< Mose 4 27 >
1 Zelofehad, Hefer ƒe vi, Gilead ƒe vi, Makir ƒe vi, Manase ƒe vi, tso Manase, ame si nye Yosef ƒe vi la ƒe ƒome me. Zelofehad ƒe vinyɔnuwo ƒe ŋkɔwoe nye Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka kple Tirza.
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the sonne of Hepher, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Machir, the sonne of Manasseh, of the familie of Manasseh, the sonne of Ioseph (and the names of his daughters were these, Mahlah, Noah and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah)
2 Gbe ɖeka la, Zelofehad ƒe vinyɔnu siawo yi agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu, eye wotsi tsitre ɖe Mose, nunɔla Eleazar, ameha blibo la ƒe kplɔlawo ŋkume, eye wogblɔ be,
And stoode before Moses, and before Eleazar the Priest, and before the Princes, and all the assemblie, at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, saying,
3 “Mía fofo ku le gbedzi. Enɔ Korah yomedzelawo dome, ame siwo bla nu, eye wotsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa ŋu, ke eku ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe nu vɔ̃ ta, eye megblẽ viŋutsu aɖeke ɖe megbe o.
Our father dyed in the wildernes, and he was not among the assemblie of them that were assembled against the Lord in the companie of Korah, but died in his sinne, and had no sonnes.
4 Nu ka ta mía fofo ƒe ŋkɔ nabu le eƒe hlɔ̃ me, elabena viŋutsu menɔ esi o? Na domenyinui ɖe mía fofowo ƒe ƒometɔwo dome.”
Wherefore should the name of our father be taken away from among his familie, because he hath no sonne? giue vs a possession among the brethren of our father.
5 Mose tsɔ woƒe nya la da ɖe Yehowa ŋkume,
Then Moses brought their cause before the Lord.
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
7 “Nya si gblɔm Zelofehad ƒe vinyɔnuwo le la le eteƒe. Ele be miana domenyinu wo ɖe wo fofowo ƒe ƒometɔwo dome, eye miatsɔ wo fofowo ƒe domenyinu ana wo.
The daughters of Zelophehad speake right: thou shalt giue them a possession to inherite among their fathers brethren, and shalt turne the inheritance of their father vnto them.
8 “Gawu la, gblɔ na Israelviwo be, ‘Ne ame aɖe ku, eye viŋutsu aɖeke menɔ esi o la, ekema eƒe domenyinu ayi via nyɔnuwo ƒe asi me.
Also thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die and haue no sonne, then ye shall turne his inheritaunce vnto his daughter.
9 Ne vinyɔnu aɖeke menɔ esi o hã la, ekema eƒe domenyinu ayi nɔvia ŋutsu ƒe asi me.
And if he haue no daughter, ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his brethren.
10 Ne nɔviŋutsu aɖeke hã menɔ esi o la, ekema eƒe domenyinu ayi fofoa nɔviŋutsu gbɔ.
And if he haue no brethren, ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his fathers brethren.
11 Ke ne fofoa nɔviŋutsu aɖeke meli o la, woatsɔe ana eƒe ƒometɔ tututu aɖe. Esia nanye se kple ɖoɖo na Israelviwo, abe ale si Yehowa de se na Mose ene.’”
And if his father haue no brethren, ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his next kinsman of his familie, and he shall possesse it: and this shall be vnto the children of Israel a law of iudgement, as the Lord hath commanded Moses.
12 Gbe ɖeka la, Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Yi Abarim to dzi, eye nàkpɔ anyigba si metsɔ na Israelviwo la ɖa to tɔsisi la dzi.
Againe the Lord said vnto Moses, Go vp into this mount of Abarim, and behold ye lande which I haue giuen vnto the children of Israel.
13 Ne èkpɔe vɔ megbe la, àku abe nɔviwò Aron ene,
And when thou hast seene it, thou shalt be gathered vnto thy people also, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
14 elabena ètsi tsitre ɖe nye ɖoɖo ŋu le Zin gbedzi. Esime Israel dze aglã ɖe ŋunye la, mède bubu ŋunye le wo ŋkume to nye ɖoɖowo dzi wɔwɔ me, aɖe gbe, tsi nado to agakpe la me o.” (Yehowa nɔ nu ƒom tso nya si dzɔ le Meriba, Dzreteƒe, le Kades, le Zin gbedzi la ŋu.)
For ye were disobedient vnto my worde in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the assemblie, to sanctifie me in the waters before their eyes. That is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wildernesse of Zin.
15 Mose gblɔ na Yehowa be,
Then Moses spake vnto the Lord, saying,
16 “O! Yehowa, amegbetɔƒome la katã ƒe gbɔgbɔwo ƒe Mawu, meɖe kuku, hafi madzo le xexea me la, tia kplɔla bubu na ameawo,
Let the Lord God of the spirits of all flesh appoint a man ouer the Congregation,
17 ame si akplɔ wo ayi aʋa, eye wòakpɔ wo dzi, ale be Yehowa ƒe amewo manɔ abe alẽha si nu kplɔla aɖeke mele ene o.”
Who may goe out and in before them, and leade them out and in, that the Congregation of the Lord be not as sheepe, which haue not a shepheard.
18 Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Yi nàkplɔ Yosua, Nun ƒe viŋutsu, ame si me Gbɔgbɔ la le la,
And the Lord said vnto Moses, Take thee Ioshua the sonne of Nun, in whom is the Spirite, and put thine handes vpon him,
19 yi nunɔla Eleazar gbɔ, eye nàtsɔ ameawo kpɔkplɔ de esi le ameawo katã ŋkume.
And set him before Eleazar the Priest, and before all the Congregation, and giue him a charge in their sight.
20 Ɖe wò amekpɔkplɔ ƒe ŋusẽ da ɖe edzi ale be Israelviwo katã naɖo toe.
And giue him of thy glory, that all the Congregation of ye children of Israel may obey.
21 Ele be wòayi nunɔla Eleazar gbɔ, eye wòaxɔ ɖoɖowo tso Yehowa gbɔ. Yehowa agblɔ nu si woawɔ la na Eleazar to akɔdada kple ‘Urim’ me, eye Eleazar agblɔ Mawu ƒe ɖoɖowo na Yosua kple Israel dukɔ la. Yehowa ayi wo kpɔkplɔ dzi le mɔ sia nu.”
And he shall stande before Eleazar the Priest, who shall aske counsell for him by the iudgement of Vrim before the Lord: at his worde they shall goe out, and at his worde they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him and all the Congregation.
22 Mose zɔ ɖe Yehowa ƒe ɖoɖowo nu, eye wòkplɔ Yosua yi nunɔla Eleazar gbɔ. Le ha blibo la ŋkume la,
So Moses did as the Lord had commanded him, and he tooke Ioshua, and set him before Eleazar the Priest, and before all the Congregation.
23 Mose da asi ɖe Yosua dzi, eye wòtsɔ eƒe dɔdeasiwo de asi nɛ abe ale si Yehowa ɖo nɛ ene.
Then he put his handes vpon him, and gaue him a charge, as the Lord had spoken by the hand of Moses.