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.
The land that was allotted to the tribe of Judah was divided among its clans. That land extended south along the border of the Edom region, as far as the Zin Desert.
2 Dzieheliƒo sia tso Dzeƒu alo Ƒukuku la to le anyigbeme
The southern border of the land that was allotted to the tribe of Judah started at the south end of the Dead Sea [and extended west].
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,
It extended south of Scorpion Pass to Zin [Desert], and from there west to a place south of Kadesh-Barnea, past Hezron [town], to Addar [town], and from there it turned [northwest] to Karka [town].
4 eye wòyi Azmon. Eto tɔʋu si le Egipte ƒe liƒo dzi la ŋu heyi ɖatɔ Domeƒu la. Esia nye Yuda ƒe anyigbemeliƒo.
From there it continued to Azmon, and from there to the dry riverbed on the border of Egypt, and from there [west] to the [Mediterranean] Sea. That was the southern 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,
The eastern border of the land of the tribe of Judah was the Dead Sea, and it extended [north] to [where the Jordan River ends at] the Dead Sea.
6 hetso eme yi Bet Hogla, Bet Araba ƒe anyiehe yi Bohan, Ruben ƒe vi ƒe kpe la gbɔ.
The northern border started where the Jordan River ends at the Dead Sea. It extended [north] to Beth-Hoglah [town], and from there it extended north of Beth-Arabah [town] to the [big] stone [set up by] Reuben’s son Bohan.
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.
From there the border continued west through Achor Valley to Debir [city]. From there it turned north to Gilgal [city]. Gilgal is north of the road that goes through Adummim Pass, on the south side of the valley. From Gilgal the border extended west to the springs at En-Shemesh, and from there to 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.
From there it extended through Ben-Hinnom Valley, south of the city where the Jebus people-group lived. (That city is now named Jerusalem.) From there the border extended to the top of the hill on the west side of Hinnom Valley, at the northern end of the valley where the Repha [giants] lived.
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)
From there the border extended [northwest] to Nephtoah Spring, and from there to the cities near Ephron Mountain. From there the border extended [west] toward Baalah, which is now named Kiriath-Jearim.
10 ɖo ta Edom ƒe to Seir gbɔ, yi Yearim to alo Kesalon ƒe dzigbeme, yi Bet Semes heto Timna ŋu.
Then the border extended further west to Seir Mountain. Then it continued [southwest] along the north side of Jearim Mountain, which is also named Kesalon, to Beth-Shemesh [city]. From there it extended [northwest] past Timnah [city],
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.
to the hill north of Ekron [city]. From there it extended [west] to Shikkeron [town] and past Baalah Mountain to Jabneel [town], then [northwest] to the [Mediterranean] Sea.
12 Ke ɣetoɖoƒeliƒo enye ƒu gã la kple eŋu nyigbawo. Esia nye Yudaviwo ƒe liƒo godoo va kpe le woƒe ƒomeawo nu.
The western border of the land that was allotted to the tribe of Judah was the Mediterranean Sea. All the clans of Judah lived inside those borders.
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.
Yahweh commanded Joshua to give part of the land for the tribe of Judah to Caleb. So he gave to Caleb Kiriath-Arba [city], which is now named Hebron. (Arba was the ancestor of the Anak people-group.)
14 Esia ta Kaleb nya Anak ƒe vi etɔ̃awo, Talmai, Sesai kple Ahiman ƒe dzidzimeviwo le anyigba la dzi,
Caleb forced the three clans of the Anak people-group to leave Hebron. Those were the Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai clans.
15 eye wòwɔ aʋa kple ame siwo nɔ Debir, du si woyɔna tsã be Kiriat Sefer la me.
Then Caleb left there and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
16 Kaleb gblɔ be yeatsɔ ye vinyɔnu Aksa na ŋutsu si awɔ aʋa aɖu Kiriat Sefer dua dzi.
Caleb said, “If someone attacks [the people in] Kiriath-Sepher and captures their city, I will give my daughter Acsah to him to be his 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.
Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter to him.
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?”
When Caleb’s daughter married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give her a field. Then Acsah went to talk with her father Caleb. As she got down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “Do you want something?”
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.
Acsah replied, “Yes, I want you to do something for me. You have given me some land in the southern part of Canaan, [but there is no water there]. So please give me some [land that has] springs.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs [near Hebron].
20 Esiae nye anyigba si wona Yuda ƒe viwo.
[Here is a list of the towns in] the land [that God had promised to] give to the tribe of Judah. Each clan was allotted some of the land.
