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 assignment of land for the tribe of the people of Judah, clan by clan, extended south to the border of Edom, with the wilderness of Zin being the farthest point to the south.
2 Dzieheliƒo sia tso Dzeƒu alo Ƒukuku la to le anyigbeme
Their border on the south ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces to the south.
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,
Their boundary next went out to the south of the hill of Akrabbim and passed along to Zin, and went up south of Kadesh Barnea, along by Hezron, and up to Addar, where it 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.
It passed along to Azmon, went by the brook of Egypt, and came to its end at the sea. This was their south boundary.
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 boundary was the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north ran from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
6 hetso eme yi Bet Hogla, Bet Araba ƒe anyiehe yi Bohan, Ruben ƒe vi ƒe kpe la gbɔ.
It went up to Beth Hoglah and passed along north of Beth Arabah. Then it 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.
Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the hill of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. Then the border passed along to the springs of En Shemesh and went 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.
Then the border went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). Then it went up to the top of the hill that lies over the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, which is at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
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)
Then the border extended from the top of the hills to the spring of Nephtoah, and went out from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the border bends around to Baalah (the same as 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 circled around west of Baalah to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (the same as Kesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and crossed over to 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.
The border went out beside the northern hill of Ekron, and then it bends around to Shikkeron and passed along to Mount Baalah, from there it went to Jabneel. The border ended 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.
The western boundary was the Great Sea and its coastline. This is the border around the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.
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.
In keeping with the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh an assignment of land among the tribe of Judah, Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).
14 Esia ta Kaleb nya Anak ƒe vi etɔ̃awo, Talmai, Sesai kple Ahiman ƒe dzidzimeviwo le anyigba la dzi,
Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
15 eye wòwɔ aʋa kple ame siwo nɔ Debir, du si woyɔna tsã be Kiriat Sefer la me.
He went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher).
16 Kaleb gblɔ be yeatsɔ ye vinyɔnu Aksa na ŋutsu si awɔ aʋa aɖu Kiriat Sefer dua dzi.
Caleb said, “The man who attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, to him I will give Aksah my daughter as a 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.
When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, Caleb gave him Aksah his daughter as a 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?”
Soon after that, Aksah came to Othniel and she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”
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.
Aksah replied, “Do me a special favor, since you have given me the land of the Negev: Also give me some springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and lower springs.
20 Esiae nye anyigba si wona Yuda ƒe viwo.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.
21 Woƒe du siwo nɔ Edom le Negeb ƒe liƒowo dzi woe nye: Kabzeel, Eder, Yagur,
The cities belonging to the tribe of Judah in the extreme south, toward the border of Edom, were 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 (this was also known as Hazor),
26 Aman, Sema, Molada,
Amam, Shema, Moladah,
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, Iyim, 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. These were twenty-nine cities in all, including their villages.
33 Du siwo wotsɔ na Yuda ƒe viwo le gbadzaƒe la woe nye: Estaol, Zora, Asna,
In the lower hill country to the west, there were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 Zanoa, En Ganim, Tapua, Enam,
Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 Yarmut, Adulam, Soko Azeka,
Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,
36 Saaraim, Aditaim, Gedera (alo Gederotaim). Du siawo nye du wuiene kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo.
Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (that is, Gederothaim). These were fourteen cities in number, including their villages.
37 Wogatsɔ du wuiade kple woƒe kɔƒewo na Yuda ƒe viwo. Du siawoe nye: Zenan, Hadasa, Migdal Gag,
Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad,
38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Yɔkteel,
Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
39 Lakis, Bozkat, Eglon,
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon.
40 Kabon, Lahmas, Kitlis,
Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
41 Gederot, Bet Dagon, Naama, Makeda,
Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, Makkedah. These were sixteen cities in number, including their villages.
42 Libna, Eter, Asan,
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Yefta, Asna, Nezib,
Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keila, Akzib kple Maresa. Du siawo le asiekɛ kple wo ŋu kɔƒeduwo.
Keilah, Akzib, Mareshah. These were nine cities, including their villages.
45 Ekron ƒe du kple eŋukɔƒewo katã hã nɔ Yudatɔwo ƒe anyigba la me.
Ekron, with its surrounding towns and 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 to the Great Sea, all the settlements that were near Ashdod, including 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 surrounding towns, including their villages; Gaza, its surrounding towns including their villages; to the brook of Egypt, and to the Great Sea with its coastline.
48 Wogatsɔ du blaene-vɔ-ene siawo kple wo ŋu kɔƒewo le tonyigba la dzi hã na Yuda ƒe viwo: Samir, Yatir, Soko,
In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,
49 Dana, Kiriat Sana (si nye Debir),
Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
50 Anab, Estemo, Anim,
Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 Gosen, Holon, Giloh,
Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. These were eleven cities, including their villages.
52 Arab, Duma, Esam,
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 (that is, Hebron), and Zior. These were nine cities, including their villages.
55 Maon, Karmel, Zif, Yuta,
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. These were ten cities, including their villages.
58 Halhul, Bet Zur, Gedor,
Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
59 Maarat, Bet Anot, Eltekon. Du siawo le ade kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon. These were six cities, including their villages.
60 Kiriat Baal (si wogayɔna hã be Kiriat Yearim) kple Raba. Du siawo le eve kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah. These were two cities, including their villages.
61 Bet Araba, Midin, Sekaka,
In the wilderness, there were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 Nibsan, Dzedu la kple En Gedi. Du ade kple woƒe kɔƒeduwo.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi. These were six cities, including 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.
But as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the tribe of Judah could not drive them out, so the Jebusites live there with the tribe of Judah to this day.
