Yosua 3
1 Yosua kple Israelviwo katã fɔ ŋdi kanya, eye wodze mɔ tso Sitim va ɖo Yɔdan tɔsisi la to le fiẽ me. Wotsi afi ma dɔ ŋkeke ʋɛ aɖewo hafi tso tɔsisi la.
Joshua got up early in the morning, and they set out from Shittim. They came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and they camped there before they crossed over.
2 Le ŋkeke etɔ̃lia gbe la, kplɔlawo tsa le asaɖa la me,
After three days, the officers went through the middle of the camp;
3 eye woɖe gbeƒã na ameawo be, “Ne miekpɔ nunɔlawo, ame siwo nye Levitɔwo wokɔ Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la ƒe nubablaɖaka la, ekema miho miadze wo yome.
they commanded the people, “When you see the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and the priests from the Levites carrying it, you must leave this place and follow it.
4 Mieva afi sia kpɔ o, eya ta nunɔlawo afia afi si miayi la mi, gake migate ɖe nubablaɖaka la ŋu kplikplikpli o; mina dometsotso abe kilomita ɖeka ene nanɔ miawo kple nubablaɖaka la dome. Mikpɔ egbɔ be yewomete ɖe eŋu wu nenema o.”
There must be a distance between you and it of about two thousand cubits. Do not come close to it, so that you can see which way to go, since you have not gone this way before.”
5 Yosua gblɔ na ameawo be, “Mikɔ mia ɖokuiwo ŋuti, elabena etsɔ la, Yehowa le nukunu gã aɖe wɔ ge.”
Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves tomorrow, for Yahweh will do wonders among you.”
6 Yosua gblɔ na nunɔlawo le ŋdi me be, “Mikɔ nubablaɖaka la, eye miakplɔ mí atso Yɔdan tɔsisi lae!” Ale wodze mɔ.
Then Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass in front of the people.” So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went in front of people.
7 Yehowa gblɔ na Yosua be, “Made bubu gã aɖe ŋuwò egbe ale be, Israelviwo katã nanya be meli kpli wò abe ale si menɔ kple Mose ene.
Yahweh said to Joshua, “This day I will make you a great man in the eyes of all Israel. They will know that as I was with Moses, I will be with you.
8 Gblɔ na nunɔla siwo kɔ nubablaɖaka la be woatɔ ɖe tɔsisi la nu.”
You will command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant, 'When you have come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you must stand still in the Jordan River.'”
9 Yosua ƒo ƒu Israelviwo katã nu, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Miva miase nya si Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la gblɔ.
Then Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Come here, and listen to the words of Yahweh your God.
10 Egbe la, miadze sii kɔtɛe be Mawu gbagbe la le mia dome, eye wòanya Kanaantɔwo, Hititɔwo, Hivitɔwo, Perizitɔwo, Girgasitɔwo, Amoritɔwo, kple Yebusitɔwo le anyigba si xɔ ge míala fifia la dzi.
By this you will know that the living God is among you and will drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
11 Mibu eŋu kpɔ! Mawu, ame si nye Aƒetɔ na xexea me katã la ƒe nubablaɖaka akplɔ mí atso tɔsisi lae!
Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth crosses over ahead of you into the Jordan.
12 “Fifia la, mitia ame wuieve, ame ɖeka tso Israel ƒe to ɖe sia ɖe me hena dɔ tɔxɛ aɖe wɔwɔ.
Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each.
13 Ne nunɔla siwo kɔ Yehowa, anyigba la katã ƒe Aƒetɔ ƒe nubablaɖaka la, ka afɔ Yɔdan tɔsisi la me teti ko la, eƒe tsi siwo le sisim yi anyigbeme la nu atso, eye woazu gli.”
When the soles of the feet of the priests that carry the ark of Yahweh, the Lord of all the earth, touch the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, and even the waters that flow down from upstream will stop flowing and they will stand in one heap.”
14 Ale esi ameawo do le asaɖa la me yina be woatso Yɔdan tɔsisia la, nunɔla siwo kɔ nubablaɖaka la dze ŋgɔ na wo.
So when the people set out to cross over the Jordan, the priests that carried the ark of the covenant went ahead of the people.
15 Azɔ Yɔdan tɔsisi la ɖɔ, gbagba le nuŋeɣi katã, gake esi nunɔla siwo kɔ nubablaɖaka la ɖo Yɔdan tɔsisi la nu, eye woƒe afɔ ka tɔsisi la to teti ko la,
As soon as those who were carrying the ark had come to the Jordan, and the feet of those who carried the chest were dipped in the edge of the water (now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of the harvest),
16 dzigbetsi la dzudzɔ sisi, eye wòzu gli le adzɔge na wo le du aɖe si woyɔna be Adam la gbɔ le Zaretan lɔƒo. Ke tsi si nɔ sisim yina ɖe anyigbeme la si yi ɖe Araba alo Dzeƒu la me. Ale tsi la ƒe sisi tɔ keŋkeŋ, eye ameawo tso tɔsisi la ɖi go ɖe Yeriko kasa.
the waters that flowed down from upstream stood up in one heap. The water stopped flowing from a great distance. The waters stopped flowing from Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, all the way down to the sea of the Negev, the Salt Sea. The people crossed over near Jericho.
17 Nunɔla siwo kɔ Yehowa ƒe nubablaɖaka la tɔ ɖe anyigba ƒuƒui dzi le Yɔdan tɔsisi la titina, ale Israelviwo katã tso eme va se ɖe esime dukɔ blibo la tso tɔsisi la le anyigba ƒuƒu dzi.
The priests that carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan until all the people of Israel crossed over on dry ground.
