Judges 1
1 After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of the LORD, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
Le Yosua ƒe ku megbe la, Israel dukɔ la yi Yehowa gbɔ be wòana eƒe ɖoɖowo yewo. Wobia Yehowa be, “Mía dometɔ kae anye ƒome gbãtɔ si aho aʋa ɖe Kanaantɔwo ŋu?”
2 The LORD said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Yuda ƒe to lae eye mana wòaɖu dzi.”
3 Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot.” So Simeon went with him.
Yuda ƒe viwo gblɔ na Simeon ƒe viwo be, “Miva kpe ɖe mía ŋu míanya ame siwo le anyigba si woma na mí la dzi ɖa eye míawo hã míakpe ɖe mia ŋu mianya mia tɔwo ɖa.” Ale Simeon ƒe viwo ƒe aʋakɔ yi ɖakpe ɖe Yuda ƒe viwo ŋu.
4 Judah went up, and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.
Yehowa na woɖu Kanaantɔwo kple Perizitɔwo dzi, wowu ame akpe ewo le Bezek.
5 They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
Wokpɔ Fia Adoni Bezek le afi ma eye wowɔ aʋa kplii,
6 But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
ke Adoni Bezek si eye wokplɔe ɖo, lée eye wolã eƒe degblefetsu asitɔwo kple afɔtɔwo siaa.
7 Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their big toes cut off, scavenged under my table. As I have done, so God has done to me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
Fia Adoni Bezek gblɔ be, “Mewɔ fia blaadre ƒe asiwo kple afɔwo nenema tututu eye mena wofɔa nu wuwlui siwo ge tso nye kplɔ̃ dzi la ɖuna. Azɔ la, Mawu ɖo nye nu vɔ̃ teƒe nam.” Wokplɔe yi Yerusalem eye wòku le afi ma.
8 The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
Yuda ƒe viwo ɖu Yerusalem dzi, wowu ameawo katã eye wotɔ dzo dua.
9 After that, the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, and in the South, and in the lowland.
Le esia megbe la, Yuda ƒe viwo wɔ aʋa kple Kanaantɔwo le Negeb ƒe tonyigba dzi kple gbadzaƒe si le ƒuta.
10 Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron. (The name of Hebron before that was Kiriath Arba.) They struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Yuda ƒe viwo zɔ ɖe Kanaantɔwo dzi le Hebron, afi si woyɔna tsã be Kiriat Arba eye wogbã du siawo: Sesai, Ahiman kple Talmai.
11 From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.)
Emegbe wodze Debir, du si woyɔna tsã be Kiriat Sefer la dzi.
12 Caleb said, “I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it.”
Kaleb gblɔ be yeatsɔ ye vinyɔnu Aksa na ŋutsu si awɔ aʋa aɖu Kiriat Sefer dua dzi.
13 Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.
Otniel, Kenaz ƒe vi, ame si nye Kaleb ƒe tɔɖiyɔvi la, ɖu dua dzi, ale Kaleb tsɔ via nyɔnu Aksa na Otniel wozu srɔ̃a.
14 When she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”
Esi Otniel kple Ahsa dze mɔ yina woƒe nɔƒe la, Ahsa gblɔ na Otniel be yeabia anyigba ye fofo kpe ɖe esi wòna ye xoxo la ŋu. Ale wòɖi le eƒe tedzi dzi be yeaƒo nu kple ye fofo, Kaleb, tso eŋuti. Kaleb biae be, “Nu kae hiã wò?”
15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing; because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
Ahsa ɖo eŋu be, “Ènyo dɔ me nam, eye nèna anyigbam le Negeb, ke meɖe kuku, na vudowo hãm.” Ale Kaleb tsɔ vudo si le to dzi kple balime la nɛ.
16 The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
Esi Yuda ƒe viwo ʋu yi woƒe anyigba yeye la dzi le Negeb gbegbe, le Arad ƒe anyigbeme la, Mose toa ƒe dzidzimeviwo, ame siwo nye Kenitɔwo ƒe to la me tɔwo la yi kple wo. Wodzo le Yeriko, “Detiwo ƒe Du,” la me eye to eveawo nɔ teƒe ɖeka tso ɣe ma ɣi.
17 Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.
Emegbe la, Yuda ƒe viwo ƒe aʋakɔ kpe ɖe Simeon ƒe viwo ƒe aʋakɔ ŋu, wowɔ aʋa kple Kanaantɔwo le Zefat du la me eye wowu ameawo katã. Ale woyɔa Zefat du la azɔ be, “Horma” si gɔmee nye “Amewo tsrɔ̃ƒe.”
