Yosua 1

1 Mose a ɔyɛ Awurade ɔsomfoɔ wuo akyi no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Nun babarima Yosua, Mose ɔboafoɔ no sɛ,

and to be after death Moses servant/slave LORD and to say LORD to(wards) Joshua son: child Nun to minister Moses to/for to say

2 “Afei a me ɔsomfoɔ Mose awuo no, ɛsɛ sɛ wodi me nkurɔfoɔ no anim kɔtwa Asubɔnten Yordan kɔ asase a mede rema wɔn no so.

Moses servant/slave my to die and now to arise: rise to pass [obj] [the] Jordan [the] this you(m. s.) and all [the] people [the] this to(wards) [the] land: country/planet which I to give: give to/for them to/for son: descendant/people Israel

3 Mehyɛ wo bɔ a mehyɛɛ Mose no sɛ, baabiara a wode wo nan bɛsi no bɛyɛ asase a mede ama woɔ.

all place which to tread palm: sole foot your in/on/with him to/for you to give: give him like/as as which to speak: promise to(wards) Moses

4 Ɛfiri Negeb ɛserɛ a ɛwɔ anafoɔ fam kɔsi Lebanon mmepɔ a ɛwɔ atifi fam, ɛfiri Asubɔnten Eufrate a ɛwɔ apueeɛ fam kɔsi Ɛpo Kɛseɛ a ɛwɔ atɔeɛ fam, ne Hetifoɔ asase nyinaa.

from [the] wilderness and [the] Lebanon [the] this and till [the] river [the] Great (Sea) river Euphrates all land: country/planet [the] Hittite and till [the] sea [the] Great (Sea) entrance [the] sun to be border: area your

5 Obiara rentumi nsɔre ntia wo wɔ wo nkwa nna nyinaa. Sɛdeɛ na meka Mose ho no, saa ara na mɛka wo ho. Merennya wo na merempa wʼakyi da.

not to stand man: anyone to/for face: before your all day life your like/as as which to be with Moses to be with you not to slacken you and not to leave: forsake you

6 Wo ho nyɛ den na yɛ nnam, ɛfiri sɛ, wobɛdi me nkurɔfoɔ yi anim akɔfa asase a mekaa ntam sɛ mede bɛma wɔn agyanom no nyinaa.

to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen for you(m. s.) to inherit [obj] [the] people [the] this [obj] [the] land: country/planet which to swear to/for father their to/for to give: give to/for them

7 “Wo ho nyɛ den na yɛ nnam. Di mmara a Mose de maa wo no nyinaa so. Mfiri ho, na wobɛdi nkonim wɔ biribiara a woyɛ mu.

except to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen much to/for to keep: careful to/for to make: do like/as all [the] instruction which to command you Moses servant/slave my not to turn aside: turn aside from him right and left because be prudent in/on/with all which to go: went

8 Sua saa Mmara Nwoma yi ɛberɛ biara. Dwene ho awia ne anadwo sɛdeɛ ɛbɛma woayɛ biribiara a wɔatwerɛ wɔ mu no. Saa na ɛbɛma asi wo yie.

not to remove scroll: book [the] instruction [the] this from lip your and to mutter in/on/with him by day and night because to keep: careful to/for to make: do like/as all [the] to write in/on/with him for then to prosper [obj] way: journey your and then be prudent

9 Mehyɛ wo sɛ, yɛ den na yɛ nnam! Nsuro na mma wʼaba mu mmu, na Awurade wo Onyankopɔn ka wo ho baabiara a wobɛkɔ.”

not to command you to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen not to tremble and not to to be dismayed for with you LORD God your in/on/with all which to go: went

10 Afei, Yosua hyɛɛ Israel ntuanofoɔ no sɛ,

and to command Joshua [obj] official [the] people to/for to say

11 “Momfa atenaeɛ no mu na monka nkyerɛ nnipa no ma wɔnsiesie wɔn nnuane. Nnansa akyi no, mobɛtwa Asubɔnten Yordan na moakɔfa asase a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, de ama mo no.”

to pass in/on/with entrails: among [the] camp and to command [obj] [the] people to/for to say to establish: prepare to/for you provision for in/on/with still three day you(m. p.) to pass [obj] [the] Jordan [the] this to/for to come (in): come to/for to possess: take [obj] [the] land: country/planet which LORD God your to give: give to/for you to/for to possess: take her

12 Afei Yosua frɛɛ Ruben ne Gad mmusuakuo ne Manase abusua no fa nyinaa. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ,

and to/for Reubenite and to/for Gad and to/for half tribe [the] Manasseh to say Joshua to/for to say

13 “Monkae ahyɛdeɛ a Awurade ɔsomfoɔ Mose maa mo no: ‘Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, rema mo ahomeɛ na ɔde asase yi ama mo.’

to remember [obj] [the] word which to command [obj] you Moses servant/slave LORD to/for to say LORD God your to rest to/for you and to give: give to/for you [obj] [the] land: country/planet [the] this

14 Mo yerenom, mo mma ne mo anantwie bɛtena Yordan apueeɛ fam ha. Nanso, mo akofoɔ a wɔasiesie wɔn ho ama ɔkɔ no bɛdi mmusuakuo a aka no anim atware Yordan, na wɔaboa ma wɔafa asase no. Mo ne wɔn ntena hɔ

woman: wife your child your and livestock your to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet which to give: give to/for you Moses in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan and you(m. p.) to pass armed to/for face: before brother: compatriot your all mighty man [the] strength and to help [obj] them

15 nkɔsi sɛ Awurade bɛma wɔn ahomeɛ sɛdeɛ wayɛ ama mo no. Na wɔn nso bɛdi asase a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn de rema wɔn no so. Ɛno ansa na mode Yordan apueeɛ fam ha asase a Mose a ɔyɛ Awurade ɔsomfoɔ de maa mo no, bɛyɛ mo atenaeɛ.”

till which to rest LORD to/for brother: compatriot your like/as you and to possess: take also they(masc.) [obj] [the] land: country/planet which LORD God your to give: give to/for them and to return: return to/for land: country/planet possession your and to possess: take [obj] her which to give: give to/for you Moses servant/slave LORD in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan east [the] sun

16 Wɔbuaa Yosua sɛ, “Deɛ woahyɛ yɛn sɛ yɛnyɛ nyinaa yɛbɛyɛ, na baabiara a wobɛsoma yɛn nso, yɛbɛkɔ.

and to answer [obj] Joshua to/for to say all which to command us to make: do and to(wards) all which to send: depart us to go: went

17 Yɛbɛyɛ ɔsetie ama wo sɛdeɛ yɛyɛ maa Mose no. Awurade wo Onyankopɔn, nni wʼakyi sɛdeɛ ɔdii Mose akyi no.

like/as all which to hear: obey to(wards) Moses so to hear: obey to(wards) you except to be LORD God your with you like/as as which to be with Moses

18 Obiara a ɔbɛte wʼasɛm so atua na wanni wʼahyɛdeɛ mu biara so no, wɔnkum no. Enti, hyɛ wo ho den na ma wo bo nyɛ duru!”

all man which to rebel [obj] lip: word your and not to hear: obey [obj] word your to/for all which to command him to die except to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen