Joshua 24

1 And Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel, unto Shechem, —and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and they presented themselves before God.

Na Yosua frɛɛ Israelfo nyinaa, wɔn mpanyimfo, ntuanofo, atemmufo ne adwumayɛfo kɔɔ Sekem. Na wɔn nyinaa baa Onyankopɔn anim.

2 Then said Joshua unto all the people—Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Beyond the River, dwelt your fathers from age-past times, [unto] Terah, father of Abraham, and father of Nahor, —and they served other gods.

Yosua ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Sɛnea Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn se ni: Mo tete agyanom, Tera a ɔyɛ Abraham agya ne Nahor tenaa Asubɔnten Efrate agya nohɔ na wɔsom anyame foforo.

3 So I took your father, Abraham, from beyond the River, and led him through all the land of Canaan, —and multiplied his seed, and gave unto him, Isaac;

Nanso mefaa mo agya Abraham fii asase a ɛda Efrate agya hɔ de no baa Kanaan asase so. Mefaa ne ba Isak so maa nʼasefo dɔɔso.

4 and gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau, —and gave unto Esau, Mount Seir, to possess it, but, Jacob and his sons, went down into Egypt.

Mede Yakob ne Esau maa Isak. Mede Seir bepɔwman no maa Esau, na Yakob ne ne mma sian kɔɔ Misraim.

5 Then sent I Moses and Aaron, and plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in their midst, and, afterwards, brought you forth.

“Na mesomaa Mose ne Aaron, na mede ɔyaredɔm a ɛyɛ hu baa Misraimfo no so na akyiri no, miyii mo fii hɔ ma munyaa ahofadi.

6 Yea I brought forth your fathers, out of Egypt, and ye came unto the sea, and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers, with chariots and with horsemen, unto the Red Sea.

Bere a mo agyanom duu Po Kɔkɔɔ ho no, Misraimfo no de wɔn nteaseɛnam ne wɔn apɔnkɔkafo taa wɔn.

7 So they made outcry unto Yahweh, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought in upon them the sea, and covered them, —and your eyes beheld what I did with the Egyptians. And, when ye had remained in the desert many days,

Musu frɛɛ Awurade no, mede sum bɛtoo mo ne Misraimfo no ntam, memaa Po no bu faa wɔn so kataa wɔn so. Mo ankasa mo de mo ani huu nea meyɛe. Afei motenaa sare so mfe bebree.

8 then I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who were dwelling over the Jordan, and they fought with you, —then delivered I them into your hand, and ye took possession of their land, so I destroyed them from before you.

“Mede mo baa Amorifo asase so wɔ Yordan apuei fam. Wɔne mo koe, nanso memaa mudii wɔn so nkonim na mofaa wɔn asase.

9 Then rose up Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, and made war with Israel, —and sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you;

Na Moabhene Sipor babarima Balak fii ase ko tiaa Israel. Ɔka kyerɛɛ Beor babarima Balaam se ɔnnome mo.

10 but I was not willing to hearken unto Balaam, —so, he kept on blessing, you, and I rescued you out of his hand.

Nanso mantie no, na mmom mema ohyiraa mo ntoatoaso, na migyee mo fii Balak nsam.

11 Then passed ye over the Jordan, and came in unto Jericho, and, when they would have made war with you—even the lords of Jericho—the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Girgashite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, then delivered I them into your hand.

“Na mutwaa Asubɔnten Yordan baa Yeriko no, Yeriko mmarima ko tiaa mo. Na nkurɔfo pii nso ko tiaa mo a Amorifo, Perisifo, Kanaanfo, Hetifo, Girgasifo, Hewifo ne Yebusifo ka ho. Nanso mema mudii wɔn so nkonim.

12 And I sent before you the hornet, which drave them out from before you, the two kings of the Amorites, —not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

Afei, mesomaa nnowa dii mo anim ma wɔkɔpam Amorifo ahemfo baanu no. Ɛnyɛ mo afoa anaa mo agyan na ɛma mudii nkonim.

13 Thus I gave unto you a land on which thou hadst not laboured, and cities which ye had not built, and ye proceeded to dwell therein, —of vineyards and oliveyards, which ye planted not, ye are eating.

Memaa mo asase a ɛnyɛ mo na mudii ho dwuma, maa mo nkuropɔn a ɛnyɛ mo na mokyekyeree, nkuropɔn a mote mu mprempren no. Memaa mo bobe nturo ne ngodua mfuw sɛ mubenya aduan, a mpo ɛnyɛ mo na muduae.

14 Now, therefore, revere ye Yahweh, and serve him, in sincerity and in truth, —and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve ye Yahweh.

“Enti munni Awurade ni, na momfa mo koma nyinaa nsom no. Montow ahoni a mo agyanom somee no wɔ bere a na wɔte Asubɔnten Efrate agya ne Misraim no nyinaa ngu korakora. Monsom Awurade nko ara.

15 But, if it be, a vexation, in your eyes, to serve Yahweh, choose ye for yourselves, to-day, whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served, that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye are dwelling, —but, I and my house, will serve Yahweh.

Sɛ nso mompɛ sɛ mosom Awurade a, nnɛ yi ara, monkyerɛ nea mobɛsom no. Anyame a mo agyanom somee wɔ bere a na wɔwɔ Efrate agya no na mopɛ? Anaa Amorifo a mote wɔn asase so mprempren no anyame? Na me ne me fi de, yɛbɛsom Awurade.”

16 Then responded the people, and said, Far be it from us, that we should forsake Yahweh, —to serve other gods;

Na ɔman no buae se, “Yɛrempa Awurade akyi nkɔsom anyame foforo.

