gaguli misi, amo ilia da Siegeme moilai bai bagadega uli dogoi. Ilia da sogebi amo Ya: igobe da Ha: imo (Siegeme ea mano) amo ea manoma silifa fage 100 amoga lai, amo ganodini uli dogoi. Amo sogebi, Yousefe egaga fi da ilia edama nana lai.
33 Eleazar, the Supreme Priest, the son of Aaron, also died. They buried his body at Gibeah, in the area that had been given to Eleazar’s son Phinehas, in the hilly area that belonged to the people who were descendants of Ephraim.
Elia: isa (Elane ea mano) amola da bogoi. Ilia da ea da: i hodo amo Gibia moilai (Ifala: ime agolo soge ganodini dialu. Amo moilai ilia da Elia: isa egefe Finia: se ema i dagoi) amoga uli dogone sali. Sia: Ama Dagoi Yosiua 24:15 “Wali eso, dilia da nowama fa: no bobogele, hawa: hamomusa: dawa: sea, sia: ma! Be na amola na sosogo fi da Hina Gode amo Ea hawa: hamosu fawane hamomu.”
