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.
And the daughters of Salpaad the son of Opher, the son of Galaad, the son of Machir, of the tribe of Manasse, of the sons of Joseph, came near; and these were their names, Maala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa;
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 before all the congregation at the door of the tabernacle of witness, 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 midst of the congregation that rebelled against the Lord in the gathering of Core; for he died for his own sin, and he had no sons. Let not the name of our father be blotted out of the midst of his people, because he has no son: give us an inheritance in the midst of our father's brethren.
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.”
And Moses brought their case before the Lord.
5 Mose tsɔ woƒe nya la da ɖe Yehowa ŋkume,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
6 eye Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be,
The daughters of Salpaad have spoken rightly: you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance in the midst of their father's brethren, and you shall assign their father's inheritance to them.
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.
And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying,
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.
If a man die, and have no son, you shall assign his inheritance to 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, you shall give his inheritance to his brother.
10 Ne nɔviŋutsu aɖeke hã menɔ esi o la, ekema eƒe domenyinu ayi fofoa nɔviŋutsu gbɔ.
And if he have no brethren, you shall give his inheritance to his father's brother.
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 there be no brethren of his father, you shall give the inheritance to his nearest relation of his tribe, to inherit his possessions; and this shall be to the children of Israel an ordinance of judgment, as the Lord 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 the Lord said to Moses, Go up to the mountain that is in the country beyond Jordan, this mount Nabau, and behold the land Chanaan, which I give to the sons of Israel for a possession.
13 Ne èkpɔe vɔ megbe la, àku abe nɔviwò Aron ene,
And you shall see it, and you also shall be added to your people, as Aaron your brother was added [to them] in mount Or:
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.)
because you transgressed my commandment in the wilderness of Sin, when the congregation resisted [and refused] to sanctify me; you sanctified me not at the water before them. This is the water of Strife in Cades in the wilderness of Sin.
15 Mose gblɔ na Yehowa be,
And Moses said to the Lord,
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 spirits and of all flesh look out for a man over this 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 shall go out before them, and who shall come in before them, and who shall lead them out, and who shall bring them in; so the congregation of the Lord shall not be as sheep without a shepherd.
18 Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Yi nàkplɔ Yosua, Nun ƒe viŋutsu, ame si me Gbɔgbɔ la le la,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Take to yourself Joshua the son of Naue, a man who has the Spirit in him, and you shall lay your hands upon him.
19 yi nunɔla Eleazar gbɔ, eye nàtsɔ ameawo kpɔkplɔ de esi le ameawo katã ŋkume.
And you shall set him before Eleazar the priest, and you shall give him a charge before all the congregation, and you shall give a charge concerning him before them.
20 Ɖe wò amekpɔkplɔ ƒe ŋusẽ da ɖe edzi ale be Israelviwo katã naɖo toe.
And you shall put of your glory upon him, that the children of Israel may listen to him.
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, and they shall ask of him before the Lord the judgment of the Urim: they shall go forth at his word, and at his word they shall come in, he and the children of Israel with one accord, 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,
And Moses did as the Lord 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 on him, and appointed him as the Lord ordered Moses.
