Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo 2
1 Gbe ɖeka la, Mawudɔla aɖe tso Gilgal yi Bokim eye wògblɔ na Israelviwo be, “Mekplɔ mi tso Egiptenyigba dzi va anyigba si ŋugbe medo na mia tɔgbuiwo la dzi. Megblɔ na mi bena, nyemagbe nubabla si mewɔ kpli mi la dzi wɔwɔ o,
The angel of the Lord went from Gilgal to Bokim and told the people, “I led you out of the land of Egypt and brought you to this land that I promised to your forefathers, and I said I would never break the agreement I made with you.
2 ne miawɔ ɖeka kple ame siwo le anyigba sia dzi o. Megagblɔ na mi be, miagbã woƒe vɔsamlekpuiwo, ke nu ka ta mieɖo tom o?
I also told you not to make any agreements with the people living in the land and to tear down their altars. But you refused to obey what I said. Why did you do this?
3 Esi miegbe míaƒe nubabla la dzi wɔwɔ ta la, nubabla la megabla nye hã o eya ta nyemagado ŋugbe be matsrɔ̃ dukɔ siwo le miaƒe anyigba dzi o, ke boŋ woanye ŋu anɔ axadame na mi eye woƒe mawuwo anye tetekpɔ na mi ɣe sia ɣi.”
I also warned you, ‘I will not drive them out before you, and they will be snares for you, and their gods will be traps for you.’”
4 Esi Israelviwo se nya sia la, wofa avi hoo.
After the angel of the Lord had explained this to all the Israelites, the people wept out loud.
5 Ale wona ŋkɔ teƒe ma be Bokim si gɔmee nye “Avifaƒe” eye wosa vɔ na Yehowa.
That's why they named the place Bokim, and they presented sacrifices there to the Lord.
6 Esi Yosua ɖe asi le dukɔa ŋu la, ame sia ame yi ɖe eƒe domenyinu si nye anyigba si wòxɔ la dzi.
After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went to take possession of the land, each to their allotted land.
7 Ameawo subɔ Yehowa le Yosua kple ametsitsi siwo nɔ agbe wòdidi wu Yosua la ƒe agbemeŋkekewo me eye wokpɔ nu dzɔatsu siwo katã Yehowa wɔ na Israel.
The people continued to worship the Lord throughout Joshua's life, and throughout the lifetimes of the elders who outlived him, those who had seen all the wonderful things that the Lord had done for Israel.
8 Yosua, Nun ƒe vi, Yehowa ƒe dɔla ku esi wòxɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka kple ewo,
Joshua, son of Nun, servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.
9 eye woɖii ɖe anyigba si ƒe dome wònyi le Timnat Heres le Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi le Gaas to la ƒe anyiehe.
They buried him in Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash, the land he had been allocated.
10 Mlɔeba la, dzidzime mawo katã ku. Dzidzime si kplɔ wo ɖo la menya Yehowa loo alo nu siwo wòwɔ na Israel o.
Once that generation had passed away, the generation that followed did not know the Lord, or what he had done for Israel.
11 Tete Israelviwo wɔ nu si nye vɔ̃ le Yehowa ŋkume eye wosubɔ Baalwo.
The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight, and they worshiped the Baals.
12 Woɖe asi le Yehowa, ame si nye wo fofowo ƒe Mawu, ame si kplɔ wo tso Egiptenyigba dzi la ŋu eye wosubɔ dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã wo la ƒe mawuwo. Wodo dɔmedzoe na Mawu elabena
They deserted the Lord, the God of their forefathers, who had led them out of Egypt. They followed other gods, bowing down in worship to the gods of the peoples around them, making the Lord angry.
13 wogblẽe ɖi eye wosubɔ Baalwo kple Astarɔtwo.
They deserted the Lord and worshiped Baal and Ashtaroth idols.
14 Le Yehowa ƒe dɔmedzoe si wòdo ɖe Israel ŋu ta la, etsɔ wo de asi na adzohawo eye woha wo. Etsɔ wo dzra na woƒe futɔ siwo ƒo xlã wo, ame siwo nu womagate ŋu nɔ te ɖo o.
Because the Lord was angry with Israel he handed them over to invaders who plundered them. He sold them to their enemies all around—enemies they could no longer resist.
15 Ne Israelviwo yi aʋa wɔ ge la, Yehowa megakpena ɖe wo ŋu o ale woɖua wo dzi abe ale si wòka atam na wo la ene eya ta wonɔ xaxa gã aɖe me.
Whenever Israel went into battle, the Lord fought against them and defeated them, just as he had warned them and as he had vowed he would do. They were in a great deal of trouble.
16 Yehowa ɖo Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo na wo, ame siwo ɖe wo tso adzoha siawo ƒe asi me.
Then the Lord provided them with judges, who saved them from their invaders.
17 Ke hã la, womeɖo to woƒe Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo o, ke boŋ wodze mawu bubuwo yome hesubɔ wo. Womenɔ abe wo fofowo ene o, wotrɔ le mɔ si dzi wo fofowo zɔ le la dzi kaba, mɔ si nye toɖoɖo Yehowa ƒe sededewo.
But even so, they refused to listen to their judges, and prostituted themselves by following other gods, bowing down in worship to them. They quickly abandoned the way their forefathers had followed, and they did not obey the Lord's commandments as their forefathers had.
18 Ne Yehowa ɖo Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la aɖe na wo la, enɔa anyi kple Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ma, eye wòɖea wo tso woƒe futɔwo ƒe asi me zi ale si Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ma le agbe elabena Yehowa kpɔa nublanui na wo ne wole ŋeŋem le ame siwo le wo tem ɖe anyi, le funyafunya wɔm wo la ƒe kɔkuti te.
When the Lord provided Israel with judges over Israel, he was with each judge and saved the people from their enemies during that judge's lifetime, because the Lord felt sorry for his people, who groaned under their oppressors and persecutors.
19 Ke ne Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ma ku la, ameawo galéa mɔ siwo vɔ̃ɖi wu wo fofowo tɔ la tsɔna, eye wodzea mawu bubuwo yome, dea ta agu na wo hesubɔa wo. Wogbe be yewomaɖe asi le woƒe nuwɔna kple mɔ vɔ̃ɖiwo ŋuti o.
But when the judge died, the people relapsed, and did worse things even than their forefathers, following other gods and worshiping them. They refused to give up what they were doing and held to their stubborn ways.
20 Le esia ta Yehowa do dɔmedzoe vevie ɖe Israel ŋu hegblɔ be, “Esi dukɔ sia tu nu si mebla kple wo fofowo eye womeɖo tom o ta la,
As a result the Lord became angry with Israel and he told them, “Because this nation has broken the agreement I ordered their forefathers to obey, and has not paid attention to what I said,
21 nyemaganya dukɔ siwo Yosua metsrɔ̃ hafi ku o la le wo ŋgɔ o;
from now on I won't drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
22 ke boŋ mawɔ dukɔ siawo ŋu dɔ, ado nye dukɔ, Israel kpɔ, ale be manya ne woaɖo to Yehowa azɔ le eƒe mɔ dzi abe wo fofowo ene loo alo womaɖo toe o.”
This is in order to use them to test Israel to see if they will keep the way of the Lord and follow it as their forefathers did.”
23 Ale Yehowa gblẽ dukɔ siawo ɖe anyigba la dzi; menya wo ɖa zi ɖeka to wo tsɔtsɔ de asi na Yosua me o.
This is the reason why the Lord allowed those nations to remain, and didn't immediately drive them out by handing them over to Joshua.
