Yosua 7
1 Ke Israelviwo wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa ŋu. Woda le eƒe se si wòde na wo be woatsrɔ̃ nu sia nu negbe nu siwo woatsɔ ada ɖe Yehowa ƒe nudzraɖoƒe la ko dzi. Akan, Karmi ƒe viŋutsu, si nye Zabdi ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi, ame si ƒe tɔgbuigãe nye Zera tso Yuda ƒe ƒomea me la tsɔ nu siwo woha la ƒe ɖewo na eɖokui. Nu sia na Yehowa do dɔmedzoe ɖe Israel dukɔ blibo la ŋu.
But the children of Israel committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
2 Esi woxɔ Yeriko teti ko la, Yosua ɖo ame aɖewo ɖa be woatsa ŋku le Ai, si te ɖe Bet Aven le Betel ƒe ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo.
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spoke unto them, saying: 'Go up and spy out the land.' And the men went up and spied out Ai.
3 Ŋkutsalawo trɔ gbɔ va gblɔ na Yosua be, “Ai nye du sue aɖe ko, míaƒe aʋawɔla akpe eve alo akpe etɔ̃ gɔ̃ hã ate ŋu axɔ du la bɔbɔe, eya ta mehiã be mí katã míayi o.”
And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him: 'Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few.'
4 Ale woɖo aʋawɔla abe akpe etɔ̃ ene ko ɖa. Ke woɖu Israelviwo dzi bɔbɔe;
So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men; and they fled before the men of Ai.
5 wowu Israelvi abe ame blaetɔ̃ vɔ ade ene le aʋakpekpe la me, eye ame bubu geɖewo ku esime futɔwo nya wo tso Ai va se ɖe kpegbãƒe la. Nyadzɔdzɔ sia de vɔvɔ̃ lãme na Israelviwo ŋutɔŋutɔ.
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
6 Yosua kple Israel ƒe ametsitsiwo dze woƒe awuwo; wotsyɔ mo anyi ɖe Yehowa ƒe nubablaɖaka la ŋgɔ, eye wolɔ ke kɔ ɖe ta me abe konyifafa ƒe dzesi ene va se ɖe fiẽ.
And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.
7 Yosua do ɣli na Yehowa be, “Oo, Yehowa, nu ka ta nèkplɔ mí va tso Yɔdan tɔsisi la be Amoritɔwo nawu mí? Nu ka ta míekpɔ ŋudzedze le nu si nɔ mía si la ŋu o? Nu ka ta míetsi tɔsisi la ƒe akpa kemɛ o?
And Joshua said: 'Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast Thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt beyond the Jordan!
8 Oo, Yehowa, nu ka mawɔ azɔ esi Israel si le eƒe futɔwo nu?
Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies!
9 Ne Kanaantɔwo kple dukɔ bubu siwo le nuto sia me ase nya sia la, woaɖe to ɖe mí, akpe aʋa kpli mí, eye woatsrɔ̃ míaƒe ŋkɔ keŋkeŋ. Ekema nya kae adzɔ ɖe bubu kple ŋkɔ gã si le asiwò la dzi?”
For when the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land hear of it, they will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth; and what wilt Thou do for Thy great name?'
10 Yehowa gblɔ na Yosua be, “Tsi tsitre! Nu ka ta nèmlɔ anyigba ale?
And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Get thee up; wherefore, now, art thou fallen upon thy face?
11 Israelviwo wɔ nu vɔ̃, wogbe nubabla si mewɔ kpli wo la dzi wɔwɔ. Wotsɔ nu siwo meɖe gbe be woatsrɔ̃ la dometɔ aɖewo, wofi wo, da alakpa, eye wotsɔ wo ɣla ɖe woƒe nuwo dome.
Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed My covenant which I commanded them; yea, they have even taken of the devoted thing; and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have even put it among their own stuff.
12 Esia ta wole Israelviwo dzi ɖum ɖo, eya ta wò aʋawɔlawo le sisim le woƒe futɔwo nu, elabena fiƒode le wo dzi. Nyemaganɔ mia dome azɔ o, negbe ɖeko miaɖe busunu si le mia dome la ɖa hafi.
Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies, they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed; I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
13 “Tsi tsitre! Gblɔ na ameawo be, ‘Ele be mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nawɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖeɖe ɖa ƒe kɔnu, adzra ɖo na etsɔ si gbɔna, elabena Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔ be ame aɖe fi fi, eya ta miate ŋu aɖu miaƒe futɔwo dzi o va se ɖe esime miaɖe nu vɔ̃ sia ƒe busu ɖa le mia dome.
