Mose 4 13
1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose azɔ be,
The Lord told Moses,
2 “Dɔ ŋkutsalawo ɖe Kanaanyigba, anyigba si mele tsɔtsɔm na Israel la dzi. Dɔ kplɔla ɖeka ɖa tso to sia to me.”
“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, the country I'm giving to the Israelites. Choose one of the leaders from each of the tribes to go and do this.”
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 as the Lord had ordered and sent the men out from the Desert of Paran. They were all leaders of the Israelites.
4 Woƒe ŋkɔwoe nye: Samua, Zakur ƒe viŋutsu, tso Ruben ƒe to la me;
Their names were: Shammua son of Zaccur, from the tribe of Reuben.
5 Safat, Hori ƒe viŋutsu, tso Simeon ƒe to la me;
Shaphat, son of Hori, from the tribe of Simeon.
6 Kaleb, Yefune ƒe viŋutsu, tso Yuda ƒe to la me;
Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah.
7 Igal, Yosef ƒe viŋutsu, tso Isaka ƒe to la me;
Igal, son of Joseph, from the tribe of Issachar.
8 Hosea, Nun ƒe viŋutsu, tso Efraim ƒe to la me;
Hoshea, son of Nun, from the tribe of Ephraim.
9 Palti, Rafu ƒe viŋutsu, tso Benyamin ƒe to la me;
Palti son of Raphu, from the tribe of Benjamin.
10 Gadiel, Sodi ƒe viŋutsu, tso Zebulon ƒe to la me;
Gaddiel, son of Sodi, from the tribe of Zebulun.
11 Gadi, Susi ƒe viŋutsu, tso (Yosef ƒomea me) le Manase ƒe to la me.
Gaddi, son of Susi, from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph).
12 Amiel, Gemali ƒe viŋutsu, tso Dan ƒe to la me;
Ammiel, son of Gemalli, from the tribe of Dan.
13 Setur, Mikael ƒe viŋutsu, tso Aser ƒe to la me;
Sethur, son of Michael, from the tribe of Asher.
14 Nahbi, Vofsi ƒe viŋutsu, tso Naftali ƒe to la me;
Nahbi, son of Vophsi, from the tribe of Naphtali.
15 kple Geuel, Maki ƒe viŋutsu, tso Gad ƒe to la me.
Geuel, son of Machi, from the tribe of Gad.
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 were the names of the men that Moses sent to explore the country. Moses called Hoshea Joshua.
17 Mose dɔ wo ɖa, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Miyi anyigba la ƒe anyigbeme lɔƒo, le Negeb ƒe tonyigba la dzi,
Moses sent them out to explore the land of Canaan, telling them, “Go through the Negev and on into the hill country.
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.
See what the place looks like, and find out about the people living there—are they strong or weak? Are there many of them or only a few?
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,
Is the land where they're living good or bad? Are their towns like open camps, or do they have defensive 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.)
Is the soil productive or not? Is it forested? Be brave, and bring back some of the country's fruit.” (It was the beginning of the grape harvest.)
21 Ale wotsa ŋku le anyigba la dzi tso keke Zin gbegbe la va ɖo Rehob, le Hamat gbɔ.
So the men went and explored the land all the way from the Desert of Zin to Rehob, bear Lebo-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.)
They went through the Negev and arrived in Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. This town was built seven years before the Egyptian town of Zoan.
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.
When they arrived at the Valley of Eshcol they chopped down a branch that had just one bunch of grapes. They had to carry it on a pole held between two men. They also collected some pomegranates and figs.
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!
(The place was named the Valley of Eshcol because of the bunch of grapes they took from there.)
25 Le ŋkeke blaene megbe la, wotrɔ gbɔ.
Forty days later the men returned from exploring the country.
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.
They went to see Moses and Aaron, and all the Israelites gathered there at their camp in Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. They gave a report before everyone and showed them the fruit they had brought back from the country.
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.
This is the report they gave to Moses: “We went and explored the country you sent us to, and it is definitely very productive, as if it was flowing with milk and honey. Just look at some of its fruit!
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 the people living there are strong, and their towns are big and have defensive walls. We also saw some descendants 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.”
The Amalekites live in the Negev. The Hittites, Jebusites, and the Amorites live in the hill country. The Canaanites live on the sea coast and also beside 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.”
Then Caleb asked for quiet as the people stood before Moses and told them, “Let's go and take over the land. We can conquer the country, no doubt about it!”
31 Ŋkutsala bubuawo gblɔ be, “Miate ŋu aɖadze wo dzi o, elabena wosesẽ wu mi.”
But the men who had gone with him disagreed. “We can't go and fight these people! They're much stronger than us!”
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.
They spread a negative report among the Israelites about the country they had explored. They told people, “The country we explored destroys the people that live there. Plus everyone we saw was really big!
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.”
We even saw giants there—people descended from Anak the giant! Compared to them we looked like grasshoppers, and we must have looked like that to them too!”
