Numbers 27
1 Then to Moses came the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.
Zelofehad, Hefer ƒe vi, Gilead ƒe vi, Makir ƒe vi, Manase ƒe vi, tso Manase, ame si nye Yosef ƒe vi la ƒe ƒome me. Zelofehad ƒe vinyɔnuwo ƒe ŋkɔwoe nye Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka kple Tirza.
2 They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and before all the community at the entrance to the tent of meeting. They said,
Gbe ɖeka la, Zelofehad ƒe vinyɔnu siawo yi agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu, eye wotsi tsitre ɖe Mose, nunɔla Eleazar, ameha blibo la ƒe kplɔlawo ŋkume, eye wogblɔ be,
3 “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among those who conspired against Yahweh in the company of Korah. He died for his own sin, and he had no sons.
“Mía fofo ku le gbedzi. Enɔ Korah yomedzelawo dome, ame siwo bla nu, eye wotsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa ŋu, ke eku ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe nu vɔ̃ ta, eye megblẽ viŋutsu aɖeke ɖe megbe o.
4 Why should our father's name be taken away from among his clan members because he had no son? Give us land among our father's relatives.”
Nu ka ta mía fofo ƒe ŋkɔ nabu le eƒe hlɔ̃ me, elabena viŋutsu menɔ esi o? Na domenyinui ɖe mía fofowo ƒe ƒometɔwo dome.”
5 So Moses brought their case before Yahweh.
Mose tsɔ woƒe nya la da ɖe Yehowa ŋkume,
6 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
eye Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be,
7 “Zelophehad's daughters are speaking correctly. You must certainly give them land as an inheritance among their father's relatives, and you must ensure that their father's inheritance passes on to them.
“Nya si gblɔm Zelofehad ƒe vinyɔnuwo le la le eteƒe. Ele be miana domenyinu wo ɖe wo fofowo ƒe ƒometɔwo dome, eye miatsɔ wo fofowo ƒe domenyinu ana wo.
8 You must speak to the people of Israel and say, 'If a man dies and has no son, then you must cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
“Gawu la, gblɔ na Israelviwo be, ‘Ne ame aɖe ku, eye viŋutsu aɖeke menɔ esi o la, ekema eƒe domenyinu ayi via nyɔnuwo ƒe asi me.
9 If he has no daughter, then you must give his inheritance to his brothers.
Ne vinyɔnu aɖeke menɔ esi o hã la, ekema eƒe domenyinu ayi nɔvia ŋutsu ƒe asi me.
10 If he has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his father's brothers.
Ne nɔviŋutsu aɖeke hã menɔ esi o la, ekema eƒe domenyinu ayi fofoa nɔviŋutsu gbɔ.
11 If his father has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his nearest relative in his clan, and he must take it for his own. This will be a law established by decree for the people of Israel, as Yahweh has commanded me.'”
Ke ne fofoa nɔviŋutsu aɖeke meli o la, woatsɔe ana eƒe ƒometɔ tututu aɖe. Esia nanye se kple ɖoɖo na Israelviwo, abe ale si Yehowa de se na Mose ene.’”
12 Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up the mountains of Abarim and look at the land that I have given to the people of Israel.
Gbe ɖeka la, Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Yi Abarim to dzi, eye nàkpɔ anyigba si metsɔ na Israelviwo la ɖa to tɔsisi la dzi.
13 After you have seen it, you, too, must be gathered to your people, like Aaron your brother.
Ne èkpɔe vɔ megbe la, àku abe nɔviwò Aron ene,
14 This will happen because you two rebelled against my command in the wilderness of Zin. There, when the water flowed from the rock, in your anger you failed to honor me as holy before the eyes of the whole community.” These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
elabena ètsi tsitre ɖe nye ɖoɖo ŋu le Zin gbedzi. Esime Israel dze aglã ɖe ŋunye la, mède bubu ŋunye le wo ŋkume to nye ɖoɖowo dzi wɔwɔ me, aɖe gbe, tsi nado to agakpe la me o.” (Yehowa nɔ nu ƒom tso nya si dzɔ le Meriba, Dzreteƒe, le Kades, le Zin gbedzi la ŋu.)
15 Then Moses spoke to Yahweh and said,
Mose gblɔ na Yehowa be,
16 “May you, Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all humanity, appoint a man over the community,
“O! Yehowa, amegbetɔƒome la katã ƒe gbɔgbɔwo ƒe Mawu, meɖe kuku, hafi madzo le xexea me la, tia kplɔla bubu na ameawo,
17 a man who may go out and come in before them and lead them out and bring them in, so that your community is not like sheep that have no shepherd.”
ame si akplɔ wo ayi aʋa, eye wòakpɔ wo dzi, ale be Yehowa ƒe amewo manɔ abe alẽha si nu kplɔla aɖeke mele ene o.”
18 Yahweh said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom my Spirit lives, and lay your hand on him.
Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Yi nàkplɔ Yosua, Nun ƒe viŋutsu, ame si me Gbɔgbɔ la le la,
19 Place him before Eleazar the priest and before all the community, and command him before their eyes to lead them.
yi nunɔla Eleazar gbɔ, eye nàtsɔ ameawo kpɔkplɔ de esi le ameawo katã ŋkume.
20 You must put some of your authority on him, so that all the community of the people of Israel may obey him.
Ɖe wò amekpɔkplɔ ƒe ŋusẽ da ɖe edzi ale be Israelviwo katã naɖo toe.
21 He will go before Eleazar the priest to seek my will for him by the decisions of the Urim. It will be at his command that the people will go out and come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole community.”
Ele be wòayi nunɔla Eleazar gbɔ, eye wòaxɔ ɖoɖowo tso Yehowa gbɔ. Yehowa agblɔ nu si woawɔ la na Eleazar to akɔdada kple ‘Urim’ me, eye Eleazar agblɔ Mawu ƒe ɖoɖowo na Yosua kple Israel dukɔ la. Yehowa ayi wo kpɔkplɔ dzi le mɔ sia nu.”
22 So Moses did as Yahweh had commanded him. He took Joshua and placed him before Eleazar the priest and all the community.
Mose zɔ ɖe Yehowa ƒe ɖoɖowo nu, eye wòkplɔ Yosua yi nunɔla Eleazar gbɔ. Le ha blibo la ŋkume la,
23 He laid his hands on him and commanded him to lead, as Yahweh had commanded him to do.
Mose da asi ɖe Yosua dzi, eye wòtsɔ eƒe dɔdeasiwo de asi nɛ abe ale si Yehowa ɖo nɛ ene.
