Yosua 24
1 Yosua yɔ Israelviwo katã, woƒe ƒomewo ƒe ametsitsiwo, tatɔwo kple ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo siaa ƒo ƒu ɖe Sekem le Mawu ŋkume.
and to gather Joshua [obj] all tribe Israel Shechem [to] and to call: call to to/for old: elder Israel and to/for head: leader his and to/for to judge him and to/for official his and to stand to/for face: before [the] God
2 Yosua gblɔ na wo be, “Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la be, ‘Mia tɔgbuiwo, Tera, Abraham kple Nahor fofo wonɔ Frat tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe, eye wosubɔ mawu bubuwo.
and to say Joshua to(wards) all [the] people thus to say LORD God Israel in/on/with side: beyond [the] River to dwell father your from forever: antiquity Terah father Abraham and father Nahor and to serve: minister God another
3 Ke mekplɔ Abraham, mia tɔgbui, tso anyigba ma dzi, na wòtso tɔsisi la, eye mekplɔe va Kanaanyigba dzi. Mena eƒe dzidzimeviwo sɔ gbɔ to via Isak dzi.
and to take: take [obj] father your [obj] Abraham from side: beyond [the] River and to go: take [obj] him in/on/with all land: country/planet Canaan (and to multiply *Q(k)*) [obj] seed: children his and to give: give to/for him [obj] Isaac
4 Isak ƒe vi siwo menae la woe nye, Yakob kple Esau. Metsɔ anyigba si ƒo xlã Seir to la na Esau, ke Yakob kple viawo yi Egipte.
and to give: give to/for Isaac [obj] Jacob and [obj] Esau and to give: give to/for Esau [obj] mountain: hill country Seir to/for to possess: take [obj] him and Jacob and son: child his to go down Egypt
5 “‘Meɖo Mose kple Aron ɖa be woahe dɔvɔ̃ dziŋɔwo va Egipte dzi, eye mekplɔ nye ameawo dzoe abe ablɔɖemewo ene.
and to send: depart [obj] Moses and [obj] Aaron and to strike [obj] Egypt like/as as which to make: do in/on/with entrails: among his and after to come out: send [obj] you
6 Ke esi woɖo Ƒu Dzĩ la nu la, Egiptetɔwo kplɔ wo ɖo kple tasiaɖamwo kple sɔwo,
and to come out: send [obj] father your from Egypt and to come (in): come [the] sea [to] and to pursue Egyptian after father your in/on/with chariot and in/on/with horseman sea Red (Sea)
7 ale Israelviwo do ɣli yɔm, eye mena viviti do ɖe woawo kple Egiptetɔwo dome. Mena atsiaƒu la ŋe dze Egiptetɔwo dzi, eye wonyrɔ ɖe tsi la me, miawo ŋutɔ miekpɔ nu si mewɔ. Le esia megbe la, Israelviwo nɔ gbegbe la ƒe geɖe.
and to cry to(wards) LORD and to set: put darkness between you and between [the] Egyptian and to come (in): come upon him [obj] [the] sea and to cover him and to see: see eye your [obj] which to make: do in/on/with Egypt and to dwell in/on/with wilderness day many
8 “‘Mlɔeba la, mekplɔ mi va Amoritɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe akpa kemɛ. Afi ma tɔwo wɔ aʋa kpli mi, ke metsrɔ̃ wo, eye metsɔ woƒe anyigba la na mi.
(and to come (in): bring *Q(K)*) [obj] you to(wards) land: country/planet [the] Amorite [the] to dwell in/on/with side: beside [the] Jordan and to fight with you and to give: give [obj] them in/on/with hand: power your and to possess: take [obj] land: country/planet their and to destroy them from face: before your
9 Emegbe la, Fia Balak ho aʋa ɖe Israel ŋu, eye wòbia tso Balaam, Beor ƒe vi, si be wòaƒo fi ade mi,
and to arise: rise Balak son: child Zippor king Moab and to fight in/on/with Israel and to send: depart and to call: call to to/for Balaam son: child Beor to/for to lighten [obj] you
10 ke nyemeɖo toe o, ke boŋ mena wòyra mi boŋ. Ale meɖe Israel tso eƒe asi me.
and not be willing to/for to hear: hear to/for Balaam and to bless to bless [obj] you and to rescue [obj] you from hand: power his
11 “‘Mietso Yɔdan tɔsisi la, eye mieva Yeriko, afi ma tɔwo wɔ aʋa kpli mi abe ale si Amoritɔwo, Perizitɔwo, Kanaantɔwo, Hititɔwo, Girgasitɔwo, Hivitɔwo kple Yebusitɔwo siaa wɔ ene. Wowɔ aʋa kpli mi ɖeka ɖeka, gake metsrɔ̃ wo katã.
