Yosua 10
1 Yerusalemhene Adoni-Sedek tee sɛ Yosua afa Ai na wasɛe no pasaa, akum ɛhɔ ɔhene, sɛdeɛ wasɛe Yeriko kuropɔn akum ɛhɔ ɔhene no. Ɔtee nso sɛ Gibeonfoɔ ne Israelfoɔ ayɛ asomdwoeɛ apam, na wɔayɛ baako.
Now when Adoni-zedek King of Ierusalem had heard how Ioshua had taken Ai and had destroyed it, (for as he had done to Iericho and to the King thereof, so he had done to Ai and to the King thereof) and howe the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them,
2 Ɛno enti, ɔne ne nkurɔfoɔ bo tuu yie, ɛfiri sɛ, Gibeon yɛ kuropɔn kɛseɛ te sɛ ahemman no nkuropɔn no bi a ɛso sene Ai. Na Gibeon mmarima no nyinaa nso yɛ akofoɔ a wɔyɛ dene.
Then they feared exceedingly: for Gibeon was a great citie, as one of the royall cities: for it was greater then Ai, and all the men thereof were mightie.
3 Enti, Yerusalemhene Adoni-Sedek soma ma wɔkɔɔ ahemfo afoforɔ bebree nkyɛn: Hebronhene Hoham ne Yarmuthene Piram ne Lakishene Yafia ne Eglonhene Debir kɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ,
Wherefore Adoni-zedek King of Ierusalem sent vnto Hoham King of Hebron, and vnto Piram King of Iarmuth, and vnto Iapia King of Lachish, and vnto Debir King of Eglon, saying,
4 “Mommra mmɛboa me na yɛnsɛe Gibeon, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔne Yosua ne Israelfoɔ ayɛ asomdwoeɛ apam.”
Come vp vnto me, and helpe me, that we may smite Gibeon: for they haue made peace with Ioshua and with the children of Israel.
5 Enti, Amorifoɔ ahemfo baanum no de wɔn akodɔm bɔɔ mu maa ɔko. Wɔde wɔn akodɔm no gyinagyinaeɛ, na afei wɔto hyɛɛ Gibeon so.
Therefore the fiue Kings of the Amorites, the King of Ierusalem, the King of Hebron, the King of Iarmuth, the King of Lachish, and the King of Eglon gathered themselues together, and went vp, they with all their hostes, and besieged Gibeon, and made warre against it.
6 Na Gibeonfoɔ no soma kɔɔ Yosua nkyɛn wɔ Gilgal. Wɔkɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Nnyaa wʼasomfoɔ. Bra yɛn nkyɛn ntɛm bɛgye yɛn nkwa! Bɛboa yɛn, ɛfiri sɛ, Amorifoɔ ahemfo a wɔte mmepɔ so de wɔn akodɔm rebɛko atia yɛn.”
And the men of Gibeon sent vnto Ioshua, euen to the hoste to Gilgal, saying, Withdrawe not thine hand from thy seruants: come vp to vs quickly, and saue vs, and helpe vs: for all the Kings of the Amorites which dwell in the mountaines, are gathered together against vs.
7 Enti, Yosua ne Israel akodɔm nyinaa firii Gilgal sɛ wɔrekoboa Gibeonfoɔ.
So Ioshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of warre with him, and all the men of might.
8 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Yosua sɛ, “Nnsuro wɔn; mɛma woadi wɔn so nkonim. Wɔn mu biara rentumi ne wo nnyina.”
And the Lord sayd vnto Ioshua, Feare them not: for I haue giuen them into thine hand: none of them shall stand against thee.
9 Yosua nantee anadwo mu no nyinaa firii Gilgal kɔfuu Amorifoɔ akodɔm no mu.
Ioshua therefore came vnto them suddenly: for he went vp from Gilgal all the night.
10 Awurade ma wɔbɔɔ hu wɔ Israelfoɔ no anim, na wɔkunkumm wɔn mu bebree wɔ Gibeon. Israelfoɔ no taa atamfoɔ no faa ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Bet-Horon no, na wɔto hyɛɛ wɔn so kunkumm wɔn wɔ Aseka ne Makeda.
And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth vp to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah and to Makkedah.
11 Ɛberɛ a Amorifoɔ redwane wɔ ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Bet-Horon so no, Awurade himm aboɔ akɛseɛ guu wɔn so kɔsii sɛ wɔduruu Aseka. Aboɔ no kunkumm wɔn mu bebree sene dodoɔ a Israelfoɔ de akofena kunkumm wɔn no.
And as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going downe to Beth-horon, the Lord cast downe great stones from heauen vpon them, vntill Azekah, and they dyed: they were more that dyed with the hailestones, then they whom the children of Israel slewe with the sword.
12 Ɛda a Awurade de Amorifoɔ no hyɛɛ Israelfoɔ no nsa no, Yosua bɔɔ Awurade mpaeɛ wɔ Israelfoɔ no anim sɛ, “Ma owia nnyina dinn wɔ Gibeon so na ɔsrane nso ntae wɔ Ayalon bɔnhwa mu.”
Then spake Ioshua to the Lord, in the day when the Lord gaue the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he sayd in the sight of Israel, Sunne, stay thou in Gibeon, and thou moone, in the valley of Aialon.
13 Na owia ne ɔsrane gyinaa dinn, kɔsii sɛ Israelfoɔ dii atamfoɔ no so. Wɔntwerɛɛ saa nsɛm yi wɔ Teefoɔ Nwoma no mu anaa? Owia gyinaeɛ wɔ ewiem mfimfini na ankɔtɔ sɛdeɛ ɛyɛ daa no.
And the Sunne abode, and the moone stood still, vntill the people auenged themselues vpon their enemies: (Is not this written in the booke of Iasher?) so the Sunne abode in the middes of the heauen, and hasted not to goe downe for a whole day.
14 Awurade ko maa Israel ɛda no. Ebi nsii saa da na ebi rensi da sɛ saa da no a Awurade tiee abisadeɛ sei firii onipa nkyɛn.
And there was no day like that before it, nor after it, that the Lord heard the voyce of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.
15 Na Yosua ne Israel akodɔm no sane kɔɔ Gilgal atenaeɛ hɔ.
After, Ioshua returned, and all Israel with him vnto the campe to Gilgal:
16 Ɔko no mu, ahemfo baanum no dwane kɔhyɛɛ Makeda ɔbodan mu.
But the fiue Kings fled and were hid in a caue at Makkedah.
17 Yosua tee sɛ wɔahunu wɔn no,
And it was tolde Ioshua, saying, The fiue Kings are found hid in a caue at Makkedah.
18 ɔhyɛɛ sɛ, “Momfa abotan akɛseɛ nsi ɔbodan no ano kwan, na momma awɛmfoɔ no nnwɛn ano na ahemfo no nhyɛ mu.
Then Ioshua said, Roule great stones vpon the mouth of the caue, and set men by it for to keepe them.
19 Mo a moaka no nso, montaa atamfoɔ no na monkunkum wɔn mfiri akyire. Mommma wɔnnkɔ wɔn nkuro so, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn bɛma mo adi wɔn so nkonim.”
But stand ye not still: follow after your enemies, and smite all the hindmost, suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath giuen them into your hand.
20 Enti, Yosua ne Israel akodɔm toaa so kunkumm wɔn, tɔree akodɔm enum no ase ma ɛkaa ɛdɔm no kakra bi a wɔtumi dwane kɔɔ wɔn nkuropɔn a wɔabɔ ho ban no mu.
And when Ioshua and the children of Israel had made an ende of slaying them with an exceeding great slaughter till they were consumed, and the rest that remained of them were entred into walled cities,
21 Afei, Israelfoɔ no sane baa Yosua nkyɛn asomdwoeɛ mu wɔ Makeda. Ɛno akyi, obiara suroo sɛ ɔbɛkasa atia Israel.
Then all the people returned to the campe, to Ioshua at Makkedah in peace: no man mooued his tongue against the children of Israel.
