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.
And they acted unfaithfully [the] people of Israel unfaithfulness in the devoted thing[s] and he took Achan [the] son of Carmi [the] son of Zabdi [the] son of Zerah of [the] tribe of Judah some of the devoted thing[s] and it burned [the] anger of Yahweh on [the] people 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 he sent Joshua men from Jericho Ai which [is] beside Beth Aven from [the] east of Beth-el and he said to them saying go up and spy out the land and they went up the men and they 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 they said to him may not it go up all the people about two thousand man or about three thousand man let them go up and they may attack Ai may not you make go wearily there towards all the people for [are] few they.
4 Ale woɖo aʋawɔla abe akpe etɔ̃ ene ko ɖa. Ke woɖu Israelviwo dzi bɔbɔe;
And they went up some of the people there about three thousand man 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 they struck down of them [the] men of Ai about thirty and six man and they pursued them before the gate to Shebarim and they struck down them at the descent and it melted [the] heart of the people and it became 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 he tore Joshua clothes his and he fell on face his [the] ground towards before [the] ark of Yahweh until the evening he and [the] elders of Israel and they made go up dust on head their.
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 he said Joshua alas! - O Lord Yahweh why? have you brought over at all the people this the Jordan to give us in [the] hand of the Amorite[s] to destroy us and if we had been willing and we had remained on [the] other side of the Jordan.
8 Oo, Yehowa, nu ka mawɔ azɔ esi Israel si le eƒe futɔwo nu?
Pardon me O Lord what? will I say after that it has turned Israel a neck before enemies its.
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?”
And they may hear the Canaanite[s] and all [the] inhabitants of the land and they will surround us and they will cut off name our from the earth and what? will you do for name your great.
10 Yehowa gblɔ na Yosua be, “Tsi tsitre! Nu ka ta nèmlɔ anyigba ale?
And he said Yahweh to Joshua stand up for yourself why? this [are] you falling on face your.
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.
It has sinned Israel and also they have transgressed covenant my which I commanded them and also they have taken some of the devoted thing[s] and also they have stolen and also they have deceived and also they have put [them] among things their.
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.
And not they are able [the] people of Israel to stand before enemies their a neck they turn before enemies their for they have become a devoted thing not I will repeat to be with you if not you will destroy the devoted thing[s] from midst your.
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.
Arise consecrate the people and you will say consecrate yourselves for tomorrow for thus he says Yahweh [the] God of Israel devoted thing[s] [are] in midst your O Israel not you will be able to stand before enemies your until remove you the devoted thing[s] from midst your.
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.
And you will bring yourselves near in the morning to tribes your and it will be the tribe which he will take it Yahweh it will draw near to the families and the family which he will take it Yahweh it will draw near to the households and the household which he will take it Yahweh it will draw near to the men.
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 will be the [one who] is taken by lot with the devoted thing[s] he will be burned with fire him and all that [belongs] to him for he has transgressed covenant of Yahweh and for he has done disgraceful folly 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.
And he rose early Joshua in the morning and he brought near Israel to tribes its and it was taken by lot [the] tribe of Judah.
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 Zerahite[s] and he brought near [the] family of the Zerahite[s] to the men and he was taken by lot Zabdi.
18 Ale mlɔeba la, wokplɔ Zabdi ƒe ŋutsuwo vɛ ɖekaɖeka, eye wokpɔ be fiafitɔ lae nye Akan, Karmi ƒe vi.
And he brought near household his to the men and he was taken by lot Achan [the] son of Carmi [the] son of Zabdi [the] son of Zerah of [the] tribe of Judah.
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 he said Joshua to Achan O son my put please glory to Yahweh [the] God of Israel and give to him confession and tell please to me what? have you done may not you hide [it] from me.
20 Akan ɖo eŋu be, “Mewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la ŋu.
And he answered Achan Joshua and he said truly I I have sinned to Yahweh [the] God of Israel and like this and like this I have 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.”
(And I saw *Q(k)*) among the booty cloak of Shinar one good and two hundred shekels silver and a wedge of gold one [was] fifty shekels weight its and I desired them and I took them and there they [are] hidden in the ground in [the] midst of tent my and the silver [is] 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.
And he sent Joshua messengers and they ran the tent towards and there! [it was] hidden in tent his and the silver [was] 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 they brought them to Joshua and to all [the] people of Israel and they poured out them before Yahweh.
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 he took Joshua Achan [the] son of Zerah and the silver and the cloak and [the] wedge of gold and sons his and daughters his and ox[en] his and donkey[s] his and sheep his and tent his and all that [belonged] to him and all Israel with him and they brought up them [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 he said Joshua why? have you brought trouble to us he will bring trouble to you Yahweh on the day this and they stoned him all Israel stone[s] and they burned them with fire and they 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 set up over him a heap of stones great until the day this and he turned back Yahweh from [the] burning of anger his there-fore someone called [the] name of the place that [the] valley of Achor until the day this.
