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?”
Aftir the deeth of Josue the sones of Israel counseliden the Lord, and seiden, Who schal stie bifor vs ayens Cananei, and schal be duik of the batel?
2 Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Yuda ƒe to lae eye mana wòaɖu dzi.”
And the Lord seide, Judas schal stie; lo! Y haue youe the lond in to hise hondis.
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 Juda seide to Symeon, his brother, Stie thou with me in my lot, and fiyte thou ayens Cananei, that Y go with thee in thi lot.
4 Yehowa na woɖu Kanaantɔwo kple Perizitɔwo dzi, wowu ame akpe ewo le Bezek.
And Symeon yede with hym; and Judas stiede. And the Lord bitook Cananey and Feresei in to `the hondis of hem, and thei killiden in Besech ten thousynde of men.
5 Wokpɔ Fia Adoni Bezek le afi ma eye wowɔ aʋa kplii,
And thei founden Adonybozech in Besech, and thei fouyten ayens hym, and smytiden Cananei, and Feresey.
6 ke Adoni Bezek si eye wokplɔe ɖo, lée eye wolã eƒe degblefetsu asitɔwo kple afɔtɔwo siaa.
Forsothe Adonybozech fledde, whom thei pursueden, and token, and kittiden the endis of hise hondis and feet.
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 Adonybozech seide, Seuenti kyngis, whanne the endis of hondis and feet weren kit awey, gaderiden relifs of metis vndur my bord; as Y dide, so God hath yolde to me. And thei brouyten hym in to Jerusalem, and there he diede.
8 Yuda ƒe viwo ɖu Yerusalem dzi, wowu ameawo katã eye wotɔ dzo dua.
Therfor the sones of Juda fouyten ayens Jerusalem, and token it, and smytiden bi the scharpnesse of swerd, and bitoken al the cytee to brennyng.
9 Le esia megbe la, Yuda ƒe viwo wɔ aʋa kple Kanaantɔwo le Negeb ƒe tonyigba dzi kple gbadzaƒe si le ƒuta.
And aftirward thei yeden doun, and fouyten ayens Cananey, that dwellide in the hilli places, and at the south, in `feeldi places.
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 Judas yede ayens Cananei, that dwellide in Ebron, whos name was bi eld tyme Cariatharbe; and Judas killide Sisay, and Achyman, and Tholmai.
11 Emegbe wodze Debir, du si woyɔna tsã be Kiriat Sefer la dzi.
And fro thennus he yede forth, and yede to the dwelleris of Dabir, whos eld name was Cariathsepher, that is, the citee of lettris.
12 Kaleb gblɔ be yeatsɔ ye vinyɔnu Aksa na ŋutsu si awɔ aʋa aɖu Kiriat Sefer dua dzi.
And Caleph seide, Y schal yyue Axa, my douyter, wijf to hym that schal smyte Cariathsepher, and schal waste it.
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 whanne Othonyel, sone of Seneth, the lesse brother of Caleph, hadde take it, Caleph yaf Axa, his douyter, wijf to hym.
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 hir hosebonde stiride hir, goynge in the weie, that sche schulde axe of hir fadir a feeld; and whanne sche hadde siyid, sittynge on the asse, Caleph seide to hir, What hast 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 sche answeride, Yiue thou blessyng to me, for thou hast youe a drye lond to me; yyue thou also a moyst lond with watris. And Caleph yaf to hir the moist lond aboue, and the moist lond bynethe.
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.
Forsothe the sones of Cyney, `alye of Moyses, stieden fro the citee of palmes with the sones of Juda, in to the desert of his lot, which desert is at the south of Arath; and dwelliden with hym.
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.”
Sotheli Judas yede with Symeon, his brother; and thei smytiden togidere Cananei, that dwellide in Sephar, and killiden hym; and the name of that citee was clepid Horma, that is, cursyng, `ether perfit distriyng, for thilke citee was distried outerly.
18 Yuda ƒe viwo xɔ Gaza, Askelon kple Ekron kple wo ŋu kɔƒewo.
And Judas took Gaza with hise coostis, and Ascolon, and Accaron with hise termes.
