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 there came nigh the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Chepher, the son of Gil'ad, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Menasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters, Machlah, No'ah, and Choglah, 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 Elazar 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; but he was not among the company of those that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korach; but in his own sin he died, and sons he had not.
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 the midst of his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us a possession among the brothers of our father.
5 Mose tsɔ woƒe nya la da ɖe Yehowa ŋkume,
And Moses brought their cause before the Lord.
6 eye Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be,
And the Lord spoke 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 rightly: thou shalt indeed give them a possession as an inheritance among the brothers of their father; 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 unto the children of Israel shalt thou speak, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then shall ye 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 shall ye give his inheritance unto his brothers.
10 Ne nɔviŋutsu aɖeke hã menɔ esi o la, ekema eƒe domenyinu ayi fofoa nɔviŋutsu gbɔ.
And if he have no brothers, then shall ye give his inheritance unto his father's brothers.
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 brothers, then shall ye give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall inherit it; and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of justice, 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.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go thou up unto this mount of '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, then shalt thou also be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother hath been 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.)
Because ye rebelled against my order in the desert of Zin, at the quarreling of the congregation, to sanctify me through the waters before their eyes: these are the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin.
15 Mose gblɔ na Yehowa be,
And Moses spoke unto 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, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint 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.”
Who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as a flock which have no shepherd.
18 Yehowa ɖo eŋu be, “Yi nàkplɔ Yosua, Nun ƒe viŋutsu, ame si me Gbɔgbɔ la le la,
And the Lord said unto Moses, Take to thyself Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom there is a spirit, and thou shalt lay thy hand upon him;
19 yi nunɔla Eleazar gbɔ, eye nàtsɔ ameawo kpɔkplɔ de esi le ameawo katã ŋkume.
And thou shalt cause him to stand before Elazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and thou shalt give him a charge before their eyes.
20 Ɖe wò amekpɔkplɔ ƒe ŋusẽ da ɖe edzi ale be Israelviwo katã naɖo toe.
And thou shalt put some of thy greatness upon him; in order 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 before Elazar the priest shall he stand, and he shall ask of him after the judgment of the Urim before the Lord: at his direction shall they go out, and at his direction shall they come in, 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,
And Moses did, as the Lord had commanded him; and he took Joshua, and caused him to stand before Elazar 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 the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.
