Yosua 15
1 Anyigba si wotsɔ na Yuda ƒe viwo la ƒe anyigbemeliƒo dze egɔme tso Edom ƒe dzigbemeliƒo dzi, tso Zin gbegbe la, eye wòtɔ Negeb ƒe dzieheliƒo.
And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the outermost part of the south.
2 Dzieheliƒo sia tso Dzeƒu alo Ƒukuku la to le anyigbeme
And their south border was from the outermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward.
3 ɖo ta dziehe tso Akrabim to dzi mɔ la gbɔ heyi Zin. Eɖo ta dziehe to Kades Barnea, to Hezron heyi Adar, trɔ ɖo ta Karka,
And it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka,
4 eye wòyi Azmon. Eto tɔʋu si le Egipte ƒe liƒo dzi la ŋu heyi ɖatɔ Domeƒu la. Esia nye Yuda ƒe anyigbemeliƒo.
and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt. And the goings out of the border were at the sea. This shall be your south border.
5 Ɣedzeƒeliƒo la tso Dzeƒu la ŋu yi Yɔdan tɔsisi la nu. Anyigbemeliƒo la dze egɔme tso afi si Yɔdan tɔsisi la de nu Dzeƒu la me le,
And the east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan,
6 hetso eme yi Bet Hogla, Bet Araba ƒe anyiehe yi Bohan, Ruben ƒe vi ƒe kpe la gbɔ.
and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah, and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
7 Tso afi ma la, liƒo la to Akɔr ƒe balime yi Debir, eye wòtrɔ yi anyiehe kple ɣetoɖoƒe dome ɖo ta Gilgal le Adumim towo ƒe akpa kemɛ dzi, le balime la ƒe dziehe lɔƒo. Egayi En Semes ƒe tsi dzidziwo gbɔ heyi En Rogel.
and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river, and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh. And the goings out of it were at En-rogel,
8 Liƒo la to Ben Hinom ƒe Balime azɔ, to Yebus, afi si wotso Yerusalem ɖo ƒe dziehe lɔƒo, to ɣetoɖoƒe yi toawo dzi le Ben Hinom ƒe Balime tame heyi ɖase ɖe Refaim ƒe balime ƒe seƒe le dzigbeme.
and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem), and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the outermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward,
9 Egatso to la tame heyi Nef to la ƒe tsi dzidziwo gbɔ heyi du siwo le Efrɔn to dzi la gbɔ hafi trɔ ɖo ta dzigbeme, ƒo xlã Baala (si wogayɔna be Kiriat Yearim)
and the border extended from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron, and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-jearim),
10 ɖo ta Edom ƒe to Seir gbɔ, yi Yearim to alo Kesalon ƒe dzigbeme, yi Bet Semes heto Timna ŋu.
and the border turned about from Baalah westward to mount Seir, and passed along to the side of mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along by Timnah,
11 Liƒo la yi togbɛ siwo le Ekron ƒe dzigbeme la gbɔ, trɔ ɖo ta Sikeron to, Baala to la ŋu, yi Yabneel hewu nu ɖe Domeƒu la to.
and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward, and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel. And the goings out of the border were at the sea.
12 Ke ɣetoɖoƒeliƒo enye ƒu gã la kple eŋu nyigbawo. Esia nye Yudaviwo ƒe liƒo godoo va kpe le woƒe ƒomeawo nu.
And the west border was to the great sea, and the border of it. This is the border of the sons of Judah round about according to their families.
13 Yehowa gblɔ na Yosua be wòatsɔ Yuda ƒe anyigba ƒe akpa aɖe na Kaleb, Yefune ƒe vi la. Ale wotsɔ Arba du si wogayɔna be Hebron, du si wotsɔ Anak fofo ƒe ŋkɔ na la na Kaleb.
And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba. Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
14 Esia ta Kaleb nya Anak ƒe vi etɔ̃awo, Talmai, Sesai kple Ahiman ƒe dzidzimeviwo le anyigba la dzi,
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.
15 eye wòwɔ aʋa kple ame siwo nɔ Debir, du si woyɔna tsã be Kiriat Sefer la me.
And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
16 Kaleb gblɔ be yeatsɔ ye vinyɔnu Aksa na ŋutsu si awɔ aʋa aɖu Kiriat Sefer dua dzi.
And Caleb said, He who smites Kiriath-sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter to wife.
17 Otniel, Kenaz ƒe vi, ame si nye Kaleb ƒe tɔɖiyɔvi la, ɖu dua dzi, ale Kaleb tsɔ via nyɔnu Aksa na Otniel wozu srɔ̃a.
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it, and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
18 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?”
And it came to pass, when she came, that she moved him to ask of her father a field. And she alighted from off her donkey, and Caleb said, What would thou?
