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 son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; 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 they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door 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 died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against Yhwh in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.
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.”
Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
5 Mose tsɔ woƒe nya la da ɖe Yehowa ŋkume,
And Moses brought their cause before Yhwh.
6 eye Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be,
And Yhwh spake unto 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 speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto 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.
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
9 Ne vinyɔnu aɖeke menɔ esi o hã la, ekema eƒe domenyinu ayi nɔvia ŋutsu ƒe asi me.
And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
10 Ne nɔviŋutsu aɖeke hã menɔ esi o la, ekema eƒe domenyinu ayi fofoa nɔviŋutsu gbɔ.
And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s 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 have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as Yhwh 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.
And Yhwh said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
13 Ne èkpɔe vɔ megbe la, àku abe nɔviwò Aron ene,
And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, 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 rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
15 Mose gblɔ na Yehowa be,
And Moses spake unto Yhwh, 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 Yhwh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over 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.”
Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of Yhwh be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
18 Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Yi nàkplɔ Yosua, Nun ƒe viŋutsu, ame si me Gbɔgbɔ la le la,
And Yhwh said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon 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 give him a charge in their sight.
20 Ɖe wò amekpɔkplɔ ƒe ŋusẽ da ɖe edzi ale be Israelviwo katã naɖo toe.
And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
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 stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before Yhwh: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
22 Mose zɔ ɖe Yehowa ƒe ɖoɖowo nu, eye wòkplɔ Yosua yi nunɔla Eleazar gbɔ. Le ha blibo la ŋkume la,
And Moses did as Yhwh commanded him: and he took Joshua, 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.
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as Yhwh commanded by the hand of Moses.
