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?”
And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites at the first, to fight against them?
2 Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Yuda ƒe to lae eye mana wòaɖu dzi.”
And the Lord 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, and we will 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 the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand; and they smote [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 smote 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, Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered food under my table: as I have done, so hath God requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8 Yuda ƒe viwo ɖu Yerusalem dzi, wowu ameawo katã eye wotɔ dzo dua.
And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and captured it, and they smote it with the edge of the sword, and the city they set 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 did the children of Judah go down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the lowlands.
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 was formerly Kiryath-arba'; ] and they smote Sheshai, and Achiman, and Talmai.
11 Emegbe wodze Debir, du si woyɔna tsã be Kiriat Sefer la dzi.
And he went from there against the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir was formerly Kiryath-sepher:
12 Kaleb gblɔ be yeatsɔ ye vinyɔnu Aksa na ŋutsu si awɔ aʋa aɖu Kiriat Sefer dua dzi.
And Caleb said, He that will smite Kiryath-sepher, and capture it, to him will I give 'Achsah my daughter for 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, captured it: and he gave him 'Achsah his daughter for 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 persuaded him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What aileth thee?
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 dry 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, the father-in-law of Moses, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is at the south of 'Arad; and they went and dwelt with 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 smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and devoted it. And the name of the city was called Chormah.
18 Yuda ƒe viwo xɔ Gaza, Askelon kple Ekron kple wo ŋu kɔƒewo.
And Judah captured Gazzah with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and 'Ekron with its territory.
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 the Lord was with Judah; and he took possession 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 had spoken; and he drove out 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 Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem, the children of Benjamin did not drive out; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.
22 Azɔ la Yosef ƒe aƒe la dze Betel dzi eye Yehowa nɔ kpli wo.
And the house of Joseph, these also, went up against Beth-el; and the Lord 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 spy out Beth-el: now the name of the city formerly 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 watchers saw a man coming forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee kindness.
25 Efia mɔ wo. Ale wowu dua me tɔwo katã kple yi negbe ŋutsu la kple eƒe ƒome blibo la ko.
And he showed them the entrance into the city, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but the man and all his family they let go free.
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 its name Luz: this is its name 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 Menasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Beth-shean and its towns, nor Ta'anach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Yible'am and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites succeeded to remain in this 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 became strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but they did not drive them out entirely.
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; and the Canaanites dwelt in the midst of them at Gezer.
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.
Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; and the Canaanites dwelt in the midst of them, and became tributary.
31 Aser ƒe viwo menya ame siwo nɔ Ako, Sidon, Ahlab, Akzib, Helba, Afek kple Rehob o.
Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of 'Akko, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Achlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Chelbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rechob;
32 Le esia ta la, Aser viwo nɔ Kanaantɔ siwo nɔ anyigba la dzi la dome elabena womenyã wo ɖa o.
And the Asherites dwelt in the midst of 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.
Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-'anath; and he dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributary 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 Emorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain; for they would not suffer them to come down into 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.
And the Emorites succeeded to remain on mount Cheres, in Ayalon, and in Sha'albim; but when the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, they became tributary.
36 Amoritɔwo ƒe liƒo tso Akrabim to dzi mɔ gã la gbɔ yi ɖe Sela kple egodo ke.
And the territory of the Emorites was from the ascent of 'Akrabbim, from the Rock upward.
