¹[Ny fanontanian'ny zanakavavin'i Zelofada, sy ny lalàna izay natao ny amin'izany] Ary avy ny zanakavavin'i Zelofada, zanakalahin'i Hefera, zanak'i Gileada, zanak'i Makira, zanak'i Manase, avy tamin'ny fokon'i Manase, zanak i Josefa (ary izao no anarany: Mahala sy Noa sy Hogla sy Milka ary Tirza),

¹And daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh son of Joseph, draw near — and these [are] the names of his daughters, Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah —

²dia nitsangana teo anatrehan'i Mosesy sy Eleazara mpisorona ary ny lohan'ny fiangonana sy ny fiangonana rehetra, teo anoloan'ny varavaran'ny trano-lay fihaonana izy ka nanao hoe:

²and stand before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and all the company, at the opening of the tent of meeting, saying:

³Ny rainay dia maty tany an-efitra, kanefa tsy mba isan'ny antokon'i Kora izay niangona hiodina tamin'i Jehovah tsy akory; fa matin'ny fahotany ihany izy, nefa tsy nanan-janakalahy.

³`Our father died in the wilderness, and he — he was not in the midst of the company who were met together against Jehovah in the company of Korah, but for his own sin he died, and had no sons;

⁴Nahoana ny rainay no ho fati-maso eo amin'ny fokony, na dia tsy nanan-janakalahy aza izy? mba omeo zara-tany eo amin'ny rahalahin'ny rainay izahay.

⁴why is the name of our father withdrawn from the midst of his family because he hath no son? give to us a possession in the midst of the brethren of our father;`

⁵Ary nalahatr'i Mosesy teo anatrehan'i Jehovah ny tenin'ireo.

⁵and Moses bringeth near their cause before Jehovah.

⁶Ary Jehovah niteny tamin'i Mosesy ka nanao hoe:

⁶And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

⁷Marina ny tenin'ny zanakavavin'i Zelofada: omeo zara-tany eo amin'ny rahalahin-drainy tokoa izy; dia ampandovay ny zara-tanin-drainy izy.

⁷`Rightly are the daughters of Zelophehad speaking; thou dost certainly give to them a possession of an inheritance in the midst of their father`s brethren, and hast caused to pass over the inheritance of their father to them.

⁸Ary lazao amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely hoe: Raha misy lehilahy maty ka tsy manan-janakalahy, dia ny zananivavy no hampandovainareo ny zara-taniny.

⁸`And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When a man dieth, and hath no son, then ye have caused his inheritance to pass over to his daughter;

⁹Ary raha tsy manan-janakavavy izy, dia ny rahalahiny no homenareo ny zara-taniny.

⁹and if he have no daughter, then ye have given his inheritance to his brethren;

¹⁰Ary raha tsy manan-drahalahy izy, dia ny rahalahin-drainy no homenareo ny zara-taniny.

¹⁰and if he have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his father`s brethren;

¹¹Ary raha tsy manan-drahalahy ny rainy, dia ny havany akaiky azy amin'ny fokony no homenareo ny zara-taniny, ka izy no handova azy: ho lalàna hitondrana ny Zanak'Isiraely izany araka izay nandidian'i Jehovah an'i Mosesy.

¹¹and if his father have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his relation who is near unto him of his family, and he hath possessed it;` and it hath been to the sons of Israel for a statute of judgment, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

¹²[Ny amin'ny hahafatesan'i Mosesy, sy ny nanendrena an'i Josoa ho mpandimby azy. Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy: Miakara amin'ity tendrombohitra Abarima ity, ka tazano ny tany izay omeko ny Zanak'Isiraely.

¹²And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go up unto this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel;

¹³Ary rehefa hitanao izany, dia hangonina any amin'ny razanao koa ianao, tahaka izay nanangonana an'i Arona rahalahinao;

¹³and thou hast seen it, and thou hast been gathered unto thy people, also thou, as Aaron thy brother hath been gathered,

¹⁴fa nandà ny teniko ianareo tany an-efitra Zina, tamin'ilay nilan'ny fiangonana ady, ka tsy nanamasina Ahy teo amin'ny rano teo imasony. (Izany no ranon'i Meriba any Kadesy any an-efitra Zina.)

¹⁴because ye provoked My mouth in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the company — to sanctify Me at the waters before their eyes;` they [are] waters of Meribah, in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin.

¹⁵Ary Mosesy niteny tamin'i Jehovah hoe:

¹⁵And Moses speaketh unto Jehovah, saying,

¹⁶Aoka Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny fanahin'ny nofo rehetra, hanendry lehilahy izay hitandrina ny fiangonana

¹⁶`Jehovah — God of the spirits of all flesh — appoint a man over the company,

¹⁷ka hivoaka sy hiditra eo alohany ary hitarika azy hivoaka sy hiditra, mba tsy ho tahaka ny ondry tsy misy mpiandry ny fiangonan'i Jehovah.

¹⁷who goeth out before them, and who cometh in before them, and who taketh them out, and who bringeth them in, and the company of Jehovah is not as sheep which have no shepherd.`

¹⁸Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy: Alao ho anao Josoa, zanak'i Nona, lehilahy izay manam-panahy, ka ametraho ny tananao izy;

¹⁸And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Take to thee Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom [is] the Spirit, and thou hast laid thine hand upon him,

¹⁹ary asaovy mijoro eo anatrehan'i Eleazara mpisorona sy ny fiangonana rehetra izy, ka mandidia azy eo imasony ianao.

¹⁹and hast caused him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the company, and hast charged him before their eyes,

²⁰Dia anomezo azy ny voninahitrao, mba hihainoan'ny fiangonana, dia ny Zanak'Isiraely rehetra azy.

²⁰and hast put of thine honour upon him, so that all the company of the sons of Israel do hearken.

²¹Ary Josoa hijanona eo anatrehan'i Eleazara mpisorona, izay hanadina amin'ny fitsaran'i Orima eo anatrehan'i Jehovah ho azy; araka ny teniny no hivoahany, ary araka ny teniny no hidirany, dia izy sy ny Zanak'Isiraely rehetra, dia ny fiangonana rehetra.

²¹`And before Eleazar the priest he standeth, and he hath asked for him by the judgment of the Lights before Jehovah; at His word they go out, and at His word they come in; he, and all the sons of Israel with him, even all the company.`

²²Ary nataon'i Mosesy araka izay efa nandidian'i Jehovah azy; dia naka an'i Josoa izy ka nampijoro azy teo anatrehan'i Eleazara mpisorona sy ny fiangonana rehetraka nametraka ny tànany taminy ary nandidy azy, araka ny tenin'i Jehovah izay nampitondrainy an'i Mosesy.

²²And Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him, and taketh Joshua, and causeth him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the company,

²³ka nametraka ny tànany taminy ary nandidy azy, araka ny tenin'i Jehovah izay nampitondrainy an'i Mosesy.

²³and layeth his hands upon him, and chargeth him, as Jehovah hath spoken by the hand of Moses.