Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo 1
1 Le Yosua ƒe ku megbe la, Israel dukɔ la yi Yehowa gbɔ be wòana eƒe ɖoɖowo yewo. Wobia Yehowa be, “Mía dometɔ kae anye ƒome gbãtɔ si aho aʋa ɖe Kanaantɔwo ŋu?”
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked Yhwh, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
2 Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Yuda ƒe to lae eye mana wòaɖu dzi.”
And Yhwh said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
3 Yuda ƒe viwo gblɔ na Simeon ƒe viwo be, “Miva kpe ɖe mía ŋu míanya ame siwo le anyigba si woma na mí la dzi ɖa eye míawo hã míakpe ɖe mia ŋu mianya mia tɔwo ɖa.” Ale Simeon ƒe viwo ƒe aʋakɔ yi ɖakpe ɖe Yuda ƒe viwo ŋu.
And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
4 Yehowa na woɖu Kanaantɔwo kple Perizitɔwo dzi, wowu ame akpe ewo le Bezek.
And Judah went up; And Yhwh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
5 Wokpɔ Fia Adoni Bezek le afi ma eye wowɔ aʋa kplii,
And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
6 ke Adoni Bezek si eye wokplɔe ɖo, lée eye wolã eƒe degblefetsu asitɔwo kple afɔtɔwo siaa.
But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
7 Fia Adoni Bezek gblɔ be, “Mewɔ fia blaadre ƒe asiwo kple afɔwo nenema tututu eye mena wofɔa nu wuwlui siwo ge tso nye kplɔ̃ dzi la ɖuna. Azɔ la, Mawu ɖo nye nu vɔ̃ teƒe nam.” Wokplɔe yi Yerusalem eye wòku le afi ma.
And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
8 Yuda ƒe viwo ɖu Yerusalem dzi, wowu ameawo katã eye wotɔ dzo dua.
Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
9 Le esia megbe la, Yuda ƒe viwo wɔ aʋa kple Kanaantɔwo le Negeb ƒe tonyigba dzi kple gbadzaƒe si le ƒuta.
And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
10 Yuda ƒe viwo zɔ ɖe Kanaantɔwo dzi le Hebron, afi si woyɔna tsã be Kiriat Arba eye wogbã du siawo: Sesai, Ahiman kple Talmai.
And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: ( now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba: ) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
11 Emegbe wodze Debir, du si woyɔna tsã be Kiriat Sefer la dzi.
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher:
12 Kaleb gblɔ be yeatsɔ ye vinyɔnu Aksa na ŋutsu si awɔ aʋa aɖu Kiriat Sefer dua dzi.
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
13 Otniel, Kenaz ƒe vi, ame si nye Kaleb ƒe tɔɖiyɔvi la, ɖu dua dzi, ale Kaleb tsɔ via nyɔnu Aksa na Otniel wozu srɔ̃a.
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
14 Esi Otniel kple Ahsa dze mɔ yina woƒe nɔƒe la, Ahsa gblɔ na Otniel be yeabia anyigba ye fofo kpe ɖe esi wòna ye xoxo la ŋu. Ale wòɖi le eƒe tedzi dzi be yeaƒo nu kple ye fofo, Kaleb, tso eŋuti. Kaleb biae be, “Nu kae hiã wò?”
And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her donkey; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
15 Ahsa ɖo eŋu be, “Ènyo dɔ me nam, eye nèna anyigbam le Negeb, ke meɖe kuku, na vudowo hãm.” Ale Kaleb tsɔ vudo si le to dzi kple balime la nɛ.
And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
16 Esi Yuda ƒe viwo ʋu yi woƒe anyigba yeye la dzi le Negeb gbegbe, le Arad ƒe anyigbeme la, Mose toa ƒe dzidzimeviwo, ame siwo nye Kenitɔwo ƒe to la me tɔwo la yi kple wo. Wodzo le Yeriko, “Detiwo ƒe Du,” la me eye to eveawo nɔ teƒe ɖeka tso ɣe ma ɣi.
And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
17 Emegbe la, Yuda ƒe viwo ƒe aʋakɔ kpe ɖe Simeon ƒe viwo ƒe aʋakɔ ŋu, wowɔ aʋa kple Kanaantɔwo le Zefat du la me eye wowu ameawo katã. Ale woyɔa Zefat du la azɔ be, “Horma” si gɔmee nye “Amewo tsrɔ̃ƒe.”