22 Afei, Yosua kaa sɛ, “Monyiyi abotan a ɛkata ɔbodan no ano no na momfa ahemfo baanum no mmrɛ me.”
After, Ioshua sayd, Open the mouth of the caue, and bring out these fiue Kings vnto me forth of the caue.
23 Enti, wɔkɔyii ahemfo baanum no firi ɔbodan no mu baeɛ: Yerusalemhene, Hebronhene, Yarmuthene, Lakishene ne Eglonhene.
And they did so, and brought out those fiue Kings vnto him forth of the caue, euen the King of Ierusalem, the King of Hebron, ye King of Iarmuth, the King of Lachish, and the King of Eglon.
24 Yosua ka kyerɛɛ nʼakodɔm asahene no sɛ, “Mommra mmɛtiatia ahemfo no kɔn so.” Na wɔyɛɛ sɛdeɛ wɔkyerɛɛ wɔn no.
And when they had brought out those Kings vnto Ioshua, Ioshua called for all the men of Israel, and sayd vnto the chiefe of the men of warre, which went with him, Come neere, set your feete vpon the necks of these Kings: and they came neere and set their feete vpon their necks.
25 Yosua ka kyerɛɛ nʼasraafoɔ no sɛ, “Monnsuro na mommma mo abamu mmu da. Monyɛ den na mo bo nyɛ duru, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade rebɛyɛ yei atia mo atamfoɔ nyinaa.”
And Ioshua sayd vnto them, Feare not, nor be faint hearted, but be strong and of a good courage: for thus will the Lord doe to all your enemies, against whome ye fight.
26 Yosua kunkumm ahemfo baanum no mmaako mmaako de wɔn sensɛn nnua enum so kɔsii anwummerɛ.
So then Ioshua smote them, and slewe them, and hanged them on fiue trees, and they hanged still vpon the trees vntill the euening.
27 Owia rekɔtɔ no, Yosua hyɛɛ sɛ wɔnyiyi ahemfo no amu no mfiri nnua no so na wɔnkɔto wɔn ngu ɔbodan a wɔkɔtetɛɛ mu no mu. Afei, wɔde abotan akɛseɛ mmoano sii ɔbodan no ano a ɛda so wɔ hɔ bɛsi ɛnnɛ.
And at the going downe of the sunne, Ioshua gaue commandement, that they should take them downe off the trees, and cast them into the caue (wherein they had bene hid) and they layde great stones vpon the caues mouth, which remaine vntill this day.
28 Ɛda no ara, Yosua sɛee Makeda kuropɔn no pasaa, kumm obiara a ɔwɔ mu ne ɛhɔ ɔhene no. Onipa baako koraa anka wɔ kuropɔn no mu. Ɔkumm Makedahene te sɛ deɛ ɔkumm Yerikohene no.
And that same day Ioshua tooke Makkedah and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the King thereof destroyed he with them, and all the soules that were therein, he let none remaine: for hee did to the King of Makkedah as he had done vnto the King of Iericho.
29 Afei, Yosua ne Israelfoɔ no kɔɔ Libna kɔto hyɛɛ wɔn so.
Then Ioshua went from Makkedah, and all Israel with him vnto Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
30 Ɛhɔ nso, Awurade de kuropɔn no ne ɛhɔ ɔhene no maa wɔn. Wɔkunkumm obiara a ɔwɔ kuropɔn no mu a anka ɔteasefoɔ fua po. Na Yosua kumm Libnahene sɛdeɛ ɔkumm Yerikohene no.
And the Lord gaue it also and the King thereof into the hand of Israel: and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the soules that were therein: he let none remaine in it: for he did vnto the King thereof, as he had done vnto the King of Iericho.
