Mose 4 13
1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose azɔ be,
And there, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 “Dɔ ŋkutsalawo ɖe Kanaanyigba, anyigba si mele tsɔtsɔm na Israel la dzi. Dɔ kplɔla ɖeka ɖa tso to sia to me.”
“Send men, who may examine the land of Canaan, which I will give to the sons of Israel, one from the rulers of each tribe.”
3 Israelviwo ƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe Paran gbedzi ɣe ma ɣi. Mose wɔ ɖe se si Yehowa de nɛ la dzi, eye wòdɔ toawo ƒe kplɔla siawo ɖa:
Moses did what the Lord had commanded, sending, from the desert of Paran, leading men, whose names are these:
4 Woƒe ŋkɔwoe nye: Samua, Zakur ƒe viŋutsu, tso Ruben ƒe to la me;
from the tribe of Ruben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;
5 Safat, Hori ƒe viŋutsu, tso Simeon ƒe to la me;
from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori;
6 Kaleb, Yefune ƒe viŋutsu, tso Yuda ƒe to la me;
from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;
7 Igal, Yosef ƒe viŋutsu, tso Isaka ƒe to la me;
from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph;
8 Hosea, Nun ƒe viŋutsu, tso Efraim ƒe to la me;
from the tribe of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Nun;
9 Palti, Rafu ƒe viŋutsu, tso Benyamin ƒe to la me;
from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu;
10 Gadiel, Sodi ƒe viŋutsu, tso Zebulon ƒe to la me;
from the tribe of Zebulon, Gaddiel the son of Sodi;
11 Gadi, Susi ƒe viŋutsu, tso (Yosef ƒomea me) le Manase ƒe to la me.
from the tribe of Joseph, of the scepter of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi;
12 Amiel, Gemali ƒe viŋutsu, tso Dan ƒe to la me;
from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli;
13 Setur, Mikael ƒe viŋutsu, tso Aser ƒe to la me;
from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael;
14 Nahbi, Vofsi ƒe viŋutsu, tso Naftali ƒe to la me;
from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi;
15 kple Geuel, Maki ƒe viŋutsu, tso Gad ƒe to la me.
from the tribe of Gad, Guel the son of Machi.
16 Ame siawoe Mose dɔ be woaɖatsa anyigba la me. Ɣeyiɣi sia mee (Mose trɔ Hosea ƒe ŋkɔ wòzu Yosua) si gɔmee nye “Yehowa nye Ɖeɖe.”
These are the names of the men, whom Moses sent to examine the land. And he called Hosea, the son of Nun, Joshua.
17 Mose dɔ wo ɖa, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Miyi anyigba la ƒe anyigbeme lɔƒo, le Negeb ƒe tonyigba la dzi,
And so, Moses sent them to examine the land of Canaan, and he said to them: “Ascend by the south side. And when you arrive at the mountains,
18 ne miakpɔ ale si anyigba la le. Mikpɔ ale si ame siwo le anyigba la dzi hã le, ne wonye ame sesẽwo alo ame benɔewo, ne wosɔ gbɔ alo womesɔ gbɔ o.
consider the land, as to what kind it may be, and the people, who are its inhabitants, whether they may be strong or weak, whether they may be few in number or many,
19 Milé ŋku ɖe nuwo ŋu, miakpɔ ne anyigba la nyo na agblemenukuwo loo alo menyo na wo o, ne woƒe duwo lolo loo alo wole sue, ne wotu mɔ sesẽwo ɖe wo ŋu,
and the land itself, whether it is good or bad, what kind of cities, walled or without walls,
20 ne anyigba la nyo alo menyo o, eye ne atiwo sɔ gbɔ le edzi loo alo womesɔ gbɔ o. Migavɔ̃ o. Mitsɔ woƒe agblemenuku, siwo miakpɔ la ƒe ɖewo vɛ.” (Wonɔ waintsetse gbãtɔwo gbem ɣe ma ɣi.)
the soil, rich or barren, forested or without trees. Be strong, and bring us some of the fruits of the land.” Now it was the time when the first ripe grapes were ready to be eaten.
21 Ale wotsa ŋku le anyigba la dzi tso keke Zin gbegbe la va ɖo Rehob, le Hamat gbɔ.
And when they had ascended, they explored the land from the desert of Sin, all the way to Rehob, as one enters into Hamath.
22 Wotso afi ma ɖo ta dzigbeme lɔƒo; woto Negeb gbã, eye woyi Hebron. Wokpɔ Ahimanitɔwo, Sesaitɔwo kple Talmaitɔwo. Ame siawo katã nye Anak, ame dzɔatsu ƒe dzidzimeviwo. (Hebron nye du xoxo aɖe. Wotsoe ƒe adre do ŋgɔ na Tanis tsotso le Egipte.)
