Yosua 2

1 Afei, Yosua somaa akwansrafoɔ baanu wɔ kɔkoam firii Israelfoɔ atenaeɛ a ɛwɔ Sitim. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monkɔsra asase a ɛda Yordan agya no, ne titire ne deɛ atwa Yeriko ho ahyia no.” Enti, mmarima baanu no sii mu kɔduruu odwamanfoɔ bi a ne din de Rahab fie na wɔtenaa hɔ anadwo no.

and to send: depart Joshua son: child Nun from [the] Shittim two human to spy silently to/for to say to go: went to see: see [obj] [the] land: country/planet and [obj] Jericho and to go: went and to come (in): come house: home woman to fornicate and name her Rahab and to lie down: lay down there [to]

2 Obi kɔka kyerɛɛ Yerikohene sɛ, “Anadwo yi ara, Israelfoɔ no bi aba ha a wɔrebɛsra asase yi.”

and to say to/for king Jericho to/for to say behold human to come (in): come here/thus [the] night from son: descendant/people Israel to/for to search [obj] [the] land: country/planet

3 Enti Yerikohene soma kɔɔ Rahab nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Fa mmarima a wɔabɛsoɛ wo no ma yɛn. Wɔyɛ akwansrafoɔ a wɔrebɛsra yɛn asase yi ahwehwɛ ɛkwan a wɔbɛfa so ato ahyɛ yɛn so.”

and to send: depart king Jericho to(wards) Rahab to/for to say to come out: send [the] human [the] to come (in): come to(wards) you which to come (in): come to/for house: home your for to/for to search [obj] all [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come

4 Rahab a na ɔde mmarima baanu no asie no buaa sɛ, “Mmarima no baa me ha deɛ, nanso mennim baabi a wɔfiri baeɛ.

and to take: take [the] woman [obj] two [the] human and to treasure him and to say right to come (in): come to(wards) me [the] human and not to know from where? they(masc.)

5 Adeɛ reyɛ asa a wɔrebɛtoto kuropɔn no apono mu no na wɔkɔeɛ, nso manhunu baabi a wɔfaeɛ. Sɛ moyɛ ntɛm ti wɔn a, ebia, mobɛto wɔn.”

and to be [the] gate to/for to shut in/on/with darkness and [the] human to come out: come not to know where? to go: went [the] human to pursue quickly after them for to overtake them

6 (Nanso, na ɔde wɔn akɔhyɛ ɛdan atifi, akɔhinta ɔkyɛnkyɛn a waboa ano akuakuo ase.)

and he/she/it to ascend: establish them [the] roof [to] and to hide them in/on/with flax [the] tree: stick [the] to arrange to/for her upon [the] roof

7 Enti, ɔhene asomafoɔ no sii mu sɛ wɔrekɔhwehwɛ akwansrafoɔ no wɔ ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Asubɔnten Yordan atwareeɛ hɔ. Asomafoɔ no firii hɔ ara pɛ na wɔtotoo kuropɔn no apono mu.

and [the] human to pursue after them way: road [the] Jordan upon [the] ford and [the] gate to shut after like/as as which to come out: come [the] to pursue after them

8 Ansa na akwansrafoɔ no rebɛda anadwo no, Rahab kɔɔ ɛdan no atifi ne wɔn kɔkasaeɛ sɛ,

and they(masc.) before to lie down: lay down [emph?] and he/she/it to ascend: rise upon them upon [the] roof

9 “Menim sɛ Awurade de saa asase yi ama mo. Yɛn nyinaa suro mo. Yɛn mu biara abɔ huboa.

and to say to(wards) [the] human to know for to give: give LORD to/for you [obj] [the] land: country/planet and for to fall: fall terror your upon us and for to melt all to dwell [the] land: country/planet from face: because your

10 Yɛate sɛdeɛ Awurade maa Ɛpo Kɔkɔɔ no weeɛ ma monyaa ɛkwan faa mu ɛberɛ a mofirii Misraim no. Na yɛnim sɛdeɛ moyɛɛ Sihon ne Og a na wɔyɛ Amorifoɔ ahemfo wɔ Asubɔnten Yordan apueeɛ fam no ne sɛdeɛ mosɛee wɔn nkurɔfoɔ pasaa no.

for to hear: hear [obj] which to wither LORD [obj] water sea Red (Sea) from face: before your in/on/with to come out: come you from Egypt and which to make: do to/for two king [the] Amorite which in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan to/for Sihon and to/for Og which to devote/destroy [obj] them

11 Ɛnyɛ nwanwa sɛ yɛn akoma atu na yɛabɔ huboa. Obiara nni akokoɔduru a sɛ ɔte nsɛm a ɛte sei a, ɔbɛko. Na Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn no, ne otumfoɔ Onyankopɔn a ɔwɔ sorosoro ne asase ase.

and to hear: hear and to melt heart our and not to arise: rise still spirit in/on/with man: anyone from face: because your for LORD God your he/she/it God in/on/with heaven from above and upon [the] land: country/planet from underneath: under

