Judges 1 (YER) · Opened

1Ka̱ nva̱ng ikú aJoshuwa te, oIsa̱rila ɓəp uYawe pa̱, <<Uda ka̱ ashe yi i ɓan ngga nlung onəm oga aKanana mpyal yà?>>After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”

2Te uYawe na ama̱n pa̱, <<Onəm aYahuda oma á ga, ó dər, n na mbin va̱ ta chit ka̱ ashe awo oza̱.>>“Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”

3Te onəm aYahuda là ônəm aSimeyon ogənang oza̱ pa̱, <<Ó ga nzəng ká̱ yi ka̱ atak iya̱mkup yi, ka̱kul na í lung onəm oga aKanana. Wa nnà ta kpa í fa í ga nzəng ká̱ wó ka̱ ashe nkap iji wó.>>Te oSimeyon ga nzəng ká̱ oza̱.Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.

4Awalang va̱ onəm aYahuda ga ru oza̱ ká̱ ìkum te, uYawe na oKanana, ká̱ oPerizi ka̱ ashe awo oza̱. Oza̱ gbá̱ng onunggwan ìkalong pa̱ ìgba̱pchi ka̱ aBezek.When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.

5Ka̱ ta na oza̱ ya uAdoni-Bezek, te oza̱ ru na ká̱ ìkum, kang oza̱ ri oKanana ká̱ oPerizi.And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.

6UAdoni-Bezek chə́r, ǹnyi te, oza̱ wà nvəva̱ng oza̱ kpán na, kang oza̱ kyen ifəfang inunggwan iga ashar ká̱ iga awo.As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

7Te uAdoni-Bezek là pa̱, <<Oponzhi ìsəm pa̱ ifangshat ova mmá kyen oga ifang inunggwan iga ashar ká̱ iga awo ôza̱ kang oza̱ pak inok nchák iya̱m-nrì ka̱ avəng atebəl mi á. Wa nva ka̱ n nəm ôza̱ te, wa nnà ta Inan pyát akəkat á mi kpa.>>Te oza̱ ga ká̱ na ka̱ aUrushelima kang uza̱ kú ka̱ ta.Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

8Te onəm aYahuda ru aUrushelima ká̱ ìkum, kang oza̱ ri na. Oza̱ gba̱ng onənəm ká̱ ndokchi, kang oza̱ pwak ìtong va̱ ta ká̱ apər.Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.

9Ka̱ nvəva̱ng te, onəm aYahuda ga pa̱ na o lung ìkum ká̱ oKanana ova ra ka̱ mbin ngga aɗuktum, ká̱ aNegep, ká̱ oga ovan aɓam aga asa̱l ntar alum.Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.

10Te aYahuda ga nəm ìkum ká̱ oKanana ova ra ka̱ aHebron. Matmat te, aɗin aHebron ka̱ yà pa̱ aKiriyat-Arba. Kang oza̱ ri uSheshayi, ká̱ uAhiman, ká̱ uTalmayi ká̱ ikum.Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

11Oza̱ wong ka̱ ta te, oza̱ ru aDebir. Matmat te, mí wór aɗin aDebir pa̱ aKiriyat-Sefer.From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).

12Te uKalip là pa̱, <<Mi na uyen mi uAksa ka̱ ìvang ûnəm va̱ i ru aKiriyat-Sefer ka̱ ìkum kang i ri na á.>>And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”

13Te uOtniyel uya aKenat, uɓwakan aKalip ga ri na ká̱ ìkum. Te uza̱ na uyen wò uAksa á na yà uchichar.So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.

14Ka̱ nva̱ngva̱ uza̱ ga atak aɓar wò te, uza̱ nok na pa̱ uza̱ á ɓəp iram ka̱ upo wò. Awalang va̱ uAksa fər ka̱ apal azhaki wò te, uKalip ɓəp na pa̱, <<Iza̱ mi nəm a ɓu yà?>>One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

15Uza̱ na ama̱n a na pa̱, <<Pa̱r mi, ka̱kul u na mbin á mi chit ka̱ aNegep, n chal pa̱ u na oga atak mɓəl ndəng á mi kpa.>> Te uKalip na oga atak aga mɓəl ndəng á na ngga apal ká̱ ngga avəng.“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

16Te akum ìjili oKeni, ugwar aMusa, fa nzəng ká̱ onəm oga aYahuda ka̱ ashe ìtong iga akulom oza̱ ga pa̱ na ó təm nzəng ká̱ onəm ga nzam mmaləng ngga aYahuda, nva ra ka̱ nkwandal aArat.Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.

17Te oYahuda ká̱ ogənang oza̱ oSimeyon ga ru onəm oga aKanana ova ka̱ ntəm ka̱ aZefat ká̱ ìkum, kang oza̱ zhì ìtong va̱ ta pa̱ chatchat. Kang uza̱ wór aɗin ìtong va̱ ta pa̱ aHorma.Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.

18Onəm aYahuda ri aGaza kpa, ká̱ aAshkelon, ká̱ aEkron nzəng ká̱ nkpaktak oga mbin oza̱.And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.