And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
18 Yuda ƒe viwo xɔ Gaza, Askelon kple Ekron kple wo ŋu kɔƒewo.
Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.
19 Yehowa na Yuda ƒe viwo tsrɔ̃ woƒe futɔ siwo le tonyigba la dzi, ke womete ŋu ɖu ame siwo le balime la ya dzi o elabena gatasiaɖamwo nɔ woawo si.
And Yhwh was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
20 Wotsɔ Hebron du la na Kaleb le Yehowa ƒe ŋugbedodo nu, ale Kaleb nya dua me tɔwo, ame siwo nye Anak ƒe vi etɔ̃awo ƒe dzidzimeviwo.
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
21 Benyamin ƒe viwo mete ŋu tsrɔ̃ Yebusitɔwo, ame siwo nɔ Yerusalem o eya ta wogale afi ma kple Israelviwo va se ɖe egbe.
And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
22 Azɔ la Yosef ƒe aƒe la dze Betel dzi eye Yehowa nɔ kpli wo.
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth–el: And Yhwh was with them.
23 Esi woɖo amewo ɖa be woatsa ŋku le Betel si woyɔna tsã be Luz la,
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. ( Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
24 ŋkutsalawo kpɔ ŋutsu aɖe wòdo tso dua me eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Fia mɔ si míato age ɖe dua me la mí ekema míakpɔ egbɔ be womawɔ nuvevi aɖeke wò o.”
And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
25 Efia mɔ wo. Ale wowu dua me tɔwo katã kple yi negbe ŋutsu la kple eƒe ƒome blibo la ko.
And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
26 Ŋutsu la ʋu yi ɖe Hititɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi, afi si wòtso du ɖo hena ŋkɔe be Luz eye aleae woyɔnɛ va se ɖe egbe.
And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
27 Ke Manase ƒe viwo menya ame siwo nɔ Bet Sean, Taanak, Dor alo Ibleam alo Megido kple ame siwo nɔ wo ŋu kɔƒewo me la o elabena Kanaantɔwo ɖoe kplikpaa be yewoanɔ anyigba ma dzi.
Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
28 Esi Israelviwo va kpɔ ŋusẽ la, wote Kanaantɔ ɖe anyi be woawɔ dzizizidɔ na yewo, gake womenya wo keŋkeŋ o.
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
29 Nenema ke Efraim ƒe viwo hã menya Kanaantɔ siwo nɔ Gezer la o, ke boŋ Kanaantɔwo nɔ wo dome.
Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
30 Zebulɔn ƒe viwo hã menya Kanaatɔ siwo nɔ Kitron alo Nahalol la o, ke boŋ wotsi wo dome eye Israelviwo na wowɔ dzizizidɔ na wo.
Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
31 Aser ƒe viwo menya ame siwo nɔ Ako, Sidon, Ahlab, Akzib, Helba, Afek kple Rehob o.
Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
32 Le esia ta la, Aser viwo nɔ Kanaantɔ siwo nɔ anyigba la dzi la dome elabena womenyã wo ɖa o.
But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
33 Nenema ke Naftali ƒe viwo hã menya ame siwo nɔ Bet Semes alo Bet Anat o, ke boŋ Naftali ƒe viwo hã nɔ Kanaantɔ siwo nɔ anyigba la dzi la dome. Ke wona ame siwo nɔ Bet Semes kple Bet Anat la zu dzizizidɔwɔlawo na wo.
Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth–anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh and of Beth–anath became tributaries unto them.
34 Amoritɔwo xe mɔ na Dan ƒe viwo ale be wona wotsi tonyigba la dzi eye womena mɔ wo kura be woaɖiɖi ava balime la o.
And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
35 Amoritɔwo ɖoe kplikpaa hã be Heres tɔ, Aiyalon kple Saalbim nanɔ yewoƒe asi me, gake esi Yosef ƒe aƒe ƒe ŋusẽ dzi ɖe edzi la, woawo hã zi Amoritɔwo dzi be woawɔ dzizizidɔ na yewo.
But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
36 Amoritɔwo ƒe liƒo tso Akrabim to dzi mɔ gã la gbɔ yi ɖe Sela kple egodo ke.
And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