19 Axsa ɖo eŋu be, “Na nu bubu aɖem, elabena anyigba si nènam la nye gbegbe sɔŋ! Na teƒe si tsi le lam.” Ale Kaleb tsɔ tsivudo si le to dzi kple balime la nɛ.
And she said, Give me a blessing, because thou have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
20 Esiae nye anyigba si wona Yuda ƒe viwo.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families.
21 Woƒe du siwo nɔ Edom le Negeb ƒe liƒowo dzi woe nye: Kabzeel, Eder, Yagur,
And the outermost cities of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were thus: Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
22 Kina, Dimona, Adada,
and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
23 Kedes, Hazor, Itnan,
and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
24 Zif, Telem, Bealot,
Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
25 Hazor Hadata, Keriot Hezron (si nye Hazor),
and Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (the same is Hazor),
26 Aman, Sema, Molada,
Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
27 Hazar Gada, Hesmon, Bet Pelet,
and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet,
28 Hazar Sual, Beerseba, Biziotia,
and Hazar-shual, and Beersheba, and Biziothiah,
29 Baala, Im, Ezem,
Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem,
30 Eltolad, Kesil, Horma,
and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
31 Ziklag, Madmana, Sansana,
and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
32 Lebaot, Silhin, Ain kple Rimon. Du siawo katã de blaeve-vɔ-asiekɛ kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.
and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.
33 Du siwo wotsɔ na Yuda ƒe viwo le gbadzaƒe la woe nye: Estaol, Zora, Asna,
In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah,
34 Zanoa, En Ganim, Tapua, Enam,
and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
35 Yarmut, Adulam, Soko Azeka,
Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
36 Saaraim, Aditaim, Gedera (alo Gederotaim). Du siawo nye du wuiene kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.
and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.
37 Wogatsɔ du wuiade kple woƒe kɔƒewo na Yuda ƒe viwo. Du siawoe nye: Zenan, Hadasa, Migdal Gag,
Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,
38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Yɔkteel,
and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
39 Lakis, Bozkat, Eglon,
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
40 Kabon, Lahmas, Kitlis,
and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Chitlish,
41 Gederot, Bet Dagon, Naama, Makeda,
and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
42 Libna, Eter, Asan,
Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
43 Yefta, Asna, Nezib,
and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
44 Keila, Akzib kple Maresa. Du siawo le asiekɛ kple wo ŋu kɔƒeduwo.
and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
45 Ekron ƒe du kple eŋukɔƒewo katã hã nɔ Yudatɔwo ƒe anyigba la me.
Ekron, with its towns and its villages,
46 Liƒo la gatso Ekron yi ɖatɔ Domeƒu la, eye du kple kɔƒe siwo te ɖe Asdod ƒe liƒo ŋu la hã le anyigba la me kpe ɖe Asdod du la kple eƒe kɔƒewo,
from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
47 Gaza kple eƒe kɔƒewo, heyi keke Egipte ƒe tɔʋu la kple Domeƒu la ƒe ƒuta, tso Egipte tɔʋu la nu le anyigbeme yi Tiro le dzigbeme ŋu.
Ashdod, its towns and its villages, Gaza, its towns and its villages, to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border of it.
48 Wogatsɔ du blaene-vɔ-ene siawo kple wo ŋu kɔƒewo le tonyigba la dzi hã na Yuda ƒe viwo: Samir, Yatir, Soko,
And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
49 Dana, Kiriat Sana (si nye Debir),
and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (the same is Debir),
50 Anab, Estemo, Anim,
and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
51 Gosen, Holon, Giloh,
and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.
52 Arab, Duma, Esam,
Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,
53 Yanim, Bet Tapua, Afeka,
and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,
54 Humta, Kiriat Arba (alo Hebron) kple Zior. Dus siawo le asieke kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
55 Maon, Karmel, Zif, Yuta,
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,
56 Yezreel, Yokdeam, Zanoah,
and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
57 Kain, Gibea kple Timna. Du siawo le ewo kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.
58 Halhul, Bet Zur, Gedor,
Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,
59 Maarat, Bet Anot, Eltekon. Du siawo le ade kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.
60 Kiriat Baal (si wogayɔna hã be Kiriat Yearim) kple Raba. Du siawo le eve kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
61 Bet Araba, Midin, Sekaka,
In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
62 Nibsan, Dzedu la kple En Gedi. Du ade kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
63 Yuda ƒe viwo mete ŋu nya Yebusitɔwo, ame siwo nɔ Yerusalem la ɖa o, eya ta Yebusitɔwo gale afi ma, le Yuda ƒe viwo dome va se ɖe egbe.
And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out, but the Jebusites dwell with the sons of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.