31 Yosua ne Israelfoɔ no firi Libna no, wɔkɔɔ Lakis kɔto hyɛɛ wɔn so.
And Ioshua departed from Libnah, and all Israel with him vnto Lachish, and besieged it, and assaulted it.
32 Na ne nnanu so no, Awurade de Lakis maa Israelfoɔ. Ɛhɔ nso, wɔkunkumm kuropɔn no mu nnipa nyinaa sɛdeɛ wɔyɛɛ Libna no.
And the Lord gaue Lachish into the hand of Israel, which tooke it the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the soules that were therein, according to all as he had done to Libnah.
33 Wɔto hyɛɛ Lakis so no, Geserhene Horam de nʼakodɔm baa sɛ wɔrebɛboa abɔ kuropɔn no ho ban. Nanso Yosua mmarima no kumm no sɛee nʼakodɔm no nyinaa.
Then Horam King of Gezer came vp to helpe Lachish: but Ioshua smote him and his people, vntill none of his remained.
34 Ɛnna Yosua ne ne Israel akodɔm no kɔɔ Eglon kɔto hyɛɛ so.
And from Lachish Ioshua departed vnto Eglon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged it, and assaulted it,
35 Wɔde ɛda koro faa kuro no dommum na ɛhɔ nso, wɔkumm obiara wɔ kuropɔn no mu sɛdeɛ wɔyɛɛ Lakis.
And they tooke it the same day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the soules that were therein he vtterly destroyed the same day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 Wɔfiri Eglon no, wɔkɔto hyɛɛ Hebron so,
Then Ioshua went vp from Eglon, and all Israel with him vnto Hebron, and they fought against it.
37 faa hɔ ne nkuro a atwa ho ahyia no nyinaa nnommum. Na sɛdeɛ wɔyɛɛ Eglon no, wɔkunkumm ɛhɔ nnipa nyinaa. Onipa baako koraa anka.
And when they had taken it, they smote it with the edge of the sword, and the King thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the soules that were therein: he left none remaining, according to all as he had done to Eglon: for he destroyed it vtterly, and all the soules that were therein.
38 Afei, wɔsane wɔn akyi kɔto hyɛɛ Debir so.
So Ioshua returned, and all Israel with him to Debir, and fought against it.
39 Wɔfaa kuropɔn no, wɔn ɔhene ne nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia no nyinaa nnommum. Na wɔkumm obiara a ɔwɔ mu a anka ɔbaako mpo. Wɔsɛee Debir pasaa sɛdeɛ wɔsɛee Libna ne Hebron no.
And when he had taken it, and the King thereof, and all the citie thereof, they smote them with the edge of the sword, and vtterly destroyed all the soules that were therein, he let none remaine: as he did to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the King thereof, as he had also done to Libnah, and to the King thereof.
40 Na Yosua dii ɔmantam no nyinaa so. Ɔdii ahemfo no, nnipa a wɔte mmepɔ ɔman no so, Negeb, atɔeɛ fam nkokoɔ ne wɔn a wɔte mmepɔ nsianeɛ so no nyinaa so. Ɔsɛee wɔn nyinaa pasaa a anka ɔteasefoɔ fua mpo sɛdeɛ Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, hyɛɛ no.
So Ioshua smote all the hill countreys, and the South countreys, and the valleys, and the hill sides, and all their Kings, and let none remaine, but vtterly destroyed euery soule, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded.
41 Yosua kunkumm wɔn firi Kades-Barnea kɔsii Gasa, de firii Gosen kɔduruu Gibeon.
And Ioshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea euen vnto Azzah, and all the countrey of Goshen, euen vnto Gibeon.
42 Akodie baako mu no, Yosua dii ahemfo yi nyinaa so faa wɔn asase, ɛfiri sɛ, na Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, reko ma ne manfoɔ.
And all these Kings, and their land did Ioshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
43 Afei, Yosua ne Israel akodɔm no sane kɔɔ wɔn atenaeɛ wɔ Gilgal.
Afterward, Ioshua and all Israel with him returned vnto the campe in Gilgal.