Up, sanctify the people, and say: Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow; for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: There is a curse in the midst of thee, O Israel; thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
14 “‘Eya ta le ŋdi la, miava le ɖoɖo nu, to sia to nava, eye Yehowa afia asi to si me fɔɖila sia tso. To ma ƒe hlɔ̃wo ava ɖekaɖeka ekema Yehowa aɖe hlɔ̃ si me fɔɖila la le la afia, eye hlɔ̃ ma hã ƒe ƒomewo ava ɖekaɖeka. Le esia megbe la, ƒome si me fɔɖila la le la me tɔwo ava ɖekaɖeka.
In the morning therefore ye shall draw near by your tribes; and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come near by families; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come near by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come near man by man.
15 Ekema woatɔ dzo ame si da le sea dzi la ƒe nuwo kple nu sia nu si nye etɔ la, elabena eda le Yehowa ƒe nubabla la dzi, eye wòhe dzɔgbevɔ̃e va Israel dukɔ la dzi.’”
And it shall be that he that is taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath; because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought a wanton deed in Israel.'
16 Ale esi ŋu ke ŋdi kanya la, Yosua kplɔ Israelviwo ƒe towo va Yehowa ŋkume, eye wòtɔ asi Yuda ƒe to la dzi.
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken.
17 Yosua kplɔ Yuda ƒe hlɔ̃wo vɛ ɖekaɖeka, eye wòtɔ asi Zera ƒe hlɔ̃ la dzi. Wokplɔ ƒome siwo tso Zera ƒe hlɔ̃ me la va Yehowa ŋkume ɖekaɖekae, eye wòtɔ asi Zabdi ƒe ƒome la dzi.
And he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken.
18 Ale mlɔeba la, wokplɔ Zabdi ƒe ŋutsuwo vɛ ɖekaɖeka, eye wokpɔ be fiafitɔ lae nye Akan, Karmi ƒe vi.
And he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
19 Yosua gblɔ na Akan be, “Vinye, tsɔ bubu na Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la, eye nàʋu nu vɔ̃ me; gblɔ nu si nèwɔ la nam.”
And Joshua said unto Achan: 'My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession unto Him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide nothing from me.'
20 Akan ɖo eŋu be, “Mewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la ŋu.
And Achan answered Joshua, and said: 'Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
21 Mekpɔ awu nyui aɖe si woƒle tso Babilonia kple klosaloga home aɖe kpe ɖe sikakɔ aɖe ŋuti. Meɣla wo ɖe to me le nye agbadɔ me; klosalo la le nuawo te.”
When I saw among the spoil a goodly Shinar mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.'
22 Yosua ɖo ame aɖewo ɖa be woaɖadi nu fifiawo. Woƒu du yi Axan ƒe agbadɔ me, eye wokpɔ nu fifiawo le to me, klosalo la nɔ nu bubuawo te abe ale si Axan gblɔ ene.
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23 Wolɔ nuawo katã va da ɖe anyigba le Yosua ƒe afɔ nu.
And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel; and they laid them down before the LORD.
24 Yosua kple Israelviwo katã kplɔ Akan, Zera ƒe vi, wotsɔ klosalo la, awu la kple sikakɔ la, eye wokplɔ via ŋutsuwo, via nyɔnuwo, eƒe nyiwo, tedziwo kple alẽwo, eye wokɔ eƒe agbadɔ kple nu sia nu si nɔ esi la yi Axor balime.
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up unto the valley of Achor.
25 Yosua gblɔ na Axan le afi ma be, “Nu ka ta nèhe dzɔgbevɔ̃e va mía dzi ɖo? Yehowa ahe dzɔgbevɔ̃e va wò hã dzi azɔ.” Ale Israelviwo ƒu kpe wo woku, wotɔ dzo wo,
And Joshua said: 'Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day.' And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.
26 eye wofɔ kpewo li kɔ ɖe wo dzi. Kpeawo gale afi ma va se ɖe egbe. Wogayɔa teƒe la be “Dzɔgbevɔ̃e Ƒe Balime” va se ɖe egbe. Ale Yehowa ƒe dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ la nu tso.
And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and the LORD turned from the fierceness of His anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called The valley of Achor, unto this day.