and to pass [obj] [the] Jordan and to come (in): come to(wards) Jericho and to fight in/on/with you master Jericho [the] Amorite and [the] Perizzite and [the] Canaanite and [the] Hittite and [the] Girgashite [the] Hivite and [the] Jebusite and to give: give [obj] them in/on/with hand: power your
12 Meɖo nudzodzoe teamewo ɖe mia ŋgɔ be woanya Amoritɔwo ƒe fia eveawo kple woƒe amewo. Menye miaƒe yiwo alo aŋutrɔwoe he dziɖuɖu vɛ na mi o!
and to send: depart to/for face: before your [obj] [the] hornet and to drive out: drive out [obj] them from face: before your two king [the] Amorite not in/on/with sword your and not in/on/with bow your
13 Metsɔ anyigba si ŋu mieku kutri le o kple du siwo mietso o, du siwo me miele fifia la na mi. Metsɔ waingblewo kple amitiwo na mi hena miaƒe nuɖuɖu togbɔ be menye miawoe de woƒe agblewo o hã.’
and to give: give to/for you land: country/planet which not be weary/toil in/on/with her and city which not to build and to dwell in/on/with them vineyard and olive which not to plant you(m. p.) to eat
14 “Eya ta mivɔ̃ Yehowa, eye miasubɔe kple dzi blibo le nyateƒe me. Miɖe asi le mawu siwo mia tɔgbuiwo subɔ esime wonɔ Frat tɔsisi la godo kple Egipte la ŋu. Misubɔ Yehowa ɖeɖe ko.
and now to fear: revere [obj] LORD and to serve: minister [obj] him in/on/with unblemished: blameless and in/on/with truth: faithful and to turn aside: remove [obj] God which to serve: minister father your in/on/with side: beyond [the] River and in/on/with Egypt and to serve: minister [obj] LORD
15 Ke ne Yehowa subɔsubɔ medze mia ŋu o la, ekema mitia ame si miasubɔ la egbea! Ɖe miasubɔ mia tɔgbuiwo ƒe mawu siwo wosubɔ le Frat tɔsisi la godo loo alo Amoritɔwo ƒe mawuwo le anyigba sia dzia? Ke nye kple nye aƒe ya, míasubɔ Yehowa!”
and if be evil in/on/with eye: appearance your to/for to serve: minister [obj] LORD to choose to/for you [the] day: today [obj] who? to serve: minister [emph?] if [obj] God which to serve: minister father your which (from side: beyond *Q(K)*) [the] River and if [obj] God [the] Amorite which you(m. p.) to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet their and I and house: household my to serve: minister [obj] LORD
16 Ameawo ɖo eŋu be, “Míagblẽ Yehowa ɖi gbeɖe asubɔ mawu bubuwo o,
and to answer [the] people and to say forbid to/for us from to leave: forsake [obj] LORD to/for to serve: minister God another
17 elabena Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la ɖe mía fofowo tso kluvinyenye me le Egiptenyigba dzi. Eyae nye Mawu si wɔ nukunu gãwo le Israelviwo ŋkume esi míezɔ mɔ to gbedzi, eye wòɖe mí tso míaƒe futɔwo ƒe asi me esi míeto woƒe anyigbawo dzi.
for LORD God our he/she/it [the] to ascend: establish [obj] us and [obj] father our from land: country/planet Egypt from house: home servant/slave and which to make: do to/for eye: seeing our [obj] [the] sign: miraculous [the] great: large [the] these and to keep: guard us in/on/with all [the] way: journey which to go: went in/on/with her and in/on/with all [the] people which to pass in/on/with entrails: among their
18 Yehowae nya Amoritɔwo kple dukɔ bubu siwo nɔ anyigba sia dzi. Ɛ̃, míetia Yehowa, elabena eya ɖeka koe nye Mawu.”
and to drive out: drive out LORD [obj] all [the] people and [obj] [the] Amorite to dwell [the] land: country/planet from face: before our also we to serve: minister [obj] LORD for he/she/it God our
19 Yosua ɖo eŋu na ameawo be, “Miate ŋu asubɔ Yehowa o, elabena Mawu le kɔkɔe, eye wòʋãa ŋu, matsɔ miaƒe aglãdzedze kple nu vɔ̃wo ake mi o.
and to say Joshua to(wards) [the] people not be able to/for to serve: minister [obj] LORD for God holy he/she/it God jealous he/she/it not to lift: forgive to/for transgression your and to/for sin your
20 Ne miegblẽ Yehowa ɖi, eye miesubɔ mawu bubuwo la, atso ɖe mia ŋu, eye wòatsrɔ̃ mi togbɔ be ekpɔ mia dzi ɣeyiɣi didi sia hã.”