17 for, as for Yahweh our God, he, brought up both us and our fathers, out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants, —and who did before our eyes, these great signs, and preserved us throughout all the way wherein we journeyed, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;

Efisɛ Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn na ogyee yɛn ne yɛn agyanom fii nkoasom mu wɔ Misraim. Ɔyɛɛ anwonwade akɛse wɔ yɛn anim. Na yɛfaa sare so wɔ yɛn atamfo mu no, ɔbɔɔ yɛn ho ban.

18 then did Yahweh drive out all the peoples, even the Amorites were dwelling in the land, from before us, —we too, will serve Yahweh, for, he, is our God.

Ɛyɛ Awurade na ɔpam Amorifo ne aman foforo a na wɔte asase yi so no. Enti yɛn nso, yɛbɛsom Awurade, efisɛ ɔno nko ne yɛn Nyankopɔn.”

19 Then said Joshua unto the people—Ye cannot serve Yahweh, for, a holy God, he is, a jealous GOD, he is, he will not forgive your transgression, nor your sins.

Na Yosua ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no se, “Morentumi nsom Awurade, efisɛ ɔyɛ kronkron ne ninkufo Nyankopɔn. Ɔremfa mo atuatew ne mo bɔne nkyɛ mo.

20 When ye forsake Yahweh, and serve the gods of a stranger, then will he turn, and inflict on you calamity, and consume you, after that he hath dealt well with you.

Sɛ mopa Awurade akyi na mosom anyame foforo a, ɔbɛdan atia mo, asɛe mo a ɛmfa ho sɛ ɔne mo adi no yiye.”

21 But the people said unto Joshua, —Nay! but, Yahweh, will we serve.

Nnipa no buaa Yosua se, “Dabi, yɛasi yɛn adwene pi sɛ yɛbɛsom Awurade.”

22 Then said Joshua unto the people—Witnesses, are ye, against yourselves, that, ye yourselves, have chosen you Yahweh, to serve him. And they said: Witnesses!

Yosua nso kae se, “Mubebu saa gyinae yi ho akontaa. Moaka sɛ mobɛsom Awurade.” Wobuae se, “Yiw, yebebu ho akontaa.”

23 Now, therefore, put ye away the gods of the stranger, that are in your midst, —and incline your heart unto Yahweh, God of Israel.

Yosua kae sɛ, “Eye, monsɛe ahoni a mowɔ nyinaa na momfa mo koma nto Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn so.”

24 And the people said unto Joshua, —Yahweh our God, will we serve, and, unto his voice, will we hearken.

Nnipa no ka kyerɛɛ Yosua se, “Yɛbɛsom Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn. Yɛbɛyɛ osetie ama ɔno nko ara.”

25 So then Joshua solemnised a covenant for the people, on that day, —and set for them a statute and a regulation, in Shechem.

Enti Yosua ne nnipa no yɛɛ apam saa da no wɔ Sekem, de wɔn hyɛɛ nhyehyɛe a emu yɛ den na ɛbɛtena hɔ daa wɔ wɔne Awurade ntam.

26 And Joshua wrote these words in the scroll of the law of God, —and took a great stone, and set it up there, under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Yahweh.

Yosua kyerɛw eyinom nyinaa guu Onyankopɔn Mmara Nhoma no mu. Ɔfaa ɔbotan kɛse bi pirew kɔtoo odum dua bi a ɛbɛn Awurade ntamadan no ase sɛ nkae ade.

27 And Joshua said unto all the people—Lo! this stone, shall serve against us as a witness, for, it, hath heard all the sayings of Yahweh, which he hath spoken with us, —so shall it serve against you as a witness, lest ye should act deceptively against your God.

Yosua ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no se, “Saa ɔbotan yi ate biribiara a Awurade aka akyerɛ yɛn no. Sɛ moanni mo Nyankopɔn nokware a, ɛbɛyɛ adansede atia mo.”

28 And Joshua sent the people away, every man unto his inheritance.

Afei, Yosua gyaa nnipa no kwan maa obiara kɔɔ nʼagyapade so.

29 And it came to pass, after these things, that Joshua son of Nun, servant of Yahweh, died, being a hundred and ten years old.

Asɛm yi akyi, ankyɛ na Nun babarima Yosua, Awurade somfo wui. Odii mfirihyia ɔha ne du.

30 And they buried him within the bounds of his own inheritance, in Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of Mount Gaash.

Wosiee no wɔ nʼagyapade asase so wɔ Timnat-Sera a ɛwɔ Efraim bepɔw asase so, wɔ Gaas Bepɔw atifi fam.

31 So then Israel served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, —and all the days of the elders who prolonged their days after Joshua, and who had known all the work of Yahweh, which he had wrought for Israel.

Na Israel som Awurade wɔ Yosua, ne mpanyimfo a wɔanyinyin sen no a wohuu nea Awurade yɛ maa Israel wɔn nkwa nna nyinaa mu.

32 And, the bones of Joseph—which the sons of Israel had brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the portion of field, which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for a hundred pieces of money, —and they belonged unto the sons of Joseph, as an inheritance.

Na wosiee Yosef nnompe a Israelfo de fi Misraim bae no wɔ Sekem wɔ asasetam bi a Yakob tɔɔ no dwetɛ mpɔw ɔha fii Hamor mmabarima nkyɛn no so. Na saa asase yi wɔ Efraim ne Manase mmusuakuw a wɔyɛ Yosef asefo asase kyɛfa a wɔde maa wɔn no so.

33 And, Eleazar son of Aaron, died, —and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given to him, in the hill country of Ephraim.

Aaron babarima Eleasar nso wui. Wosiee no wɔ Efraim bepɔw asase no so wɔ Gibea kurow no a na wɔde ama ne babarima Pinehas no mu.