Yosua 12

1 Yeinom ne ahemfo a wɔwɔ Asubɔnten Yordan apueeɛ fam a wɔkunkumm wɔn na wɔfaa wɔn nsase. Wɔn nsase no firi Arnon Subɔnhwa kɔsi Bepɔ Hermon so a Yordan Bɔnhwa asase a ɛwɔ apueeɛ fam nyinaa ka ho.

The Israelis took control of the land that was east of the Jordan River, from the Arnon River gorge [in the south] to Hermon Mountain [in the north], including all the land on the eastern side of the Jordan [River] Valley. That land previously belonged to the two kings whose armies the Israelis defeated.

2 Wɔdii Amorifoɔhene Sihon a na ɔte Hesbon so. Na nʼahemman bi ne Aroer a ɛwɔ Arnon Subɔnhwa ano na ɛtene firi ne mfimfini kɔsi Asubɔnten Yabok a ɛda hɔ sɛ ɛhyeɛ ma Amorifoɔ no. Ɛnnɛ yi, Gilead fa a ɛda Asubɔnten Yabok atifi no ka ɔmantam no ho.

One of them was Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group. He lived in Heshbon [city] and ruled over the area from Aroer [town] along the Arnon River Gorge, north to the Jabbok River. His land started in the middle of the gorge, which was the border between his land and the land of the Ammon people-group. Sihon also ruled over [the southern] half of the Gilead region,

3 Ɛfiri Yordan bɔnhwa atifi a ɛbɛn Galilea ɛpo no atɔeɛ fam mpoano na ɛsiane ba anafoɔ fam bɛsi Nkyene Ɛpo, firi Bet-Yesimot kɔsi Pisga nsianeɛ so hyɛɛ Sihon ase.

and over the land on the eastern side of the Jordan [River] Valley, from Galilee Lake [south] to the Dead Sea. He also ruled over the land [east of the Dead Sea] from Beth-Jeshimoth south to the side of Pisgah Mountain.

4 Basanhene Og a ɔtwa Refaimfoɔ to no tenaa Astarot ne Edrei asase so.

The other king whom the Israeli army defeated was Og, the king of the Bashan [region]. He was the last of the descendants of [the giant] Rapha. He ruled that land, living alternately in Ashtaroth and Edrei [cities].

5 Na ɔdii ɔhene wɔ ɔman a ɛfiri Bepɔ Hermon so de kɔsi Saleka wɔ atifi fam ne Basan a ɛwɔ apueeɛ fam nyinaa, de kɔ atɔeɛ fam kɔsi Gesurfoɔ ne Maakatfoɔ ahemman ɛhyeɛ so. Gilead fa a ɛwɔ atifi fam, ne ɛfa a aka a na ɛwɔ Hesbonhene Sihon asase mu no ka ho.

He ruled over the area from Hermon Mountain and Salecah [in the north], and over all the Bashan area in the east, and to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah to the west. Og ruled [the northern] half of the Gilead region, as far as the border of the land ruled by King Sihon.

6 Na Mose a ɔyɛ Awurade ɔsomfoɔ no ne Israelfoɔ atɔre ɔhene Sihon ne ɔhene Og nkurɔfoɔ ase. Mose de wɔn asase maa Ruben ne Gad mmusuakuo ne Manase abusua fa no.

Moses, the man who served Yahweh [well], and all the Israeli army defeated the armies of those kings. Then Moses gave that land to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh.

7 Saa ahemfo a wɔn din didi soɔ yi na Yosua ne Israel akodɔm dii wɔn so wɔ Yordan atɔeɛ fam firi Baal-Gad wɔ Lebanon bɔnhwa mu de kɔsi Halak bepɔ a ɛkɔsi Seir no. Na Yosua de asase no maa Israel mmusuakuo no sɛ wɔn agyapadeɛ,

Joshua and the Israeli army also defeated kings who ruled over the land on the west side of the Jordan [River]. He gave that land to the Israeli people, dividing it among the other tribes. That land was between Baal-Gad [city] in the Lebanon Valley [in the far north all the way south] to Halak Mountain, which is near the land of the Edom people-group.

8 a ɛne bepɔ so ɔman, atɔeɛ fam nkokoɔ, Yordan Bɔnhwa, mmepɔ mmepɔ nsianeɛ, Yudea ɛserɛ so ne Negeb. Nnipa a na wɔte saa beaeɛ hɔ no yɛ Hetifoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Kanaanfoɔ, Perisifoɔ, Hewifoɔ ne Yebusifoɔ. Yeinom ne ahemfo a Israel dii wɔn so nkonim:

That land included the mountains, the western hilly area, the Jordan [River] Valley, the [western] slopes of the mountains, the desert [in Judea], and the Negev [desert in the south]. That whole area was the land where the Heth, Amor, Canaan, Periz, Hiv, and Jebus people-groups lived. The Israeli army defeated the armies of the kings of each of these cities:

9 Yerikohene baako Ai a ɛbɛn Bet-El ɔhene baako

Jericho, Ai (which was near Bethel),

10 Yerusalemhene baako Hebronhene baako

Jerusalem, Hebron,

11 Yarmuthene baako Lakishene baako

Jarmuth, Lachish,

12 Eglonhene baako Geserhene baako

Eglon, Gezer,

13 Debirhene baako Gederhene baako

Debir, Geder,

14 Hormahene baako Aradhene baako

Hormah, Arad,

15 Libnahene baako Adulamhene baako

Libnah, Adullam,

16 Makedahene baako Bet-Elhene baako

Makkedah, Bethel,

17 Tapuahene baako Heferhene baako

Tappuah, Hepher,

18 Afekhene baako Lasaronhene baako

Aphek, Lasharon,

19 Madonhene baako Hasorhene baako

Madon, Hazor,

20 Simronhene baako Aksafhene baako

Shimron Meron, Acshaph,

21 Taanakhene baako Megidohene baako

Taanach, Megiddo,

22 Kedeshene baako Yokneam a ɛwɔ Karmel ase ɔhene baako

Kedesh, Jokneam in the Carmel area,

23 Dor a ɛwɔ Dor kokoɔ so ɔhene baako amanaman a ɛwɔ Gilgal no ɔhene baako

Dor in the Naphoth-Dor area, Goyim in the Gilgal area,

24 Tirsahene baako Ahemfo a wɔsɛee wɔn ne wɔn nkuro nyinaa ano si aduasa baako.

and Tirzah. There was a total of 31 kings [that the Israeli army defeated].