for to leave: forsake [obj] LORD and to serve: minister God foreign and to return: turn back and be evil to/for you and to end: destroy [obj] you after which be good to/for you
21 Ameawo ɖo eŋu be, “Gbeɖe, Yehowa ko miasubɔ.”
and to say [the] people to(wards) Joshua not for [obj] LORD to serve: minister
22 Yosua yi edzi be, “Miawo ŋutɔ miese nu si miegblɔ. Mielɔ̃ be yewoasubɔ Yehowaa?” Woɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, míenye ɖasefowo.”
and to say Joshua to(wards) [the] people witness you(m. p.) in/on/with you for you(m. p.) to choose to/for you [obj] LORD to/for to serve: minister [obj] him and to say witness
23 Yosua gblɔ be, “Enyo, ekema miɖe asi le mawu siwo katã le mia si fifia la ŋu, eye miaɖo to Aƒetɔ, Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la.”
and now to turn aside: remove [obj] God [the] foreign which in/on/with entrails: among your and to stretch [obj] heart your to(wards) LORD God Israel
24 Ameawo ɖo eŋu na Yosua be, “Ɛ̃, míasubɔ, eye míaɖo to, Yehowa míaƒe Mawu ko!”
and to say [the] people to(wards) Joshua [obj] LORD God our to serve: minister and in/on/with voice his to hear: obey
25 Ale Yosua bla nu kple wo gbe ma gbe le Sekem, eye wòtsɔ wo de nubabla mavɔ me kple Mawu.
and to cut: make(covenant) Joshua covenant to/for people in/on/with day [the] he/she/it and to set: put to/for him statute: decree and justice: judgement in/on/with Shechem
26 Yosua ŋlɔ ameawo ƒe ŋuɖoɖo ɖe Mawu ƒe Segbalẽ la me, eye wòmli kpe gã aɖe da ɖe logoti si le Yehowa ƒe Agbadɔ la gbɔ la te abe ŋkuɖodzinu ene.
and to write Joshua [obj] [the] word [the] these in/on/with scroll: book instruction God and to take: take stone great: large and to arise: establish her there underneath: under [the] oak which in/on/with sanctuary LORD
27 Eye Yosua gblɔ na ameawo katã be, “Kpe sia se nu siwo katã Yehowa gblɔ, eya ta anye ɖasefo atsi tsitre ɖe mia ŋu ne miewɔ Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la ƒe gbe dzi o.”
and to say Joshua to(wards) all [the] people behold [the] stone [the] this to be in/on/with us to/for witness for he/she/it to hear: hear [obj] all word LORD which to speak: speak with us and to be in/on/with you to/for witness lest to deceive [emph?] in/on/with God your
28 Yosua ɖe asi le ameawo ŋu, eye ame sia ame yi eƒe anyigba dzi.
and to send: depart Joshua [obj] [the] people man: anyone to/for inheritance his
29 Le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe megbe ko la, Nun vi Yosua ku. Exɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka kple ewo.
and to be after [the] word: thing [the] these and to die Joshua son: child Nun servant/slave LORD son: aged hundred and ten year
30 Woɖii ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba dzi le Timnat Sera, le Efraim ƒe tonyigba la dzi, le Gaas toawo ƒe anyiehe lɔƒo.
and to bury [obj] him in/on/with border: area inheritance his in/on/with Timnath-serah Timnath-serah which in/on/with mountain: hill country Ephraim from north to/for mountain: mount Gaash
31 Israel subɔ Yehowa le Yosua kple ametsitsi bubu siwo kpɔ nu wɔnuku siwo Yehowa wɔ na Israel teƒe la le woƒe agbenɔɣiwo.
and to serve: minister Israel [obj] LORD all day Joshua and all day [the] old: elder which to prolong day after Joshua and which to know [obj] all deed: work LORD which to make: do to/for Israel
32 Woɖi Yosef ƒe ƒu siwo Israel tsɔ vɛ tso Egiptenyigba dzi la ɖe Sekem, le anyigba si Yakob ƒle le Hamor ƒe viwo si la dzi. Teƒe sia le anyigba si woma na Yosef ƒe viwo la me.
and [obj] bone Joseph which to ascend: establish son: child Israel from Egypt to bury in/on/with Shechem in/on/with portion [the] land: country which to buy Jacob from with son: child Hamor father Shechem in/on/with hundred coin and to be to/for son: child Joseph to/for inheritance
33 Eleazar, Aron ƒe vi hã ku, eye woɖii ɖe Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi le Gibea, du si wotsɔ na via Finehas la me.
and Eleazar son: child Aaron to die and to bury [obj] him in/on/with Gibeah Phinehas son: child his which to give: give to/for him in/on/with mountain: hill country Ephraim
