Yosua 4
1 Esi ameawo katã tso tɔsisi la dedie la, Yehowa gblɔ na Yosua bena,
When all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan, Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
2 “Tia ame wuieve tso Israel dukɔ la me, ame ɖeka tso to ɖe sia ɖe me,
“Take twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe,
3 eye nàgblɔ na wo be: woatsɔ kpe wuieve tso teƒe si tututu nunɔlaawo tsi tsitre ɖo le Yɔdan tɔsisi la titina; woatsɔ kpe wuieve siawo ayi ɖe teƒe si miaƒu asaɖa anyi ɖo le zã sia me.”
and command them, saying, ‘Take from out of the middle of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you’ll camp tonight.’”
4 Ale Yosua yɔ ame wuieve siwo wòtia tso Israel ƒe to ɖe sia ɖe me,
Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, a man out of every tribe.
5 eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Miyi Yɔdan tɔsisi la titina, afi si nubablaɖaka la le; mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe natsɔ kpe ɖeka ɖe abɔta tso afi ma. Kpeawo ƒe xexlẽme nanɔ wuieve, ɖeka ɖe to wuieveawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nu.
Joshua said to them, “Cross before the ark of Yahweh your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you pick up a stone and put it on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;
6 Mitsɔ wo tu ŋkuɖodzikpe ale be ne mia viwo abia mi gbe aɖe gbe be, ‘Nu kae ŋkuɖodzikpe sia le fiafiam mahã?’ la,
that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do you mean by these stones?’
7 miagblɔ na wo be, Yɔdan tɔsisi la dzudzɔ sisi le nubablaɖaka la ŋgɔ. Esi wòtso Yɔdan tɔsisia la, tsi la ƒe sisi nu tso. Kpe siawo anye ŋkuɖodzikpe na Israelviwo tegbetegbe.”
then you shall tell them, ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of Yahweh’s covenant. When it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.’”
8 Israelviwo wɔ abe ale si Yosua ɖo na wo ene pɛpɛpɛ. Wokɔ kpe wuieveawo tso Yɔdan tɔsisi la titina, kpe ɖeka ɖe to ɖeka ɖe sia ɖe nu, abe ale si Yehowa ɖo na Yosua ene tututu. Wokɔ kpeawo yi afi si woƒu asaɖa anyi ɖo le zã ma me hewɔ ŋkuɖodzikpe aɖe ɖe afi ma.
The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, as Yahweh spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel. They carried them over with them to the place where they camped, and laid them down there.
9 Yosua hã kɔ kpe wuieve tu ŋkuɖodzikpe bubu ɖe Yɔdan tɔsisi la titina, le teƒe si nunɔlawo tsi tsitre ɖo. Ŋkuɖodzikpe sia gali egbegbe.
Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.
10 Nunɔla siwo kɔ nubablaɖaka la, tsi tsitre ɖe tɔsisi la titina va se ɖe esime wowɔ ɖe ɖoɖo siwo katã Yehowa gblɔ na Yosua to Mose dzi la dzi. Ameawo ɖe abla zɔ tɔʋu ƒuƒui la me.
For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything was finished that Yahweh commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and passed over.
11 Esi ameawo katã tso tɔsisi la la vɔ la, nunɔlawo kɔ nubablaɖaka la tso tɔʋu la me va wo gbɔ le godzi, eye wodze ŋgɔ na wo.
When all the people had completely crossed over, Yahweh’s ark crossed over with the priests in the presence of the people.
12 Ŋutsu siwo tso Ruben kple Gad ƒe towo me kple Manase ƒe to afã me la bla akpa na aʋawɔwɔ, eye wodze ŋgɔ na Israelviwo abe ale si Mose ɖo na wo ene.
The children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spoke to them.
13 Aʋawɔlawo abe ŋutsu akpe blaene ene tso eme le Yehowa ŋkume yi gbedzi le Yeriko lɔƒo.
About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war, passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
14 Gbe ma gbe nye ŋkeke gã aɖe na Yosua, elabena Yehowa de bubu gã aɖe eŋu le Israelviwo katã ŋkume. Ale wobui, eye wovɔ̃e abe Mose ene le eƒe agbemeŋkekewo katã me.
On that day, Yahweh magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
15 Yehowa gblɔ na Yosua be
Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
16 wòaɖe gbe na nunɔla siwo kɔ nubablaɖaka la be woado go le Yɔdan tɔsisi la me.
“Command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, that they come up out of the Jordan.”
17 Yosua wɔ ɖe Yehowa ƒe nya sia dzi,
Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan!”
18 eye esi nunɔlawo ɖo afɔ tɔsisi la ƒe go kemɛ dzi ko la, tɔsisi la gade asi sisi me, eye wògagbagba ɖe eƒe gowo dzi abe tsã ene.
When the priests who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant had come up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet had been lifted up to the dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and went over all its banks, as before.
19 Nukunu sia va eme le ɣleti gbãtɔ ƒe ŋkeke ewolia dzi. Gbe ma gbe la, Israel dukɔ blibo la tso Yɔdan tɔsisi la, eye woƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe Gilgal le Yeriko ƒe ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo.
The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.
20 Wokɔ kpe wuieveawo tso Yɔdan tɔsisi la me tu ŋkuɖodzikpe ɖe afi ma.
Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.
21 Yosua gaɖe nu si ŋkuɖodzikpe la le fiafiam la gɔme na Israelviwo hegblɔ be, “Ne mia viwo va bia mi gbe aɖe gbe be nu ka ta kpe siawo le afi sia ɖo, eye nu ka fiam wole hã la,
He spoke to the children of Israel, saying, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean?’
22 miagblɔ na wo be kpe siawo le ŋku ɖom nukunu gã si dzɔ esime Israel dukɔ la zɔ ƒuƒuiƒe hetso Yɔdan tɔsisi la dzi!
Then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
23 Migblɔ ale si Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la na tɔsisi la mie le mía ŋkume, eye wòna wònɔ miemie nenema va se ɖe esime mí katã míetso tɔsisi la! Nenema tututue Yehowa wɔ na mi esi mieva ɖo Ƒu Dzĩ la to ƒe blaene nye esi va yi!
For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you until you had crossed over, as Yahweh your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we had crossed over,
24 Ewɔ esia ale be, xexemedukɔwo katã nanya be Yehowae nye Mawu, Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la, ale be mí katã míavɔ̃e tegbee.”
that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh’s hand is mighty, and that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.’”