19UYawe uwa ka̱ yà nzəng ká̱ onəm aYahuda. Oza̱ kwom mbin ngga aɗuktum, ǹnyi te, ìkam oza̱ kur mɓak onəm oga ntəm ka̱ mbin ngga agbagba ka̱t, ka̱kul onəm va̱ ta ká̱ akeke ipəri aga acham.The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.

20Te mmá na aHebron uKalip, wa nva uMusa ka̱ yar nsar nnap-nlà á na. Kang uza̱ ɓak ovan aAnak onunggwan pa̱ oshatɗing fa ka̱ ta.Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.

21Ǹnyi te, onəm aBenjamin ɓak oJebusi va̱ təm ka̱ aUrushelima ka̱t, ka̱kul nva̱ ta̱ te, oJebusi oma ka̱ ntəm nzəng ká̱ onəm aBenjamin ka̱ aUrushelima nda va̱ ta̱.The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.

22Ǹyangmata̱ te, akum ìjili aYusufu wong ga ru aBetel ka̱ ìkum, kang uYawe uwa yà nzəng ká̱ oza̱.The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

23Awalang va̱ nzhi aYusufu re onəm pa̱ á ga á sóng aBetel (matmat te mí wór ìtong va̱ ta pa̱ aLut) te,They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),

24onəm oga nsóng atak va̱ ta ya unəm uro ka̱ nfa ka̱ ashe ìtong, te oza̱ là á na pa̱, <<Kusuk, nyám asa̱l aga ntar ashe ìtong va̱ ta̱ á yi, te í nyám ikin á ɓu.>>and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”

25Te uza̱ nyám asa̱l ôza̱, kang oza̱ táng ashe ìtong va̱ ta gbá̱ng onəm ká̱ ndokchi, ǹnyi te, oza̱ re unəm va̱ ta ká̱ nkpaktak nzhizhi.So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.

26Te unəm va̱ ta ga mbin oHitti, kang a me ìtong ka̱ ta, uza̱ pa̱ aɗin á na pa̱ aLut. Nna ta aɗiɗin ɓa chu nda va̱ ta̱.And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

27Ǹnyi te, uManase ɓak onəm va̱ ka̱ ntəm ka̱ ashe aBet-Shan, ka̱t te aTayanak, ka̱t te aDor, ka̱t te aMegido, ka̱t te aIbəleyam ká̱ oga ivan ìtong oza̱ va̱ gáng oza̱ ka̱t. Ka̱kul oKanana zhet kà̱ ntəm ka̱ ashe mbin va̱ ta.At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

28Ka̱ nva̱ngva̱ oIsa̱rila kam chit te, oza̱ nak oKanana ka̱ nnəm inok iga nkpak, ǹnyi te oza̱ ɓak oza̱ fa pa̱ chatchat ka̱t.When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.

29UEfrayim ɓak oKanana va̱ ka̱ ntəm ka̱ ashe aGezer fa ka̱t, wa nnà ta oKanana ga mpyal ká̱ ntəm ka̱ ashe oza̱ ka̱ aGezer.Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.

30UZebulun ɓak oKanana va̱ ka̱ ntəm ka̱ aKitron, ka̱t te onəm oga ntəm ka̱ aNahalol fa ka̱t. Á nak te oKanana təm nzəng ká̱ oza̱, ǹnyi te oza̱ nak oza̱ ka̱ nnəm inok iga nkpak.Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.

31UAsher ɓak onəm oga ntəm ka̱ ashe aAkko, ka̱t te onəm oga ntəm ka̱ aSidon, ka̱t te oga aAlap, ka̱t te oga aAkzip, ka̱t te oga aHelba, ka̱t te oga aAfek, ka̱t te oga aRehop fa ka̱t.Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.

32Ǹnyi te, onəm oga aAsher təm ka̱ ishimshe oKanana, onəm oga ntəm ka̱ mbin va̱ ta, ka̱kul oza̱ ɓak oza̱ fa ka̱t.So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.

33Wa nnà ta kpa, akum ìjili aNaftali ɓak onəm oga ntəm ka̱ aBet-Shemesh, ka̱t te oga ntəm ka̱ aBet-Anat fa ka̱t, ǹnyi te, oza̱ təm ka̱ ishimshe oKanana, onəm oga ntəm ka̱ mbin va̱ ta. Káp ká̱ nna te, onəm oga ntəm ka̱ aBet-Shemesh ká̱ aBet-Anat tong onəm oga nəm inok izwal ôza̱.Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.

34Ǹnyi te, oAmori ka̱r akum ìjili aDan ka̱ mbin ngga aɗuktum, kang oza̱ ma̱n ôza̱ pa̱ á fə́r á vang mbin ngga agbagba ka̱t.The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.

35Te oAmori zhet kpa ka̱ ntəm ka̱ aƁam aHeret, ká̱ aAijalon, kang ká̱ aShayalbim. Ǹnyi te, awalang va̱ oga akum ìjili aYusufu wong kam te, oza̱ nak oAmori ka̱ inok iga nkpak kpa.And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.

36Kang aswari oAmori ɓan ka̱ asa̱l aAkrabim ɓa ga aSela, kang á kyen ɓa ga mpyal.And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.

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