21 Woƒe du siwo nɔ Edom le Negeb ƒe liƒowo dzi woe nye: Kabzeel, Eder, Yagur,
The tribe of Judah was allotted all these towns in the southern [desert area of Canaan], near the border of the Edom [region]: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 Kina, Dimona, Adada,
Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 Kedes, Hazor, Itnan,
Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 Zif, Telem, Bealot,
Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25 Hazor Hadata, Keriot Hezron (si nye Hazor),
Hazor-Hadattah, Kerioth-Hezron (which is also named Hazor),
26 Aman, Sema, Molada,
Amam, Shema, Molodah,
27 Hazar Gada, Hesmon, Bet Pelet,
Hazar-Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-Pelet,
28 Hazar Sual, Beerseba, Biziotia,
Hazar-Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29 Baala, Im, Ezem,
Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
30 Eltolad, Kesil, Horma,
Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
31 Ziklag, Madmana, Sansana,
Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 Lebaot, Silhin, Ain kple Rimon. Du siawo katã de blaeve-vɔ-asiekɛ kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. There were 29 towns altogether and their surrounding villages.
33 Du siwo wotsɔ na Yuda ƒe viwo le gbadzaƒe la woe nye: Estaol, Zora, Asna,
The tribe of Judah was allotted these towns in the [northern part of the western] foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 Zanoa, En Ganim, Tapua, Enam,
Zanoah, En-Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 Yarmut, Adulam, Soko Azeka,
Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
36 Saaraim, Aditaim, Gedera (alo Gederotaim). Du siawo nye du wuiene kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.
Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (which is also named Gederothaim). Altogether there were 14 towns and their surrounding villages.
37 Wogatsɔ du wuiade kple woƒe kɔƒewo na Yuda ƒe viwo. Du siawoe nye: Zenan, Hadasa, Migdal Gag,
[The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in the southern part of the western foothills]: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-Gad,
38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Yɔkteel,
Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
39 Lakis, Bozkat, Eglon,
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 Kabon, Lahmas, Kitlis,
Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
41 Gederot, Bet Dagon, Naama, Makeda,
Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah. There were 16 towns altogether and their surrounding villages.
42 Libna, Eter, Asan,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in [the central part of] the western foothills: Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Yefta, Asna, Nezib,
Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keila, Akzib kple Maresa. Du siawo le asiekɛ kple wo ŋu kɔƒeduwo.
Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah. There were nine towns altogether, with their surrounding villages.
45 Ekron ƒe du kple eŋukɔƒewo katã hã nɔ Yudatɔwo ƒe anyigba la me.
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns [close to the Mediterranean Sea] with their surrounding villages: Ekron and the towns between Ekron and the coast, Ashdod, and Gaza. The area extended south to the dry riverbed on the border of Egypt.
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,
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.
48 Wogatsɔ du blaene-vɔ-ene siawo kple wo ŋu kɔƒewo le tonyigba la dzi hã na Yuda ƒe viwo: Samir, Yatir, Soko,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in [the southwest part of] the hilly region: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
49 Dana, Kiriat Sana (si nye Debir),
Dannah, Kiriath-Sannah (which is now named Debir),
50 Anab, Estemo, Anim,
Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 Gosen, Holon, Giloh,
Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. There were eleven towns with their surrounding villages.
52 Arab, Duma, Esam,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in [the south-central part of] the hilly region: Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 Yanim, Bet Tapua, Afeka,
Janim, Beth-Tappuah, Aphekah,
54 Humta, Kiriat Arba (alo Hebron) kple Zior. Dus siawo le asieke kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
Humtah, Kiriath-Arba (which is now named Hebron), and Zior. There were nine towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
55 Maon, Karmel, Zif, Yuta,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns [in the southeastern part of the hilly region]: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 Yezreel, Yokdeam, Zanoah,
Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 Kain, Gibea kple Timna. Du siawo le ewo kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. There were ten towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
58 Halhul, Bet Zur, Gedor,
The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns [in the central part of the hilly region]: Halhul, Beth-Zur, Gedor,
59 Maarat, Bet Anot, Eltekon. Du siawo le ade kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
Maarath, Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon. There were six towns altogether with their surrounding villages.
60 Kiriat Baal (si wogayɔna hã be Kiriat Yearim) kple Raba. Du siawo le eve kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
The tribe of Judah was also allotted two towns [in the northern part of the hilly region], Rabbah and Kiriath-Baal (which is also named Kiriath-Jearim).
61 Bet Araba, Midin, Sekaka,
The tribe of Judah was also [allotted these towns] in the desert [near the Dead Sea]: Beth-Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 Nibsan, Dzedu la kple En Gedi. Du ade kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
Nibshan, Salt city, and En-Gedi. There were six towns altogether with their surrounding 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.
[The army of the tribe of] Judah was not able to force the people of the Jebus people-group to leave Jerusalem. So the people of that group are still living among the tribe of Judah.