18 Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.
Yuda ƒe viwo xɔ Gaza, Askelon kple Ekron kple wo ŋu kɔƒewo.
19 The LORD was with Judah, and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
Yehowa na Yuda ƒe viwo tsrɔ̃ woƒe futɔ siwo le tonyigba la dzi, ke womete ŋu ɖu ame siwo le balime la ya dzi o elabena gatasiaɖamwo nɔ woawo si.
20 They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.
Wotsɔ Hebron du la na Kaleb le Yehowa ƒe ŋugbedodo nu, ale Kaleb nya dua me tɔwo, ame siwo nye Anak ƒe vi etɔ̃awo ƒe dzidzimeviwo.
21 The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
Benyamin ƒe viwo mete ŋu tsrɔ̃ Yebusitɔwo, ame siwo nɔ Yerusalem o eya ta wogale afi ma kple Israelviwo va se ɖe egbe.
22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
Azɔ la Yosef ƒe aƒe la dze Betel dzi eye Yehowa nɔ kpli wo.
23 The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)
Esi woɖo amewo ɖa be woatsa ŋku le Betel si woyɔna tsã be Luz la,
24 The watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”
ŋkutsalawo kpɔ ŋutsu aɖe wòdo tso dua me eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Fia mɔ si míato age ɖe dua me la mí ekema míakpɔ egbɔ be womawɔ nuvevi aɖeke wò o.”
25 He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.
Efia mɔ wo. Ale wowu dua me tɔwo katã kple yi negbe ŋutsu la kple eƒe ƒome blibo la ko.
26 The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.
Ŋutsu la ʋu yi ɖe Hititɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi, afi si wòtso du ɖo hena ŋkɔe be Luz eye aleae woyɔnɛ va se ɖe egbe.
27 Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Ke Manase ƒe viwo menya ame siwo nɔ Bet Sean, Taanak, Dor alo Ibleam alo Megido kple ame siwo nɔ wo ŋu kɔƒewo me la o elabena Kanaantɔwo ɖoe kplikpaa be yewoanɔ anyigba ma dzi.
28 When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.
Esi Israelviwo va kpɔ ŋusẽ la, wote Kanaantɔ ɖe anyi be woawɔ dzizizidɔ na yewo, gake womenya wo keŋkeŋ o.
29 Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
Nenema ke Efraim ƒe viwo hã menya Kanaantɔ siwo nɔ Gezer la o, ke boŋ Kanaantɔwo nɔ wo dome.
30 Zebulun didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among them, and became subject to forced labor.
Zebulɔn ƒe viwo hã menya Kanaatɔ siwo nɔ Kitron alo Nahalol la o, ke boŋ wotsi wo dome eye Israelviwo na wowɔ dzizizidɔ na wo.
31 Asher didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
Aser ƒe viwo menya ame siwo nɔ Ako, Sidon, Ahlab, Akzib, Helba, Afek kple Rehob o.
32 but the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they didn’t drive them out.
Le esia ta la, Aser viwo nɔ Kanaantɔ siwo nɔ anyigba la dzi la dome elabena womenyã wo ɖa o.
33 Naphtali didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but he lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and of Beth Anath became subject to forced labor.
Nenema ke Naftali ƒe viwo hã menya ame siwo nɔ Bet Semes alo Bet Anat o, ke boŋ Naftali ƒe viwo hã nɔ Kanaantɔ siwo nɔ anyigba la dzi la dome. Ke wona ame siwo nɔ Bet Semes kple Bet Anat la zu dzizizidɔwɔlawo na wo.
34 The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;
Amoritɔwo xe mɔ na Dan ƒe viwo ale be wona wotsi tonyigba la dzi eye womena mɔ wo kura be woaɖiɖi ava balime la o.
35 but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.
Amoritɔwo ɖoe kplikpaa hã be Heres tɔ, Aiyalon kple Saalbim nanɔ yewoƒe asi me, gake esi Yosef ƒe aƒe ƒe ŋusẽ dzi ɖe edzi la, woawo hã zi Amoritɔwo dzi be woawɔ dzizizidɔ na yewo.
36 The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
Amoritɔwo ƒe liƒo tso Akrabim to dzi mɔ gã la gbɔ yi ɖe Sela kple egodo ke.