And they ascended by the south side. And they arrived at Hebron, where there were Ahiman and Shishai and Talmai, the sons of Anak. For Hebron was founded seven years before Tanis, the city of Egypt.
23 Tso afi ma la, wova afi si woyɔna egbegbe be, Eskɔl ƒe Balime. Wotso waintsetse kpo ɖeka le afi sia wòlolo ale gbegbe be ame evee tsɔ ati de eme hafi te ŋu tsɔe! Wotsɔ yevuboɖa kple gbotsetse siwo wokpɔ le afi ma hã ƒe ɖewo ɖe asi.
And continuing on as far as the Torrent of the Cluster of Grapes, they cut off a vine with its grapes, which two men carried on a board. Likewise, they took from the pomegranates and the figs of that place,
24 Israelviwo na ŋkɔ Balime sia be, Eskɔl, si gɔmee nye “Kpo ɖeka” le waintsetse si wokpɔ le afi ma ƒe kpo ɖeka ƒe lolo ta!
which was called Nehel Eshcol, that is, the Torrent of the Cluster of Grapes, because the sons of Israel had carried a cluster of grapes from there.
25 Le ŋkeke blaene megbe la, wotrɔ gbɔ.
And those exploring the land returned after forty days, having circulated through the entire region.
26 Wogblɔ nu si wokpɔ la na Mose, Aron kple Israelviwo katã le Paran gbedzi le Kades, eye wotsɔ kutsetse siwo wotsɔ vɛ la fia wo.
And they went to Moses and Aaron, and to the entire assembly of the sons of Israel in the desert of Paran, which is in Kadesh. And speaking to them, and to the entire multitude, they showed them the fruits of the land.
27 Wona nutsotso Mose ale, “Míede anyigba si dzi mieɖo mí ɖo be míatsa ŋku le la dzi. Enye anyigba nyui aɖe ŋutɔ, anyigba si dzi notsi kple anyitsi le tsatsam le. Míetsɔ kutsetse siawo vɛ be woaɖe nya si gblɔm míele la ƒe nyateƒenyenye afia.
And they explained, saying: “We went into the land, to which you sent us, which, it is true, flows with milk and honey, as one can know by these fruits.
28 Ke afi ma tɔwo nye ŋusẽtɔwo. Woƒe duwo lolo, eye woglã wo katã. Gawu la, míekpɔ Anak ƒe dzidzimeviwo gɔ̃ hã le afi ma!
But it has very strong occupants, and the cities are great and also walled. We saw the race of Anak there.
29 Amalekitɔwo le gbegbe le dziehe gome, ke Hititɔwo, Yebusitɔwo kple Amoritɔwo ya le togbɛwo dzi, eye Kanaantɔwo le atsiaƒu kple Yɔdan to.”
Amalek lives in the south. The Hethite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite live in the mountains. And truly, the Canaanite stays near the sea and around the streams of the Jordan.”
30 Tete Kaleb tsi nya ɖe ameawo nu le Mose ŋkume, eye wògblɔ be, “Mina míayi aɖaxɔ anyigba la, elabena míate ŋui xoxoxo.”
During these events, Caleb, to restrain the murmuring of the people who rose up against Moses, said, “Let us ascend and possess the land, for we will be able to obtain it.”
31 Ŋkutsala bubuawo gblɔ be, “Miate ŋu aɖadze wo dzi o, elabena wosesẽ wu mi.”
Yet truly, the others, who had been with him, were saying, “By no means are we able to ascend to this people, because they are stronger than we are.”
32 Ale wokaka nutsotso gbegblẽ ɖe Israelviwo dome tso anyigba si dzi wotsa ŋku le la ŋuti. Wogblɔ na ameawo be, “Anyigba si dzi míetsa ŋku le la le edzinɔlawo mim. Ame siwo katã míekpɔ la nye ame dzɔatsuwo.
And before the sons of Israel they disparaged the land, which they had inspected, saying: “The land, which we viewed, devours its inhabitants. The people, upon whom we gazed, were of lofty stature.
33 Míekpɔ Nefilimtɔwo hã le afi ma (Anak nye Nefilimtɔwo ƒe dzidzimeviwo). Míedze le woƒe ŋkume abe abɔwo ene, eye nenema kee woawo hã kpɔ míe.”
There, we saw some monsters among the sons of Anak, of the race of giants; by comparison with them, we seemed like locusts.”
