Yosua 22
1 Azɔ la, Yosua yɔ Ruben ƒe viwo kple Gad ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe to la ƒe afã la ƒo ƒui.
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
2 Egblɔ na wo be, “Miewɔ nu sia nu si Mose, Yehowa ƒe dɔla ɖo na mi be miawɔ, eye miewɔ nye sewo katã hã dzi.
And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Yhwh commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
3 Miegblẽ mia nɔvi Israelvi bubuawo ɖi kpɔ gbeɖe o togbɔ be aʋa la xɔ ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe alea hã.
Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of Yhwh your God.
4 Azɔ la, Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la na dziɖuɖu kple dzudzɔ mí abe ale si wòdo ŋugbe ene, eya ta miyi miaƒe anyigba si Mose, Yehowa ƒe dɔla na mi le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe akpa kemɛ la dzi azɔ.
And now Yhwh your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Yhwh gave you on the other side Jordan.
5 Mikpɔ egbɔ be mieyi se siwo Mose de na mi la wɔwɔ dzi, milɔ̃ Yehowa, eye mizɔ ɖe ɖoɖo siwo wòwɔ ɖe miaƒe agbenɔnɔ ŋu la nu. Milé ɖe Yehowa miaƒe Mawu ŋu, eye miasubɔe kple miaƒe dzi blibo kple miaƒe luʋɔ blibo.”
But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of Yhwh charged you, to love Yhwh your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
6 Le esia megbe la, Yosua yra wo, eye wòɖo wo ɖe woƒe anyigbawo dzi.
So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
7 Mose tsɔ anyigba na Manase ƒe to afã la ɖe Basan, eye Yosua na anyigba to la ƒe afã la ɖe Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣetoɖoƒekpa dzi kple wo nɔviŋutsuwo. Esi Yosua ɖo wo ɖe aƒe me la, edo mɔ wo kple yayranya siawo
Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
8 be: “Migbugbɔ yi míaƒe aƒewo me kple miaƒe kesinɔnu gbogboawo, lãha gãwo, klosalo, sika, akɔbli kple gayibɔ kple nudodo gbogboawo, eye mima afunyinu siwo mieha le míaƒe futɔwo si la kple mia nɔviŋutsuwo.”
And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
9 Ale Ruben ƒe viwo kple Gad ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã la dzo le Israelviwo ƒe aʋakɔ la me le Silo, le Kanaanyigba dzi. Wotso tɔsisi la heyi woƒe anyigba dzi le Gilead.
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of Yhwh by the hand of Moses.
10 Ke hafi woatso Yɔdan adzo le Kanaanyigba dzi la, wotu ŋkuɖodzikpe gã aɖe abe vɔsamlekpui ene be ame sia ame nakpɔ.
And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.
11 Ke esi Israelvi bubuawo se nu si wowɔ la,
And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
12 woƒo ƒu aʋawɔla aɖewo nu le Silo be yewoawɔ aʋa kple yewo nɔvi Israel ƒe to eve kple afã ma me tɔwo.
And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.
13 Gbã la, Israelviwo na Finehas, nunɔla Eleazar ƒe vi, kplɔ ame dɔdɔ aɖewo tso tɔsisi la, eye woƒo nu kple wo nɔvi Ruben ƒe viwo, Gad ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã la.
And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
14 Ame dɔdɔawo nye Israel ƒe amegãwo; ame ɖeka tso to ewoawo dometɔ ɖeka ɖe sia ɖe me, eye wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nye hlɔ̃ aɖe ƒe kplɔla.
And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.
15 Esi woɖo Gilead la, wogblɔ na Ruben ƒe viwo kple Gad ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã bena,
And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
16 “Yehowa ƒe ameha blibo la di be yeanya nu si ta miele nu vɔ̃ wɔm ɖe Israel ƒe Mawu la ŋu, mietrɔ le eyome hetu vɔsamlekpui, eye miedze aglã ɖe Yehowa ŋu.
Thus saith the whole congregation of Yhwh, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Yhwh, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against Yhwh?
17 “Ɖe nu vɔ̃ si míewɔ le Peor mesɔ gbɔ na mi oa? Míekɔ mía ɖokui ŋuti tso nu vɔ̃ ma ŋu haɖe va se ɖe egbe o, togbɔ be dɔvɔ̃ va dze Yehowa ƒe amewo dzi hã.
Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of Yhwh,
18 Ɖe miegale tɔtrɔm le Yehowa yome xoxoa? Elabena mienya be ne yewodze aglã ɖe Yehowa ŋu egbe la, ado dɔmedzoe ɖe mí katã ŋu etsɔ si gbɔna.
But that ye must turn away this day from following Yhwh? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against Yhwh, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
19 Ne miehiã vɔsamlekpui, elabena wogblẽ kɔ ɖo na miaƒe anyigba ta la, ekema miva kpe mí le míaƒe nɔƒe le tɔsisi la godo, afi si Yehowa le mía dome le, le eƒe Agbadɔ la me, eye míama míaƒe anyigba na mi. Ke migadze aglã ɖe Yehowa ŋu to vɔsamlekpui bubu tutu me kpe ɖe míaƒe Mawu ƒe vɔsamlekpui vavã ɖeka la ŋu o.
Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of Yhwh, wherein Yhwh's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against Yhwh, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of Yhwh our God.
20 Ɖe mieɖo ŋku edzi be esime Akan, Zera ƒe vi, wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa ŋu la, wohe to na dukɔ blibo la, kpe ɖe ame ɖeka ma si wɔ nu vɔ̃ ŋu o mahã?”
Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
21 Ruben ƒe viwo kple Gad ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã ɖo eŋu na Israelviwo ƒe tatɔwo be,
Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
22 “Ŋusẽtɔ lae nye Yehowa, mawuwo dzi Mawu lae nya nu si ta míetu vɔsamlekpui la, eye míedi be miawo hã mianya! Ne míedze aglã, eye míewɔ nuteƒe na Yehowa o la, ekema migana míanɔ agbe o!
Yhwh God of gods, Yhwh God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against Yhwh, ( save us not this day, )
23 Ne míeda le Yehowa ƒe se dzi, eye míetu míawo ŋutɔ ƒe vɔsamlekpui be míasa numevɔ alo nuɖuvɔ loo alo ŋutifafavɔ le edzi la, ekema Yehowa ŋutɔ nahe to na mí.
That we have built us an altar to turn from following Yhwh, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or grain offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let Yhwh himself require it;
24 Míewɔ nu sia, elabena míevɔ̃ be mia viwo agblɔ na mía viwo be, ‘Mɔ ka miekpɔ asubɔ Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la?
And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with Yhwh God of Israel?
25 Yehowa wɔ Yɔdan tɔsisi la wònye liƒo le míawo kple mi Ruben ƒe viwo kple Gad ƒe viwo dome, kadodo aɖeke mele miawo kple Yehowa dome o.’ Ekema miaƒe dzidzimeviwo ana míaƒe dzidzimeviwo nadzudzɔ Yehowa subɔsubɔ,
For Yhwh hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in Yhwh: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing Yhwh.
26 eya tae míetu vɔsamlekpui aɖe, menye hena numevɔsawo alo akpedavɔsawo o,
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
27 ke boŋ be wòanye dzesi anɔ míawo kple miawo siaa dome kple dzesi na dzidzime siwo ava kplɔ mí ɖo la be míesubɔa Yehowa le agbadɔ kɔkɔe sia ŋgɔ kple míaƒe nunanawo hena numevɔsawo kple ŋutifafavɔsawo. Míewɔ esia ale be miaƒe dzidzimeviwo magblɔ na míaƒe dzidzimeviwo be, ‘Kadodo aɖeke mele miawo kple Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la dome o.’
But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of Yhwh before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in Yhwh.
28 Ne woagblɔ alea la, mía viwo ate ŋu aɖe wo ɖokuiwo nu be, ‘Mikpɔ Yehowa ƒe vɔsamlekpui si mía fofowo tu ɖa! Wotui ɖe Yehowa ƒe vɔsamlekpui la ƒe nɔnɔme nu. Wometui na numevɔsa kple vɔsa bubuawo o, ke boŋ wotui be wòanye kadodo anɔ míawo kple miawo dome, eye wòaganye Yehowa ƒe dzesi.’
Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of Yhwh, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.
29 “Nede megbe xaa tso mía gbɔ be, míagbugbɔ le Yehowa yome alo atsi tsitre ɖe eŋu to vɔsamlekpuiɖiɖi me na mía ɖokui hena numevɔsa kple nuɖuvɔsa kple vɔsa bubuawo. Vɔsamlekpui si le Agbadɔ la ŋkume ko ŋu dɔ míawɔ na vɔsasa.”
God forbid that we should rebel against Yhwh, and turn this day from following Yhwh, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for grain offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of Yhwh our God that is before his tabernacle.
30 Esi Finehas, nunɔla la kple Israelviwo ƒe tatɔwo se nya siawo tso Ruben ƒe viwo kple Gad ƒe viwo kple Manase ƒe viwo ƒe afã la nu la, wokpɔ dzidzɔ ŋutɔ.
And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them.
31 Finehas si nye Eleaza vi gblɔ na wo be, “Míenya egbe be, Yehowa le mía dome, elabena míewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa ŋu abe ale si míebu ene o, ke boŋ mieɖe mí tso tsɔtsrɔ̃ me!”
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that Yhwh is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against Yhwh: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of Yhwh.
32 Finehas kple ame dɔdɔ ewoawo trɔ yi Israelvi bubuawo gbɔ, eye woɖe nu si dzɔ la me na wo.
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
33 Tete Israel blibo la tso aseye, kafu Mawu, eye womegagblɔ nya aɖeke tso aʋawɔwɔ kple Ruben ƒe viwo kple Gad ƒe viwo ŋu o.
And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
34 Ruben ƒe viwo kple Gad ƒe viwo na ŋkɔ vɔsamlekpui la be, “Ɖaseɖiɖi ƒe Vɔsamlekpui,” elabena wogblɔ be, “Vɔsamlekpui la nye ɖaseɖiɖi le míawo kple woawo dome be Yehowae nye míaƒe Mawu.”
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that Yhwh is God.