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 Judas, and he `hadde in possessioun the hilli places; and he myyte not do awey the dwelleris of the valei, for thei weren plenteuouse in `yrun charis, scharpe as sithis.
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 `the sones of Israel yauen Ebron to Caleph, as Moises hadde seid, which Caleph dide awei for it thre sones of Enach.
21 Benyamin ƒe viwo mete ŋu tsrɔ̃ Yebusitɔwo, ame siwo nɔ Yerusalem o eya ta wogale afi ma kple Israelviwo va se ɖe egbe.
Forsothe the sones of Beniamyn diden not awei Jebusei, the dwellere of Jerusalem; and Jebusei dwellide with the sones of Beniamyn in Jerusalem `til in to present dai.
22 Azɔ la Yosef ƒe aƒe la dze Betel dzi eye Yehowa nɔ kpli wo.
Also the hows of Joseph stiede in to Bethel, and the Lord was with hem.
23 Esi woɖo amewo ɖa be woatsa ŋku le Betel si woyɔna tsã be Luz la,
For whanne thei bisegiden the citee, that was clepid Lusa bifore,
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.”
thei sien a man goynge out of the citee, and thei seiden to hym, Schewe thou to vs the entrynge of the cytee, and we schulen do mercy with thee.
25 Efia mɔ wo. Ale wowu dua me tɔwo katã kple yi negbe ŋutsu la kple eƒe ƒome blibo la ko.
And whanne he hadde schewid to hem, thei smytiden the citee bi scharpnes of swerd; sotheli thei delyueriden that man and al his kynrede.
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 he was delyuerede, and yede in to the lond of Sethym, and bildide there a citee, and clepid it Luzam; which is clepid so til in to present dai.
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.
Also Manasses dide not awei Bethsan and Thanael with her townes, and the dwelleris of Endor, and Geblaam and Magedo with her townes; and Cananei bigan to dwelle with hem.
28 Esi Israelviwo va kpɔ ŋusẽ la, wote Kanaantɔ ɖe anyi be woawɔ dzizizidɔ na yewo, gake womenya wo keŋkeŋ o.
Sotheli after that Israel was coumfortid, he made hem tributaries, `ethir to paye tribute, and nolde do awey hem.
29 Nenema ke Efraim ƒe viwo hã menya Kanaantɔ siwo nɔ Gezer la o, ke boŋ Kanaantɔwo nɔ wo dome.
Sotheli Effraym killide not Cananei that dwellyde in Gaser, but dwellide with hym.
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.
Zabulon dide not awey the dwelleris of Cethron, and of Naalon; but Cananei dwellide in the myddis of hym, and was maad tributarie to him.
31 Aser ƒe viwo menya ame siwo nɔ Ako, Sidon, Ahlab, Akzib, Helba, Afek kple Rehob o.
Also Aser dide not awey the dwelleris of Acho, and of Sidon, of Alab, and of Azazib, and of Alba, and Aphech, and of Aloa, and of Pha, and of Roob; and he dwellide in the myddis of Cananey,
32 Le esia ta la, Aser viwo nɔ Kanaantɔ siwo nɔ anyigba la dzi la dome elabena womenyã wo ɖa o.
dwellere of that lond, and killide not hym.
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.
Neptalym dide not awei the dwelleris of Bethsames, and of Bethanach; and he dwellide among Cananey, dwellere of the lond; and Bethsamytis and Bethanytis weren tributarie to hym.
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 Ammorrey helde streit the sones of Dan in the hil, and yaf not place to hem to go doun to pleynere places;
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 he dwellide in the hil of Hares, `which is interpretid, Witnessyng, in Hailon, and in Salabym. And the hond of the hows of Joseph was maad heuy, and he was maad tributarie to hym.
36 Amoritɔwo ƒe liƒo tso Akrabim to dzi mɔ gã la gbɔ yi ɖe Sela kple egodo ke.
And the terme of Ammorrei was fro the stiyng of Scorpioun, and the stoon, and hiyere places.