12 “Enti momfa Awurade nka ntam nkyerɛ me sɛ, ɛsiane sɛ maboa mo enti, mobɛyɛ me ne mʼabusuafoɔ adom. Momfa biribi nsi mo bɔhyɛ so sɛ,

and now to swear please to/for me in/on/with LORD for to make: do with you kindness and to make: do also you(m. p.) with house: household father my kindness and to give: give to/for me sign: indicator truth: certain

13 moko fa Yeriko a, morenkum me ne mʼagya ne me maame, me nuammarima ne nuammaa ne wɔn mʼabusuafoɔ nyinaa.”

and to live [obj] father my and [obj] mother my and [obj] brother: male-sibling my and [obj] (sister my *Q(K)*) and [obj] all which to/for them and to rescue [obj] soul: life our from death

14 Mmarima no penee so kaa sɛ, “Yɛde yɛn nkwa si yɛn bɔhyɛ so. Sɛ woanyi yɛn amma na sɛ Awurade de asase no ma yɛn a, yɛbɛdi yɛn bɔhyɛ so.”

and to say to/for her [the] human soul: life our underneath: instead you to/for to die if not to tell [obj] word: thing our this and to be in/on/with to give: give LORD to/for us [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to make: do with you kindness and truth: faithful

15 Esiane sɛ wɔsii Rahab fie sii kuro no ɔfasuo so enti, ɔde ahoma sianee wɔn faa mpomma mu ma wɔsii fam.

and to go down them in/on/with cord about/through/for [the] window for house: home her in/on/with wall [the] wall and in/on/with wall he/she/it to dwell

16 Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monnwane mfa bepɔ so ɔman no so. Momfa mo ho nsie nnansa kɔsi sɛ atifoɔ no a wɔrehwehwɛ mo no bɛsane wɔn akyi ansa na moakɔ mo kwan.”

and to say to/for them [the] mountain: mount [to] to go: went lest to fall on in/on/with you [the] to pursue and to hide there [to] three day till to return: return [the] to pursue and after to go: went to/for way: journey your

17 Ansa na mmarima no bɛkɔ no, wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Yɛbɛbɔ mo nkwa ho ban

and to say to(wards) her [the] human innocent we from oath your [the] this which to swear us

18 na mmom, gya ahoma kɔkɔɔ a ɛsɛn wo mpomma ano no na ma wʼabusuafoɔ a ɛyɛ wʼagya, wo maame, wo nuammarima ne wɔn mmusuafoɔ nyinaa mmɛhyɛ efie no mu a wɔnnkɔ baabiara.

behold we to come (in): come in/on/with land: country/planet [obj] cord thread [the] scarlet [the] this to conspire in/on/with window which to go down us in/on/with him and [obj] father your and [obj] mother your and [obj] brother: male-sibling your and [obj] all house: home father your to gather to(wards) you [the] house: home [to]

19 Sɛ wɔpue si abɔntene a, wɔbɛkum wɔn nyinaa na obi rentumi mmɔ yɛn soboɔ sɛ yɛabu yɛn ntam so. Na yɛka ntam sɛ, obiara a ɔhyɛ efie yi mu no, wɔrenkum no. Obiara nso rentene ne nsa wɔ wɔn so.

and to be all which to come out: come from door house: home your [the] outside [to] blood his in/on/with head his and we innocent and all which to be with you in/on/with house: home blood his in/on/with head our if hand: power to be in/on/with him

20 Na sɛ wodi yɛn hwammɔ deɛ a, ntam yi renkyekyere yɛn wɔ ɛkwan biara so.”

and if to tell [obj] word: thing our this and to be innocent from oath your which to swear us

21 Ɔbaa no buaa sɛ, “Mepene mo nhyehyɛeɛ no nyinaa so.” Ɔgyaa wɔn ɛkwan wɔ ɛberɛ a ahoma kɔkɔɔ no sɛne efie no mpomma no ano.

and to say like/as word your so he/she/it and to send: depart them and to go: went and to conspire [obj] cord [the] scarlet in/on/with window

22 Akwansrafoɔ no kɔɔ bepɔ asase no so kɔtenaa hɔ nnansa. Atifoɔ no hwehwɛɛ ɛkwan no so baabiara, sane kɔɔ wɔn kurom a wɔanhunu akwansrafoɔ no wɔ baabiara.

and to go: went and to come (in): come [the] mountain: mount [to] and to dwell there three day till to return: return [the] to pursue and to seek [the] to pursue in/on/with all [the] way: road and not to find

23 Afei akwansrafoɔ baanu no siane firii bepɔ asase no so twaa Asubɔnten Yordan bɛkaa nsɛm a ɛtoo wɔn nyinaa kyerɛɛ Yosua.

and to return: return two [the] human and to go down from [the] mountain: mount and to pass and to come (in): come to(wards) Joshua son: child Nun and to recount to/for him [obj] all [the] to find with them

24 Wɔkaa sɛ, “Ampa ara Awurade de asase no nyinaa bɛma yɛn, ɛfiri sɛ, yɛn ho hu atɔ nnipa a wɔwɔ asase no so nyinaa so.”

and to say to(wards) Joshua for to give: give LORD in/on/with hand: power our [obj] all [the] land: country/planet and also to melt all to dwell [the] land: country/planet from face: because our