Yosua 5

1 Ɛberɛ a Amorifoɔ ahemfo nyinaa a wɔwɔ Yordan atɔeɛ fam ne Kanaanfoɔ ahemfo a wɔwɔ Ɛpo Kɛseɛ no mpoano tee sɛ Awurade ama Asubɔnten Yordan awe wɔ Israelfoɔ anim ama wɔatwa no, wɔn akoma tuiɛ na ehu kyekyeree wɔn.

And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Emorites, who were on the side of the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until they were passed over, that their heart melted, and there remained no more any courage in them, because of the children of Israel.

2 Saa ɛberɛ no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Yosua sɛ, “Yɛ twerɛboɔ sekammoa na fa twa Israelfoɔ no twetia bio.”

At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

3 Enti, Yosua yɛɛ twerɛboɔ sekammoa no de twitwaa Israelfoɔ nyinaa twetia wɔ Aaralot kokoɔ so.

And Joshua made himself sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of 'Araloth.

4 Na ɛsɛ sɛ Yosua twitwa wɔn twetia, ɛfiri sɛ, mmarima a na wɔanyinyini a wɔtumi ko wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔfirii Misraim no nyinaa awuwu wɔ ɛserɛ no so.

And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, the males, all the men of war, died in the wilderness on the way, after their going forth out of Egypt.

5 Nnipa a wɔtu firii Misraim baeɛ no, na wɔatwitwa wɔn nyinaa twetia. Nanso wɔn a wɔwowoo wɔn wɔ ɛserɛ no so wɔ Otukorɔ berɛ no mu no deɛ, na wɔntwitwaa wɔn twetia.

For all the people that came out were circumcised; but all the people that were born in the wilderness on the way at their going forth out of Egypt, they had not circumcised.

6 Israelfoɔ no kyinkyinii wɔ ɛserɛ no so mfeɛ aduanan kɔsii sɛ mmarima a wɔtumi ko wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔrefiri Misraim no nyinaa wuwuiɛ. Ɛfiri sɛ, wɔyɛɛ asoɔden maa Awurade, na ɔkaa ntam sɛ ɔremma wɔn nan rensi asase a waka ntam sɛ ɔde bɛma yɛn no so, asase a nufosuo ne ɛwoɔ resene wɔ so no.

For during forty years the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness, till there was an end of all the people, the men of war, who were come out of Egypt, who had not obeyed the voice of the Lord; unto whom the Lord had sworn that he would not let them see the land, which the Lord had sworn unto their fathers that he would give unto us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

7 Enti Yosua twitwaa wɔn mmammarima a wɔntwaa wɔn twetia no twetia wɔ ɛberɛ a na wɔrekɔ Bɔhyɛ Asase no so no. Yeinom yɛ wɔn a na wɔanyinyini a wɔtumi si wɔn agyanom anan mu no.

But their children he raised up in their stead: these did Joshua circumcise; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way.

8 Ɔtwaa mmarima no nyinaa twetia wieeɛ no, wɔgyee wɔn ahome wɔ atenaeɛ hɔ kɔsii sɛ wɔn ho tɔɔ wɔn.

And it came to pass, when the whole people had all been circumcised, that they abode in their places in the camp till they were healed.

9 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Yosua sɛ, “Ɛnnɛ mayi mo nkoayɛ wɔ Misraim ho animguaseɛ no afiri mo so.” Ɛno enti, wɔfrɛ beaeɛ hɔ Gilgal de bɛsi ɛnnɛ.

And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. And he called the name of the place Gilgal unto this day.

10 Ɛberɛ a Israelfoɔ no wɔ Gilgal atenaeɛ hɔ wɔ Yeriko asase parada no so no, wɔdii Twam Afahyɛ no wɔ bosome a ɛdi ɛkan no ɛda a ɛtɔ so dunan no anwummerɛ. Saa bosome no na wɔde kae ɛberɛ a wɔtu firii Misraim no.

And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and they prepared the passover-offering on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.

11 Ɛda no ara, wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ dii apiti ne aburoo a wɔtwa firii asase no so a wɔakye.

And they ate of the corn of the land on the morrow after the passover-offering, unleavened cakes and parched corn, on the selfsame day.

12 Mana amma ɛda no na wɔanhunu bi nso bio. Enti, ɛfiri saa ɛberɛ no, Israelfoɔ no dii Kanaan asase no so nnɔbaeɛ.

And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the corn of the land; and the children of Israel had not any more manna; but they did eat of the product of the land of Canaan during that year.

13 Ɛberɛ a Yosua rebɛn Yeriko kuropɔn no, ɔpagyaa nʼani hunuu ɔbarima bi a ɔkura akofena rehyia no. Yosua kɔɔ ne nkyɛn bisaa no sɛ, “Wowɔ yɛn afa anaa woyɛ ɔtamfoɔ?”

And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, a man was standing over against him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went unto him, and said to him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

14 Na ɔbarima no buaa sɛ, “Menyɛ wɔn mu biara, meyɛ Awurade asraadɔm so safohene.” Yosua tee yei no, ɔdaa hɔ de nʼanim butuu fam wɔ anidie mu na ɔkaa sɛ, “Kyerɛ me deɛ menyɛ, ɛdeɛn na wopɛ sɛ wo ɔsomfoɔ yɛ?”

And he said, No; for I am a captain of the host of the Lord: now am I come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed himself, and said to him, What doth my lord speak unto his servant?

15 Awurade asraadɔm safohene no buaa sɛ, “Yi wo mpaboa na ɛha yɛ asase kronkron.” Na Yosua yɛɛ deɛ ɔkyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no.

And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.